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Models And Documents: Artefacts Of International Legal Knowledge, Annelise Riles Dec 2014

Models And Documents: Artefacts Of International Legal Knowledge, Annelise Riles

Annelise Riles

This article draws upon one year of ethnographic research at United Nations conferences to challenge some common academic assumptions about what it means to "do" international law. The article compares the work of academic international lawyers - founded in making models of an international system - to the work of practitioners - exemplified by the work of making documents, and demonstrates the particular, peculiar nature of each kind of knowledge, from the point of view of the observer. This leads to a set of conclusions concerning how an academic study of international law influenced by an appreciation of the particularity …


The United Nations Responses To The Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Of Women And Girls By Peacekeepers During Peacekeeping Missions, Muna Ndulo Dec 2014

The United Nations Responses To The Sexual Abuse And Exploitation Of Women And Girls By Peacekeepers During Peacekeeping Missions, Muna Ndulo

Muna B Ndulo

No abstract provided.


United Nations Peacekeeping Operations And Security And Reconstruction, Muna Ndulo Dec 2014

United Nations Peacekeeping Operations And Security And Reconstruction, Muna Ndulo

Muna B Ndulo

Several studies show that despite recent increases in the number of minor conflicts, long-term trends suggest that international and civil wars are declining. Analyzing the causes of the improvement in global security since 1990, the 2006 Human Security Report argues that the United Nations played a critically important role in spearheading a huge upsurge of international conflict prevention, peacekeeping and peacebuilding activities. Although the number of wars has decreased, far too many remain — and there are still several places of instability around the globe that could easily turn into conflict areas. In August 2000, a famous UN report, the …


The United Nations System For The Protection Of Human Rights, Larry Johnson Nov 2014

The United Nations System For The Protection Of Human Rights, Larry Johnson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


United States Attitudes Toward Ratification Of Human Rights Instruments, Louis B. Sohn Nov 2014

United States Attitudes Toward Ratification Of Human Rights Instruments, Louis B. Sohn

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Climate Change Negotiations And Doha, Qatar, Sophia Sofferman Nov 2014

Climate Change Negotiations And Doha, Qatar, Sophia Sofferman

Pace International Law Review

This comment will focus on the role that the principle of common and differentiated responsibilities plays in global climate negotiations under the United Nations Framework on Climate Change and more recent climate negotiations by the Conference of the Parties. More specifically, this comment will focus on the implications this has for developing and developed countries, namely on China and the United States as the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the world, and as developing and developed countries respectively.


Release Senate Report On Cia Torture Program, Lauren Carasik Nov 2014

Release Senate Report On Cia Torture Program, Lauren Carasik

Media Presence

No abstract provided.


The Security Council Comes Of Age: An Analysis Of The International Legal Response To The Iraqi Invasion Of Kuwait, Christopher John Sabec Nov 2014

The Security Council Comes Of Age: An Analysis Of The International Legal Response To The Iraqi Invasion Of Kuwait, Christopher John Sabec

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Global Warming - International Environmental Agreements - The 1992 United Nations Conference On The Environment And Development Most Likely Will Not Culminate In A Successfully Preventative Global Warming Treaty Without The United States' Support., Suzanne C. Massey Oct 2014

Global Warming - International Environmental Agreements - The 1992 United Nations Conference On The Environment And Development Most Likely Will Not Culminate In A Successfully Preventative Global Warming Treaty Without The United States' Support., Suzanne C. Massey

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Symposium - The Prospective Role Of The United Nations In Dealing With The International Use Of Force In The Post-Cold War Period: An Analysis In Light Of The Persian Gulf Crisis, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law Oct 2014

Symposium - The Prospective Role Of The United Nations In Dealing With The International Use Of Force In The Post-Cold War Period: An Analysis In Light Of The Persian Gulf Crisis, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Blue Helmets In The Next Frontier: The Future Is Now, Sean R. Mikula Oct 2014

Blue Helmets In The Next Frontier: The Future Is Now, Sean R. Mikula

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The New Dimensions Of United Nations Peacemaking, Louis B. Sohn Oct 2014

The New Dimensions Of United Nations Peacemaking, Louis B. Sohn

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel Iii: The Role Of The United Nations With Respect To The Means For Accomplishing The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Sean D. Murphy Oct 2014

Panel Iii: The Role Of The United Nations With Respect To The Means For Accomplishing The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Sean D. Murphy

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel Iii: The Role Of The United Nations With Respect To The Means For Accomplishing The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Winston A. Tubman Oct 2014

Panel Iii: The Role Of The United Nations With Respect To The Means For Accomplishing The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Winston A. Tubman

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel Iii: The Role Of The United Nations With Respect To The Means For Accomplishing The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Raymond Sommereyns Oct 2014

Panel Iii: The Role Of The United Nations With Respect To The Means For Accomplishing The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Raymond Sommereyns

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel Iii: The Role Of The United Nations With Respect To The Means For Accomplishing The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, John A. Macinnis Oct 2014

Panel Iii: The Role Of The United Nations With Respect To The Means For Accomplishing The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, John A. Macinnis

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel Ii: Global Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations In The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Louis B. Sohn Oct 2014

Panel Ii: Global Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations In The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Louis B. Sohn

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Comparative Advantage And The United Nations In Situations Of Conflict, Frederic L. Kirgis Oct 2014

Comparative Advantage And The United Nations In Situations Of Conflict, Frederic L. Kirgis

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel Ii: Global Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations In The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Josef Rohlik Oct 2014

Panel Ii: Global Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations In The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Josef Rohlik

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel Ii: Global Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations In The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, T.P. Sreenivasan Oct 2014

Panel Ii: Global Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations In The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, T.P. Sreenivasan

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel Ii: Global Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations In The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Danilo Türk Oct 2014

Panel Ii: Global Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations In The Maintenance And Restoration Of Peace, Danilo Türk

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


A Mythical State's Attitude Toward The Role Of The United Nations In Maintaining And Restoring Peace, Frederic L. Kirgis Oct 2014

A Mythical State's Attitude Toward The Role Of The United Nations In Maintaining And Restoring Peace, Frederic L. Kirgis

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel I: United States Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations Regarding The Maintenance And The Restoration Of Peace, William R. Clontz Oct 2014

Panel I: United States Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations Regarding The Maintenance And The Restoration Of Peace, William R. Clontz

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel I: United States Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations Regarding The Maintenance And The Restoration Of Peace, Larry D. Johnson Oct 2014

Panel I: United States Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations Regarding The Maintenance And The Restoration Of Peace, Larry D. Johnson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


U.N. Peace And Security Powers And Related Presidential Powers, Jordan J. Paust Oct 2014

U.N. Peace And Security Powers And Related Presidential Powers, Jordan J. Paust

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Panel I: United States Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations Regarding The Maintenance And The Restoration Of Peace, Richard B. Bilder Oct 2014

Panel I: United States Attitudes On The Role Of The United Nations Regarding The Maintenance And The Restoration Of Peace, Richard B. Bilder

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Introduction, Gabriel M. Wilner Oct 2014

Introduction, Gabriel M. Wilner

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Extraterritorial Application Of The United States' Trade Embargo Against Cuba: The United Nations General Assembly's Call For An End To The U.S. Trade Embargo, Jerry W. Cain Jr. Oct 2014

Extraterritorial Application Of The United States' Trade Embargo Against Cuba: The United Nations General Assembly's Call For An End To The U.S. Trade Embargo, Jerry W. Cain Jr.

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


North Korean Time Bomb: Can Sanctions Defuse It? A Review Of International Economic Sanctions As An Option, Jeong Hwa Pires Oct 2014

North Korean Time Bomb: Can Sanctions Defuse It? A Review Of International Economic Sanctions As An Option, Jeong Hwa Pires

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


A Billion Dollar Donation: Should The United Nations Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth?, Stacy Williams Oct 2014

A Billion Dollar Donation: Should The United Nations Look A Gift Horse In The Mouth?, Stacy Williams

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.