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Humanity Bounded And Unbounded: The Regulation Of External Self-Determination Under International Law, Robert Howse, Ruti G. Teitel Jan 2013

Humanity Bounded And Unbounded: The Regulation Of External Self-Determination Under International Law, Robert Howse, Ruti G. Teitel

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One of the most complex and uncertain areas of international legal doctrine is how should international law deal with the aspiration of a people to achieve self-determination through the establishment of a new state and the related claim to a specific territory over which statehood is to be exercised. Recently, when the General Assembly of the United Nations referred to the International Court of Justice the question of the legality of the declaration of independence by Kosovar Albanians, the Court was given an opportunity to clarify and develop the law on external self-determination. Instead, the Court answered extremely narrowly, confining …


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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The Creation Of South Africa's Constitution: Introduction, Stephen J. Ellmann Jan 1997

The Creation Of South Africa's Constitution: Introduction, Stephen J. Ellmann

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Government Trade Policy And The Professional Regulation Of Foreign Lawyers, Sydney M. Cone Iii. Jan 1986

Government Trade Policy And The Professional Regulation Of Foreign Lawyers, Sydney M. Cone Iii.

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This paper discusses United States government trade policy and the regulation of foreign lawyers. Although the expression "trade policy" implies a settled course of action adopted and followed by the United States government, in the area of legal services the formulation of government trade policy has been a rather fortuitous occurrence. Further, while the term "regulation," particularly in the context of the legal profession, suggests a recognizable and ordered system, the rules and procedures for the regulation of foreign lawyers in various jurisdictions do not fall readily into any pattern; instead they appear to be quite random. The regulation of …