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Torture As A Problem In Ordinary Legal Interpretation, Alan Hyde
Torture As A Problem In Ordinary Legal Interpretation, Alan Hyde
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
American legal discourse on torture takes for granted some, usually all, of the following propositions, that make discussion of torture more difficult than it should be. Torture is assumed to present unusually difficult problems of definition, full of vague concepts, fine lines, gray areas, murky moral dilemmas, "dirty hands." This vagueness is thought to be even more of a problem for the attendant concept of "cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment." The legal sources of either prohibition are assumed to be dubious under American law. Prohibiting torture is, perhaps for these reasons, thought to require moral justification not necessarily required of …
Review Essay: The Limits Of Their World, Robert C. Hockett
Review Essay: The Limits Of Their World, Robert C. Hockett
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
I take a recent monograph on international law, Jack Goldsmith & Eric Posner's "Limits of International Law," as case study in a more general inquiry into the limitations of rational choice and game theoretic accounts of international law. I argue that international law is irreducibly normative in character, and that the task before us is to ensure that it gives expression to the right norms, not to pretend that it gives expression to no norms at all.
What's Your Sign? -- International Norms, Signals, And Compliance, Charles K. Whitehead
What's Your Sign? -- International Norms, Signals, And Compliance, Charles K. Whitehead
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
This Article proposes a new approach to analyzing state compliance with international obligations, positing that increased interaction among the world's regulators has reinforced norms within cross-border regulatory networks, influencing the actions of senior regulators who are network members and, in turn, affecting levels of state compliance.
Network norms help define what state actions constitute signals and the meanings of those signals. Certain actions, such as implementing a substantive network standard, may be considered a concrete expression of an abstract network norm. States that fail to implement that standard risk failing to send the right signal, potentially incurring significant network sanctions. …
Integrating Transnational Perspectives Into Civil Procedure: What Not To Teach, Kevin M. Clermont
Integrating Transnational Perspectives Into Civil Procedure: What Not To Teach, Kevin M. Clermont
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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The Paradox Of Excluding Wto Direct And Indirect Effect In U.S. Law, John J. Barceló Iii
The Paradox Of Excluding Wto Direct And Indirect Effect In U.S. Law, John J. Barceló Iii
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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