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Rape Of Muslim Women In Wartime Bosnia, Adriana Kovalovska Jan 1997

Rape Of Muslim Women In Wartime Bosnia, Adriana Kovalovska

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

For almost four years, former Yugoslavia was ravaged by a war in which acts of incomprehensible and shocking cruelty were carried out on an enormous magnitude. Among the atrocities were the rapes of an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 Bosnian women by the Serbian military


A Defense Of Unilateral Or Multi-Lateral Intervention Where A Violation Of International Human Rights Law By A State Constitutes An Implied Waiver Of Sovereignty, Mitchell A. Meyers Jan 1997

A Defense Of Unilateral Or Multi-Lateral Intervention Where A Violation Of International Human Rights Law By A State Constitutes An Implied Waiver Of Sovereignty, Mitchell A. Meyers

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This paper seeks to defend United States intervention in states that violate international human rights law. To explain the modem framework behind the legal justifications for intervention, it is necessary to review the historical development of international human rights law, the concept of sovereignty, and the continuing conflict between the two principles.


Self-Determination: An Affirmative Right Or Mere Rhetoric?, Halim Moris Jan 1997

Self-Determination: An Affirmative Right Or Mere Rhetoric?, Halim Moris

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Yves Beigbeder, an international scholar, once asked, "If self-determination is an internationally recognized principle, why does it not apply to the people of West Iran, East Timor, Tibet, Kashmir and other territories, as it has been applied to other colonial territories?


The World Bank And Human Rights: Indispensable Partnership Or Mismatched Alliance?, Halim Moris Jan 1997

The World Bank And Human Rights: Indispensable Partnership Or Mismatched Alliance?, Halim Moris

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The recent escalation of human rights abuses around the world has led many to question the effectiveness of the current methods used to enforce and/or monitor human rights around the globe.


Health-Care Access For The Elderly Of Industrialized Nations: Fallen And Can't Get Up?, Joann Babiak Jan 1997

Health-Care Access For The Elderly Of Industrialized Nations: Fallen And Can't Get Up?, Joann Babiak

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Canada, and England have developed and funded national health programs in keeping with this entitlement philosophy. The United States government, though stopping short of providing every citizen health-care access as a right,' has entitled various groups through federally funded programs.


Analysis Of The Hamburg Rules On Marine Cargo Insurance And Liability Insurance, Eun Sup Lee Jan 1997

Analysis Of The Hamburg Rules On Marine Cargo Insurance And Liability Insurance, Eun Sup Lee

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

There has been an increasing interest on the effects of the United Nations Convention on the Carriage of Goods by Sea (Hamburg Rules) on the double insurance problem which arises whenever a proposal to modify a carrier's liability regime is under discussion.


Must Russia Return The Artwork Stolen From Germany During World War Ii?, Steven Costello Jan 1997

Must Russia Return The Artwork Stolen From Germany During World War Ii?, Steven Costello

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In February 1995, the Pushkin museum in Moscow exhibited sixty three paintings, including paintings from German private and museum collections prior to World War II.1 One month later, the Hermitage in St. Petersburg exhibited seventy-four paintings, of which almost all were owned by the German government or its citizens before the war.


Namibia Opinion Revisited: A Gap In The Current Arguments On The Power Of The Security Council, Tadashi Mori Jan 1997

Namibia Opinion Revisited: A Gap In The Current Arguments On The Power Of The Security Council, Tadashi Mori

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This article discusses the interpretation of Article 25' of the United Nations Charter that was offered by the International Court of Justice in its advisory opinion of June 21, 1971 (Namibia Opinion).2 It is a topic that is unfortunately overlooked by the current arguments concerning the power of the revived Security Council.


Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 1997

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

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The arms embargo has deprived Bosnia-Hercegovina of the right of legitimate self-defense. It has caused the destruction of the country, deepened the war and caused genocide.


Deportation Of Criminal Aliens And The Termination Of Judicial Review By The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act Of 1996, Orville Mckenzie Jan 1997

Deportation Of Criminal Aliens And The Termination Of Judicial Review By The Anti-Terrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act Of 1996, Orville Mckenzie

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Perhaps the most intellectually challenging legal question which has baffled jurists might have been answered by the Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996.' It is the question of whether Congress has the power to eliminate all the subject matter jurisdiction of article III courts.


Circumnavigating International Space Law, Ty S. Twibell Jan 1997

Circumnavigating International Space Law, Ty S. Twibell

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Man's exploration of space is often analogized to his exploration of the ancient oceans. Ancient sea-explorers faced obstacles of uncharted oceans and land. They also faced difficulties in finding the means and financing to make their discoveries. Space industrial development suffers difficulties as well, however, many of the difficulties are legal obstacles.


International Application Of The National Environmental Policy Act, Wayne J. Carrol Jan 1997

International Application Of The National Environmental Policy Act, Wayne J. Carrol

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1969, Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)' with the objective of causing governmental agencies to consider environmental impact in their decision-making. Questions arose early regarding who had standing to initiate judicial review under the Act, and what the proper scope was for consideration of environmental effects of agency actions.


Throw Them To The Wolves: Asylum And Asylum Law, Enid H. Adler Jan 1997

Throw Them To The Wolves: Asylum And Asylum Law, Enid H. Adler

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This paper may raise more questions than it answers. The plight and saga of the ship Golden Venture, Chinese and specific case studies will be employed to illustrate the issues addressed. Space limits this paper to an overview of the topic.


Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 1997

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

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The term self-determination still teeters on the borders of evolving legal precept, expression of political will, and universal human aspiration. The concept never quite settles down into a black letter law pronouncement or a clearly understood political dynamic.


Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 1997

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

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1969, Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)' with the objective of causing governmental agencies to consider environmental impact in their decision-making. Questions arose early regarding who had standing to initiate judicial review under the Act, and what the proper scope was for consideration of environmental effects of agency actions.


Unfulfilled Obligations: The Situation Of The Ethnic Hungarian Minority In The Slovak Republic, Geri L. Haight Jan 1997

Unfulfilled Obligations: The Situation Of The Ethnic Hungarian Minority In The Slovak Republic, Geri L. Haight

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Slovak Republic is a microcosm of the political and economic transformations occurring in Central and Eastern Europe following the 1989 collapse of the Soviet Union.' Although the change of political systems in the region occurred quite rapidly, it is clear that democratic states are not born overnight.


Appellate Practice, Anthony C. Musto Jan 1997

Appellate Practice, Anthony C. Musto

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Equivocal Invocation Of One's Right To Remain Silent Will Not Cease Police Interrogation In Florida Anymore In Light Of The Florida Supreme Court's Decision In State Of Florida V. Owen, Beth Connolly Jan 1997

An Equivocal Invocation Of One's Right To Remain Silent Will Not Cease Police Interrogation In Florida Anymore In Light Of The Florida Supreme Court's Decision In State Of Florida V. Owen, Beth Connolly

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


First Principles For Constitution Revision, Daniel Webster, Donald L. Bell Jan 1997

First Principles For Constitution Revision, Daniel Webster, Donald L. Bell

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Property Law, Ronald Benton Brown, Joseph M. Grohman Jan 1997

Property Law, Ronald Benton Brown, Joseph M. Grohman

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Conflict Of Laws In Florida: The Desirability Of Extending The Second Restatement Approach To Cases In Contract, Harold P. Southerland Jan 1997

Conflict Of Laws In Florida: The Desirability Of Extending The Second Restatement Approach To Cases In Contract, Harold P. Southerland

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Cumulative Index, Nova Law Review Jan 1997

Cumulative Index, Nova Law Review

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Qui Tam: Blowing The Whistle For Uncle Sam, Anna Mae Walsh Burke Jan 1997

Qui Tam: Blowing The Whistle For Uncle Sam, Anna Mae Walsh Burke

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Confronting Indecent Cable Television Programming: Balancing The Interests Of Children And The Exercise Of Free Speech In Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. V. Fcc, Christopher D. Ritchie Jan 1997

Confronting Indecent Cable Television Programming: Balancing The Interests Of Children And The Exercise Of Free Speech In Denver Area Educational Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. V. Fcc, Christopher D. Ritchie

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bennis V. Michigan: Does The Innocent Owner Have A Defense To Civil Forfeiture?, Brooke D. Davis Jan 1997

Bennis V. Michigan: Does The Innocent Owner Have A Defense To Civil Forfeiture?, Brooke D. Davis

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Jaffee V. Redmond: The Supreme Court Recognizes The Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege In The Federal Courts And Expands The Privilege To Include Social Workers, Jason L. Gunter Jan 1997

Jaffee V. Redmond: The Supreme Court Recognizes The Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege In The Federal Courts And Expands The Privilege To Include Social Workers, Jason L. Gunter

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Piercing The Corporate Veil In Florida: Defining Improper Conduct, Marilyn Blumberg Cane, Robert Burnett Jan 1997

Piercing The Corporate Veil In Florida: Defining Improper Conduct, Marilyn Blumberg Cane, Robert Burnett

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Immigration Reform: Congress Expedites Illegal Alien Removal And Eliminates Judicial Review From The Exclusion Process, Paul S. Jones Jan 1997

Immigration Reform: Congress Expedites Illegal Alien Removal And Eliminates Judicial Review From The Exclusion Process, Paul S. Jones

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Tangled Web We Weave: The Internet And Standing Under The Fourth Amendment, Brian I. Simon Jan 1997

The Tangled Web We Weave: The Internet And Standing Under The Fourth Amendment, Brian I. Simon

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nova Law Review 21, 3 Jan 1997

Nova Law Review 21, 3

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.