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Accountability And International Actors In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Kosovo And East Timor, Ralph Wilde Jan 2001

Accountability And International Actors In Bosnia And Herzegovina, Kosovo And East Timor, Ralph Wilde

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Current international involvement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and East Timor has two elements.


Una Conversacion Con La Doctora Hanan Ashrawi, Hanan Ashrawi Jan 2001

Una Conversacion Con La Doctora Hanan Ashrawi, Hanan Ashrawi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Introducci6n: La Doctora Ashrawi era la portavoz oficial de la Delegaci6n Palestina en el proceso de paz en Madrid (tambidn conocido como la conferencia de Madrid), y va a hablar sobre esos temas y cualquier otro tema que ustedes quieran hablar.


Impact Of Livestock Animal Disease Outbreaks On International Trade: A Study Focusing On The Current Foot-And-Mouth Disease And Mad Cow Disease Crises, Carolyn A. Schwarz Jan 2001

Impact Of Livestock Animal Disease Outbreaks On International Trade: A Study Focusing On The Current Foot-And-Mouth Disease And Mad Cow Disease Crises, Carolyn A. Schwarz

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Ten years elapsed from the time the first case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as "mad cow disease,"' was discovered in Great Britain, until researchers confirmed that BSE was responsible for many human deaths


Economy Class Syndrome: A First Class Liability, Bill Cotterall Jan 2001

Economy Class Syndrome: A First Class Liability, Bill Cotterall

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Economy Class Syndrome is a condition coined from the cramped seating conditions passengers often experience while riding in coach or economy class on commercial air carriers.'


The Helms-Burton Act: The Final Piece To Bring Down The Tyrant's Regime, Franchesco Soto Jan 2001

The Helms-Burton Act: The Final Piece To Bring Down The Tyrant's Regime, Franchesco Soto

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower began what has become one of the longest standing economic embargoes this country has ever had against another country


Deprivation, Despoilation And Destitution: Whither Environment And Human Rights In Nigeria's Niger Delta?, Ibibia Lucky Worika Jan 2001

Deprivation, Despoilation And Destitution: Whither Environment And Human Rights In Nigeria's Niger Delta?, Ibibia Lucky Worika

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Upon the inception of the new civilian administration on May 29' 2000, after almost twenty years of military rule, President Olusegun Obasanjo set up, inter alia, an eight-member Human Rights violation Investigation Commission.


Lo Que Se Necesita Para Proteger Los Derechos Humanos Internacionales En El Siglo Veintiuno, Oscar Arias Jan 2001

Lo Que Se Necesita Para Proteger Los Derechos Humanos Internacionales En El Siglo Veintiuno, Oscar Arias

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

El tema de los derechos humanos internacionales es un tema con un significado especial para mi, como ciudadano y ex presidente de Costa Rica.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2001

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

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This virtual haiku of war comes from a fellow named Josep Sonah, whom a Boston Globe report described as a nineteen-year-old veteran of the Sierra Leone civil war.


Defining Terrorism As The Peace Time Equivalent Of War Crimes: A Case Of Too Much Convergence Between International Humanitarian Law And International Criminal Law?, Michael P. Scharf Jan 2001

Defining Terrorism As The Peace Time Equivalent Of War Crimes: A Case Of Too Much Convergence Between International Humanitarian Law And International Criminal Law?, Michael P. Scharf

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The problem of defining "terrorism" has vexed the international community for years.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2001

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

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Road To Recognition And Application Of The Fundamental Constitutional Right To Marry Of Sexual Minorities In The United States, The Netherlands, And Hungary: A Comparative Legal Study, Marilyn Sanchez-Osorio Jan 2001

The Road To Recognition And Application Of The Fundamental Constitutional Right To Marry Of Sexual Minorities In The United States, The Netherlands, And Hungary: A Comparative Legal Study, Marilyn Sanchez-Osorio

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The scope of this work is to shed some light on the vigorously debated and delicate subject of same-sex marriages, as well as to review how some countries have reached the point of recognition and application of the legal rights that homosexual individuals have within this global society.


Lessons From The Ngo Campaign Against The Second Review Of The World Bank Inspection Panel: A Participant's Perspective, Daniel D. Bradlow Jan 2001

Lessons From The Ngo Campaign Against The Second Review Of The World Bank Inspection Panel: A Participant's Perspective, Daniel D. Bradlow

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This case study of the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) campaign against the second review of the World Bank's Inspection Panel is intended as an example of the impact international civil society can have on international financial institutions (IFIs).


New Legislation In Germany Concerning Same-Sex Unions, Stephen Ross Levitt Jan 2001

New Legislation In Germany Concerning Same-Sex Unions, Stephen Ross Levitt

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Various forms of legal recognition have been given to same-sex spousal relations in many nations of the European Union.


The International Criminal Tribunals: Crime And Punishment In The International Arena, Gabrielle Kirk Mcdonald Jan 2001

The International Criminal Tribunals: Crime And Punishment In The International Arena, Gabrielle Kirk Mcdonald

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda have come a long way since their establishment in 1993 and 1994, respectively.


Civil Society At The Wto: The Illusion Of Inclusion?, Jeffrey L. Dunoff Jan 2001

Civil Society At The Wto: The Illusion Of Inclusion?, Jeffrey L. Dunoff

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In this brief essay, I want to link our panel's focus on civil society-and related issues of inclusion and participation-with the broader conference theme of international law and organizations as we enter the 21st century.


The Civil Enforcement Of Human Rights Norms In Domestic Courts, Beth Van Schaack Jan 2000

The Civil Enforcement Of Human Rights Norms In Domestic Courts, Beth Van Schaack

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This Article will attempt to make the case for the domestic civil action in defense of international human rights in the face of a potential threat to such litigation.


Human Rights Accountability: Congress, Federalism And International Law, Beth Stephens Jan 2000

Human Rights Accountability: Congress, Federalism And International Law, Beth Stephens

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

While regularly seeking to apply international human rights norms tojudge the behavior of other governments, the United States has vehemently rejected efforts to apply such rules to United States domestic behavior.


Evolving Human Rights Norms Around Sexuality, Kristen L. Walker Jan 2000

Evolving Human Rights Norms Around Sexuality, Kristen L. Walker

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

International human rights law has only very recently begun to address issues of sexual identity.


Introductory Remarks-Alien Tort Claims Act, Charles Curlett Jan 2000

Introductory Remarks-Alien Tort Claims Act, Charles Curlett

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, and welcome. We are fortunate to have with us today a distinguished panel of professors and practitioners who will be speaking about various aspects of current Alien Tort Claims Act' (ATCA) litigation. Before I introduce them, I thought we might begin with the language of the Statute itself


Pinning Guilt On Pinochet, Alfred P. Rubin Jan 2000

Pinning Guilt On Pinochet, Alfred P. Rubin

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Britain's Highest Court has decided that a treaty requires the British to honor a Spanish request for the extradition of General Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, Chile's strong man from 1973 until he "retired" with a rank of "Senator for Life" in Chile.


International Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, And Environmental Security: Can The International Criminal Court Bridge The Gaps?, Mark A. Drumbl Jan 2000

International Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, And Environmental Security: Can The International Criminal Court Bridge The Gaps?, Mark A. Drumbl

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Human rights law has evolved considerably over the past half-century. Much of this evolution has occurred at the international level.


Terrorism On Trial: The Lockerbie Criminal Proceedings, Michael P. Scharf Jan 2000

Terrorism On Trial: The Lockerbie Criminal Proceedings, Michael P. Scharf

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

On December 21, 1998, a bomb exploded in the cargo hold of Pan Am Flight 103 killing all 259 passengers and crew, as well as eleven residents of the town of Lockerbie where the wreckage of the Bowing 747 crashed 31,000 feet below.


International Law Antinomies And Contradictions Of An Era Of Historical Transition: Retrospective On The Nato Armed Intervention In Kosovo, Edward Mcwhinney Jan 2000

International Law Antinomies And Contradictions Of An Era Of Historical Transition: Retrospective On The Nato Armed Intervention In Kosovo, Edward Mcwhinney

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

We live today in an era of historical transition. The 20th century really ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.


Groups Protected By The Genocide Convention: Conflicting Interpretations From The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda, William A. Schabas Jan 2000

Groups Protected By The Genocide Convention: Conflicting Interpretations From The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda, William A. Schabas

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide' protects "national, ethnical, racial and religious" groups from intentional physical destruction.


Human Rights Environment And Development In South Asia, Ali M. Qazilbash Jan 2000

Human Rights Environment And Development In South Asia, Ali M. Qazilbash

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The fundamental importance of the issue of Human Rights and the environment to any society is deeply appreciated today.


The Jurisdiction Of The International Criminal Court Over Nationals Of Non-Party States (Conference Remarks), Madeline Morris Jan 2000

The Jurisdiction Of The International Criminal Court Over Nationals Of Non-Party States (Conference Remarks), Madeline Morris

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Rome Treaty for an International Criminal Court (ICC) provides for the establishment of an international court with jurisdiction over genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity.


Five Theoretical Themes In The World Trade Organization Adjudicatory System, Raj Bhala Jan 2000

Five Theoretical Themes In The World Trade Organization Adjudicatory System, Raj Bhala

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I am not sure about the poetic tastes of my distinguished colleagues on the panel.


The Guatemalan Historical Clarification Commisiion Finds Genocide, Jan Perlin Jan 2000

The Guatemalan Historical Clarification Commisiion Finds Genocide, Jan Perlin

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

On December 29, 1996 the Guatemalan government and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG), signed peace accords bringing an end to thirty-four years of internal armed conflict.


Self-Determination After Kosovo And East Timor, Valerie Epps Jan 2000

Self-Determination After Kosovo And East Timor, Valerie Epps

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The concept of self-determination presents a useful example of how change comes about in legal norms, particularly in the international arena.


From Bosnia To Kosovo And East Timor: The Changing Role Of The United Nations In The Administration Of Territory, Ralph Wilde Jan 2000

From Bosnia To Kosovo And East Timor: The Changing Role Of The United Nations In The Administration Of Territory, Ralph Wilde

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In recent years there has been a resurgence in projects where territorial units are administered by international organizations.