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The Study Of Chinese Law In The United States: Reflections On The Past And Concerns About The Future, Stanley Lubman
The Study Of Chinese Law In The United States: Reflections On The Past And Concerns About The Future, Stanley Lubman
Stanley Lubman
I first survey the development and current state of the field by reviewing American scholarship on some major areas of Chinese law from those early days up to the present. Then, against this background, I comment on the current scene and address the challenges that Chinese law continues to present to Western attempts at understanding China.
The Third World, International Law, And The "Post-9/11 Era": An Introduction, Obiora Chinedu Okafor
The Third World, International Law, And The "Post-9/11 Era": An Introduction, Obiora Chinedu Okafor
Obiora Chinedu Okafor
No abstract provided.
Poverty, Agency And Resistance In The Future Of International Law: An African Perspective, Obiora Chinedu Okafor
Poverty, Agency And Resistance In The Future Of International Law: An African Perspective, Obiora Chinedu Okafor
Obiora Chinedu Okafor
This article enquires into the likely posture of future international law with respect to African peoples. It does so by focusing on three of the most important issues that have defined, and are likely to continue to define, international law’s engagement with Africans. These are: the grinding poverty in which most Africans live, the question of agency in their historical search for dignity, and the extent to which these African peoples can effectively resist externally imposed frameworks and measures that have negative effects on their social, economic and political experience. International law’s future posture in these respects is considered through …
Newness, Imperialism, And International Legal Reform In Our Time: A Twail Perspective, Obiora Chinedu Okafor
Newness, Imperialism, And International Legal Reform In Our Time: A Twail Perspective, Obiora Chinedu Okafor
Obiora Chinedu Okafor
No abstract provided.
The Bearded Bandit, The Outlaw Cop, And The Naked Emperor: Towards A North-South (De)Construction Of The Texts And Contexts Of International Law's (Dis)Engagement With Terrorism, Ikechi Mgbeoji
Ikechi Mgbeoji
For over one hundred years, the definition of the term "terrorism" has been subjected to political propaganda. In addition, dubious self-righteous indignation or outrage, often expressed by various states or prominent politicians at the occurrence of acts of terror have often masked the participation of those same states in international terrorism. In this endless cycle of finger pointing, accusations, denials, and counter-accusations, the problematic of what constitutes terror in legal parlance has degenerated into an exercise in name-calling. This sad spectacle frustrates objective and sincere attempts at fashioning out legal and policy framework to deal with the scourge of terrorism. …
The Van Ert Methodology Of Domestic Reception, Jamie Cameron
The Van Ert Methodology Of Domestic Reception, Jamie Cameron
Jamie Cameron
A review of Gibran van Ert's book: Using International Law in Canadian Courts. This review approaches the author's methodology of domestic reception from a constitutionalist's perspective.
The Changing Character Of Sovereignty In International Law And International Relations, Winston P. Nagan, Craig Hammer
The Changing Character Of Sovereignty In International Law And International Relations, Winston P. Nagan, Craig Hammer
Winston P Nagan
This Article makes observations on the concept of sovereignty; we suggest that the concept be studied using the contextual mapping method articulated by the New Haven School of jurisprudence. We observe tension in applying the concept to developing and developed states, and explore the possibility that sovereignty can be abused. We propose state typologies to explore the concept further and to scrutinize the accommodations of authority and control.
Communications Theory And World Public Order: The Anthropomorphic, Jurisprudential Foundations Of International Human Rights, Winston P. Nagan, Craig Hammer
Communications Theory And World Public Order: The Anthropomorphic, Jurisprudential Foundations Of International Human Rights, Winston P. Nagan, Craig Hammer
Winston P Nagan
This Article seeks to integrate different strains of knowledge and enlightenment from contradictory and often contentious jurisprudential perspectives. Our approach is to use elements of modern jurisprudence as tools and markers for a more adequate description and intellectual justification of the foundations of modern human rights law. This focus integrates existing literature that surveys law-making outside the context of the State, including the law of non-State groups, such as Jewish Law and Gypsy Law. It also examines the relevance of communications theory to law generated (in a functional sense) by individual interaction on a face-to-face basis (which Professor Harold Lasswell …
The Emerging Restrictions On Sovereign Immunity: Peremptory Norms Of International Law, The U.N. Charter, And The Application Of Modern Communications Theory, Winston Nagan, Joshua Root
The Emerging Restrictions On Sovereign Immunity: Peremptory Norms Of International Law, The U.N. Charter, And The Application Of Modern Communications Theory, Winston Nagan, Joshua Root
Winston P Nagan
The article provides a fresh re-examination of the conceptual foundations of the sovereign immunity doctrine in the light of the changing character of sovereignty itself. This is done in the context of the changing expectations in international law generated by the UN Charter, and the development of human rights and humanitarian law. The article applies the innovative communications theories generated by the New Haven School to provide a more realistic and relevant approach to the issue of international law-making in this area. The article provides an overview of the emergence of changed expectations relating to the restrictions on the scope …
The International Law Of Torture: From Universal Proscription To Effective Application And Enforcement, Winston P. Nagan, Lucie Atkins
The International Law Of Torture: From Universal Proscription To Effective Application And Enforcement, Winston P. Nagan, Lucie Atkins
Winston P Nagan
This Article presents a comprehensive review of world torture and the efforts to eradicate it through both official and unofficial strategies of intervention, with special emphasis on the legal strategies. This Article recognizes the complexity of these strategies as they form a vast number of initiatives emerging from various elements of the international community. Part II of the Article touches on matters of definition and legal history. This enables the examination of the inherent characteristics of torture as they impact issues of governance, social control, and principles of basic respect and human dignity. Part III examines the efforts to universally …
Globalism From An African Perspective: The Training Of Lawyers For A New And Challenging Reality, Winston P. Nagan, Marcio Santos
Globalism From An African Perspective: The Training Of Lawyers For A New And Challenging Reality, Winston P. Nagan, Marcio Santos
Winston P Nagan
This paper deals with the definition and implications of globalism generally and for African interests in particular. Its focus is on globalism as a cluster of social, economic, and political forces contesting for the controlling paradigm of international relations and international law. The article underscores the general issue of globalism's impact on the well-being of the international community. It also considers the impact of globalism on the U.N. Charter, and, in particular, the role of the United Nations in international economic order. The connections between globalism and society are considered as part of the changing character of war and political …
Vii. Legal Education In The Americas, A. An Introduction (Proceedings Of The Third Annual Legal & Policy Issues In The Americas Conference), Jon L. Mills
Jon L. Mills
Proceedings of the Third Annual Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas Conference (2002)
I. Opening Remarks (Proceedings Of The Third Annual Legal & Policy Issues In The Americas Conference), Jon L. Mills
I. Opening Remarks (Proceedings Of The Third Annual Legal & Policy Issues In The Americas Conference), Jon L. Mills
Jon L. Mills
Proceedings of the Third Annual Legal & Policy Issues in the Americas Conference (2002)
The Conflict Of Laws In Armed Conflicts And Wars, John C. Dehn
The Conflict Of Laws In Armed Conflicts And Wars, John C. Dehn
John C. Dehn
After over thirteen years of continuous armed conflict, neither courts nor scholars are closer to a common understanding of whether, or how, international and U.S. law interact to regulate acts of belligerency by the United States. This Article articulates the first normative theory regarding the relationship of customary international law to U.S. domestic law that fully harmonizes Supreme Court precedent. It then applies this theory to customary international laws of war to better articulate the legal framework regulating the armed conflicts of the United States. It demonstrates that the relationship of customary international law to U.S. law differs in cases …
Passports And Nationality In International Law, Adam I. Muchmore
Passports And Nationality In International Law, Adam I. Muchmore
Adam I. Muchmore
Shifts in state control over territory can have substantial consequences for the nationality of individuals. This Article explores situations where an individual finds that the state which issued him a passport no longer recognizes his nationality. The law of binding state action, a set of broadly-accepted rules regulating state representations to other states, may provide more protection for passport-holders than the “soft” norms of human rights law.
The International Legal System: Cases And Materials. 6th Edition,, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Richard Scott, Naomi Roht-Arriaza
The International Legal System: Cases And Materials. 6th Edition,, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Richard Scott, Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Naomi Roht-Arriaza
No abstract provided.
Combating Impunity: Some Thoughts On The Way Forward, Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Combating Impunity: Some Thoughts On The Way Forward, Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Naomi Roht-Arriaza
Some of the tasks needed to be done by legal scholars and advocates to combat impunity in cases of massive violations of human rights are discussed. Pathways for implementation of these ideas are many and overlapping.
Using Occam’S Razor To Solve International Attorney-Client Privilege Choice Of Law Issues: An Old Solution To A New Problem, Nathan M. Crystal, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal
Using Occam’S Razor To Solve International Attorney-Client Privilege Choice Of Law Issues: An Old Solution To A New Problem, Nathan M. Crystal, Francesca Giannoni-Crystal
Nathan M. Crystal
The practice of law is increasingly becoming “delocalized.” Globalization and the use of technology are two important factors in this fundamental change in practice. Delocalization is affecting almost all areas of practice, including issues involving attorney-client privilege (ACP). To some extent the choice-of-law rules governing ACP are also – like other fields of the law - being “delocalized,” but in our view only partially. This paper discusses six approaches to choice of law issues governing ACP that are being used by the courts. Aside from the traditional lex loci approach (which simply applies the law of the forum to the …
Why International Law Favors Emigration Over Immigration, Thomas Kleven
Why International Law Favors Emigration Over Immigration, Thomas Kleven
Thomas Kleven
No abstract provided.
Spandau Revisited: The Question Of Detention For International War Crimes, Mary Margaret Penrose
Spandau Revisited: The Question Of Detention For International War Crimes, Mary Margaret Penrose
Meg Penrose
Drazen Erdemovic. The name may be unfamiliar to many outside the former Yugoslavia. The name will surely be unknown by most people outside the international community and those committed to the universal protection of human rights through criminal prosecution. Drazen Erdemovic is a confessed killer. Drazen Erdemovic has confessed to killing somewhere between seventy and one hundred unarmed Muslims in a mass execution as a member of the Bosnian Serb army in July 1995. In this regard, he is the first convicted defendant to stem from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) established by the United Nations …
Is The Alien Tort Statute Sacrosanct--Retaining Forum Non Conveniens In Human Rights Litigation, Aric K. Short
Is The Alien Tort Statute Sacrosanct--Retaining Forum Non Conveniens In Human Rights Litigation, Aric K. Short
Aric Short
I argue in this article that no reasonable basis exists to justify federal courts refusing to consider forum non conveniens arguments in cases brought under the Alient Tort Statute; in fact, good reasons exist to retain the doctrine in its undiluted form. The purpose and design of forum non conveniens make it sufficiently flexible to be invoked in even the most compelling human rights cases brought in the United States. If applied properly, the doctrine will identify ATS cases that cannot and should not be dismissed to foreign fora; however, if forum non conveniens operates as it should, it also …
Legal Education In The Era Of Globalisation: What Makes For Market Failure?, Darren O'Donovan
Legal Education In The Era Of Globalisation: What Makes For Market Failure?, Darren O'Donovan
Darren O'Donovan
Extract: Higher education is increasingly viewed, particularly in the United States, as a market approaching systemic failure. Legal education has been singled out as a subset of this overall trend, emblematic of a growing disconnect between investment and outcome. Internationalisation adds another layer of complexity and volatility to designing effective interventions that connect students with globalised opportunity. Crucially however, it also provides a chance for a rigorous re-evaluation of the purposes and modalities of legal education, and a greater reflection on sustainable growth rather than the reinforcing of bubble logic. In this chapter, I want to use the concept of …
Application Of International Water Law To Transboundary Groundwater Resources, And The Slovak-Hungarian Dispute Over Gabcikovo-Nagymaros, Gabriel Eckstein
Application Of International Water Law To Transboundary Groundwater Resources, And The Slovak-Hungarian Dispute Over Gabcikovo-Nagymaros, Gabriel Eckstein
Gabriel Eckstein
The growth in global population and economic development has resulted in tremendous pressures on existing sources of fresh water. Human water use over the past three centuries increased by a factor of thirty-five and is growing by four to eight percent annually. Coupled with recurring international disputes over water resources, poor water management, and the realization that water is an indispensable but finite resource, these trends have propelled the use and management of transboundary groundwater resources to the forefront of legal debate.
Until recently, matters relating to groundwater resources were relatively ignored in the context of international law applicable to …
A Hydrogeological Approach To Transboundary Ground Water Resources And International Law, Gabriel Eckstein, Yoram Eckstein
A Hydrogeological Approach To Transboundary Ground Water Resources And International Law, Gabriel Eckstein, Yoram Eckstein
Gabriel Eckstein
Ground water resources have long been the neglected stepchild of water law. While agreements focusing on transboundary rivers and lakes have been relatively common, there is a paucity of treaties and international norms squarely addressing shared ground water resources. As a result, the rules governing the use, management, and conservation of transboundary ground waters is unclear at best.
This dearth is, in large part, the result of a deficit of scientific understanding among legislators, policymakers, and the judiciary. This is evidenced in many international and domestic laws and policies that have little or no scientific underpinning. Accordingly, there is a …
Bringing Fear To The Perpetrators – Humanitarian Cyber Operations As Evidence Gathering And Deterrence, Jan Kallberg
Bringing Fear To The Perpetrators – Humanitarian Cyber Operations As Evidence Gathering And Deterrence, Jan Kallberg
Jan Kallberg
Humanitarian cyber operations would allow democratic states to utilise cyber operations as a humanitarian intervention to capture information and create a foundation for decision making for collective international action supported by humanitarian international law. This follows the legal doctrine of responsibility to protect, which relies first on the nation state itself but when the state fails to protect its citizens, then the international community can act ignoring the repressive or failed states national sovereignty. Another support for humanitarian cyber operations is the ability to capture evidence to support future prosecution for crimes against humanity. The weakest link in the chain …
Challenges Facing State Constitutions In The Twenty-First Century, Ann Lousin
Challenges Facing State Constitutions In The Twenty-First Century, Ann Lousin
Ann M. Lousin
No abstract provided.
International Law And The Use Of Force: Cases And Materials, Mary Ellen O'Connell
International Law And The Use Of Force: Cases And Materials, Mary Ellen O'Connell
Mary Ellen O'Connell
This casebook may get more attention today than ever before in its history. From the Russian invasion of Georgia to the on-going detentions at Guantanamo Bay, the use of suicide bombs, to the workings of the United Nations Security Council in a crisis like Darfur, some of the most pressing legal issues of the day are found in this branch of international law. The book: Brings together cases and materials on both the law governing the resort to armed force (jus ad bellum) and the law governing the conduct of force (jus in bello) Provides a dynamic introduction for students, …
The International Legal System: Documentary Supplement, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Jonathan Charney, Donald Anton
The International Legal System: Documentary Supplement, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Jonathan Charney, Donald Anton
Mary Ellen O'Connell
Documentary Supplement to the International Legal System contains most of the multilateral conventions and United Nations declarations, resolutions, etc. that comprise the modern body of "international legislation" in the general fields of public international law, including international criminal law, and international organizations. The collection could be used as an adjunct to any course or seminar in those fields even if not used in conjunction with the basic casebook.
Politics, Values And Functions: International Law In The 21st Century: Essays In Honor Of Professor Louis Henkin, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Jonathan Charney, Donald Anton
Politics, Values And Functions: International Law In The 21st Century: Essays In Honor Of Professor Louis Henkin, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Jonathan Charney, Donald Anton
Mary Ellen O'Connell
The editors and contributors have formed this collection to honour Louis Henkin in his 80th year. He has contributed greatly to the fields of international and constitutional law, to teaching and scholarship, to the international community and to each of the contributors and editors personally. The work sets out to highlight the impact of Henkin's contribution to international and constitutional scholarship.
Translation, Power Hierarchy, And The Globalization Of The Concept “Human Rights”: Potential Contributions From Confucianism Missed By The Udhr, Sinkwan Cheng
Sinkwan Cheng
This essay strikes new paths for investigating the politics of translation and the (non-) universality of the concept of “human rights” by engaging them in a critical dialogue. Part I of my essay argues that a truly universal concept would have available linguistic equivalents in all languages. On this basis, I develop translation into a tool for disproving the claim that the concept human rights is universal. An inaccurate claim to universality could be made to look valid, however, if one culture dominates over others, and manages to impose its own concepts and exclude competitors. Part II explores how human …