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Report Of The Independent Expert On The Protection Of Human Rights And Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism, Robert K. Goldman Feb 2005

Report Of The Independent Expert On The Protection Of Human Rights And Fundamental Freedoms While Countering Terrorism, Robert K. Goldman

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The Commission on Human Rights, in resolution 2004/87, decided to designate, from within existing resources, for a period of one year, an independent expert to assist the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the fulfillment of the mandate described in the resolution and, “taking fully into account the study requested in General Assembly resolution 58/187, as well as the discussions in the Assembly and the views of States thereon, to submit a report, through the High Commissioner, to the Commission at its sixty-first session on ways and means of strengthening the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms …

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Equitable And Reasonable Use Of Water In The Euphrates-Tigris River Basin, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson Jan 2005

Equitable And Reasonable Use Of Water In The Euphrates-Tigris River Basin, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson

Prof. Elizabeth Burleson

The geopolitics of the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin are marked by a scarcity of both water and trust. Management of transboundary water resources has become one of the most significant challenges to the international community. Limited territorial sovereignty is emerging as a customary rule of international law and is supported by the Convention on the Law of Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses, the Gabcikovo-Nagymaro case, a growing number of regional water treaties, and the majority of the most highly qualified scholars. The International Court of Justice has condemned unilateral action. Joint water management commissions and authorities enhance adaptable co-riparian cooperation. By …

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The United Nations Compensation Commission For Claims Arising Out Of The 1991 Gulf War: The ‘Arising Prior To’ Decision, David D. Caron Jan 2005

The United Nations Compensation Commission For Claims Arising Out Of The 1991 Gulf War: The ‘Arising Prior To’ Decision, David D. Caron

David D. Caron

This article concerns the United Nations Compensation Commission, what came to be known as the “arising prior to” clause of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 and the decision taken as to what that clause meant. In terms of effect on the docket of the Commission, probably no other decision had equal significance. It also is particularly noteworthy for its articulation of the proper method for interpretation of a Security Council resolution. Before examining the Panel’s decision and its application by the Commission, the article describes the establishment and working method of the Commission so that the reader may appreciate …

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Hybrid Criminal Tribunals And The Concept Of Ownership: Who Owns The Process? , Phillip Rapoza Jan 2005