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The International Review | 2007 Fall, Michael Rhee Sep 2007

The International Review | 2007 Fall, Michael Rhee

The International Review Newsletter

The U.S. Supreme Court and Global Warming: National and International Implications

Hedge funds: In need of international regulation?

Universal jurisdiction: Prosecuting any crimes committed anywhere?

Is the WTO Providing More Access to Essential Medicines?

KORUS: A trade agreement binding the United States and Korea?

The Outsourcing of Torture: “Extraordinary rendition” still shrouded in secrecy

“Enforced disappearances” convention: A casualty of the war on terror?

A better definition for “crime of aggression”?

Food safety: Weaknesses abroad and at home

The world’s first publicly-held law firm: Opportunities and dilemmas

Ethiopia v. Starbucks: A brewing trademark dispute?

Hitting the pocketbooks of human rights …


The International Review | 2007 Spring, Michael Rhee Feb 2007

The International Review | 2007 Spring, Michael Rhee

The International Review Newsletter

A New System of Law and Order in the “War on Terror”

Will the new national space policy lead to weapons in space?

Judgment at Baghdad: Justice served or a miscarriage of justice?

UN Peacekeeping: Possible adjustments in the face of continuing limitations?

Federal Internet gambling ban: A bluff or ace in the hole?

Cybercrime Convention: A threat to criminals and individual privacy?

International Criminal Court: The First Case

Double jeopardy facing jeopardy in England?

Taxation without representation in the nation’s capital

Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy

Terrorist and legal blacklist?

Is the Human Rights Council breaking with its past?

Does membership …


Constitutional Reform, Legal Consciousness, And Citizen Participation In Thailand, Frank W. Munger Jan 2007

Constitutional Reform, Legal Consciousness, And Citizen Participation In Thailand, Frank W. Munger

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Culture, Power, And Law: Thinking About The Anthropology Of Rights In Thailand In And Era Of Globalization, Frank W. Munger Jan 2007

Culture, Power, And Law: Thinking About The Anthropology Of Rights In Thailand In And Era Of Globalization, Frank W. Munger

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The Rule Of Law And The Military Commission, Stephen J. Ellmann Jan 2007

The Rule Of Law And The Military Commission, Stephen J. Ellmann

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This essay examines the underlying foundations of the Supreme Court's decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld. After laying out many of the features of the conflicting positions taken by the majority and dissents in the case, the article argues that the majority's judgment was by no means determined by the plain meaning of the statutory provisions at issue, nor even by the Steel Seizure framework of overlapping zones of executive and legislative power. Instead, three factors deserve special emphasis. The first is the Court's effort to protect, and catalyze, Congressional authority. The second is the Court's understanding of its own role …


"Big Love"'? The Recognition Of Customary Marriages In South Africa, Penelope Andrews Jan 2007

"Big Love"'? The Recognition Of Customary Marriages In South Africa, Penelope Andrews

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This Comment contextualizes the issue of polygamous marriages within the South African constitutional paradigm, one committed unequivocally to the principle of equality. This Comment analyzes how South African law, European in origin, had to incorporate the laws and institutions of indigenous communities within the national legal framework, as part of the overall transformative legal project underway in the country since 1994. By focusing on the Recognition of Customary Marriages Act, this Comment examines such incorporation, while questioning its effect on the overall project of constitutionalism, human rights, and equality.


Introduction (Symposium: Perspectives On Post-Conflict Constitutionalism), Ruti G. Teitel Jan 2007

Introduction (Symposium: Perspectives On Post-Conflict Constitutionalism), Ruti G. Teitel

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Endless Emergency: The Case Of Egypt, Sadiq Reza Jan 2007

Endless Emergency: The Case Of Egypt, Sadiq Reza

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The Arab Republic of Egypt has been in a declared state of emergency continuously since 1981 and for all but three of the past fifty years. Emergency powers, military courts, and other exceptional powers are governed by longstanding statutes in Egypt and authorized by the constitution, and their use is a prominent feature ofeveryday rule there today. This essay presents Egypt as a case study in what is essentially permanent governance by emergency rule and other exceptional measures. It summarizes the history and framework ofemergency rule in Egypt, discusses the apparent purposes and consequences of that rule, mentions judicial limitations …