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The 1996 Hague Convention On The Protection Of Minors: What Changes Would Have To Be Made In United States Law In Order To Ratify The Convention, Robert Spector Dec 2007

The 1996 Hague Convention On The Protection Of Minors: What Changes Would Have To Be Made In United States Law In Order To Ratify The Convention, Robert Spector

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


The Economic State Of International Financial Services And Its Socio-Economic Impact, William Byrnes Apr 2007

The Economic State Of International Financial Services And Its Socio-Economic Impact, William Byrnes

William H. Byrnes

No abstract provided.


Harmony And Diversity In Private International Law, Robert Spector Mar 2007

Harmony And Diversity In Private International Law, Robert Spector

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


Is The Hierarchical Structure Of Articles 31 And 32 Of The Vienna Convention Real Or Not? Interpreting The Rules Of Interpretation, Ulf Linderfalk Dec 2006

Is The Hierarchical Structure Of Articles 31 And 32 Of The Vienna Convention Real Or Not? Interpreting The Rules Of Interpretation, Ulf Linderfalk

Ulf Linderfalk

In the practice of modern international law, if a certain understanding is advanced as the correct interpretation of a treaty provision, the proposition is assessed using the rules of interpretation laid down in the 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, Articles 31–33. This article is concerned with the relationship held in such an interpretation process between the preparatory work of a treaty – described as a supplementary means of interpretation in Article 32 – and the three primary means of interpretation that can be used by an interpreter citing Article 31. Judged by the wordings of Articles 31 …


Biological Resources, Rosemary Rayfuse Dec 2006

Biological Resources, Rosemary Rayfuse

Rosemary Rayfuse

No abstract provided.


Melting Moments: The Future Of Polar Oceans Governance In A Warming World, Rosemary Rayfuse Dec 2006

Melting Moments: The Future Of Polar Oceans Governance In A Warming World, Rosemary Rayfuse

Rosemary Rayfuse

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Jus Cogens Norms: Whoever Opened The Pandora’S Box, Did You Think About The Consequences?, Ulf Linderfalk Dec 2006

The Effect Of Jus Cogens Norms: Whoever Opened The Pandora’S Box, Did You Think About The Consequences?, Ulf Linderfalk

Ulf Linderfalk

This article forms a contribution to the ongoing scholarly debate on the possible effect of jus cogens norms. For the purpose of the article, it is assumed that peremptory norms certainly exist in positive international law. According to the argument, even if we limit the effects of jus cogens norms to those described in the 1969 Vienna Convention, the jus cogens concept takes us farther than most commentators seem to realize. This is due partly to the power potential invested in the jus cogens concept, partly to the intricate structure typical of legal norms. In fact, as argued in this …


Tax And Terrorism: A New Partnership?, Michelle Gallant Dec 2006

Tax And Terrorism: A New Partnership?, Michelle Gallant

Michelle Gallant

The global chase for terrorist assets has shed light on a link between tax and terrorism. Tax havens have been associated with terrorist finance, identified as potential centres for filtrating terrorist assets and for enabling the cross-border movement of the resources destined for terrorist enterprises. Complex multi-jurisdictional financial transactions have become the venues for the merger of terrorist finance with other mobile capital, its criminally ordained purpose hidden midst the convolutions of international tax and related transactions.

To many the mechanics of tax is an inaccessible subject. It consists of a complex matrix of laws best left to the professional …


Contempt, Counsel And The Right To An Effective Defence: Commentary, Rosemary Rayfuse Dec 2006

Contempt, Counsel And The Right To An Effective Defence: Commentary, Rosemary Rayfuse

Rosemary Rayfuse

No abstract provided.