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An Issue Of Invocability Of Provisions Of The Wto Covered Agreements Before Domestic Courts, Ramesh Karky Sep 2011

An Issue Of Invocability Of Provisions Of The Wto Covered Agreements Before Domestic Courts, Ramesh Karky

Annual Survey of International & Comparative Law

This paper examines and covers relevant provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements and laws of Nepal, provides arguments favoring and opposing invocability and non-invocability, analyzes the constitutionality and validity of Nepal’s accession to the WTO, the direct applicability of the Uruguay Round Agreements in Nepal’s internal law, and the invocability of the provisions of the Uruguay Round Agreements before the courts of Nepal, and finally draws conclusion on the issue.


Application Of International Human Rights Law In State And Federal Courts, Stephen A. Rosenbaum, Kathryn Burke, Sandra Coliver, Connie De La Vega Jan 1983

Application Of International Human Rights Law In State And Federal Courts, Stephen A. Rosenbaum, Kathryn Burke, Sandra Coliver, Connie De La Vega

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This article provides a substantive discussion of international human rights law and how it can be used in federal and state courts to protect human rights within and outside the United States. It provides a comprehensive analysis of cases and examples of possible areas in which international human rights standards may be used to interpret United States laws. Specifically, the article seeks to promote more extensive use of international human rights laws by United States lawyers.

State and federal courts have traditionally used international law for the application and enforcement of treaties to which the United States has been a …