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The International Criminal Court And The Future Of Legal Accountability, William W. Burke-White Jan 2003

The International Criminal Court And The Future Of Legal Accountability, William W. Burke-White

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

With unexpected speed, the International Criminal Court has become a reality.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of Comparative Law Jan 2003

Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Unquestionably, there is growing interest in the subject of international law at several educational levels and among a broad constituency of students.


The International Criminal Court, National Security, And Compliance With International Law, James C. Kraska Jan 2003

The International Criminal Court, National Security, And Compliance With International Law, James C. Kraska

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Thank you, Mark, for your kind introduction. The question before the panel today is whether the United States, actions regarding national security over the last year or so are in harmony with international law, or, in the alternative, are the United States, policies on a collision course with international law.


Building A Common Frontier Or Deconstructing National Identity?: An Analysis Of The Effort To Centralize Control Of Third Country Immigration In The European Union, Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts Jan 2003

Building A Common Frontier Or Deconstructing National Identity?: An Analysis Of The Effort To Centralize Control Of Third Country Immigration In The European Union, Catherine E. Halliday-Roberts

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Faraway from the frightening attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a wall next to a mosque in Northern England reads, "Avenge USA - kill a Muslim now."


A Change For The Better: An Inside Look To The Judicial Reform Of The Dominican Republic, Ingrid Suarez Jan 2003

A Change For The Better: An Inside Look To The Judicial Reform Of The Dominican Republic, Ingrid Suarez

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A president above the law. A Legislature that would pass any law, without regard for the impact on its citizens.


Fusion De General Electric/Honeywell: Decision Antimonopolio De La Comision Europea Golpea Una Nota Agria, Ricky D. Rivers Jan 2003

Fusion De General Electric/Honeywell: Decision Antimonopolio De La Comision Europea Golpea Una Nota Agria, Ricky D. Rivers

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Aunque la regulaci6n antimonopolio sea justificada sobre las razones neutras de eficacia econ6mica y la protecci6n al consumidor, parece que desde la perspectiva intemacional que las naciones en cambio pueden tomar decisiones acerca del uso de sus leyes antimonopolio basadas en lo que es bueno para la naci6n, al costo de la comunidad global.


The Impact Of September 11 On Terrorism Insurance: Comparing Senate Bill 2600, House Of Representatives Bill 3210, And The United Kingdom's Pool Re., Andrew S. Neuwelt Jan 2003

The Impact Of September 11 On Terrorism Insurance: Comparing Senate Bill 2600, House Of Representatives Bill 3210, And The United Kingdom's Pool Re., Andrew S. Neuwelt

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

"If insurance is a small world that reflects the purposes of the larger world outside it,"' then the events of September 11 have dealt a devastating blow to both worlds.


El Costo Oculto Del Comercio Libre: El Impacto De La Organizacion Mundial De Comercio Y Los E.E.U.U. Sobre Las Obligaciones A La Soberania Del Derecho Ambiental De Los E.E.U.U, Jorge Cavros Jan 2003

El Costo Oculto Del Comercio Libre: El Impacto De La Organizacion Mundial De Comercio Y Los E.E.U.U. Sobre Las Obligaciones A La Soberania Del Derecho Ambiental De Los E.E.U.U, Jorge Cavros

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

EstA bien establecido que el comercio internacional es la parte integral de una econornia creciente interdependiente mundial.


Isla Panel Oct. 18, 2003, At Loyola University New Orleans-Panel On History Of International Tribunals Prior To Nuremberg: Selective History Of International Tribunals And Efforts Prior To Nuremberg, Jordan J. Paust Jan 2003

Isla Panel Oct. 18, 2003, At Loyola University New Orleans-Panel On History Of International Tribunals Prior To Nuremberg: Selective History Of International Tribunals And Efforts Prior To Nuremberg, Jordan J. Paust

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The history of attempts to create international criminal tribunals for prose- cution of international crimes includes attention to the responsibility of heads of state, other public officials, and private persons for violations of treaties and customary international law and, thus, nonimmunity of heads of state and other governmental actors.


International Law Association Panel Discussion On "The Holocaust As Catalyst For International Justice", Abraham B. Krieger Jan 2003

International Law Association Panel Discussion On "The Holocaust As Catalyst For International Justice", Abraham B. Krieger

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I first wish to thank Prof. Nunes, Director of the Institute on the Holocaust and the Law and Moderator of this panel, for the opportunity to serve on this distinguished panel.


Taxonomies Of International Peacekeeping: An Alternative Narrative, Ralph Wilde Jan 2003

Taxonomies Of International Peacekeeping: An Alternative Narrative, Ralph Wilde

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The taxonomies of "peacekeeping" utilized within academic and policy discourse provide a framework for comparison across (usually United Nations -conducted) peace operations.


Teaching International Law To Undergraduates And Other Non-Legal Audiences: Practical Suggestions For Pedagogical Approaches, Howard S. Schiffman Jan 2003

Teaching International Law To Undergraduates And Other Non-Legal Audiences: Practical Suggestions For Pedagogical Approaches, Howard S. Schiffman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Unquestionably, there is growing interest in the subject of international law at several educational levels and among a broad constituency of students. This is due to a variety of factors.


Dissecting The Lawfulness Of United States Foreign Policy: Classroom Debates As Pedagogical Devices, Christopher C. Joyner Jan 2003

Dissecting The Lawfulness Of United States Foreign Policy: Classroom Debates As Pedagogical Devices, Christopher C. Joyner

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Simulations can be used as educational exercises that enable students in the classroom to appreciate better the difficulties and nuances of legal issues affecting international relations.


A Semiotic Approach To A Legal Definition Of Terrorism, Susan Tiefenbrun Jan 2003

A Semiotic Approach To A Legal Definition Of Terrorism, Susan Tiefenbrun

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

It is hard to believe that a word like "terrorism," which is used so frequently these days in different contexts and in casual, colloquial, political, and legal discourses, does not have a universally-accepted definition.'


A New Liberal Trade Policy Foundation, Hal S. Shapiro Jan 2003

A New Liberal Trade Policy Foundation, Hal S. Shapiro

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

With the enactment of Trade Promotion Authority legislation in August of 2002' and a lackluster performance by Democrats in the November elections that followed, 2 a profound question looms over the left wing of the American body politic, a question that has attracted all too little attention to date: Has the time come for a new liberal approach to international trade and globalization?


How Can We Really Protect National Security?, Curtis F. Doebbler Jan 2003

How Can We Really Protect National Security?, Curtis F. Doebbler

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

National Security has been defined in a variety of ways. According to some scientists, the prevention of AIDS is a matter of national security.


Agencies For Purposes Of Section 911 Of The Internal Revenue Code: The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Survives 2003 Controversial Proposal To Repeal, Jorge L. Riera Jan 2003

Agencies For Purposes Of Section 911 Of The Internal Revenue Code: The Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Survives 2003 Controversial Proposal To Repeal, Jorge L. Riera

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The United States, for over three-quarters of a century, has maintained a foreign trade policy concerning American citizens working abroad that provides for the foreign earned income exclusion.


King Arthur In A Yankee Court: The United States Supreme Court's Use Of European Law In Lawrence V. Texas, J. Andrew Atkinson Jan 2003

King Arthur In A Yankee Court: The United States Supreme Court's Use Of European Law In Lawrence V. Texas, J. Andrew Atkinson

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In July 2003, the United States Supreme Court ruled in a six to three decision' that a state statute proscribing "deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex ' 2 violated the United States Constitution.


A Model War Crimes Court: Sierra Leone, Nancy Kaymar Stafford Jan 2003

A Model War Crimes Court: Sierra Leone, Nancy Kaymar Stafford

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Is it possible that the perpetrators of an atrocity so heinous it was code- named "Spare No Living Thing" could not be brought to justice? The Govern- ment of Sierra Leone said no!


2003 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition International Court Of Justice, Moirah Sanchez, Carlos Hurtado, Anneliese Fleckenstein, Jose Gregorio Rojas Jan 2003

2003 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition International Court Of Justice, Moirah Sanchez, Carlos Hurtado, Anneliese Fleckenstein, Jose Gregorio Rojas

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This dispute arises from the Dysfuntian civil war between Restonian and Cascadian militias, resulting in the creation of Reston (Respondent)-a developing State-and Cascadia (not party to the case).


The Legality Of The United States War On Terror: Is Article 51 A Legitimate Vehicle For The War In Afghanistan Or Just A Blanket To Cover-Up International War Crimes?, Matthew Scott King Jan 2003

The Legality Of The United States War On Terror: Is Article 51 A Legitimate Vehicle For The War In Afghanistan Or Just A Blanket To Cover-Up International War Crimes?, Matthew Scott King

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

On September 11, 2001, a network of terrorists hijacked four commercial airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon, killing and injuring thousands of Americans, as the world watched in shock and disbelief.


The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act And The Human Rights Violations, Elizabeth Defeis Jan 2002

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act And The Human Rights Violations, Elizabeth Defeis

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) was enacted in 1976 and provides the sole basis for obtaining jurisdiction over a foreign state in the federal courts.'


Panel On Peacekeeping: Legal And Political Issues, Roy S. Lee Jan 2002

Panel On Peacekeeping: Legal And Political Issues, Roy S. Lee

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Lee: Welcome to this panel, dealing with one of the most important activities of the United Nations, peacekeeping operations.


Stretching The Limits Of International Law: The Challenge Of Terrorism, Asli Bali Jan 2002

Stretching The Limits Of International Law: The Challenge Of Terrorism, Asli Bali

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

When this panel was originally conceived, we could not have anticipated the extent to which the limits of international law would have to be stretched by events in the city where our conference would be held.


The International Commercial Arbitration Model And Public International Law Disputes, Richard W. Hulbert Jan 2002

The International Commercial Arbitration Model And Public International Law Disputes, Richard W. Hulbert

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As someone who has been close to the ICC for more than fifteen years, my position on this afternoon's topic must seem preordained, except to those cynical enough to believe that familiarity breeds contempt rather than. more familiarity.


Mirando A Traves De Un Cristal Oscuramente: Aplicando Los Lentes Del Cubism Social Al Conflicto De Policia-Minoria En America, K. Michelle Scott Jan 2002

Mirando A Traves De Un Cristal Oscuramente: Aplicando Los Lentes Del Cubism Social Al Conflicto De Policia-Minoria En America, K. Michelle Scott

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

En los tiltimos afios, ha habido una corriente continua de preocupaci6n e inter6s creciente en las naciones del mundo sobre el empleo por parte de las autoridades de fuerza excesiva y brutal, a veces mortal donde las circumstancias no garantizan tales acciones.


Can Congressional Foreign Affairs Power Justify A Juvenile Death Penalty Prohibition In The United States?, Serri Miller Jan 2002

Can Congressional Foreign Affairs Power Justify A Juvenile Death Penalty Prohibition In The United States?, Serri Miller

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In the United States federalist model, constituent states haven't much opportunity to irritate foreign nations.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2002

Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

With the collapse of Communism and the Cold War geopolitical order, three interrelated tendencies surfaced; the growing disempowerment of ideologies based on modem rationality,' the formation of a new transnational order with an integrated financial system, standards of production and consumption; and, the relative decline of the centralized nation state, and modem territorial sovereignty


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of Comparative Law Jan 2002

Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Isla Journal Of Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The identification of the consumer as a discrete party, entitled to specific legal rights, is a product of the latter half of the twentieth century.


Alternatives For Non-U.S. Attorneys In The United States, Farzad Damania Jan 2002

Alternatives For Non-U.S. Attorneys In The United States, Farzad Damania

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

With globalization there has been a visible growth in the international trade of legal services.