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Inefficient Customs In International Law, Eugene Kontorovich

William & Mary Law Review

This Article explores whether and when rules of customary international law (CIL) can be expected to be efficient. Customary rules are often regarded as desirable because in certain circumstances, they promote the welfare of the group in which they arise. Unless these circumstances apply among states, the efficiency arguments for the legalization of customary norms do not apply. The Article takes as its central observation the divergent treatment of custom in domestic and international law. In international law, if a customary behavior of states can be identified, it is automatically elevated to the status of legal obligation without any independent …

Time To Overturn Turney, Paul A. Lafata

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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Help For Hotspots: Ngo Participation In The Preservation Of Worldwide Diversity, Bradley M. Bernau

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This Note explores the role that nongovernmental organizations can and do play in the preservation of global biodiversity hotspots. The hotspot concept-developed in the late 1980s alongside the new field of conservation biology-identifies particular areas of the world that contain high levels of endemic species that are highly threatened or endangered. Some experts have argued that by focusing species conservation efforts on these areas, a maximum amount of species can be protected and preserved using a minimum amount of time, money, and effort, allowing the remaining, scarce funds and resources to be directed toward species conservation efforts elsewhere.

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Queries From Querin: Guantanamo Tribunals And The Separation Of Powers Doctrine, Tanja Korpi

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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Women And War, Linda A. Malone

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Women In Post-Conflict Reconstruction: Dilemmas And Directions, Naomi R. Cahn

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Transboundary Groundwater In New Mexico, Texas, And Mexico: State And Local Legal Remedies To A Challenge Between Cities, States, And Nations, Jennifer Evans

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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Prologue, Claudio Grossman

American University International Law Review

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International Legal Updates, Natalie Huls, Art Steele, Huwaida Arraf, Courtney Nicolaisen, Miya Saika Chen

Human Rights Brief

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Non-Governmental Organizations And The International Criminal Court: Changing Landscapes Of International Law, Zoe Pearson

Cornell International Law Journal

An exploration of claims that non-governmental organizations (NGOs) influence the formation of international law focuses on NGO participation in the multilateral negotiations to form the International Criminal Court. It is shown that, although NGO's can contribute to international lawmaking processes, their participation remains ad hoc, contingent, & characterized by conflicting viewpoints. However, existing international lawmaking is attempting to accommodate the diversity of global civil society actors even though deeply entrenched traditional constructions of international law tend to limit their involvement. Adapted from the source document.

Living On The Past: The Role Of Truth Commissions In Post-Conflict Societies And The Case Study Of Northern Ireland, Christopher K. Connolly

Cornell International Law Journal

Examines the possibility of applying the truth commission model in Northern Ireland where the past plays a significant role in shaping daily lives & worldviews. A review of the theory & practice of truth commissions is followed by a description of Northern Ireland's long & complex conflicts that point to the need for some form of truth-seeking. Attention is given to the difficulties such a process would face. Three recent truth-seeking initiatives are critiqued: the Northern Ireland Victims' Commissioner; the Bloody Sunday Inquiry; & a series of decisions by the European Court of Human Rights. A framework is presented for …

International Law-The Impact On National Constitutions, Michael Kirby

American University International Law Review

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Aspirational Principles Or Enforceable Rights? The Future For Socio-Economic Rights In National Law, Ellen Wiles

American University International Law Review

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Reconstruyendo El Nucleo De Derechos De La Persona Humana: Aportes Para La Justiciabilidad De, Tambien, Los Derechos Economicos, Sociales Y Culturales , Lila Garcia

American University International Law Review

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Argentina: Social Rights, Thorny Country: Judicial Review Of Economic Policies Sponsored By The Ifis , Horacio Javier Etchichury

American University International Law Review

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A Practioner's Guide: An Overview Of The Major International Arbitration Tribunals, Stefania Bondurant

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

American University International Law Review

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Protegiendo El Derecho A La Salud En El Sistema Interamericano De Derechos Humanos: Estudio Comparativo Sobre Su Justiciabilidad Desde Un Punto De Vista Substantivo Y Procesal , Carlos Ivan Fuentes Alcedo

American University International Law Review

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Liability For Torts In Violation Of International Law: No Hook Under Sosa For Secondary, Complicit Actors, Helena Lynch

NYLS Law Review

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International Legal Updates, Sebastian Amar, Shirley Woodward, Sabrina Balgamwalla, Amy Tai

Human Rights Brief

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Israel, Hezbollah And The Conflict In Lebanon: An Act Of Aggression Or Self-Defense?, Victor Kattan

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.