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Jus Ad Bellum, Values, And The Contemporary Structure Of International Law, Sean D. Murphy
Jus Ad Bellum, Values, And The Contemporary Structure Of International Law, Sean D. Murphy
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In “Religion, Violence, and Human Rights: Protection of Human Rights as Justification for the Use of Armed Force,” 41 Journal of Religious Ethics 1 (2013), James Johnson discusses an important dilemma for contemporary society: when should transnational military force be permitted to protect human rights? Professor Johnson uses the relatively recent doctrine of a “responsibility to protect” as the centerpiece of his paper, characterizing it as a reaction to legal concepts that emerged in the “Westphalian system.” Yet the doctrine, at least as it relates to the use of military force, is not a reaction to that system but, rather, …
Does International Law Obligate States To Open Their National Courts To Persons For The Invocation Of Treaty Norms That Protect Or Benefit Persons?, Sean D. Murphy
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In its decisions in the LaGrand and Avena cases, the International Court of Justice (I.C.J. or Court) determined that Article 36 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations (VCCR) creates "individual rights" (as opposed to just rights of states) and that the United States has an obligation to provide an individual with meaningful access to U.S. courts to vindicate those rights. Based on those determinations, it might be thought that international law generally obligates a state to open its courts for private persons to vindicate rights or benefits that a treaty accords to them, whether or not the treaty expressly …