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Economic Integration In East Africa: Distribution Of Gains, Robert Birmingham

Faculty Articles and Papers

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The Basic Institutional Structure Of Lafta And The Proposals For Its Modification: Inter-Governmentalism Vs. Regionalism

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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The Role Of Law In The Negotiated Settlement Of International Disputes, James K. Irvin

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

One of the chief functions of any legal system is to provide the machinery for settling disputes between members of the society which the system serves. No legal system can be expected to solve all such disputes, but law can create an atmosphere in which the parties themselves may effect, without bloodshed, the resolution, minimization or avoidance of disputes. The disputants may choose an arbiter or conciliator to reach a settlement for them, or they may bargain and compromise until they find a common basis for an agreement ending the dispute. The latter process, called negotiation, is the most effective …

Headnotes, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

With this issue the Vanderbilt International enters its second year of publication and attempts to continue a metamorphosis from International Law Society newsletter to scholarly legal journal. While the birth of the International has been accompanied by the welcome emergence of numerous other international legal periodical, it is hoped that this publication will make a singular contribution by providing a medium for interdisciplinary analyses of international problems. Eventually, each issue will be a symposium in which a particular problem will be discussed by economists, political scientists, lawyers, and, of course, law students.

International Law And The Uses Of Outer Space, By J. Fawcett, L. F. E. Goldie

Indiana Law Journal

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An Introduction To The Extraterritorial Application Of The American Antitrust Laws

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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Permanent Neutrality And Collective Security: The Case Of Switzerland And The United Nations Sanctions Against Southern Rhodesia, Bolesslaw A. Boczek

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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Law And The Idea Of Mankind, Harry W. Jones

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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The Organization Of Forensic Medicine And The Function Of The Medicolegal Expert In Hungary, I. Gyula Fazekas

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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United States Participation In International Agreements For The Preservation Of Human Rights, A. Hamilton Cooke

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The past two decades of international legal history have been characterized by an increased emphasis upon the importance of the individual as a proper subject of international law. Revolutionary changes have occurred in the area of human rights with the completion of various declarations, covenants, and conventions aimed at the preservation of specific rights within a framework of international law. The continuing importance and relevance of this general subject was symbolized by the designation of 1968 as the International Year for Human Rights in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

This paper examines the …

Vietnam And Public International Law: Comment, Anthony A. D'Amato

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

With each international crisis inevitably come the self-styled "realists" proclaiming that there is no such thing as public international law. The Vietnam war is no exception, although here, due to the unusual complexity of the facts and the controversy over the applicable rules of international law, many of the published replies to the "realist's" positions have themselves been insubstantial and unconvincing. Let us look first, briefly, at the arguments of one of the realists, and then, with equal brevity, at some of the counter claims. The remainder of this comment will be addressed to the larger issues involved and some …

Nato Before And After The Czechoslovak Crisis, Leo J. Reddy

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

There are few black and white issues in the field of foreign relations. The problems that NATO faced and that our government faced as a member of NATO in responding to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia illustrate at least some of the complexities that may not have been evident in the news reports. For example, there is a widely held impression that NATO was in a state of decline prior to August 20, 1968 when the Soviet armies marched on Prague, and that this event snatched the organization from the jaws of historical oblivion. This statement greatly oversimplifies the actual …

Artificial Islands Constructed On United States Continental Shelf Denied Status Of Independent Sovereignty, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The United States brought injunction and trespass claims in the federal district court against three private persons to prevent the unauthorized construction of artificial islands atop several submerged coral reefs located about four and one-half miles off the southeast coast of Florida. These reefs were composed of the skeletal remains of coral organisms and lay at a depth of 600 feet. The reefs continued to grow laterally, but had reached their maximum height and were completely submerged at all times except at low tide when their highest projections were momentarily visible. The reef area, which harbored countless varieties of marine …

Human Rights And World Public Order: A Framework For Policy-Oriented Inquiry, Myres S. Mcdougal, Harold D. Lasswell, Lung-Chu Chen

Articles & Chapters

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Compulsory Jurisdiction Of The International Court Of Justice: A Study Of Its Acceptance By Nations, Harold J. Owen

Georgia Law Review

THE primary problem confronting both the Permanent Court of International Justice under the League of Nations and the Inter- national Court of Justice under the United Nations has been the reluctance of nations to submit themselves to the compulsory jurisdiction of either court. Consequently to achieve the full potential of international adjudication, a greater number of nations must be convinced of the advantages in utilizing the compulsory jurisdiction of the present International Court of Justice.

When the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice was under consideration, many leading international jurists were cognizant of its necessity. American representatives, James …

Elliot E. Cheatham, Phillip C. Jessup

Vanderbilt Law Review

A man of great courage and a fighter for principle, he would never surrender, but if conscience and conviction permitted, he would have great pleasure in giving. As one of our other colleagues has suggested to me, Elliott Cheatham's greatness as a teacher' is due to the fact that he is always eager to give. I have witnessed many examples of Elliott's modesty, which should not be mistaken for any wobbly lack of self-confidence. When he pleads that he has limitations which suggest the desirability of seeking someone else for an honor or place of distinction or a juridical contribution, …

Private International Law And Its Sources, Elliott E. Cheatham, Harold G. Maier

Vanderbilt Law Review

Professors Cheatham and Maier raise the question, "What are the sources of the law applied in private international cases?" The authors consider this question under two main headings. The first deals with the "authoritative sources" of private international law applied in United States courts. It considers the question, Where, within the complex governmental structure of the United States, does power over private international matters rest?" Several possible sources are considered: public international law, state law, and federal law, and within federal law, the major components: international agreements, legislation, federal common law and executive law. The second part of the article …

International Law, National Tribunals And The Rights Of Aliens:, Richard B. Lillich

Vanderbilt Law Review

There is growing concern everywhere these days with the application of substantive international law rules to individuals as well as to nations. Indeed, after years of relative neglect, the procedural side of international law is coming into its own, a development that is as welcome as it is overdue. To readers who recall Morris R. Cohen's observation that "students of legal history know the truth of the statement that 'the substantive law is secreted in the interstices of procedure,' nor need practitioners be reminded how frequently changes in procedure affect the substantive right of parties,"' this trend is a particularly …

The Law Applicable To Foreign Investments: The Contribution Of The World Bank Convention On The Settlement Of Investment Disputes, Phillipe Kahn

Indiana Law Journal

Translated from the French by Arthur M. Fell

International Law, National Tribunals And The Rights Of Aliens: The Latin American Experience, Frank G. Dawson

Vanderbilt Law Review

Latin America is today undergoing a profound technological revolution for which the United States is largely responsible, and which is transforming the continent in a manner and at a pace never envisioned by nineteenth century alien entrepreneurs. Communication and transportation media developed within the last fifty years have created new demands for, and dependencies upon, the commercial products and luxuries of the mechanized world and have precipitated demands for radical change in outmoded economic and political patterns. This has inspired programs for economic integration on the international level, and, within individual nations, for industrialization and product diversification to limit dependence …

The Alien's Access To Local Remedies: The African Commonwealth Countries' Experience, Ivan L. Head

Vanderbilt Law Review

Of the 27 members of the Commonwealth of Nations, 11 are located on the continent of Africa. They range in size from Nigeria, with an area of 356,000 square miles and a population of 60 million, to The Gambia, with an area of 4,000 square miles and a population of 350,000 persons. Prior to 1957 all of the 11 States were colonies of the British crown. In little more than a decade they have all gained political independence-one hundred and six million people residing in autonomous communities which are, in the words of the 1926 Balfour Declaration, "equal in status, …

International Law, National Tribunals And The Rights Of Aliens: The West European Experience, Peter E. Herzog

Vanderbilt Law Review

The local remedies rule is usually considered a device to accommodate the legitimate desire of states to preserve their own sovereignty with the equally legitimate desire of states to protect their nationals who have suffered injury abroad. It is obvious that the adequacy of the rule in serving the second of these ends will depend on the nature and quality of the local remedies available. In turn, the effectiveness of local remedies in protecting the rights of aliens will depend on a variety of factors. Most importantly, there is the adequacy of the substantive legal rights in the fields of …

Chapter Ii: Claims Concerning Lawful Combatants, W. T. Mallison Jr

International Law Studies

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Chapter Iv: Claims Concerning Lawful Objects And Methods Of Belligerent Attack, W. T. Mallison Jr

International Law Studies

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Appendix C: Geneva Convention For The Amelioration Of The Condition Of Wounded, Sick And Ship-Wrecked Members Of Armed Forces At Sea Of August 12, 1949

International Law Studies

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Chapter V: Claims Concerning Lawful Weapons Of Belligerent Attack, W. T. Mallison Jr

International Law Studies

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Chapter Iii: Claims Concerning Lawful Areas Of Operation: Submarine Operational Areas, W. T. Mallison Jr

International Law Studies

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Chapter I: Submarine Warfare And International Law, W. T. Mallison Jr

International Law Studies

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Economic Observations On Lump Sum Settlement Agreements, Norman M. Mintz

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium on International Procedures to Protect Private Rights

Introduction, Richard B. Lillich

Indiana Law Journal

Symposium on International Procedures to Protect Private Rights