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What 'Counts' As Law?, Anthony D'Amato

Faculty Working Papers

A reader of jurisprudence might conclude that only philosophers raise the question whether international law may be said to exist or is really law. But in terms of frequency, the question is probably raised more often by governments and states that are not trying to be philosophical. The increasing attention being paid to the need for, and the procedures for, objective validation of rules of international law in a burgeoning literature of international law evidences the seriousness of the problem, the responsibility of scholars for careful scholarship in this area of legal theory, and ultimately the good possibility of generally …

International Law As Law Of The Land: Another Constitutional Constraint On Use Of Nuclear Weapons., Martin Feinrider

Nova Law Review

Concern now focuses on the threat to humankind posed by nuclear

weapons to an extent not seen since the days of the Ban-the-Bomb

movement of the 1950s.

The Future Of Human Rights In International Jurisprudence: An Optimistic Appraisal, Benjamin B. Ferencz

Hofstra Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Exhaustion Of Local Rule And Forum Non Conveniens In International Litigation In U.S. Courts, Stephen W. Yale-Loehr

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Acknowledgments And Introduction: Use Of Force, Human Rights, And General International Legal Issues

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

New Trends In International Law: The Challenges Of The Ecological Age, Richard A. Falk

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Recent Trends Of International Law, Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents Volume 61 International Law And An Evolving Ocean Law

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

An Introduction To The Role Of Law In The World Community, W. Thomas Mallison Jr.

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Aspects Of International Law Affecting The Naval Commander, Geoffrey E. Carlisle

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Jurisdiction, Philip C. Jessup

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Index Volume 61 Role Of International Law And An Evolving Ocean Law

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Table Of Contents: The Use Of Force, Human Rights, And General International Legal Issues

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

International Law And The Use Of Force, Shabtai Rosenne

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Index Volume 61 Role Of International Law And An Evolving Ocean Law

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Torture In The International Community--Problems Of Definition And Limitation--The Case Of Northern Ireland, Ellen B. Cohn

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

China And The International Legal Order: An Historical Introduction, Daniel J. Hoffheimer

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

The Beagle Channel Affair: A Failure In Judicial Persuasion, David M. Himmelreich

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

It has been demonstrated that although the Argentine Declaration of Nullity does not contain valid legal arguments for rejection, it does indicate weaknesses in the Court's opinion that make it vulnerable to rejection for political reasons. Specifically, the Court's remarks about Chilean possession of disputed islands outside the hammer were especially ill-advised. In addition, the Court failed to clearly articulate the reason for dividing the small Channel islands by appurtenance while refusing to do so for PNL. Finally, the Court's refusal to apply an Oceanic principle, even in a narrow sense, was questionable in a case in which the legal …

Oil Rights In The Gulf Of Suez, Richard A. Curry

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

Nuremberg Trials And International Law, Mary Jean Lopardo

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.

War Crimes Jurisdiction And Due Process: The Bangladesh Experience, Jordan J. Paust, Albert P. Blaustein

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Must any state that holds and controls prisoners either prosecute those accused of having committed serious violations of international law or extradite them to a state that will prosecute? Finally, would similar breaches of international law by India or Indian troops obviate any jurisdictional competence or duties of India or Bangladesh?

The questions seemed unusual, at least in view of the past practices of international tribunals of the United States in prosecutions of its nationals. Specific criminal applications of relevant international norms had been relatively sparse.' There were problems with the applicability of international norms to Bangladesh, especially during the …

Prisoners Of War In International Armed Conflict Subject Index, Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Chapter V The Punishment Of Prisoners Of War, Howard S. Levie

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Book Review, Nicholas A. Sims

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

It is a pleasure to welcome a well-written book on arms control, and one, moreover, that has grown out of the exigencies of an undergraduate course and is designed to meet the needs of students. Because INTERNATIONAL ARMS CONTROL: ISSUES AND AGREEMENTS was the work of several hands, its lucidity and consistency are the more admirable. Comprehensive in scope, it goes just far enough in setting arms control in its various contexts (political, military, cultural, and ethical) without straying out of bounds. It raises a multitude of questions without pretending to answer them all. I found it refreshing to read …

Political Prisoners: The Law And Politics Of Protection, David P. Forsythe

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

In the fall of 1975 the United States, in a much publicized step at the United Nations, introduced an abortive resolution calling for world-wide amnesty for political prisoners. Admittedly, this draft resolution was withdrawn because of crippling amendments, and it may well be that this American initiative was launched more to deflect criticism to others than to help political prisoners. But it seems to be the case--at least from a Western perspective--that political prisoners are becoming a more salient subject in world affairs. The concept of political prisoners has existed for quite awhile. In the last decade and a half, …

State Responsibility And The Law Of International Watercourses, T. O'C. Holstein

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.

Books Received, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

ABSTRACTION AND USE OF WATER: A COMPARISON OF LEGAL REGIMES By Ludwik A. Teclaff

New York, United Nations Publications,1972. Pp. iv, 254. $5.50.

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CONSULATE OF THE SEA AND RELATED DOCUMENTS

By Stanley S. Jados

University, Alabama: The University of Alabama Press,1975. Pp. xvi, 326. $12.00

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FOOTSTEPS INTO THE FUTURE

by Rajni Kothari

New York: The Free Press, 1974. Pp. xxiii, 173. $8.95.

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THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

Edited by H. Gary Knight

St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1975.Pp. xiii, 253. $14.00.

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THE ILLEGAL DIVERSION OF AIRCRAFT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW

By Edward McWhinney

Leiden: A.W. …

Communist Chinese Attitudes Toward United Nations Membership 1945-1971 An Essay, Victoria E. Docauer

IUSTITIA

Let us here examine the question of Communist Chinese representation in the United Nations in the context of a broader question: the attitude of Communist China toward international law. Was it only United States interference which kept Communist China out of the United Nations? What is the position of Communist China in regard to international law? Has the People's Republic been the lawless nation that it is sometimes described to be? In an attempt to provide questions, one must examine those arguments which emphasize the lawlessness of Communist China and seek to determine the attitude of the Communist Chinese toward …

J. Reuben Clark, Jr., Law And International Order, Edwin Brown Firmage, Christopher L. Blakesley

BYU Studies

No abstract provided.

International Law And Conflict Resolution: Palestinian Claims And The Arab States, J. L. Taulbee, David P. Forsythe

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Over the last few years there has been a revival of interest in international law as a mechanism for conflict resolution. These same years have seen a demonstration of the undeveloped state of international law, particularly concerning intrastate conflicts. The wide disagreement about questions of fact, legal consequence, and world order implications of internal war is a telling commentary on the current problems of applying legal standards to such conflicts. A major part of the disagreement can be explained in terms of the specific problems relating to fact determination and authoritative interpretation engendered by the nature of the environment in …