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The World Court’S Ruling Regarding Israel’S West Bank Barrier And The Primacy Of International Law: An Insider’S Perspective, Pieter H. F. Bekker
The World Court’S Ruling Regarding Israel’S West Bank Barrier And The Primacy Of International Law: An Insider’S Perspective, Pieter H. F. Bekker
Cornell International Law Journal
A former UN official & staff lawyer for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) reflects on that courts ruling on Israels construction of a wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. It is emphasized that the Court's primary focus was upholding international law. The case was not about Israels right to build a protective structure on its own territory but about the course of the West Bank barrier that extends past the Green Line designated in the 1949 Armistice Agreement. Key pronouncements of the landmark opinion are examined, including condemnation of the settlements that Israel had established in Palestinian territories; the …
The Iraqi Special Tribunal: A Human Rights Perspective, Michael A. Newton
The Iraqi Special Tribunal: A Human Rights Perspective, Michael A. Newton
Cornell International Law Journal
In this article in the Symposium on Milosevic & Hussein on Trial, the author argues that the creation of the Iraq Special Tribunal (IST) is warranted under the existing structure of international law, & accords the highest aspirations of those who purport to believe in the rule of law. The legal authorities for the creation of the Special Iraqi Tribunal in Articles 64 & 43 of the Hague regulations regarding occupation, legal authority through the UN Security Council Resolution 1483, & the Coalitional Provisional Authority are defined. The structure of the IST is described in terms of jurisdictional reach, procedural …
Assessing Human Rights In China: Why The Double Standard, Randall Peerenboom
Assessing Human Rights In China: Why The Double Standard, Randall Peerenboom
Cornell International Law Journal
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Prosecuting Saddam: The Coalition Provisional Authority And The Evolution Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Tom Parker
Prosecuting Saddam: The Coalition Provisional Authority And The Evolution Of The Iraqi Special Tribunal, Tom Parker
Cornell International Law Journal
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