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Foreign Law And The U.S. Constitution, Kenneth Anderson
Foreign Law And The U.S. Constitution, Kenneth Anderson
Popular Media
The use of foreign law and unratified international treaty law by U.S. courts in U.S. constitutional adjudication has emerged as a major debate among justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, with Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for a majority approving the practice in the March 2005 decision of Roper v. Simmons, and Justices Antonin Scalia and Stephen Breyer undertaking an unusual public discussion of the practice in January 2005 at American University law school. This article examines the arguments made by Justices Kennedy, Scalia, and Breyer for and against the practice, setting them in the broader context of constitutional theory. It …
Private Complainants And International Organizations: A Comparative Study Of The Independent Inspection Mechanisms In International Financial Institutions, Daniel D. Bradlow
Private Complainants And International Organizations: A Comparative Study Of The Independent Inspection Mechanisms In International Financial Institutions, Daniel D. Bradlow
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This paper is a comparative study of the independent inspection mechanisms in international financial institutions. These mechanisms, which are an important development in the accountability of international organizations, allow private complainants who believe that they have been harmed or threatened with harm by the failure of these institutions to act in accordance with their own operational rules and procedures to have their complaints investigated by an independent body.
The paper is divided into three parts. In the first part I discuss the structure, functions and procedures of the World Bank's Inspection Panel, the International Finance Corporation's Compliance Advisor Ombudsman, the …
"We Are The World" - Or Are We? The United States' Conflicting Views On The Use Of International Law And Foreign Legal Decisions, Hadar Harris
Human Rights Brief
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Political Developments In Post-Eyadema Togo: A Critical Analysis, Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua
Political Developments In Post-Eyadema Togo: A Critical Analysis, Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua
Human Rights Brief
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Iraq’S Constitutional Process: Challenges And The Road Ahead, Vanessa J. Jiménez
Iraq’S Constitutional Process: Challenges And The Road Ahead, Vanessa J. Jiménez
Human Rights Brief
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