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Enforcing United Nations Decisions In Domestic Courts, Mary Ellen O'Connell
Enforcing United Nations Decisions In Domestic Courts, Mary Ellen O'Connell
Mary Ellen O'Connell
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Lawyers Without Borders, Catherine A. Rogers
Lawyers Without Borders, Catherine A. Rogers
Catherine Rogers
Professional regulation of attorneys is still attempting to catch up with the burgeoning international legal profession, which until recently has been wholly unregulated. The primary effort has been through revisions to Model Rule 8.5 to extend the reach of the Rule to international cases and professional activities in foreign countries. Because Rule 8.5 was drafted for domestic multi-jurisdiction practice, however, it is based on assumptions about territoriality and the historical relationship between the jurisdiction of tribunals and the licensing of attorneys that are simply inapposite in international settings. As a result, applying Rule 8.5 to international tribunals and international advocacy …