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2005

International Law

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For Women, A Court Of Last Appeal, Saumya Uma Dec 2005

For Women, A Court Of Last Appeal, Saumya Uma

Dr. Saumya Uma

The article focusses on the significance of standards set and efforts made by the International Criminal Court, from the point of view of women's rights.

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Report Of The 1st National Consultation On International Criminal Court & India, Saumya Uma Dec 2005

Report Of The 1st National Consultation On International Criminal Court & India, Saumya Uma

Saumya Uma

This publication contains a detailed report of each session of the 1st National Consultation on the ICC & India, held in Delhi on 8-9 December 2005.

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Legal Borrowing Is A Two-Way Street, Frank Garcia Jun 2005

Legal Borrowing Is A Two-Way Street, Frank Garcia

Frank J. Garcia

No abstract provided.

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The Laws Of War In The Pre-Dawn Light: Institutions And Obligations In Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War, Steve Sheppard Jan 2005

The Laws Of War In The Pre-Dawn Light: Institutions And Obligations In Thucydides’ Peloponnesian War, Steve Sheppard

Steve Sheppard

This Essay, in honor of Oscar Schachter, discusses Thucydides’ account of the Peloponnesian War, not only glimpsing into the events surrounding the conflict but also considering how the sparring greek city-states understood and manifested laws of war. This article describes numerous customs, practices, and procedures including respect for truces, ambassadors, heralds, trophies, and various forms of neutrality the ancients adhered to during times of conflict. The greek city-states and their warriors recognized and enforced obligations concerning a city-state’s right to war (jus ad bellum) and conduct in war (jus in bello). While the ancients’ laws of war were always recorded …

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Juvenile Execution, Terrorist Extradition, And Supreme Court Discretion To Consider International Death Penalty Jurisprudence, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson Jan 2005

Juvenile Execution, Terrorist Extradition, And Supreme Court Discretion To Consider International Death Penalty Jurisprudence, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson

Prof. Elizabeth Burleson

European human rights law and multilateral conventions have raised United States death penalty policy to an international level. Treaties and international institutions have impacted the extradition of capital offenders and influenced the development of human rights law within the United States. Refusal to extradite without assurances that the death penalty will not be imposed has continuing ramifications for the implementation of transnational counter-terrorism measures. Determining a contemporary standard of decency regarding cruel and unusual punishment, what shocks the public conscious, or what constitutes torture depends upon what societal parameters one uses. The Supreme Court's readiness to examine international developments in …

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International Criminal Court & India: Responses To Queries Raised By Parliamentarians, Saumya Uma Jan 2005

International Criminal Court & India: Responses To Queries Raised By Parliamentarians, Saumya Uma

Saumya Uma

This is a pocket-book consisting of queries raised by Parliamentarians at the first consultative meeting organized by ICC-India campaign / Women's Research & Action Group on the International Criminal Court (ICC), in August 2005, and written responses to the same. It is aimed at strengthening the information dissemination efforts on ICC with Indian Parliamentarians.

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Paper Empires: The Legal Dimensions Of French And English Ventures In North America, Brian Slattery Jan 2005

Paper Empires: The Legal Dimensions Of French And English Ventures In North America, Brian Slattery

Brian Slattery

No abstract provided.

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