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Human Shields, Homicides, And House Fires: How A Domestic Law Analogy Can Guide International Law Regarding Human Shield Tactics In Armed Conflict, Douglas H. Fischer Dec 2007

Human Shields, Homicides, And House Fires: How A Domestic Law Analogy Can Guide International Law Regarding Human Shield Tactics In Armed Conflict, Douglas H. Fischer

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Eric K. Leonard On Atrocity, Punishment, And International Law By Mark A. Drumbl. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 316 Pp., Eric K. Leonard Oct 2007

Eric K. Leonard On Atrocity, Punishment, And International Law By Mark A. Drumbl. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 316 Pp., Eric K. Leonard

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Atrocity, Punishment, and International Law by Mark A. Drumbl. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2007. 316 pp.


Retrying The Acquitted In England, Part I: The Exception To The Rule Against Double Jeopardy For New And Compelling Evidence, David S. Rudstein May 2007

Retrying The Acquitted In England, Part I: The Exception To The Rule Against Double Jeopardy For New And Compelling Evidence, David S. Rudstein

San Diego International Law Journal

More than 240 years ago, Sir William Blackstone, perhaps the most important commentator on the English common law, wrote that when a man is once fairly found not guilty upon any indictment, or other prosecution, before any court having competent jurisdiction of the offence, he may plead such acquittal in bar of any subsequent accusation for the same crime. This plea of autrefois acquit (a former acquittal), Blackstone explained, is based upon the principle that no man is to be brought into jeopardy of his life, more than once for the same offence, which he called a universal maxim of …


Transnational Networks And International Criminal Justice, Jenia Iontcheva Turner Mar 2007

Transnational Networks And International Criminal Justice, Jenia Iontcheva Turner

Michigan Law Review

The theory of transgovernmental networks describes how government officials make law and policy on issues of global concern by coordinating informally across borders, without legal or official sanction. Scholars have argued that this sort of coordination is useful in many different areas of cross-border regulation, including banking, antitrust, environmental protection, and securities law. One area to which the theory has not yet been applied is international criminal law. For a number of reasons, until recently, international criminal law had not generated the same transgovernmental networks that have emerged in other fields. With few exceptions, international criminal law had been enforced …


International Criminal Court Begins Its First Prosecution Putting Its Credibility On The Line In Child Soldier Case, Nigel D. Graham Jan 2007

International Criminal Court Begins Its First Prosecution Putting Its Credibility On The Line In Child Soldier Case, Nigel D. Graham

Public Interest Law Reporter

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A Balancing Act: The Introduction Of Restorative Justice In The International Criminal Court's Case Of The Prosecutor V. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Mary Will Jan 2007

A Balancing Act: The Introduction Of Restorative Justice In The International Criminal Court's Case Of The Prosecutor V. Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Mary Will

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

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United States Implementation Of The International Criminal Court: Toward The Federalism Of Free Nations, Lauren Fielder Redman Jan 2007

United States Implementation Of The International Criminal Court: Toward The Federalism Of Free Nations, Lauren Fielder Redman

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Linda Frautschi, Jaime M. Gher, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman Jan 2007

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Linda Frautschi, Jaime M. Gher, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Rebecca Musarra, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman Jan 2007

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Rebecca Musarra, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Kaegan-Marie Williams, Debra B. Lefing, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Mccleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider Jan 2007

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Kaegan-Marie Williams, Debra B. Lefing, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Mccleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.