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Some Realism About Legal Certainty In The Globalization Of The Rule Of Law, James Maxeiner Oct 2008

Some Realism About Legal Certainty In The Globalization Of The Rule Of Law, James Maxeiner

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The rule of law is at the heart of globalization. It promises both international and domestic routes to peace, security, democracy, human rights and sustainable development worldwide. A central tenet of the rule of law is legal certainty. For most modern jurists, it is a matter of course that legal certainty is a systemic goal, even if that goal is not always fully realized. But for American jurists who count themselves legal realists, legal certainty is not even a flawed goal; it is a childish myth. This address seeks to raise awareness of this fundamental difference and to show its …


True Believers At Law: National Security Agendas, The Regulation Of Lawyers, And The Separation Of Powers, Peter Margulies Jan 2008

True Believers At Law: National Security Agendas, The Regulation Of Lawyers, And The Separation Of Powers, Peter Margulies

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Ideological agendas distort the deliberation required for sound legal advice about national security. Elite government lawyers after September 11 advanced a theory at the expense of context, labeling legal constraints as "lawfare" against American interests. The lawfare critics failed to recognize that legal constraints can empower decision makers by reinforcing reputational and other long-term values. They also failed their history test, ignoring the lessons of presidents from Jefferson to Kennedy who rejected a rigid adherence to ideology in the national security realm. By discounting context, the construction of the lawfare paradigm produced dire results, including the torture memos drafted by …


Humanization Of The International Law, Timur R. Korotkiy Jan 2008

Humanization Of The International Law, Timur R. Korotkiy

Timur R. Korotkiy

Короткий Т.Р. Гуманизация международного права / Т.Р. Короткий // Наукові праці Одеської національної юридичної академії / Голов. ред. С.В. Ківалов. - Т. 7. - 2008. - С. 170-181

The article deals with the process of humanization of international law and the international legal system as a whole. The author discloses a complex nature of humanization of international law in terms of mainstreaming human rights. The article substantiates the role of globalization as the cause that the principle of democracy in international law. The role of triad of principles of international law (the rule of law, humanization and democratization) in international …