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There Is No Norm Of Intervention Or Non-Intervention In International Law, Anthony D'Amato
There Is No Norm Of Intervention Or Non-Intervention In International Law, Anthony D'Amato
Faculty Working Papers
Comments on Prof. Jianming Shen's position that humanitarian intervention is unlawful under international law and that there is a principle of non-intervention in international law that is so powerful that it amounts to a jus cogens prohibition.
Article Iii And The Scottish Enlightenment, James E. Pfander
Article Iii And The Scottish Enlightenment, James E. Pfander
Faculty Working Papers
Historically-minded scholars and jurists invariably turn to English law and precedents in attempting to recapture the legal world of the framers. Blackstone's famous Commentaries on the Laws of England offers a convenient reference for moderns looking backwards. Yet the generation that framed the Constitution often relied on other sources, including Scottish law and legal institutions. Indeed, the Scottish judicial system provided an important, but overlooked, model for the framing of Article III. Unlike the English system of overlapping jurisdiction, the Scottish judiciary featured a hierarchical, appellate-style judiciary, with one supreme court sitting at the top and an array of inferior …
Rereading Rauscher Is It Time For The United States To Abandon The Rule Of Specialty, Mark A. Summers
Rereading Rauscher Is It Time For The United States To Abandon The Rule Of Specialty, Mark A. Summers
Faculty Scholarship
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Significance Of The Fujimori Trial, Juan E. Mendez
Significance Of The Fujimori Trial, Juan E. Mendez
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
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