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The Bahamas Jul 1998

The Bahamas

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Future Of International Human Rights: An Introduction To The Conference Papers, Frederic L. Kirgis Jun 1998

The Future Of International Human Rights: An Introduction To The Conference Papers, Frederic L. Kirgis

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.


Breard V. Pruett 134 F.3d 615 (4th Cir. 1998) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Mar 1998

Breard V. Pruett 134 F.3d 615 (4th Cir. 1998) United States Court Of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Capital Defense Journal

No abstract provided.


Front Matter, United States-Mexico Law Journal Mar 1998

Front Matter, United States-Mexico Law Journal

United States - Mexico Law Journal (1993-2005)

No abstract provided.


Was The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln A War Crime?, Howard Levie Feb 1998

Was The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln A War Crime?, Howard Levie

International Law Studies

Also published in Dr. Mudd and the Lincoln Assassination: The Case Reopened 213 (John P. Jones ed., 1995)


Death Penalty Primer: Reviewing International Human Rights Development & The Aba Resolution For A Moratorium On Capital Punishment In Order To Inform Debates In U.S. State Legislatures, Dorean Marguerite Koenig Jan 1998

Death Penalty Primer: Reviewing International Human Rights Development & The Aba Resolution For A Moratorium On Capital Punishment In Order To Inform Debates In U.S. State Legislatures, Dorean Marguerite Koenig

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

More than half of the world's nations have either abolished or no longer practice the death penalty. I In this coming year, the opportunity for a vast expansion in the number of nations which no longer adhere to the death penalty appears almost certain because of events which occurred in 1997, some of which are detailed here.


International Law And Abolition Of The Death Penalty: Recent Developments, William A. Schabas Jan 1998

International Law And Abolition Of The Death Penalty: Recent Developments, William A. Schabas

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As a goal for civilized nations, abolition of the death penalty was promoted during the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights' in 1948. It found, however, that expression was only implicit in the recognition of what international human rights law designated "the right to life;" the same approach was taken in the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, adopted May 4, 1948.


The European Community's Combat Against Money Laundering: Analysis And Evaluation, Konstantinos D. Magliveras Jan 1998

The European Community's Combat Against Money Laundering: Analysis And Evaluation, Konstantinos D. Magliveras

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The first concrete reference to money laundering can be traced to the European Parliament [hereinafter "EP"] Resolution of October 16, 1986.


The Permanent International Criminal Court: An Examination Of The Statutory Debate, Michael Bachrach Jan 1998

The Permanent International Criminal Court: An Examination Of The Statutory Debate, Michael Bachrach

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1994, the International Law Commission ("ILC") authored a Draft Statute' in an attempt to help establish a permanent International Criminal Court ("ICC").


Child Sex Tourism And Child Prostitution In Asia: What Can Be Done To Protect The Rights Of Children Abroad Under International Law?, Elizabeth Bevilacqua Jan 1998

Child Sex Tourism And Child Prostitution In Asia: What Can Be Done To Protect The Rights Of Children Abroad Under International Law?, Elizabeth Bevilacqua

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Children are undoubtedly the future of any society, and have the potential for someday becoming incredible assets to the countries in which they live.


Ilsa Journal Of Internation And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 1998

Ilsa Journal Of Internation And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since the late 1970's, Islamic fundamentalism and violence has spread from the Middle East to as far away as Algeria in West Africa and Mindanao, an island in the Philippines.


Confronting Domestic Violence In Poland, Erin Barclay Jan 1998

Confronting Domestic Violence In Poland, Erin Barclay

Circles: Buffalo Women's Journal of Law and Social Policy

No abstract provided.


International Legal Careers: Paths And Directions, James R. Maxeiner Jan 1998

International Legal Careers: Paths And Directions, James R. Maxeiner

Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce

This contribution first advances the hypothesis that there is no acknowledged path to a career in international legal practice. It then considers the value of international credentials in general in the light of that hypothesis. Finally, it discusses certain education and employment decisions one must make early in one's career.


The Nature Of Judicial Reform In Latin America And Some Strategic Considerations, Felipe Sáez Garcia Jan 1998

The Nature Of Judicial Reform In Latin America And Some Strategic Considerations, Felipe Sáez Garcia

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Alberta Franchises Act, A Change In Approach For The First Provincial Regulation Of The Franchising Industry In Canada, Chad E. Coleman Jan 1998

The Alberta Franchises Act, A Change In Approach For The First Provincial Regulation Of The Franchising Industry In Canada, Chad E. Coleman

Global Business & Development Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Future Of Comparative Law: Public Legal Systems, Clifford Larsen Jan 1998

The Future Of Comparative Law: Public Legal Systems, Clifford Larsen

UC Law SF International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lost In Paradise: Lobbying Strategies For Public International Law Issues, Bruce Zagaris Jan 1998

Lost In Paradise: Lobbying Strategies For Public International Law Issues, Bruce Zagaris

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Increasingly in an interconnected world, Americans and people throughout the world are encountering situations in which their human rights are abused abroad. People are traveling to exotic parts of the world that have not experienced the extent of foreign penetration. Simultaneously, the enormous gaps between wealthy and impoverished


Islamic Law In Sudan: A Comparative Analysis, Kent Benedict Gravelle Jan 1998

Islamic Law In Sudan: A Comparative Analysis, Kent Benedict Gravelle

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since the late 1970's, Islamic fundamentalism and violence has spread from the Middle East to as far away as Algeria in West Africa and Mindanao, an island in the Philippines.


An Analysis Of The Jurisdiction Of The International Criminal Tribunal For War Crimes In The Former Yugoslavia, Joshua M. Koran Jan 1998

An Analysis Of The Jurisdiction Of The International Criminal Tribunal For War Crimes In The Former Yugoslavia, Joshua M. Koran

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

It is important not to confuse criminality with jurisdiction.' The term criminality is usually associated with the legislative authority to proscribe conduct.


Pleadings And Authorities, Arden Jan 1998

Pleadings And Authorities, Arden

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Under customary international law, criminal defendants have a fundamental right to a fair trial.


The Status Of Judicial Reform In Russia, Scott P. Boylan Jan 1998

The Status Of Judicial Reform In Russia, Scott P. Boylan

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Foreword, Diane F. Orenlicher Jan 1998

Foreword, Diane F. Orenlicher

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


International Support For International Criminal Tribunals And An International Criminal Court, Claudio Grossman, Gabrielle Kirk Mcdonald, Arlen Specter, Steven "Skippy" Weinstein Jan 1998

International Support For International Criminal Tribunals And An International Criminal Court, Claudio Grossman, Gabrielle Kirk Mcdonald, Arlen Specter, Steven "Skippy" Weinstein

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


History And Future Of The International Criminal Tribunals For The Former Yugoslavia And Rwanda, Louise Arbour, Aryeh Neier Jan 1998

History And Future Of The International Criminal Tribunals For The Former Yugoslavia And Rwanda, Louise Arbour, Aryeh Neier

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Prosecution Of Josef Altstoetter Et Al.: Law, Lawyers And Justice In The Third Reich Jan 1998

The Prosecution Of Josef Altstoetter Et Al.: Law, Lawyers And Justice In The Third Reich

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

No abstract provided.


Toward Peace In Northern Ireland, George J. Mitchell Jan 1998

Toward Peace In Northern Ireland, George J. Mitchell

Fordham International Law Journal

That is one side of the coin of liberty. When we adjourned for the Christmas holiday the prospects were bleak. It was in mid-February 1998, on the flight from Dublin back to the United States, that I began to devise a plan to establish an early deadline for an end to the talks. He stayed up all night at the White House, telephoning several of the delegates at critical times in the final hours of negotiation. Most importantly for its survival, the agreement was overwhelmingly endorsed by the people of Ireland, North and South, in a free and democratic election. …


From The Margins To The Mainstream: Human Rights And The Good Friday Agreement, Paul Mageean, Martin O'Brien Jan 1998

From The Margins To The Mainstream: Human Rights And The Good Friday Agreement, Paul Mageean, Martin O'Brien

Fordham International Law Journal

This Essay examines the process by which the language of human rights moved to center stage in the political process. It looks to peace processes elsewhere to determine whether the Agreement is deserving of the High Commissioner's special praise and analyzes, from a human rights perspective, the content of the Agreement and the extent to which the promises made therein have been fulfilled to date.


Asset Forfeiture: Home And Abroad, Steven L. Kessler Jan 1998

Asset Forfeiture: Home And Abroad, Steven L. Kessler

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Good intention will always be pleaded for every assumption of power.... [T]he Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. -Daniel Webster


The Facilitation Of National And International Accountability Mechanisms: The Creation Of The International Legal Assistance Consortium (Iliac), Mark S. Ellis Jan 1998

The Facilitation Of National And International Accountability Mechanisms: The Creation Of The International Legal Assistance Consortium (Iliac), Mark S. Ellis

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In early 1997, Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni' assembled a group of individuals to discuss the creation of a set of guiding principles for combatting impunity for international crimes. The group included myself, Professor Michael Scharf,2 Professor Paul Williams,3 and Professor Madeline Morris.


The Belfast Agreement, David Trimble Jan 1998

The Belfast Agreement, David Trimble

Fordham International Law Journal

Jim Molyneaux and Ian Paisley, the then unionist leadership, began this process in 1987 when they gave alternative proposals to Tom King, the then Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. The Brooke talks ended in apparent failure in November 1992, but from a unionist perspective, in fact made significant progress. There was a period in 1993 when it appeared that the British government was receptive to unionist urging to implement the "strand one committee report." Despite these doubts, we in the Ulster Unionist Party remained in the talks when Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA, was admitted in …