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Sovereignty In Antarctica: The Anglo-Argentine Dispute, Russell W. Mackechnie Jr.
Sovereignty In Antarctica: The Anglo-Argentine Dispute, Russell W. Mackechnie Jr.
Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce
The purpose of this article is to examine the relevant arguments of Argentina and Great Britain and, in light of an analysis of the theories of territorial sovereignty and prior decisions, to suggest that, should the dispute be referred for decision to the International Court of Justice, Argentina has a formidable array of arguments at her disposal. It may be argued that the opportunity for decision by the Court is foreclosed by the existence of the Antarctic Treaty, that the issue of territorial sovereignty in Antarctica is moot. It is submitted, however, that the possibility of a Court determination is …
Following In Another's Footsteps: The Acquisition Of International Legal Standing By The Palestine Liberation Organization, Robert A. Fisher
Following In Another's Footsteps: The Acquisition Of International Legal Standing By The Palestine Liberation Organization, Robert A. Fisher
Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is a public body which has been accorded certain international legal standing. The purpose of this Comment is to chronicle the acquisition of that standing by reference to identifiable stages in a similar process undertaken by the Zionist Organization/Jewish Agency for Palestine. This kind of analysis should illustrate not only how international law bears upon Middle Eastern developments, but also how international practice of the last half century has allowed peoples such as the Jews and Palestinians to attain legal standing, as a vehicle for acquiring territorial sovereignty.
Revolution-A Spiritual Phenomenon: A Study In The History Of Ideas, Henry E. Strakosch
Revolution-A Spiritual Phenomenon: A Study In The History Of Ideas, Henry E. Strakosch
Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce
The irrational and utopian note of the revolution remained constant through its long and eventful history. I will try to show that the idea of modern revolution is not simply an attack on an established authority, but a phenomenon sui generis, i.e., an attack on order as such, based on an identifiable metaphysical position. The present article may be regarded as an attempt to contribute through an uncovering of the spiritual roots of the revolution, to an understanding upon which depends the survival of personal values in the social order, at a time when that order seems threatened from without …