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Defragmentation Of Public International Law Through Interpretation: A Methodological Proposal, Anne Van Aaken
Defragmentation Of Public International Law Through Interpretation: A Methodological Proposal, Anne Van Aaken
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Fragmentation of public international law (PIL) is perceived as a growing problem and answers to it are proliferating. International courts and tribunals are adjudicating ever more on issues that would be considered-were they not transnational or international in nature-constitutional problems. In national law, countervailing values, or intra-constitutional conflicts, are reconciled through a balancing of those values that is usually embedded in the application of the proportionality principle. A similar mechanism in PIL remains underdeveloped from a methodological point of view. This article aims to develop a methodological proposal for defragmentation through interpretation, drawing on legal theory, to be more precise …
Civil Rights In International Law: Compliance With Aspects Of The "International Bill Of Rights", Beth Simmons
Civil Rights In International Law: Compliance With Aspects Of The "International Bill Of Rights", Beth Simmons
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
International law has developed what many might consider a constitutional understanding of individual civil rights that individuals can claim vis-à-vis their own governments. This article discusses the development of aspects of international law relating to civil rights and argues that if this body of law is meaningful, we should see evidence of links between acceptance of international legal obligation and domestic practices. Recognizing that external forms of enforcement of civil rights is unlikely (because doing so is not generally in the interest of potential "enforcers"), I argue that international civil rights treaties will have their greatest effect where stakeholders-local citizens-have …
When Common Interests Are Not Common: Why The Global Basic Structure Should Be Democratic, Andreas Føllesdal
When Common Interests Are Not Common: Why The Global Basic Structure Should Be Democratic, Andreas Føllesdal
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
The global constitution-the fundamental international norms and structures that serve constitutional functions-should include mechanisms of democratic contestation and accountability. This central claim of global constitutionalism faces three objections extrapolated from arguments made by Andrew Moravcsik and Giandomenico Majone in debates about the democratic deficit of the European Union (EU): the global constitution only regulates issues of low salience for citizens; democratic control is explicitly counter to the self-binding system that international regulations aim to achieve; and the EU's track record suggests that democratic control at the international level may be unnecessary to ensure congruence between voters' preferences and actual regulations. …
Constitutionalization And The Unity Of The Law Of International Responsibility, André Nolkaemper
Constitutionalization And The Unity Of The Law Of International Responsibility, André Nolkaemper
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
The law of international responsibility fulfills essentially two functions: reparation for injury and protection of the rule of law and global order. Notwithstanding the fundamental difference between these objectives, the law of international responsibility traditionally has been conceived in unitary norms consisting of a single set of principles that applies to all breaches of rules of international law. With the further development of international law that unity becomes difficult to maintain. On the one hand, there is an increasing need for a further refinement of liability principles for the determination of compensation for injury. On the other hand, the process …
Constitutionalism, Legal Pluralism, And International Regimes, Alec Stone Sweet
Constitutionalism, Legal Pluralism, And International Regimes, Alec Stone Sweet
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
The international legal order, although pluralist in structure, is in the process of being constitutionalized. This article supports this claim in several different ways. In the Part L I argue that most accepted understandings of "constitution" would readily apply to at least some international regimes. In Part II,I discuss different notions of "constitutional pluralism," and demonstrate that legal pluralism is not necessarily antithetical to constitutionalism. In fact, one finds a great deal of constitutional pluralism within national legal orders in Europe. Part III puts forward an argument that the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, and …
International Rule Of Law And Constitutional Justice In International Investment Law And Arbitration, Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann
International Rule Of Law And Constitutional Justice In International Investment Law And Arbitration, Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Judicial administration of justice through reasoned interpretation, application and clarification of legal principles and rules is among the oldest paradigms of constitutional justice. The principles of procedural justice underlying investor-state arbitration remain controversial, especially if confidentiality and party autonomy governing commercial arbitration risk neglecting adversely affected third parties and public interests. There are also concerns that rule-following and formal equality of foreign investors and home states may not ensure substantive justice in the settlement of investment disputes unless arbitrators and courts take more seriously their customary law obligation of settling disputes in conformity with human rights obligations of governments and …
Using International Law To Interpret National Constitutions-Conceptual Problems: Reflections On Justice Kirby's Advocacy Of International Law In Domestic Constitutional Jurisprudence, A. Mark Weisburd
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Linking The International Legal Framework To Building The Formal Foundations Of A "State At Risk", Michael Schoiswohl
Linking The International Legal Framework To Building The Formal Foundations Of A "State At Risk", Michael Schoiswohl
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article describes and critically assesses the recent constitution-making process in Afghanistan in relation to the international legal framework. The Article provides an account of that process within the larger context of the state-building efforts as envisioned in the 2001 Bonn Agreement. Focusing on the interaction between national state-building and international normative benchmarks, the Article evaluates the extent to which the recently adopted Constitution links to the international legal framework. While paying lip service to the adherence of international law, including international human rights law, the Constitution does not adequately address the relationship between international legal obligations and municipal law. …
The Internationalization Of Constitutional Law, Herman Schwartz
The Internationalization Of Constitutional Law, Herman Schwartz
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Assessing Legislative Restrictions On Constitutional Rights: The Russian Constitutional Court And Article 55(3), Peter Krug
Oklahoma Law Review
No abstract provided.
How We Should Think About The Constitutional Status Of The Suspected Terrorist Detainees At Guantanamo Bay, Akash R. Desai
How We Should Think About The Constitutional Status Of The Suspected Terrorist Detainees At Guantanamo Bay, Akash R. Desai
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, the United States has held suspected terrorist detainees captured during the military campaign in Afghanistan indefinitely at the United States military facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Among those currently detained are members of the al-Qaeda terrorist group and the Taliban. Currently the detainees are in the peculiar situation of generally being outside the scope of protections offered by both the international humanitarian law and the Unites States criminal law regimes.
This Note examines the extraterritorial scope of the United States Constitution as it applies to the suspected terrorist detainees at Guantanamo Bay. …
Unratified Treaties And Other Unperfected Acts In International Law: Constitutional Functions, W. Michael Reisman
Unratified Treaties And Other Unperfected Acts In International Law: Constitutional Functions, W. Michael Reisman
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In international law's sociology of knowledge, unperfected legal acts are routinely examined and assigned some legal valence. Scholars quite properly use such material to assess incipient changes, and treatise and monograph writers are expected to determine whether some unperfected legal material is, or is in the process of becoming, customary international law. This is a perfectly proper use of unperfected legal material, because one of the functions of the scholar is to anticipate trends and to appraise incipient developments in terms of the impacts they may have on the most important goals of the international system. The most acute problem …
Lessons From The Past And Strategies For The Future: Using Domestic, International And Comparative Law To Overturn Sodomy Laws, Charlene Smith, James Wilets
Lessons From The Past And Strategies For The Future: Using Domestic, International And Comparative Law To Overturn Sodomy Laws, Charlene Smith, James Wilets
Seattle University Law Review
This Article will first discuss the legal importance of challenging sodomy laws, even though those laws are rarely enforced. It will then discuss the importance of incorporating international and comparative law in formulating these challenges. In Section II, Professor Charlene Smith will discuss past and future strategies, focusing on the topics of equal protection, morality, and the difference (or lack thereof) between acts and status. In Section III, Professor Jim Wilets will explore incorporating international and comparative law into domestic challenges to U.S. sodomy laws. This Article will demonstrate that there is binding Supreme Court authority requiring all U.S. courts …
The Imposition Of The Death Penalty In The United States Of America: Does It Comply With International Norms?, Beverly Mcqueary Smith
The Imposition Of The Death Penalty In The United States Of America: Does It Comply With International Norms?, Beverly Mcqueary Smith
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Anticipating Hong Kong's Constitution From A U.S. Legal Perspective, John M. Rogers
Anticipating Hong Kong's Constitution From A U.S. Legal Perspective, John M. Rogers
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article explores the possible nature of Hong Kong's Constitution after July, 1997, and discusses alternative ways of interpreting and enforcing the constitution. The author first proposes three definitions for the word "constitution'" (1) how political power is actually "constituted," (2) a written document and (3) a referent for disputes. The author then explains Hong Kong's unusual constitutional status where Hong Kong will be governed under a written constitution the Basic Law. and at the same time, many aspects of the Basic Law will be "guaranteed" by an international agreement, the Joint Declaration. The author proceeds to evaluate the means …
Preface, Laurelyn E. Douglas
Preface, Laurelyn E. Douglas
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The symposium, HONG KONG'S REINTEGRATION INTO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES, POLICY APPROACHES & HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS, AND ECONOMIC & LEGAL IMPLICATIONS, was held at the Vanderbilt University School of Law on March 28-29. 1997. Featuring presentations by diverse speakers from a variety of places and perspectives, the symposium addressed a broad range of issues. Topics ranged from comparative constitutional law to human rights and practical business concerns. While differences emerged, it was clear that fully understanding any one area requires knowledge of the others: the viability of markets may well depend upon the validity of documents proclaiming …
The Canadian Charter And Public International Law: Redefining The State's Power To Deport Aliens, Daniela Bassan
The Canadian Charter And Public International Law: Redefining The State's Power To Deport Aliens, Daniela Bassan
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
This article considers the relationship between international and domestic law in deportation proceedings. The argument is made that, generally, Canadian law should be interpreted consistently with Canada's obligations at international law, as reflected in conventions and custom. More specifically, the article proposes that Canada's obligation at international law to protect the family and the child be recognized in Canadian law as one of the principles of fundamental justice under section 7 of the Charter. The protection of the family is engaged by the deportation of domiciled aliens because, by definition, these deportees have been in Canada for a long period …
The Incorporation Of International Law And The Impact On Constitutional Structures And Rights In Hungary, Duc V. Trang
The Incorporation Of International Law And The Impact On Constitutional Structures And Rights In Hungary, Duc V. Trang
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In 1993, the Hungarian Constitutional Court upheld a draft law that would allow the prosecution of crimes committed during the 1956 uprising, despite the expiration of statutes of limitations. In reaching this result, the Court raised international law to the level of a constitutional standard by which Hungary's domestic laws would be judged. In this Article, the author examines the impact of the Court's decision to transform international law into domestic law. The author explores the implications of adopting international law on the relationship between the Court and other branches of the government, the development of domestic law, the growth …
The "Constitutionalization" Of The Un Security System, Matthias J. Herdegen
The "Constitutionalization" Of The Un Security System, Matthias J. Herdegen
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The considerable activism displayed by the Security Council over the last years and its dynamic application of the powers under Chapter VII of the UN Charter recently have inspired concern for the institutional balance within the United Nations and the quest for justiciable restraints upon the Council. Such concern underlines a "constitutional" approach to the United Nations framework: the Charter is conceived as a kind of constitution for the community of states with the International Court of Justice as the ultimate guardian of its legality vis-a-vis the Council. Such a "constitutional" approach should be viewed with caution. The scrutiny of …
The Scattered Remains Of Sovereign Immunity For Foreign States After Republic Of Argentina V. Weltover,Inc., Sarah K. Schano
The Scattered Remains Of Sovereign Immunity For Foreign States After Republic Of Argentina V. Weltover,Inc., Sarah K. Schano
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The globalization of the United States economy in the latter half of the twentieth century has fostered greater interaction between the United States and foreign states and their instrumentalities. As a result, the likelihood of legal disputes arising between United States entities and foreign states has increased. Traditionally, foreign states have been immune from suit in United States courts. However, the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), enacted in 1976, specifies instances in which United States courts may deny immunity to foreign states and exercise jurisdiction over them. Under one provision of the FSIA, a foreign state may forfeit its immunity …
Case Digest, Law Review Staff
Case Digest, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ABROAD BY UNITED STATES PHYSICIAN IN CONNECTION WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE REGULATIONS GOVERNING TORT CLAIMS PROVIDED FOR AN INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY AGENCY DECISION--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOLDS NO CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS TO EVALUATE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM ON THE MERITS AND IN ACCORD WITH MINIMAL DUE PROCESS. Tarpeh-Doe v. United States, 904 F.2d719 (D.C. Cir. 1990).
THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT DOES NOT CREATE AN IMPLIED PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION THAT KENTUCKY TOBACCO GROWERS COULD USE TO RECOVER DAMAGES FROM COMPANIES THAT ALLEGEDLY ENGAGED IN CORRUPT PRACTICES TO THE DETRIMENT OF GROWERS. THE ACT OF STATE DOCTRINE, HOWEVER, DOES …
Constitutional Law (Kempo), Jutta Brunnée
Constitutional Law (Kempo), Jutta Brunnée
Dalhousie Law Journal
In 1976 Carl Heymanns Verlag published the first volume of a series on Japanese law. A recent addition to this collection covering areas as diverse as civil and criminal procedure, labor law, nuclear energy law, and international law, is Miyazawa Toshiyoshi's (1899-1976) book on constitutional law. With this German translation, Robert Heuser and Yamasaki Kazuaki provide their readers with the first systematical overview on Japanese constitutional law in a western language.
Political Refugees, Nonrefoulement And State Practice: A Comparative Study, Robert C. Sexton
Political Refugees, Nonrefoulement And State Practice: A Comparative Study, Robert C. Sexton
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article will survey and assess the attempts of five of the major refugee receiving countries of the West, the United States, Canada, Great Britain, France, and Italy, to comply with the mandates of the Convention and Protocol. Specifically, inquiry will focus on the two issues most applicable to the admission and exclusion of political refugees: (1) domestic interpretation of the Convention definition of "refugee;" and (2) adherence to the principle of nonrefoulement, which is the Convention's proscription on returning persons falling within its refugee definition to countries of alleged persecution.
Section II explores the precise substantive provisions of the …
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
CIVIL JUDGMENT RECOGNITION AND THE INTEGRATION OF MULTIPLE STATE ASSOCIATIONS: CENTRAL AMERICA, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY
By Robert C. Casad
Lawrence: The Regents Press of Kansas, 1981. Pp. 258.$25.00.
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COMPARATIVE LAW YEARBOOK
VOL. 4, 1980
Edited by Dennis Campbell
The Hague/Boston/London: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1981. Pp. 371.
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CONSTITUTION-MAKING: PRINCIPLES, PROCESS, PRACTICE
By Edward McWhinney
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1981.Pp. 231. $20.00.
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THE ENVIRONMENTAL LAW OF THE SEA
Edited by Douglas M.Johnston
Gland, Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1981. Pp. 419.
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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS: ENVIRONMENTS AND …
Recent Decision, Duane A. Wilson
Recent Decision, Duane A. Wilson
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has taken the instant opportunity to write an essay on the law of search and seizure on the high seas. Applying Ramsey, the majority found authority for the Coast Guard action, either under section 89(a) or through the consent of the Panamanian Government. Although both conclusions are open to dispute, the major question arises from the court's analysis of the constitutionality of the Coast Guard action. While a firm resolution of the confusion engendered by previous conflicting Fifth Circuit decisions is certainly desirable, the instant court's resolution fails to provide necessary analytical clarity. Judge …
The Unconstitutional Detention Of Mexican And Canadian Prisoners By The United States Government, Jordan J. Paust
The Unconstitutional Detention Of Mexican And Canadian Prisoners By The United States Government, Jordan J. Paust
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
A recent article by Professor Bassiouni addresses the procedures for the transfer of prisoners under agreements with Mexico and Canada and certain "substantive constitutional issues" in a most interesting way. Nevertheless an interest in addressing constitutional problems from the most thorough of approaches possible compels further comment on federal powers and constitutional rights. Professor Bassiouni's efforts are noteworthy but his stated conclusion that "[t]he scheme for the transfer of offenders is a laudable step which should be supported by the bench and bar should not be unquestioningly accepted. The transfer agreements represent a retreat from the constitutional protection of fundamental …
Japan Lines Ltd. V. County Of Los Angeles, 441 U.S. 434 (1979), Marguerite E. Howard
Japan Lines Ltd. V. County Of Los Angeles, 441 U.S. 434 (1979), Marguerite E. Howard
Maryland Journal of International Law
No abstract provided.
The 1977 Soviet Constitution: A Historical Comparison, Igor L. Kavass, Gary I. Christian
The 1977 Soviet Constitution: A Historical Comparison, Igor L. Kavass, Gary I. Christian
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Throughout the Soviet Union's history, its four constitutions have been a reflection of the political climate of the particular period. The documents thus viewed provide a historical and political benchmark against which life and thought in the U.S.S.R. may be fairly accurately gauged. When Brezhnev addressed the USSR Supreme Soviet on October 4, 1977, to recommend the inevitable adoption of the 1977 Constitution, he again stressed the historical perspective in which the document must be viewed. He stated: "We will adopt the new Constitution on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution. This is not …
Books Received, C. C. S.
Books Received, C. C. S.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS IN EUROPE
Edited by R. M. Goode and K. R. Simmons Published for the Faculty of Laws; Queen Mary College, University of London Boston: A. W. Sijthoff, 1978. Pp. 448.
COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
By Mauro Cappelletti and William Cohen Indianapolis, Indiana: Bobbs -Merrill, 1979. Pp. 628.
COMPARATIVE LAW: WESTERN EUROPEAN AND LATIN AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEMS
By John H. Merryman and David S. Clark Indianapolis, Indiana: Bobbs -Merrill, 1978. Pp. 1278.
THE DISCIPLINE OF LAW
By Lord Denning London: Butterworths,1979. Pp. 330.
INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE MOVEMENT OF PERSONS BETWEEN STATES
By Guy S. Goodwin -Gill Oxford: Clarendon Press, …
Case Digest, Journal Staff
Case Digest, Journal Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
1. Admiralty A State has Standing to Sue to Recover the Cost of Replacing Natural Resources Destroyed by Pollution
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2. Aliens' Rights Executive Order Barring Lawfully Admitted Resident Aliens from Federal Civil Service is Valid
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3. Constitutional Law Scope of Lacey Act Limited to Foreign Laws Designed to Protect Wildlife
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4. European Economic Community Restrictive Resale Provisions, Discriminating Pricing Policies, and Refusals to Deal by Corporation with a Dominant Position in a Substantial Part of EEC Violates Article 86 of the EEC Treaty
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5. International Travel Statute Suspending Social Security Income Benefits for Recipient Temporarily Out …