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The Treaty-Making Process: A Guide For Outsiders, Detlev F. Vagts Jan 2010

The Treaty-Making Process: A Guide For Outsiders, Detlev F. Vagts

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This article guides the reader step by step through the process by which treaties are created.


Inaccessible Justice: Human Rights, Persons With Disabilities And The Legal System, Stephanie Ortoleva Jan 2010

Inaccessible Justice: Human Rights, Persons With Disabilities And The Legal System, Stephanie Ortoleva

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This paper focuses on the important concept of access to justice and what it means to persons with disabilities.


A Human Rights Framework For Corporate Accountability, Jeanne M. Woods Jan 2010

A Human Rights Framework For Corporate Accountability, Jeanne M. Woods

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The ongoing controversy over corporate liability for human rights violations' seems counterintuitive today, in an era characterized by the unprecedented expansion of both rights instruments and global commercial intercourse.


The International Court Of Justice And The Question Of Kosovo's Independence, John Cerone Jan 2010

The International Court Of Justice And The Question Of Kosovo's Independence, John Cerone

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

If my mother were to stand in her living room and declare it to be an independent state, she would have violated no rule of international law.


International Migration: Trends, Challenges, And Need For Cooperation Within An International Human Rights Framework, Ved P. Nanda Jan 2010

International Migration: Trends, Challenges, And Need For Cooperation Within An International Human Rights Framework, Ved P. Nanda

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

International migration is a growing phenomenon with the estimated number of international migrants worldwide currently at 214 million


A "Re-Visioned" Foreign Direct Investment Approach From An Emerging Country Perspective: Moving From A Vicious Circle To A Virtuous Cycle, Rumu Sarkar Jan 2010

A "Re-Visioned" Foreign Direct Investment Approach From An Emerging Country Perspective: Moving From A Vicious Circle To A Virtuous Cycle, Rumu Sarkar

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This Critical Essay sets forth and expands upon remarks presented at the International Law Weekend 2010 in New York, New York, which constitutes the annual meeting of the American Branch of the International Law Association (ABILA)


The Legal Integration Of The American Continent: An Invitation To Legal Science To Build A New Ius Commune, Juan Pablo Pampillo Balino Jan 2010

The Legal Integration Of The American Continent: An Invitation To Legal Science To Build A New Ius Commune, Juan Pablo Pampillo Balino

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The legal integration of the American Continent is one of the most important, suggestive and fertile issues for legal scholars on our continent.,


A Pirate And A Refugee: Reservations And Repsonses In The Fight Against Piracy, Tom Syring Jan 2010

A Pirate And A Refugee: Reservations And Repsonses In The Fight Against Piracy, Tom Syring

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Despite concerted international cooperation and action, including the deployment of various national and international naval forces in the region, piracy, in particular off the coast of Somalia, continues to pose a serious threat to the peace and security of one of the most-traveled waterways in the world, the neighboring states, and to the global economy.


Beyond Occupation: Protected Persons And The Expiration Of Obligations, Tom Syring Jan 2010

Beyond Occupation: Protected Persons And The Expiration Of Obligations, Tom Syring

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In spite of the increasing importance and expanding scope of international law, some subjects of international law still fall outside of the protection offered by existing legal instruments.


Tortured Law/Tortured "Justice"-Joint Criminal Enterprise In The Case Of Aloys Simba, Beth S. Lyons Jan 2010

Tortured Law/Tortured "Justice"-Joint Criminal Enterprise In The Case Of Aloys Simba, Beth S. Lyons

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Joint criminal enterprise (JCE)-a judicially interpreted doctrine'- has become a "hallmark" mode of liability at the international Tribunals.


The Moon Agreement And Private Enterprise: Lessons From Investment Law, Timothy G. Nelson Jan 2010

The Moon Agreement And Private Enterprise: Lessons From Investment Law, Timothy G. Nelson

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The year 2009 marked two events of interest to those with an interest in lunar exploration.