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The International Legal Responsibility To Protect Against Genocide, War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity: Why National Sovereignty Does Not Preclude Its Exercise, David Aronofsky Jan 2007

The International Legal Responsibility To Protect Against Genocide, War Crimes And Crimes Against Humanity: Why National Sovereignty Does Not Preclude Its Exercise, David Aronofsky

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Good morning everyone. I am pleased to be here as part of this exciting International Law Weekend to participate with my good friend and Rocky Mountains colleague, Professor Nanda, along with Professor Wojcik, to discuss this important topic of The Responsibility to Protect Victims of Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity.


Criminal Conspiracy And The Military Commissions Act: Two Minds That May Never Meet, Charles H. Rose Iii Jan 2007

Criminal Conspiracy And The Military Commissions Act: Two Minds That May Never Meet, Charles H. Rose Iii

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Good morning. I wish to thank my fellow panelists, the International Law Society, and the New York City Bar Association for hosting this excellent conference.


Should The Relationship Of Wto Obligations To U.S. Law Be Reinvented?, John R. Magnus Jan 2007

Should The Relationship Of Wto Obligations To U.S. Law Be Reinvented?, John R. Magnus

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The blurb in your program brochure asks, "Should the U.S. adopt a new procedure for implementing adverse World Trade Organization (WTO) decisions, possibly including an active role for U.S. courts?"


Choice Of Law, Maintenance And Income: Imputation, Optimization And Impact-Whose Vision, Whose Reality?, David S. Rosettenstein Jan 2007

Choice Of Law, Maintenance And Income: Imputation, Optimization And Impact-Whose Vision, Whose Reality?, David S. Rosettenstein

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

America has struggled through over a half a century of frustration trying to create a viable framework for the establishment, modification, and enforcement of child support obligations.


Remarks On Customary International Law And The Use Of Force Against Terrorists And Rogue State Collaborators, Vincent J. Vitkowsky Jan 2007

Remarks On Customary International Law And The Use Of Force Against Terrorists And Rogue State Collaborators, Vincent J. Vitkowsky

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

SYNoPsiS: State practice and patterns of cooperation over the last forty-five years have led to the development of rules of customary international law governing the use of force, in anticipatory self-defense, against terrorists and rogue state collaborators.


Conservative Bastion Or Progressive Problem Solver: The Evolving Face Of Military Jurisprudence And International Law, Victor Hansen Jan 2007

Conservative Bastion Or Progressive Problem Solver: The Evolving Face Of Military Jurisprudence And International Law, Victor Hansen

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The theme of our presentation is "Military Jurisprudence: Bastion of Conservatism or Progressive Problem Solver."


Teaching Or Get Off The Lectern: Impediments To Improving International Law Teaching, John Gamble Jan 2007

Teaching Or Get Off The Lectern: Impediments To Improving International Law Teaching, John Gamble

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

International law teaching combines the worst aspects of sex and the weather. Everyone thinks they are an expert; they complain about problems but do nothing to improve the situation.


Moving From Single-Species Management To Ecosystem Management In Regional Fisheries Management Organizations, Howard S. Schiffman Jan 2007

Moving From Single-Species Management To Ecosystem Management In Regional Fisheries Management Organizations, Howard S. Schiffman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Even though reference to the modem framework of ocean governance begins with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),' it certainly does not end there.


The Republic Of Georgia's Fight Against Torture: A Model For Emerging Democracies, Jason D. Reichelt Jan 2007

The Republic Of Georgia's Fight Against Torture: A Model For Emerging Democracies, Jason D. Reichelt

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

On May 10, 2005, President George W. Bush became the first U.S. President to visit the Republic of Georgia, a small country nestled between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and formerly part of the Soviet Union, which earned its independence in 1991.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law Jan 2007

Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


La Lucha De La Republica De Georgia En Contra De La Tortura: Un Modelo Para Democracias Emergentes, Jason D. Reichelt Jan 2007

La Lucha De La Republica De Georgia En Contra De La Tortura: Un Modelo Para Democracias Emergentes, Jason D. Reichelt

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

El 10 de mayo del 2005, el Presidente George W. Bush se convirti6 en el primer presidente estadounidense en visitar la Republica de Georgia, un pais pequehio ubicado entre el Mar Negro y el Mar Caspio, y anteriormente parte de la Uni6n Sovi6tica, la cual obtuvo su independencia en 1991.


Analyzing The International Criminal Court Complementarity Principle Through A Federal Courts Lens, Ada Sheng Jan 2007

Analyzing The International Criminal Court Complementarity Principle Through A Federal Courts Lens, Ada Sheng

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The signing of the Rome Statute that created the International Criminal Court (ICC) was viewed by many in the international law community as a constitutional moment not unlike the passage of the Judiciary Act of 1789.


Comentario: La Decision Del Tribunal De Justicia De Las Comunidades Europeas De Anular El Acuerdo Entre Los Estados Unidos Y La Comunidad Europea En Cuanto A La Transferencia Detos De Registro De Nombres Personales, Sus Efectos, Y Recomendaciones Para Una Nueva Solucion, Vanessa Serrano Jan 2007

Comentario: La Decision Del Tribunal De Justicia De Las Comunidades Europeas De Anular El Acuerdo Entre Los Estados Unidos Y La Comunidad Europea En Cuanto A La Transferencia Detos De Registro De Nombres Personales, Sus Efectos, Y Recomendaciones Para Una Nueva Solucion, Vanessa Serrano

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Como consecuencia de los ataques terroristas del I I de septiembre en los Estados Unidos, el gobiemo estadounidense implement6 nuevas leyes y regulaciones para aerolineas intemacionales que aterrizan en aeropuertos estadounidenses.


Dual System Of Human Rights: The European Union, Elizabeth Defeis Jan 2007

Dual System Of Human Rights: The European Union, Elizabeth Defeis

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Developments in the area of human rights continue to figure prominently in the evolving jurisprudence of the European Union.


Comment: The European Court Of Justice's Decision To Annul The Agreement Between The United States And European Community Regarding The Transfer Or Personal Name Record Data, Its Effects, And Recommendations For A New Solution, Vanessa Serrano Jan 2007

Comment: The European Court Of Justice's Decision To Annul The Agreement Between The United States And European Community Regarding The Transfer Or Personal Name Record Data, Its Effects, And Recommendations For A New Solution, Vanessa Serrano

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As a result of the September 11 th terrorist attacks on the United States, the U.S. government implemented new laws and regulations for international air carriers landing in U.S. airports.


Targeted Killings And The Soliders' Right To Life, Solon Solomon Jan 2007

Targeted Killings And The Soliders' Right To Life, Solon Solomon

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Targeted killings are a major, albeit controversial, policy in the modern war against terror.


Analisis Del Principio De Complentariedad De La Corte Penal Internacional Tras El Lente De Las Cortes Federales, Ada Sheng Jan 2007

Analisis Del Principio De Complentariedad De La Corte Penal Internacional Tras El Lente De Las Cortes Federales, Ada Sheng

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

La firma del Estatuto de Roma que cre6 la Corte Penal Internacional (CPI) fue visto por muchos en la comunidad de derecho internacional como un momento constitucional similar a la implementaci6n del Acto de Judicatura de 1789.


"The Ghosts Of Colonialism In Africa": Silences And Shortcomings In The Icjs 2005 Armed Activities Decision, Guy Fiti Sinclair Jan 2007

"The Ghosts Of Colonialism In Africa": Silences And Shortcomings In The Icjs 2005 Armed Activities Decision, Guy Fiti Sinclair

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

International law likes to imagine itself as neutral, dispassionate, and prin- cipled, operating above the petty squabbles and prejudices of states and peoples.


Detention In The "War On Terror": Constitutional Interpretation Informed By The Law Of War, Alec Walen, Ingo Venzke Jan 2007

Detention In The "War On Terror": Constitutional Interpretation Informed By The Law Of War, Alec Walen, Ingo Venzke

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In waging the "war on terror," the United States (U.S.) has detained numerous individuals for many years and claims the right to detain them for their whole lives on the ground that they are dangerous.


Torture On Trial: How The Alien Tort Statute May Expose The United States Government's Illegal "Extraordinary Rendition" Program Through Its Use Of A Private Contractor, Jamie A. Baron Rodriguez Jan 2007

Torture On Trial: How The Alien Tort Statute May Expose The United States Government's Illegal "Extraordinary Rendition" Program Through Its Use Of A Private Contractor, Jamie A. Baron Rodriguez

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

While traveling through Pakistan, British resident Binyam Mohamed (Mohamed) was arrested and handed over to U.S. government agents for four months of abusive first-round interrogation while denied access to a legal representation.'


The Icc In Darfur-Savior Or Spoiler?, Philipp Kastner Jan 2007

The Icc In Darfur-Savior Or Spoiler?, Philipp Kastner

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As we have witnessed since the beginning of the 1990s, international law, in particular international criminal justice, can have a significant impact on the peace process and the reconciliation of societies in post-conflict periods.


The Law Of War After The Dta, Hamdan And The Mca, Ltc Eric Talbot Jensen Jan 2007

The Law Of War After The Dta, Hamdan And The Mca, Ltc Eric Talbot Jensen

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I am grateful to be here and part of this panel and to discuss these important issues.


Satellite Remote Sensing: Commercialization Of Remote Sensing. Is The Use Of Satellite Derived Information For Military Purposes In Violation Of The Peaceful Purposes Provision Of The Outer Space Treaty?, Aylia Licor Jan 2007

Satellite Remote Sensing: Commercialization Of Remote Sensing. Is The Use Of Satellite Derived Information For Military Purposes In Violation Of The Peaceful Purposes Provision Of The Outer Space Treaty?, Aylia Licor

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Space offers the potential for practically limitless wealth, some already being exploited, some we may only harness in the distant future, and undoubtedly some we cannot begin to guess."


Case Concerning The Rotion Union: The Republic Of Adaria V. The Republic Of Bobbia, The Kingdom Of Cazalia, The Commonwealth Of Dingoth, The State Of Ephraim, And The Kingdom Of Finbar, Maria Noelia Gamio, Barbara Sofia Aubert Casas, Ignacio Herrera, Ignacio Javier Uresandi Jan 2007

Case Concerning The Rotion Union: The Republic Of Adaria V. The Republic Of Bobbia, The Kingdom Of Cazalia, The Commonwealth Of Dingoth, The State Of Ephraim, And The Kingdom Of Finbar, Maria Noelia Gamio, Barbara Sofia Aubert Casas, Ignacio Herrera, Ignacio Javier Uresandi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Republic of Adaria, on one side, and the Republic of Bobbia, the Kingdom of Cazalia, the Commonwealth of Dingoth, the State of Ephraim and the Kingdom of Finbar, jointly on the other, have submitted by Special Agreement their differences concerning the Rotian Union, and transmitted a copy thereof to the Registrar of the Court pursuant to article 40(1) of the Statute.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law Jan 2007

Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Republic Of Adaria V. The Republic Of Bobbia, Kingdom Of Cazalia, Commonwealth Of Dingoth, State Of Ephraim, And Kingdom Of Finbar, Luke Mclaurin, Rachel Olander, Marquerite Roy, Ashley Walker, Liang Wei Wong Jan 2007

The Republic Of Adaria V. The Republic Of Bobbia, Kingdom Of Cazalia, Commonwealth Of Dingoth, State Of Ephraim, And Kingdom Of Finbar, Luke Mclaurin, Rachel Olander, Marquerite Roy, Ashley Walker, Liang Wei Wong

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Republic of Adaria, the Republic of Bobbia, the Kingdom of Cazalia, the Commonwealth of Dingoth, the State of Ephraim, and the Kingdom of Finbar submit the present dispute to this Court by Special Agreement, dated September 1,2006, pursuant to article 40(1) of the Court's Statute.


The Right To Resist The Government: Tyranny, Usurpation, And Regicide In Shakespeare's Plays, C.M.A. Mccauliff Jan 2007

The Right To Resist The Government: Tyranny, Usurpation, And Regicide In Shakespeare's Plays, C.M.A. Mccauliff

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) lived in turbulent times. In the guise of examining what the Romans had done, political authority was being challenged seriously from various points along the political spectrum, from communal to individual demands and absolutist stances to the Diggers of the mid- 17th century.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law Jan 2007

Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Twin Cases Of A Taxing Sort, James Mcauley Jan 2007

Twin Cases Of A Taxing Sort, James Mcauley

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Medical Peer Review In Florida: Is The Privilege Under Attack?, Talia Storch Jan 2007

Medical Peer Review In Florida: Is The Privilege Under Attack?, Talia Storch

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.