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Panel On The Responses To The Recent Terrorist Attacks On The U.S., Anne F. Bayefsky Jan 2002

Panel On The Responses To The Recent Terrorist Attacks On The U.S., Anne F. Bayefsky

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The war on terrorism has a fundamental flaw, which puts its success directly at risk.


The Special Court For Sierra Leone: Establishing A New Approach To International Criminal Justice, John Cerone Jan 2002

The Special Court For Sierra Leone: Establishing A New Approach To International Criminal Justice, John Cerone

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The proposed Special Court for Sierra Leone is sometimes referred to as a national/international hybrid entity.


The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act And The Human Rights Violations, Elizabeth Defeis Jan 2002

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act And The Human Rights Violations, Elizabeth Defeis

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) was enacted in 1976 and provides the sole basis for obtaining jurisdiction over a foreign state in the federal courts.'


International Police Force Or Tool For Harassment Of Human Rights Defenders And Political Adversaries: Interpol's Rift With The Human Rights Community, Charles R. Both Jan 2002

International Police Force Or Tool For Harassment Of Human Rights Defenders And Political Adversaries: Interpol's Rift With The Human Rights Community, Charles R. Both

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The limits imposed on member states are explicitly set forth in Article III of the ICPO-Interpol Constitution and General Regulations.


The International Trial Of Slobodan Milosevic: Real Justice Or Realpolitik?, Michael P. Scharf Jan 2002

The International Trial Of Slobodan Milosevic: Real Justice Or Realpolitik?, Michael P. Scharf

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

There were disquieting echoes of Nuremberg at the arraignment of Slobodan Milosevic in The Hague on July 3, 2001.


Resolving Holocaust Claims At The End Of The 20th Century: The United States Government's Role, Eric Rosand Jan 2002

Resolving Holocaust Claims At The End Of The 20th Century: The United States Government's Role, Eric Rosand

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I will focus on the role the U.S. Government has played in the past few years in the resolution of a number of Holocaust-related disputes


Panel On Peacekeeping: Legal And Political Issues, Roy S. Lee Jan 2002

Panel On Peacekeeping: Legal And Political Issues, Roy S. Lee

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Lee: Welcome to this panel, dealing with one of the most important activities of the United Nations, peacekeeping operations.


Stretching The Limits Of International Law: The Challenge Of Terrorism, Asli Bali Jan 2002

Stretching The Limits Of International Law: The Challenge Of Terrorism, Asli Bali

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

When this panel was originally conceived, we could not have anticipated the extent to which the limits of international law would have to be stretched by events in the city where our conference would be held.


Scientific Research Whaling In International Law: Objectives And Objections, Howard S. Schiffman Jan 2002

Scientific Research Whaling In International Law: Objectives And Objections, Howard S. Schiffman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Scientific research whaling is one of the most hotly debated points of contention between anti-whaling forces and those few remaining states that seek to resume commercial whaling.


The Unlawfulness Of The Use Or Threat Of Use Of Nuclear Weapons, Charles J. Moxley Jr. Jan 2002

The Unlawfulness Of The Use Or Threat Of Use Of Nuclear Weapons, Charles J. Moxley Jr.

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Our current policy is nuclear deterrence, whereby we threaten the use of nuclear weapons against any adversary who uses nuclear, chemical, biological, or even massive conventional weapons against us.


Sanctions Against Non-State Actors For Violations Of International Law, Jordan J. Paust Jan 2002

Sanctions Against Non-State Actors For Violations Of International Law, Jordan J. Paust

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Numerous forms of non-state actor conduct in violation of treaty- based and customary international law have been subject to criminal and civil sanctions in various international and domestic fora for centuries.


The Status Of Scientific Research Whaling In International Law, Nobuyuki Yagi Jan 2002

The Status Of Scientific Research Whaling In International Law, Nobuyuki Yagi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

It is an honor to speak before you at this panel. The issue of whaling has been extensively debated in various international occasions for at least one quarter of the century.


Trade Policy Under The Bush Administraion, Richard N. Gardner Jan 2002

Trade Policy Under The Bush Administraion, Richard N. Gardner

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Let me begin by saying that I believe the Bush Administration is doing an excellent job in trade policy.


Alternatives For Non-U.S. Attorneys In The United States, Farzad Damania Jan 2002

Alternatives For Non-U.S. Attorneys In The United States, Farzad Damania

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

With globalization there has been a visible growth in the international trade of legal services.


The Plight Of The Street Children Of Latin America Who Are Addicted To Sniffing Glue, And The Role And Responsibilities Of Transnational Corporations, Charmaine J. Comprosky Jan 2002

The Plight Of The Street Children Of Latin America Who Are Addicted To Sniffing Glue, And The Role And Responsibilities Of Transnational Corporations, Charmaine J. Comprosky

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A great concern for the international community is protecting the rights of children around the world.'


Coverage And Medical Necessity Determinations: U.S. Managed Care Treatment Decisions Versus German Administration Rulemaking, Ursula Weide Jan 2002

Coverage And Medical Necessity Determinations: U.S. Managed Care Treatment Decisions Versus German Administration Rulemaking, Ursula Weide

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Efforts at health care cost containment are common to all industrialized nations.


U.S. Drug Court: A Building Block For Canada, Lisa Strauss Jan 2002

U.S. Drug Court: A Building Block For Canada, Lisa Strauss

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since the establishment of the first drug treatment court in Dade County, Florida, United States in 1989, these specialized courts have become a rapidly expanding alternative to traditional law enforcement.


Transnational Accountability And The Politics Of Shame, James N. Rosenau Jan 2002

Transnational Accountability And The Politics Of Shame, James N. Rosenau

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since my work on world affairs is sensitive to the legal dimensions of the course of events, it is an especial pleasure to participate for the first time in a meeting of the International Law Association.


The Cuban Adjustment Act: A Law Under Siege?, Javier Talamo Jan 2002

The Cuban Adjustment Act: A Law Under Siege?, Javier Talamo

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

United States foreign policy toward Cuba has to a great degree been based on the containment and management of Cuban nationals seeking to migrate to the Untied States.


Gramm-Leach-Bliley: The Effect Of Interim Rulings On German Banks, Sarah Smith Jan 2002

Gramm-Leach-Bliley: The Effect Of Interim Rulings On German Banks, Sarah Smith

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1933, the Glass-Steagall Act created a "complete divorcement" between commercial and investment banking.'


Technological Advancements And The Evolution Of Terrorism, Cheri Ganeles Jan 2002

Technological Advancements And The Evolution Of Terrorism, Cheri Ganeles

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Terrorism is one of the most heinous crimes against humanity and human rights.


Toward A Multidimensional Model Of Social Interaction As Related To Conflict Resolution Theory, S. Michael Hare Jan 2002

Toward A Multidimensional Model Of Social Interaction As Related To Conflict Resolution Theory, S. Michael Hare

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

One of the themes in the study of social theory, throughout its history, has been the examination of the social forces of agency and structure.


Social Cubism And Social Conflict: Analysis And Resolution, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter, Jessica Senehi Jan 2002

Social Cubism And Social Conflict: Analysis And Resolution, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter, Jessica Senehi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

With the collapse of Communism and the Cold War geopolitical order, three interrelated tendencies surfaced; the growing disempowerment of ideologies based on modem rationality,' the formation of a new transnational order with an integrated financial system, standards of production and consumption; and, the relative decline of the centralized nation state, and modem territorial sovereignty


Social Cubism: Six Social Forces Of Ethnopolitical Conflict In Northern Ireland And Quebec, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter Jan 2002

Social Cubism: Six Social Forces Of Ethnopolitical Conflict In Northern Ireland And Quebec, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Studies of ethnoterritorial politics typically either examine political and economic structures to emphasize the competing interests of groups….


Integrative-Inductive Social Cubism, Lana Russ-Trent Jan 2002

Integrative-Inductive Social Cubism, Lana Russ-Trent

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Whether in wars between nations or disputes within families, conflict is caused by many factors and forces, both internal and external, micro and macro.


Looking Through A Glass Darkly: Applying The Lens Of Social Cubism To The Police-Minority Group Conflict In America, K. Michelle Scott Jan 2002

Looking Through A Glass Darkly: Applying The Lens Of Social Cubism To The Police-Minority Group Conflict In America, K. Michelle Scott

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In recent years, there has been a steady stream of growing concern in nations throughout the world about police officers' use of excessive, brutal, and sometimes deadly force where circumstances do not warrant such actions.


A Conceptual Framework For A Multifactor, Multi-Level Analysis Of The Origins Of Workplace Violence, Bini Litwin Jan 2002

A Conceptual Framework For A Multifactor, Multi-Level Analysis Of The Origins Of Workplace Violence, Bini Litwin

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Violence is an issue that is often chronicled throughout the world, with media stories depicting violence in the home, streets, schools and workplace.


The Use Of Social Cubism In The Analysis Of Community Conflicts, Juudith Mckay Jan 2002

The Use Of Social Cubism In The Analysis Of Community Conflicts, Juudith Mckay

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The theory of Social Cubism, a theory originally designed for the analysis of international ethnoterritorial conflict…


The International Commercial Arbitration Model And Public International Law Disputes, Richard W. Hulbert Jan 2002

The International Commercial Arbitration Model And Public International Law Disputes, Richard W. Hulbert

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As someone who has been close to the ICC for more than fifteen years, my position on this afternoon's topic must seem preordained, except to those cynical enough to believe that familiarity breeds contempt rather than. more familiarity.


Social Cubism: A Comprehensive Look At The Causes Of Conflict In Sri Lanka, S. I. Keethaponcalan Jan 2002

Social Cubism: A Comprehensive Look At The Causes Of Conflict In Sri Lanka, S. I. Keethaponcalan

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The conflict between the ethnic Sinhalese and the Tamils in Sri Lanka is one of the prominent ethnic problems in the world today.