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Terror At The Emperor's Birthday Party: An Analysis Of The Hostage-Taking Incident At The Japanese Embassy In Lima, Peru, Dr. Ranee K.L. Panjabi Sep 1997

Terror At The Emperor's Birthday Party: An Analysis Of The Hostage-Taking Incident At The Japanese Embassy In Lima, Peru, Dr. Ranee K.L. Panjabi

Penn State International Law Review

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Reconcilable Differences--The Interpretation Of Multilingual Treaties, Dinah Shelton Jan 1997

Reconcilable Differences--The Interpretation Of Multilingual Treaties, Dinah Shelton

UC Law SF International Law Review

The practice of authenticating treaties in several languages has grown in recent decades as multilateral agreements are concluded in the six official languages of the United Nations or the corresponding number of official languages of other sponsoring organizations. Problems of translation errors, ambiguities, and deliberate differences lead to conflicts over the content of obligations and rights contained in the treaties. The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties provides some guidance to interpreting texts authenticated in several languages, but more effort is needed during negotiations to avoid discordant texts. In addition, the author proposes that greater recourse be had to …


Are Tuna And Dolphins The Same? A Rule Of Reason Approach To Resolve The Trade And Environment Conflict, Anantha K. Paruthipattu Jan 1997

Are Tuna And Dolphins The Same? A Rule Of Reason Approach To Resolve The Trade And Environment Conflict, Anantha K. Paruthipattu

LLM Theses and Essays

Trade and environment are both primary values in an ecologically and economically interdependent world; unleashing trade without regard to environmental impact is as detrimental as guarding the environment at the expense of trade and development. Tuna and dolphins have come to symbolize the policy struggle between trade and environment. In early 1990, the United States banned the import of tuna from Mexico and other countries that were fishing in a manner that damaged dolphins in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean. Mexico challenged this ban before a GATT Panel, which ruled against the United States and held that the tuna ban …


The Social And Legal Construction Of Nonpersons, Kevin R. Johnson Jan 1997

The Social And Legal Construction Of Nonpersons, Kevin R. Johnson

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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Toward The Enforcement Of Universal Human Rights Through Abrogation Of The Rule Of Non-Inquiry In Extradition, Richard J. Wilson Jan 1997

Toward The Enforcement Of Universal Human Rights Through Abrogation Of The Rule Of Non-Inquiry In Extradition, Richard J. Wilson

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In June of 1995, the Mexican government requested the extradition of former Deputy Attorney General Mario Ruiz Massieu, who was accused of engaging in a cover-up in the investigation of the assassination of his own brother, a top official in Mexico's ruling party.


The Political Offence Exception And Terrorism: Its Place In The Current Extradition Scheme And Proposals For Its Future, R. Stuart Phillips Jan 1997

The Political Offence Exception And Terrorism: Its Place In The Current Extradition Scheme And Proposals For Its Future, R. Stuart Phillips

Penn State International Law Review

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Toward The Enforcement Of Universal Human Rights Through Abrogation Of The Rule Of Non-Inquiry In Extradition, Richard J. Wilson Jan 1997

Toward The Enforcement Of Universal Human Rights Through Abrogation Of The Rule Of Non-Inquiry In Extradition, Richard J. Wilson

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