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International Climate Negotiations: Opportunities And Challenges For The Obama Administration, David Hunter

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article is a discussion of the international dimensions of climate change policy facing the newly-elected Obama Administration, focusing on the Kyoto Protocol and subsequent Bali Road Map and Bali Action Plan. The Bali Action Plan set out a framework for negotiating a post-Kyoto agreement with binding commitments on all parties. The agreement is due to be finalized at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meeting in Copenhagen in December 2009, leaving the Obama Administration less than a year to shape its international climate policy and promote that policy effectively in the international negotiations.

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History And Action: The Inter-American Human Rights System And The Role Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Robert K. Goldman

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article examines the historical origins of the Inter-American human rights system and key achievements of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights over the past fifty years. The article also focuses on various notable activities and achievements of the Commission during three discreet periods between 1960 and 2004. It explores the Commission’s use of on-site visits and country reports to expose human rights violations of military governments during the 1970s and its increased use of the case system since the restoration of democratic rule in the 1990s. The article notes how key themes and shifts in US foreign policy, from …

Inter-American System, Claudia Martin

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Inter-American System, Claudia Martin

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Obstacles On The Road To Gender Justice: The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda As Object Lesson , Beth Van Schaak

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Lessons From The Special Court For Sierra Leone On The Prosecution Of Gender-Based Crimes, Valerie Oosterveld

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Developments In The Prosecution Of Gender-Based Crimes - The Special Court For Sierra Leone Experience , Hon. Theresa Doherty

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Importance Of Effective Investigation Of Sexual Violence And Gender-Based Crimes At The International Criminal Court, Susana Sácouto, Katherine Cleary

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Investigation And Prosecution Of Sexual And Gender-Based Crimes Before The International Criminal Court, Diane Lupig

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Intolerable Situations And Counsel For Children: Following Switzerland's Example In Hague Abduction Cases , Merle H. Weiner

American University Law Review

In the twilight days of 2007, Switzerland took decisive action to protect children who were being harmed by the application of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction ("Hague Abduction Convention" or "Convention"). 1 Its Parliament passed the Federal Act on International Child Abduction and the Hague Conventions on the Protection of Children and Adults ("Swiss Act"). 2 The Swiss Act, which should enter into force in mid-2009, 3 gives important and necessary guidance to Swiss courts about the phrase "intolerable situation" in Article 13(b) of the Hague Abduction Convention. 4 The Swiss Act also directs …

The Inter-American System Of Human Rights: Challenges For The Future, Claudio Grossman

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

The Inter-American system is a combination of human rights norms and supervisory institutions within the Americas. The applicable rules consist primarily of the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man ("American Declaration") and the American Convention on Human Rights ("American Convention"). The institutions involved are the organs responsible for supervising compliance with the established rules: the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ("the Commission") and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ("the Court"). The system performs supervisory functions basically through country reports adopted by the Commission which describe the overall human rights situation in a country and decisions in …

To Abstain Or Not To Abstain: A New Framework For Application Of The Abstention Doctrine In International Parallel Proceedings, Jocelyn H. Bush

American University Law Review

It is obvious to most that the ties between people and businesses in different countries have increased dramatically in recent years. One of the effects of this globalization of the world’s economies and societies is an increase in international or transnational litigation. As traveling and conducting business across international borders becomes easier and cheaper, and the number of international business transactions increases, so too have the number of lawsuits involving parties and transactions or occurrences from different countries. This development has led to a corresponding increase in the number of lawsuits before United States courts which are similar, or indeed …

Shrinking The Space For Denial: The Impact Of The Icty In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher

Research Reports & White Papers

This groundbreaking report published by the Open Society Justice Initiative examines the impact in Serbia of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY). Shrinking the Space for Denial: The Impact of the ICTY in Serbia is the most comprehensive analysis to date of the court's impact in a country directly affected by its work. The report by Diane Orentlicher, professor of international law at American University's Washington College of Law and special counsel to the Justice Initiative, is published in conjunction with the 15th anniversary of the ICTY's founding. The 134-page report provides a detailed look at the …

2007 International Trade Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Munford Page Hall Ii, Michael S. Lee

American University Law Review

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Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Rita Espinoza, Sarah Venti, Katherine Anne Cleary

Human Rights Brief

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United Nations Update, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

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First Prosecution In The United States For Torture Committed Abroad: The Trial Of Charles ‘Chuckie’ Taylor, Jr., Elise Keppler, Shirley Jean, J. Paxton Marshall

Human Rights Brief

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Crimes Of Sexual Violence In The War Crimes Chamber Of The State Court Of Bosnia And Herzegovina: Successes And Challenges, Angela J. Edman

Human Rights Brief

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Victim Participation In Proceedings Before The International Criminal Court, Fiona Mckay

Human Rights Brief

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International Legal Updates, Carlin Moore, Bryan Bach, Megan Chapman, Soumya Venkatesh, Kate Kovarovic, Angad Singh, Hellia Kanzi

Human Rights Brief

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An Overview: Framework For A Post-Kyoto Climate Change Agreement, Mohamed T. El-Ashry

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Is The Clean Development Mechanism Sustainable? Some Critical Aspects, Christina Voigt

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Volume 8 Issue 2, Sustainable Development Law & Policy

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Recent Developments In Australian Climate Change Litigation: Forward Momentum From Down Under, Tracy Bach, Justin Brown

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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China’S Renewable Energy Law: Not Enough To Overcome China’S Energy And Environmental Problems, Nathan Borgford-Parnell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Editors ’ Note, Marcel De Armas, Maria Vanko

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Carbon Tax: Ready For Prime Time?, Michael J. Zimmer

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Montreal Protocol Celebrating 20 Years Of Environmental Progress Edited By Donald Kaniaru, Michael Distefano

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Can Climate Change Be Good For Greenland? An Arctic Island’S Response To New Development Opportunities, James Mitchell

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Snow, Sand, Ice, And Sun: Climate Change And Equity In The Arctic And Small Island Developing States, John Crump

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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