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Contemporary Uses Of Force Against Terrorism: The United States Response To Achille Lauro-Questions Of Jurisdiction And Its Exercise, Jeffrey A. Mccredie Jan 2015

Contemporary Uses Of Force Against Terrorism: The United States Response To Achille Lauro-Questions Of Jurisdiction And Its Exercise, Jeffrey A. Mccredie

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Parochialism, Cosmopolitanism, And The Foundations Of International Law, Mortimer N.S. Sellers Jan 2012

Parochialism, Cosmopolitanism, And The Foundations Of International Law, Mortimer N.S. Sellers

Books

Summary: "This book determines the boundary between parochial and cosmopolitan justice. To what extent should law recognize or support the political, historical, cultural, and economic differences among nations? Ten lawyers and philosophers from five continents consider whether certain states or persons deserve special treatment or exemptions or heightened duties under international law. Parochialism and cosmopolitanism are the two faces of international law, which recognizes our common humanity by protecting us in our differences"-- Provided by publisher.


The Future Of U.S. Ocean Policy, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith Dec 1994

The Future Of U.S. Ocean Policy, J. Ashley Roach, Robert W. Smith

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


United States Interests In A Convention On The Law Of The Sea: The Case For Continued Efforts, Jonathan I. Charney Jan 1978

United States Interests In A Convention On The Law Of The Sea: The Case For Continued Efforts, Jonathan I. Charney

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Over 150 nations have been engaged in the negotiation of a multilateral Convention on the Law of the Sea at the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea for more than five years. The negotiations have included virtually every possible issue involving relations between nations with respect to the oceans, such as fishing, national jurisdiction, navigation, environment, scientific research, seabed exploitation, and transfer of technology.' The current product of that negotiation is the Informal Composite Negotiating Text (ICNT), a 198-page document containing 303 treaty articles plus seven annexes. Although the participating nations agree on much of the …


The Sabbatino Case: The Supreme Court Of The United States Rejects A Proposed New Theory Of Sovereign Relations And Restores The Act Of State Doctrine, William Harvey Reeves Jan 1964

The Sabbatino Case: The Supreme Court Of The United States Rejects A Proposed New Theory Of Sovereign Relations And Restores The Act Of State Doctrine, William Harvey Reeves

Fordham Law Review

A survey of the background and principles involved in the Sabbatino case as that case came for review before the Supreme Court of the United States