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Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 1997

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

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The term self-determination still teeters on the borders of evolving legal precept, expression of political will, and universal human aspiration. The concept never quite settles down into a black letter law pronouncement or a clearly understood political dynamic.


Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 1997

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

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1969, Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)' with the objective of causing governmental agencies to consider environmental impact in their decision-making. Questions arose early regarding who had standing to initiate judicial review under the Act, and what the proper scope was for consideration of environmental effects of agency actions.


The World Bank And Human Rights: Indispensable Partnership Or Mismatched Alliance?, Halim Moris Jan 1997

The World Bank And Human Rights: Indispensable Partnership Or Mismatched Alliance?, Halim Moris

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The recent escalation of human rights abuses around the world has led many to question the effectiveness of the current methods used to enforce and/or monitor human rights around the globe.


Russian Minorities In The Newly Independent States, John Quigley Jan 1997

Russian Minorities In The Newly Independent States, John Quigley

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

One of the legal issues left by recent territorial change in Eastern Europe is the status of persons of a former majority group who become a minority. This issue has presented particular difficulties where, the remaining population is of an ethnic group that formerly held a predominant role vis-d-vis an ethnic group that, as a result of the territorial change, has become a majority.


An Introduction To The Developing Jurisprudence Of The Rights Of The Child, Cynthia Price Cohen Jan 1997

An Introduction To The Developing Jurisprudence Of The Rights Of The Child, Cynthia Price Cohen

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on November 20, 1989.' At the time of the International Law Association's 1996 International Law Weekend, 187 countries had ratified the Convention.


A Fronte Praecipitium A Tergo Lupi:' Towards An Assessment Of The Trial Of Dusko Tadic Before The Icty, Raymond M. Brown Jan 1997

A Fronte Praecipitium A Tergo Lupi:' Towards An Assessment Of The Trial Of Dusko Tadic Before The Icty, Raymond M. Brown

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The voyage towards an evaluation of the first international war crimes trial in fifty years is perilous


Indirect Incorporation Of Human Rights Treaty Provisions In Criminal Cases In United States Courts, Mark Andrew Sherman Jan 1997

Indirect Incorporation Of Human Rights Treaty Provisions In Criminal Cases In United States Courts, Mark Andrew Sherman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Treaties

The recent ratification by the United States of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)' and the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (Torture Convention)2 raise important possibilities for the rights of criminal defendants in United States courts


A Human Rights Agenda For The Next Administration, Gare A. Smith Jan 1997

A Human Rights Agenda For The Next Administration, Gare A. Smith

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I would like to thank the American branch of the International Law Association for inviting me here today. It's a pleasure to join such a distinguished group of business people, scholars, and community leaders.


To The Suburbs Of Baghdad: Clinton's Extension Of The Southern Iraqi No-Fly Zone, Alain E. Boileau Jan 1997

To The Suburbs Of Baghdad: Clinton's Extension Of The Southern Iraqi No-Fly Zone, Alain E. Boileau

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In the early morning hours of September 3, 1996, the United States conducted military strikes against an old foe., Once again United States guns were discharging upon the nation of Iraq and its obstinate leader, Saddam Hussein.


Universality Of Human Rights And Thedeath Penalty-The Approach Of The Human Rights Committee, Markus G. Schmidt Jan 1997

Universality Of Human Rights And Thedeath Penalty-The Approach Of The Human Rights Committee, Markus G. Schmidt

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The application of the death penalty has occupied a number of United Nations human rights treaty bodies, and in particular the Human Rights Committee established under article 28 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (hereinafter referred to as ICCPR).


State Collaboration In United States Ratification Of Human Rights Treaties, James A. R. Nafziger Jan 1997

State Collaboration In United States Ratification Of Human Rights Treaties, James A. R. Nafziger

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The process in the United States of negotiating and ratifying human rights treaties seldom engages the states, either individually or collectively.


The Likely Legacies Of Tadic, Jose E. Alvarez Jan 1997

The Likely Legacies Of Tadic, Jose E. Alvarez

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

How will historians and others judge the Balkan war crimes tribunal? In my brief time, I would like to indicate how the prosecution of Tadic, the first case before that tribunal, has raised some doubts about that body's legitimacy and likely legacy.


The Committee On The Regions And The Role Of Regional Governments In The European Union, Naomi Roht-Arriaza Jan 1997

The Committee On The Regions And The Role Of Regional Governments In The European Union, Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


United States Extradition Process: Changes In Law To Address Constitutional Infirmity, Benjamin N. Bedrick Jan 1997

United States Extradition Process: Changes In Law To Address Constitutional Infirmity, Benjamin N. Bedrick

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

No abstract provided.


Israeli Interrogation Methods Legitimized By Court, Alexandra L. Wisotsky Jan 1997

Israeli Interrogation Methods Legitimized By Court, Alexandra L. Wisotsky

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


News From The International War Crimes Tribunal, Ewen Allison Jan 1997

News From The International War Crimes Tribunal, Ewen Allison

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Field Report: Alternatives To Obeying Superior Order; A Question For The International Criminal Court, Rajeev Purohit Jan 1997

Field Report: Alternatives To Obeying Superior Order; A Question For The International Criminal Court, Rajeev Purohit

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Compliance With Private Voluntary Agreements: The Example Of The International Organization For Standardization's Iso 14000, Naomi Roht-Arriaza Jan 1997

Compliance With Private Voluntary Agreements: The Example Of The International Organization For Standardization's Iso 14000, Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The Remoteness That Betrays Desire, Kenneth Anderson Jan 1997

The Remoteness That Betrays Desire, Kenneth Anderson

Book Reviews

This 1997 review in the Times Literary Supplement covered the then, as now, incendiary issue of the nude photography of children and adolescents. It reviewed photobooks by two leading photographers of children in the nude, Jock Sturges and David Hamilton. Sturges, an American, photographed mainly on nude beaches in France and Europe, often following the same families and children for years on end; he had been indicted on child pornography charges in the 1908s, although the jury took only a few minutes to find for him. Hamilton, British, has photographed in France and in various islands. The photography of child …


Islam, Law And Custom: Redefining Muslim Women's Rights, Azizah Al-Hibri Jan 1997

Islam, Law And Custom: Redefining Muslim Women's Rights, Azizah Al-Hibri

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Service Equals "Good Moral Character"?: United States V. Lindert, K. Lesli Ligomer Jan 1997

Nazi Concentration Camp Guard Service Equals "Good Moral Character"?: United States V. Lindert, K. Lesli Ligomer

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reasonable Doubt: How In The World Is It Defined?, Thomas V. Mulrine Jan 1997

Reasonable Doubt: How In The World Is It Defined?, Thomas V. Mulrine

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The International Court Of Justice: Effectively Providing A Long Overdue Remedy For Ending State Sponsored Genocide (Bosnia-Herzegovina V. Yugoslavia), William L. Hurlock Jan 1997

The International Court Of Justice: Effectively Providing A Long Overdue Remedy For Ending State Sponsored Genocide (Bosnia-Herzegovina V. Yugoslavia), William L. Hurlock

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Proposed Brazilian Money Laundering Legislation: Analysis And Recommendations, Paulina L. Jerez Jan 1997

Proposed Brazilian Money Laundering Legislation: Analysis And Recommendations, Paulina L. Jerez

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Helms-Burton And Canadian-American Relations At The Crossroads: The Need For An Effective, Bilateral Cuban Policy, Christine L. Quickenden Jan 1997

Helms-Burton And Canadian-American Relations At The Crossroads: The Need For An Effective, Bilateral Cuban Policy, Christine L. Quickenden

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


International Legal Education In The United States: Being Educated For Domestic Practice While Living In A Global Society, John A. Barrett Jr. Jan 1997

International Legal Education In The United States: Being Educated For Domestic Practice While Living In A Global Society, John A. Barrett Jr.

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Grant V. South-West Trains: Equality For Same-Sex Partners In The European Community, Paul L. Spackman Jan 1997

Grant V. South-West Trains: Equality For Same-Sex Partners In The European Community, Paul L. Spackman

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Property As A Natural Institution: The Separation Of Property From Sovereignty In International Law, L. Benjamin Ederington Jan 1997

Property As A Natural Institution: The Separation Of Property From Sovereignty In International Law, L. Benjamin Ederington

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Tempeting A Chill On Skittish Capital Markets: Illiquid Investments Investments In The Wake Of Global Volatility, Christopher J. Mailander Jan 1997

Tempeting A Chill On Skittish Capital Markets: Illiquid Investments Investments In The Wake Of Global Volatility, Christopher J. Mailander

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Dire Straits: The International Maritime Organization In The Bosporus And Dardanelles, Debora Schweikart Jan 1997

Dire Straits: The International Maritime Organization In The Bosporus And Dardanelles, Debora Schweikart

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.