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Inspection And Seizure Of Seizure Of "Armed And Equipped" Somali Pirates: Lessons From The British And American Anti-Slavery Squadrons (1808-1860), John I. Winn
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Presidential Certifications In U.S. Foreign Policy Legislation, Mark A. Chinen
Presidential Certifications In U.S. Foreign Policy Legislation, Mark A. Chinen
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This article has two purposes; the first is to assess the value of certification requirements by describing their operation in foreign affairs legislation and by accounting for their use and the controversies that attend them. The second purpose of this article is to suggest ways to minimize the costs of certification requirements. The findings are presented in four sections. The author begins by sketching the features of certification requirements in current legislation. Next, the author discusses the constitutional background out of which these requirements arise. Then, in what forms the greater part of this article, the author describes and evaluates …
Jurisdiction: Foreign Plaintiffs, Forum Non Conveniens, And Litigation Against Multinational Corporations, Mark A. Chinen
Jurisdiction: Foreign Plaintiffs, Forum Non Conveniens, And Litigation Against Multinational Corporations, Mark A. Chinen
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This article outlines the litigation against multinational corporations. Specifically, it investigates a case brought against a United States-based corporation, Union Carbide, that owned 51% of stock in an Indian corporation that was responsible for a chemical plant gas leak. The leak resulted in the death of 2,100 people and the injuring of over 200,000. The intricacies of the case are discussed.
Amended Article 1 Of Draft Protocol I To The 1949 Geneva Conventions: The Coming Of Age Of The Guerrilla, James E. Bond
Amended Article 1 Of Draft Protocol I To The 1949 Geneva Conventions: The Coming Of Age Of The Guerrilla, James E. Bond
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This article asserts that Captain David Graham, writing in this issue of the Washington and Lee Law Review, savages amended Article 1 of draft Protocol I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Specifically, he attacks the Article on the following grounds: (1) it is politically motivated by third-worlders determined to remake international law according to their own preferences; (2) it is poorly drafted and therefore cannot be implemented effectively; and (3) it would legitimize wars of national liberation and lead to discriminatory treatment of combatants. These are serious charges, raised by a serious scholar, whose closeness to the subject and to …
Proposed Revisions To The Law Of War Applicable To Internal Conflict, James E. Bond
Proposed Revisions To The Law Of War Applicable To Internal Conflict, James E. Bond
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This article features a careful analysis of the law of armed conflict as it applies to internal disputes. It also provides detailed proposals for modifications in the law of war to encompass the difficult problems of human rights involved in internal disputes.
Internal Conflict And Article Three Of The Geneva Conventions, James E. Bond
Internal Conflict And Article Three Of The Geneva Conventions, James E. Bond
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This article suggests that the laws of war should apply to internal conflicts. The legislative history of the present rules of war began in draft agreements before formally being expressed in international compacts, and that internal conflicts observe similar rules has also been advocated by scholars in draft agreements. It appeared in limited form Article Three of the 1949 Geneva Convention, which gives hope that something tangible will be developed by the United Nations to protect vulnerable populations during internal conflicts. The article continues that in the meantime Article Three should be utilized as a diplomatic tool to hold countries …