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Human Security With An Asian Face?, Sung Won Kim Jan 2010

Human Security With An Asian Face?, Sung Won Kim

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Eastphalia Emerging?: Asia, International Law, and Global Governance, Symposium. Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 2009


Israel's Air Strike Upon The Iraqi Nuclear Reactor, Anthony D'Amato Jan 2010

Israel's Air Strike Upon The Iraqi Nuclear Reactor, Anthony D'Amato

Faculty Working Papers

The destructive potential of nuclear weapons is so enormous as to call into question any and all received rules of international law regarding the trans-boundary use of force. Many of the old rationales for these rules no longer apply. At the same time, the shared values underlying the rules apply more emphatically than ever, for the stake is global survival. I have tried to suggest some of the questions that must be asked about as apparently "simple" an incident as the Israeli attack on the nuclear reactor in Iraq.


International Law From A Machiavellian Perspective, Anthony D'Amato Jan 2010

International Law From A Machiavellian Perspective, Anthony D'Amato

Faculty Working Papers

Machiavelli leaves one with both an optimistic and a pessimistic prognostication for the post-Cold War world. On the one hand, the end of that conflict has opened the way for the spread of liberal, constitutional regimes, which he would say are inclined to be more and more meticulous in honoring their commitments. On the other, the temptation to use force to create new facts and thereby force international law into new paths will remain as long as politics is practiced. The contemporary relevance of Machiavelli may be seen in that he urged both realities upon us. I focus on a …


Introduction: Eastphalia Emerging?: Asia, International Law, And Global Governance, David Fidler Jan 2010

Introduction: Eastphalia Emerging?: Asia, International Law, And Global Governance, David Fidler

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Eastphalia Emerging?: Asia, International Law, and Global Governance, Symposium. Indiana University Maurer School of Law, Bloomington, Indiana, 2009