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Why Barayagwiza Is Boycotting His Trial At The Ictr: Lessons In Balancing Due Process Rights And Politics, Mercedeh Momeni Jan 2001

Why Barayagwiza Is Boycotting His Trial At The Ictr: Lessons In Balancing Due Process Rights And Politics, Mercedeh Momeni

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

On October 23, 2000, an eagerly anticipated joint trial, dubbed "the media trial," began at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR or Tribunal), in Arusha, Tanzania.'


The International Legal Adjudication Of The Crime Of Genocide, Jeffrey S. Morton Jan 2001

The International Legal Adjudication Of The Crime Of Genocide, Jeffrey S. Morton

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Andreopoulos notes that no crime matches genocide in the moral opprobrium that it generates.


Teaching The Laws Of War: Much Too Important To Be Left To Military Academies?, Ivana Shearer Jan 2001

Teaching The Laws Of War: Much Too Important To Be Left To Military Academies?, Ivana Shearer

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I have an uneasy feeling about the title of this panel. If it implies that there is widespread ignorance in the general community, and in civilian law schools in particular, and that this ignorance ought to be redressed, then my answer is yes.


A Pope, Two Presidents And A Prime Minister, Ivana Shearer Jan 2001

A Pope, Two Presidents And A Prime Minister, Ivana Shearer

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The modem history-the tragic history-of the people of East Timor can be said to have begun in 1493


The Enforcement Of The Fourth Geneva Convention In The Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including Jerusalem, Hussein A. Hassouna Jan 2001

The Enforcement Of The Fourth Geneva Convention In The Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including Jerusalem, Hussein A. Hassouna

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This article expresses a timely and most important subject. It concerns the implementation of international humanitarian law, that branch of law that has recently assumed an ever-growing prominence, as an expression of our generation's ideal of the rule of law in international relations.


The "Victim" Requirement, The Fourth Instance Formula And The Notion Of "Person" In The Individual Complaint Procedure Of The Inter-American Human Rights System, Diego Rodriquez Pinzon Jan 2001

The "Victim" Requirement, The Fourth Instance Formula And The Notion Of "Person" In The Individual Complaint Procedure Of The Inter-American Human Rights System, Diego Rodriquez Pinzon

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The question of admissibility of human rights petitions involves a broad field of legal issues, which include exhaustion of domestic remedies, duplication of procedures and other technical procedural matters.


The Impact Of Civil Society On The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund And The World Trade Organization: The Case Of The World Bank, Sabine Schlemmer-Schulte Jan 2001

The Impact Of Civil Society On The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund And The World Trade Organization: The Case Of The World Bank, Sabine Schlemmer-Schulte

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since the 1980s, the international community has both in theory and in practice called for reform of the development process.


The Increasing Role Of Interest Groups In Investment Transactions Involving International Financial Institutions, Mark Kantor Jan 2001

The Increasing Role Of Interest Groups In Investment Transactions Involving International Financial Institutions, Mark Kantor

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I would like to welcome you to our panel on the Increasing Role of Interest Groups in Investment Transactions Involving International Financial Institutions.


Torture Of Terrorists In Israel: The United Nations And The Supreme Court Of Israel Pave The Way For Human Rights To Trump Communitarianism, Jason S. Greenberg Jan 2001

Torture Of Terrorists In Israel: The United Nations And The Supreme Court Of Israel Pave The Way For Human Rights To Trump Communitarianism, Jason S. Greenberg

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The General Security Service of Israel, also known as the Shin Bet, investigates individuals suspected of being involved with crimes against Israel's security.


Air Rage: Is It A Global Problem? What Proactive Measures Can Be Taken To Reduce Air Rage, And Whether The Tokyo Convention Should Be Amended To Ensure Prosectuion Of Air Rage Offenders?, Margaret P. Fogg Jan 2001

Air Rage: Is It A Global Problem? What Proactive Measures Can Be Taken To Reduce Air Rage, And Whether The Tokyo Convention Should Be Amended To Ensure Prosectuion Of Air Rage Offenders?, Margaret P. Fogg

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Air rage is a fairly recent phenomenon gaining domestic and international scrutiny in an area of increasing importance and interest to the traveling public


The Invisible Women: The Taliban's Oppression Of Women In Afghanistan, Meri Melissi Hartley-Blecic Jan 2001

The Invisible Women: The Taliban's Oppression Of Women In Afghanistan, Meri Melissi Hartley-Blecic

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Today, we live in a world where the women's movement has given most women the opportunity to excel in professional careers, hold political offices, own their own companies, and hold many other positions of power.


Introduction: The Building Blocks To Recognition Of Human Rights And Democracy: Reconciliation, Rule Of Law And Domestic And International Peace, James D. Wilets Jan 2001

Introduction: The Building Blocks To Recognition Of Human Rights And Democracy: Reconciliation, Rule Of Law And Domestic And International Peace, James D. Wilets

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The theme of this 2000 Goodwin Seminar issue, "International Human Rights in the 21st Century: The Role of Development, Reconciliation and Democracy in Securing World Peace," addresses one of the great ironies of the late twentieth century.


Evolving Dynamics Of Intervention To End Atrocities And Secure Accountability; Securing Accountability For Gross Violations Of Human Rights And The Implications Of Non-Intervention: The Lessons Of Cambodia, Brian D. Tittemore Jan 2001

Evolving Dynamics Of Intervention To End Atrocities And Secure Accountability; Securing Accountability For Gross Violations Of Human Rights And The Implications Of Non-Intervention: The Lessons Of Cambodia, Brian D. Tittemore

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The present panel, captioned the "Evolving Dynamics of Intervention to End Atrocities and Secure Accountability," analyzes developments in the doctrine of humanitarian intervention and corresponding efforts to secure accountability for mass atrocities in the context of recent events in Kosovo, East Timor, Sierra Leone, and Cambodia.


What Is Needed To Protect International Human Rights In The 21st Century, Oscar Arias Jan 2001

What Is Needed To Protect International Human Rights In The 21st Century, Oscar Arias

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

International human rights is a subject of special significance to me, as a citizen and former President of Costa Rica.


Panama In The New Millenium: Policy, Trade & Development Issues, Dominador Kaiser Bazan Jan 2001

Panama In The New Millenium: Policy, Trade & Development Issues, Dominador Kaiser Bazan

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

It is a pleasure and privilege to address the Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad Law Center Faculty and student body, thanks to the invitation of the Student Bar Association, International Law Student's Association...


Introduccion: Los Pilares Fundamentales Para El Reconocimiento De Los Derechos Humanos Y La Democracia: La Reconciliacion, El Estado De Derecho Y La Paz Nacional E Internacional, James D. Wilets Jan 2001

Introduccion: Los Pilares Fundamentales Para El Reconocimiento De Los Derechos Humanos Y La Democracia: La Reconciliacion, El Estado De Derecho Y La Paz Nacional E Internacional, James D. Wilets

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

El tema de esta edici6n del Seminario Goodwin 2000, "Los Derechos Humanos Internacionales en el Siglo Veintiuno: El Papel del Desarrollo, la Reconciliaci6n y la Democracia en Asegurar la Paz Mundiar' se refieren a una de las grandes ironfas del Siglo Veinte.


La Libertad De Expresion En El Sistema Interamericano De Proteccion De Los Derechos Humanos, Claudio Grossman Jan 2001

La Libertad De Expresion En El Sistema Interamericano De Proteccion De Los Derechos Humanos, Claudio Grossman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

La libertad de expresi6n es uno de los valores fundamentales de la democracia. Este valor adquiere connotaciones especiales en paises donde la separaci6n de poderes es frgil.


Los Tribunales Criminales Internacionales: Crimen Y Castigo En El Ambito Internacional, Gabrielle Kirk Mcdonald Jan 2001

Los Tribunales Criminales Internacionales: Crimen Y Castigo En El Ambito Internacional, Gabrielle Kirk Mcdonald

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Los Tribunales Criminales Internacionales de la antigua Yugoslavia y Ruanda han pasado por mucho desde su establecimiento en 1993 y 1994 respectivamente.


Firmas Digitales Y Autoridades Certificantes Para Un Pais Centroamericano Lider En El Area De Alta Tecnolgia: La Necesidad De Legislacion Sobre El Comercio Electronico En Costa Rica, Matthew Thibaut Jan 2001

Firmas Digitales Y Autoridades Certificantes Para Un Pais Centroamericano Lider En El Area De Alta Tecnolgia: La Necesidad De Legislacion Sobre El Comercio Electronico En Costa Rica, Matthew Thibaut

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Las propuestas legislativas sobre el comercio electr6nico se concentran principalmente en los Estados Unidos, Europa y varias dreas de Asia


The World Court And The Bomb: Nuremberg And Babel At The Hague, Gaillard T. Hunt Jan 2001

The World Court And The Bomb: Nuremberg And Babel At The Hague, Gaillard T. Hunt

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

On July 8, 1996, the World Court, the International Court of Justice at the Hague, banned the bomb.


Judicial Activism In The Icj Charter Interpretation, Lara M. Pair Jan 2001

Judicial Activism In The Icj Charter Interpretation, Lara M. Pair

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Judicial activism has a wide variety of definitions, while its true content remains unclear.


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

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.


The Workers In The Globalized Economy: The European Way To The Foundation And Enforcement Of The Social Rights, Maurizio Del Conte Jan 2001

The Workers In The Globalized Economy: The European Way To The Foundation And Enforcement Of The Social Rights, Maurizio Del Conte

Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business

In recent years, a new term has spread like wildfire to become a catch-all word in a regions of the world-globalization. The word i ubiquitous, splashed in newspapers, dissected in essays and academic journals, bandied at symposiums, quizzed by the man in the street and shouted against by parching protesters.


The International Legal Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Affected By Natural Resource Exploitation: A Brief Case Study, Martin Wagner Jan 2001

The International Legal Rights Of Indigenous Peoples Affected By Natural Resource Exploitation: A Brief Case Study, Martin Wagner

UC Law SF International Law Review

No abstract provided.


China's One Country, Two Systems Paradigm Extends Itself Beyond The Mainland's Borders To The Southern Provincial Government Of Hong Kong, William I. Friedman Jan 2001

China's One Country, Two Systems Paradigm Extends Itself Beyond The Mainland's Borders To The Southern Provincial Government Of Hong Kong, William I. Friedman

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments In Internation Law: Anti-Terrorism Legislation -- Part One: An Overview, Joshua D. Zelman Jan 2001

Recent Developments In Internation Law: Anti-Terrorism Legislation -- Part One: An Overview, Joshua D. Zelman

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Family Paradigms, Domestic Constitutions, And International Conventions On Disclosure Of An Adopted Person's Identities And Heritage: A Comparative Examination, D. Marianne Brower Blair Jan 2001

The Impact Of Family Paradigms, Domestic Constitutions, And International Conventions On Disclosure Of An Adopted Person's Identities And Heritage: A Comparative Examination, D. Marianne Brower Blair

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article examines the extent to which international law has and will potentially influence the direction of the reform and implementation of adoption disclosure norms. Though it does not yet appear that international law mandates recognition of an absolute right to identifying information when such disclosure is opposed by a birth parent or adoptee, examination of these conventions and the response of the international community underscores the critical importance of identifying information to many adoptees, and a growing movement to afford primacy to their interests.


Multinational Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Claims Act: Some Structural Concerns, Michael D. Ramsey Jan 2001

Multinational Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Claims Act: Some Structural Concerns, Michael D. Ramsey

UC Law SF International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Text Of Remarks On Panel: Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Torts And Cultural Genocide, Robert Coulter Jan 2001

Text Of Remarks On Panel: Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Torts And Cultural Genocide, Robert Coulter

UC Law SF International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Text Of Remarks On Panel: Codes Of Conduct And Transparency, Cynthia Williams Jan 2001

Text Of Remarks On Panel: Codes Of Conduct And Transparency, Cynthia Williams

UC Law SF International Law Review

No abstract provided.