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Models And Documents: Artefacts Of International Legal Knowledge, Annelise Riles

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

This article draws upon one year of ethnographic research at United Nations conferences to challenge some common academic assumptions about what it means to "do" international law. The article compares the work of academic international lawyers - founded in making models of an international system - to the work of practitioners - exemplified by the work of making documents, and demonstrates the particular, peculiar nature of each kind of knowledge, from the point of view of the observer. This leads to a set of conclusions concerning how an academic study of international law influenced by an appreciation of the particularity …

The Role Of Offshore Jurisdictions In The Development Of The International Trust, David Brownbill

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The trust is a common law invention, the product of experience over many years. But the more it is reduced to legislation, the more formalistic it becomes, and the less able it will be to respond to new situations and challenges. The quasi-code approach--and, to a much lesser extent, the targeted approach--also results in a fragmenting of the trust law. The trust has benefited immensely from the relative uniformity of most general principles throughout the Commonwealth and other common law countries. This has enabled developments, in the form of judicial pronouncements, in one country to be freely adopted in others. …

Succession By Estoppel: Hong Kong's Succession To The Iccpr, Peter K. Yu

Faculty Scholarship

This Article argues that Hong Kong succeeded to the ICCPR and the reporting obligations under the Covenant. Part I of the Article traces the development of the ICCPR in Hong Kong before 1997. This development is important because the Joint Declaration provides only for the continuation of the ICCPR as applied to Hong Kong before the transition. Parts II and III examine whether Hong Kong succeeded to the ICCPR. Since the Covenant is ambiguous as to whether the contracting parties are limited to sovereign states, Part II evaluates whether Hong Kong satisfies the membership requirement as stipulated in Article 48(1) …

Does The "Good Governance Policy" Of The International Financial Institutions Privilege Markets At The Expense Of Democracy?, Chantal Thomas

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

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Affirmative Action: An International Human Rights Dialogue, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Deborah Jones Merritt

Cardozo Law Review

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Sept. 17, 1999, Cao New Accountability Mechanism At Ifc And Miga, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

In 1998 World Bank Group President Wolfensohn created the position of the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). The CAO - like the Inspection Panel in the World Bank — is designed to provide a mechanism for local communities adversely affected by IFC and MIGA supported projects to raise then" concerns. The CAO is independent of line management and reports directly to the President. In addition to providing a route for local communities to raise issues and complaints about specific projects, the office is intended to provide independent and objective advice …

Sept.14.1999, Cao, Facilitators' Summary Of Issues Day 1 Of Roundtable, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

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The International Review | 1999 Fall, Michael Rhee

The International Review Newsletter

50 Foreign Policies for 50 States? The Massachusetts Burma Law

Symposium: Should the ABA Approve MDP?

A Ten-Year Beef: Unfair Trade Ban or Serious Health Concerns?

Four Steps to a Career in International Law

Alumnus Profile: Dennis S. Prahl, Ladas & Parry

Up Close: Journal of International and Comparative Law

Slipping into a Trade War over Bananas

Cooling off hot tempers over steel imports

Center for International Law Trivia

Sept. 13-15 1999, Agenda, Cao Roundtable, Mtg On Proc's, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

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Public Committee Against Torture V. Israel, Aharon Barak, Shlomo Levin, Theodor Or, Eliahu Mazza, Mishael Mishael, Itzchak Zamir, Tova Strasberg-Cohen, Dalia Dorner, Yaakov Kedmi

Translated Opinions

Facts: In its investigations, the General Security Service makes use of methods that include subjecting suspects to moderate physical pressure. The means are employed under the authority of directives. These directives allow for the use of moderate physical pressure if such pressure is immediately necessary to save human life. Petitioners challenge the legality of these methods.

Held: The Court held that the GSS did not have the authority employ certain methods challenged by the petitioners. The Court also held that the “necessity defense,” found in the Israeli Penal Law, could serve to ex ante allow GSS investigators to employ such …

Sept.13-15, 1999, Cao Discussion Paper For Cao Roundtable Meeting (9.3.1999, Draft), Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.

Oct. 22.1999, Draft Cao Operational Guidelines (V.7.), Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

The IFC/MIGA Environmental and Social Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) is an independent post that reports directly to the President of the World Bank Group. The post was established in 1999. Its purpose is assisting the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) to enhance the social and environmental outcomes of projects in which they play a role.

Sept. 1999, Draft, Measures For Success For Roundtable., Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.

Sept. 1999, Participants, Mtg On Developing Proc's To The Cao, Cao

CAO General 1999-Present

No abstract provided.

Jul. 8, 1999, Harmful Child Labor Interim Guidance, Ifc

IFC E&S Performance Standards

No abstract provided.

Globalization In Search Of Justification: Toward A Theory Of Comparative Constitutional Interpretation, Sujit Choudhry

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Truce In The Salmon War: Alternatives For The Pacific Salmon Treaty, Karol De Zwager Brown

Washington Law Review

The 1985 Pacific Salmon Treaty was heralded as an end to the ongoing international dispute between the United States and Canada over Pacific salmon fishing rights. The Treaty, however, failed to define adequately the principles and processes for allocating salmon harvests between the two countries. The parties to the Treaty have been unable to reach consensus on annual salmon harvests since 1992, fueling a growing conflict which has threatened to spill over to issues beyond the fishery dispute. This Article examines the historical context of the "salmon war," highlighting changes in international law and domestic politics that affected the formation …

A New Agenda For International Human Rights: Economic Freedom, John O. Mcginnis

Articles

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The Legitimacy Of International Governance: A Coming Challenge For International Environmental Law?, Daniel M. Bodansky

Scholarly Works

This article is about a problem only just becoming visible: the legitimacy of international environmental law, and more specifically, the perception that the international environmental process is insufficiently democratic. Until now, international lawyers have tended to focus on what environmental standards are needed and how those standards can be made effective. But as decision-making authority gravitates from the national to the international level, the question of legitimacy will likely emerge from the shadows and become a central issue in international environmental law. This article seeks to clarify the nature of the legitimacy challenge and to survey possible sources of legitimacy …

Preface (Volume 73)

International Law Studies

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Full Volume 73: The Commander's Handbook On The Law Of Naval Operations

International Law Studies

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Chapter X: Nuclear, Chemical, And Biological Weapons

International Law Studies

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Chapter V: Principles And Sources Of The Law Of Armed Conflict

International Law Studies

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Transfer Of Technology In The Contemporary International Order, Chantal Thomas

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Pinochet And International Human Rights Litigation, Curtis A. Bradley, Jack L. Goldsmith

Michigan Law Review

The British House of Lords recently considered whether Augusto Pinochet was subject to arrest and possible extradition to Spain for alleged acts of torture and other egregious conduct carried out during his reign as Chile's head of state. The Law Lords held that a large majority of the charges against Pinochet were not proper grounds for extradition under British law. They also held, however, that Pinochet could potentially be extradited for alleged acts of torture committed after Britain's 1988 ratifica· tion of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. In reaching this latter conclusion, …

Table Of Contents (Volume 73)

International Law Studies

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Chapter Iv: Safeguarding Of U.S. National Interests In The Maritime Environment

International Law Studies

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Chapter Xii: Deception During Armed Conflict

International Law Studies

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Index (Volume 73)

International Law Studies

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Chapter Vii: The Law Of Neutrality

International Law Studies

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