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Rape Of Muslim Women In Wartime Bosnia, Adriana Kovalovska
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.