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El Lema De La Escuela Libre De Derecho, Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño Dec 2005

El Lema De La Escuela Libre De Derecho, Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

Dr. Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

No abstract provided.


De La Persecución Legal Al Reconocimiento Jurídico, Pasando Por La Tolerancia Y La Simulación: La Iglesia Católica Y El Derecho Eclesiástico En El Siglo Xx, Juan Pablo Pampillo Dec 2005

De La Persecución Legal Al Reconocimiento Jurídico, Pasando Por La Tolerancia Y La Simulación: La Iglesia Católica Y El Derecho Eclesiástico En El Siglo Xx, Juan Pablo Pampillo

Dr. Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

No abstract provided.


Boyakasha, Fist To Fist: Respect And The Philosophical Link With Reciprocity In International Law And Human Rights, Donald J. Kochan Dec 2005

Boyakasha, Fist To Fist: Respect And The Philosophical Link With Reciprocity In International Law And Human Rights, Donald J. Kochan

Donald J. Kochan

From Grotius to Hobbes to Locke to an unconventional modern pop-culture manifestation in Ali G, the concept of “respect” has always been understood as important in human interaction and human agreements. The concept of mutual understanding and obligation pervades human interaction, and, for purposes of this Article, international relations. Almost all basic principles in English, United States, and other country’s laws that value human and individual rights have based, over time, the development of their laws on the philosophical principle of respect. So much of common and statutory law is designed to enforce respect for others. The principle question in …


Sovereignty And The American Courts At The Cocktail Party Of International Law: The Dangers Of Domestic Invocations Of Foreign And International Law, Donald J. Kochan Dec 2005

Sovereignty And The American Courts At The Cocktail Party Of International Law: The Dangers Of Domestic Invocations Of Foreign And International Law, Donald J. Kochan

Donald J. Kochan

With increasing frequency and heightened debate, United States courts have been citing foreign and “international” law as authority for domestic decisions. This trend is inappropriate, undemocratic, and dangerous. The trend touches on fundamental concepts of sovereignty, democracy, the judicial role, and overall issues of effective governance. There are multiple problems with the judiciary’s reliance on extraterritorial and extra-constitutional foreign or international sources to guide their decisions. Perhaps the most fundamental flaw is its interference with rule of law values. To borrow from Judge Harold Levanthal, the use of international sources in judicial decision-making might be described as “the equivalent of …


Comentario Al Artículo 86 Constitucional, Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez Dec 2005

Comentario Al Artículo 86 Constitucional, Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

Fernando Villaseñor Rodríguez

Comentario junto con el Doctor Pedro Salazar Ugarte al artículo 86 constitucional (sobre la renuncia del Presidente de la República).