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Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
HUMAN RIGHTS IN A ONE-PARTY STATE.
The International Commission of Jurists. London: Search Press, 1978. Pp. 133.
This work is a report of a seminar conducted by the international Commission of Jurists in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania in 1976. The topics discussed include the maintenance and furtherance of social and individual rights in the constitutional one-party systems which have developed in Eastern Africa since independence from colonial rule. Specific attention is focused on the experiences of Tanzania, Zambia, and Sudan.
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RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.
By Oran Young.
New York: Nichols Publishing Company, 1977. Pp. 252.$16.00.
The emphasis of this …
War Crimes Jurisdiction And Due Process: The Bangladesh Experience, Jordan J. Paust, Albert P. Blaustein
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 …
Freedom Of Transnational Movement: The Helsinki Accord And Beyond, Daniel C. Turack
Freedom Of Transnational Movement: The Helsinki Accord And Beyond, Daniel C. Turack
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Initial formal evaluation of the implementation of the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe signed at Helsinki on August 1, 1975, [hereinafter Helsinki Accord] took place at a 35-nation conference in Belgrade during the period from October 4, 1977, to March 9, 1978. The Helsinki Accord, though not a treaty, sets forth various principles of governmental conduct concerning freedom of transnational movement. The Accord morally commits participating states to implement certain measures either domestically or with other states, to respect, promote, and encourage human rights and fundamental freedoms.
The Helsinki Accord is divided into three …
Torture And Other Forms Of Cruel And Unusual Punishment In International Law, Steven Ackerman
Torture And Other Forms Of Cruel And Unusual Punishment In International Law, Steven Ackerman
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Although historically legal interest in human rights has been the special province of scholars, recent worldwide economic realignment has educated the public to global interdependency, vindicating those who foresaw a nexus between human rights and the maintenance of world order. "[A]n interdependent global community cannot sustain itself. .if the coin of common exchange is genocide and discrimination." A pragmatic understanding of the relationship between the maintenance of world order and the protection of human rights suggests that tolerance and fulfillment of the world expectation of human rights may not be a goal that can be universally achieved. It is, however, …