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International law

2005

Cornell University Law School

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Tailoring Globalization To Reduce Global Poverty And Inequality: A Case Study Of The U.S.-Cambodian Bilateral Textile Agreement, Jimmy Howell Jan 2005

Tailoring Globalization To Reduce Global Poverty And Inequality: A Case Study Of The U.S.-Cambodian Bilateral Textile Agreement, Jimmy Howell

International Journal of Legal Information

There is a great need for incorporating labor rights provisions into bilateral, multilateral, and regional trade agreements. However, it was only towards the end of the last century that governments experimented with different types of legal systems to address labor issues. As the debate on this matter moves forward, more attention must focus on the most effective and appropriate legal architectures for labor rights protection in the trade context. The USCBTA was the purest example of a regulatory model that governments have used to link trade and labor protection. The weaknesses in a purely regulatory model indicate that a different …


The World Court’S Ruling Regarding Israel’S West Bank Barrier And The Primacy Of International Law: An Insider’S Perspective, Pieter H. F. Bekker Jan 2005

The World Court’S Ruling Regarding Israel’S West Bank Barrier And The Primacy Of International Law: An Insider’S Perspective, Pieter H. F. Bekker

Cornell International Law Journal

A former UN official & staff lawyer for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) reflects on that courts ruling on Israels construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It is emphasized that the Court's primary focus was upholding international law. The case was not about Israels right to build a protective structure on its own territory but about the course of the West Bank barrier that extends past the Green Line designated in the 1949 Armistice Agreement. Key pronouncements of the landmark opinion are examined, including condemnation of the settlements that Israel had established in Palestinian territories; the …


Member State Compliance With The Judgments Of The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights, Morse Tan Jan 2005

Member State Compliance With The Judgments Of The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights, Morse Tan

International Journal of Legal Information

This essay fills a gap by exploring compliance theory in international law to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. After introducing the topic and setting the context, it delves into the question of why nations follow international law. Interacting with prominent theoretical models (including the managerial model, fairness and legitimacy, transnational legal process, self-interest, and a comparative perspective with Europe), it arrives at a critical synthesis in the conclusion.