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The International Criminal Court: Bottlenecks To Individual Criminal Liability In The Rome Statute, Remigius Oraeki Chibueze Aug 2010

The International Criminal Court: Bottlenecks To Individual Criminal Liability In The Rome Statute, Remigius Oraeki Chibueze

Annual Survey of International & Comparative Law

This paper highlights some of the inherent bottlenecks in the exercise of ICC jurisdiction that may diminish the Court's ability to uphold the principle of individual criminal liability. In particular, this paper will analyze the principle of complementarity between the ICC and States Parties to the ICC Statute. Additionally, the legality of the so called Article 98 Immunity Agreement will be discussed. This paper without equivocation contends that the conclusion of Article 98 immunity agreement by ICC States Parties is a clear violation of their obligation to cooperate with the Court and to arrest and surrender suspects to the Court. …


A Sense Of Duty: The Illusory Criminal Jurisdiction Of The U.S./Iraq Status Of Forces Agreement, Chris Jenks Mar 2010

A Sense Of Duty: The Illusory Criminal Jurisdiction Of The U.S./Iraq Status Of Forces Agreement, Chris Jenks

San Diego International Law Journal

This Article will examine the Iraq SOFA’s use of duty status as a basis for determining which State has primary jurisdiction over U.S. service members for alleged criminal misconduct in Iraq. In the third section, the Article will briefly explain what a SOFA is, and how and why they are used, focusing on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) SOFA. This section will also utilize examples of U.S. service member misconduct, both associated with and detached from official duty, to illustrate the application of an acts-based SOFA jurisdiction article. The fourth section turns to the Iraq SOFA’s status-based jurisdiction article, …


Whose Dictionary Controls?: Recent Challenges To The Term "Investment" In Icsid Arbirtration, Joseph M. Boddicker Jan 2010

Whose Dictionary Controls?: Recent Challenges To The Term "Investment" In Icsid Arbirtration, Joseph M. Boddicker

American University International Law Review

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National Jurisdiction And Global Business Networks (Earl A. Snyder Lecture In International Law), Hannah Buxbaum Jan 2010

National Jurisdiction And Global Business Networks (Earl A. Snyder Lecture In International Law), Hannah Buxbaum

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Earl A. Snyder Lecture in International Law, November 1, 2007, Lauterpacht Centre for International Research, University of Cambridge.