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The Applicability Of International Human Rights Law To The Coalition Provisional Authority (Cpa) And Foreign Military Presence In Iraq, Ralph Wilde Jan 2005

The Applicability Of International Human Rights Law To The Coalition Provisional Authority (Cpa) And Foreign Military Presence In Iraq, Ralph Wilde

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

When the prisoner abuse scandal in Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq, broke in the Spring of 2004, Lord Lester, a British Parliamentarian, submitted a written parliamentary question to the U.K. government asking the following: [W]hether the Coalition Provisional Authority or the Coalition Forces are required by law to respect the fundamental human rights of Iraqi people, as defined in the bill of rights contained in the transitional administrative law for Iraq or otherwise; and if not, what recourse is available to the people of Iraq for breaches of those rights by the Authority or the forces.


Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2005

Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Globalization has changed the way global society addresses common and global problems. While there is much talk about aiming at sustainable development, there are no real clear definitions of sustainable development and the term remains susceptible to much misuse.


Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2005

Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Bilateral investment treaties typically require the host state to ensure "fair and equitable" treatment to the investors of the other state.


Narratives Of International Law And Literature After 9/11, Gary Minda Jan 2005

Narratives Of International Law And Literature After 9/11, Gary Minda

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

What is the connection between international law and literature-the subject of this meeting?


The International Criminal Court And Human Rights Enforcement In Africa, Obasi Okafor-Obasi Jan 2005

The International Criminal Court And Human Rights Enforcement In Africa, Obasi Okafor-Obasi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The inauguration of a permanent tribunal for the prosecution of serious crimes has raised anew the problem of enforcement of human rights in international law.


Cultural Relativism In International War Crimes Prosecutions: The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda, Ida L. Bostian Jan 2005

Cultural Relativism In International War Crimes Prosecutions: The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda, Ida L. Bostian

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

"While academic debates about the possibility of objective truth and falsehood are often rarified to the point of absurdity, Rwanda demonstrated that the question is a matter of life and death."'


Global Responses To Terrorism And National Insecurity: Ensuring Security, Development And Human Rights, C. Raj Kumar Jan 2005

Global Responses To Terrorism And National Insecurity: Ensuring Security, Development And Human Rights, C. Raj Kumar

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The terrorist attacks in London 2 and Egypt' and other parts of the world have once again reinforced the attention of the international community on the problem of "terrorism."


Demythologizing Restorative Justice: South Africa's Truth And Reconciliation Commission And Rwanda's Gacaca Courts In Context, Olivia Lin Jan 2005

Demythologizing Restorative Justice: South Africa's Truth And Reconciliation Commission And Rwanda's Gacaca Courts In Context, Olivia Lin

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since the Allied-overseen Nuremberg Trials in 1945, the legal measures pursued by nations negotiating political transition and responding to the human rights abuses of prior regimes ("transitional justice")' are subject to examination by the watchful eye of the international community and international standards.


The Evolution Of The European Legal System: The European Court Of Justice's Role In The Harmonization Of Laws, Yvonne N. Gierczyk Jan 2005

The Evolution Of The European Legal System: The European Court Of Justice's Role In The Harmonization Of Laws, Yvonne N. Gierczyk

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

After the dust settled from World War II, Winston Churchill declared the need for Europe to integrate economically and politically.


Victims Of Peace: Current Abuse Allegations Against U.N. Peacekeepers And The Role Of Law In Preventing Them In The Future, Alexandra R. Harrington Jan 2005

Victims Of Peace: Current Abuse Allegations Against U.N. Peacekeepers And The Role Of Law In Preventing Them In The Future, Alexandra R. Harrington

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Peacekeepers, and peacekeeping, have had a special place in society since the time of the Bible,' and indeed have taken on a new, international dimension since the end of World War II and the creation of the United Nations (U.N.).


The 2005 Philip C. Jessup International Lawmoot Court Competition. The Case Concerning The Vessel The Mairi Maru, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2005

The 2005 Philip C. Jessup International Lawmoot Court Competition. The Case Concerning The Vessel The Mairi Maru, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Republic of Appollonia and the Kingdom of Raglan submit their differences concerning The Mairi Maru to this Court by Special Agreement, dated May 15, 2004, pursuant to Article 40(1) of the Court's Statute.


Closing The Gaps In United States Law And Implementing The Rome Statute: A Comparative Approach, Michael P. Hatchell Jan 2005

Closing The Gaps In United States Law And Implementing The Rome Statute: A Comparative Approach, Michael P. Hatchell

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This paper provides a comparative framework to analyze the extent to which five major democracies Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and France-incorporated the subject matter jurisdiction Articles of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ("Rome Statute") through their domestic legislative processes while ratifying the Rome Statute, and what, if anything, the United States can interpret from the five distinct approaches.


The 2005 Philip C. Jessup International Lawmoot Court Competition. The Case Concerning The Vessel The Mairi Maru, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2005

The 2005 Philip C. Jessup International Lawmoot Court Competition. The Case Concerning The Vessel The Mairi Maru, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In April of 2001, an agreement was entered into between Appollonia (Applicant) and Maguffin (not party to this case) for the exportation of MOX, produced by an Appollonian State-owned power plant. Since then, Appollonia has exported MOX to Maguffin via shipments traveling through the waters of Raglan (Respondent), located halfway between Appollonia and Maguffin.


Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain: Extraterritorial Abduction And The Rights Of Individuals Under International Law, Jeffrey Loan Jan 2005

Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain: Extraterritorial Abduction And The Rights Of Individuals Under International Law, Jeffrey Loan

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Although the growth of extradition treaties has assisted in the prosecution of suspects who are not present in the state seeking their prosecution, there will always be situations where extradition is not available or plausible.


Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2005

Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

"While academic debates about the possibility of objective truth and falsehood are often rarified to the point of absurdity, Rwanda demonstrated that the question is a matter of life and death."'