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Un's Human Rights Norms For Transnational Corporations And Other Business Enterprises: An Imperfect Step In The Right Direction?, Surya Deva Jan 2004

Un's Human Rights Norms For Transnational Corporations And Other Business Enterprises: An Imperfect Step In The Right Direction?, Surya Deva

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The United Nations (UN), in its life of forty-eight years, has faced several challenges' as promoter of human rights in international arena.


Introduction To The Ilw Panel On "New Initiatives In Investment Law: Using Trade Agreements To "Control" Capital Movement Restrictions", Cynthia Lichtenstein Jan 2004

Introduction To The Ilw Panel On "New Initiatives In Investment Law: Using Trade Agreements To "Control" Capital Movement Restrictions", Cynthia Lichtenstein

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Panel speakers on this topic were Deborah Siegel, Esq., Senior Coun- sel, Legal Department, International Monetary Fund (whose paper follows), Professor Jagdish Bhagwati, University Professor, Columbia University (giving the viewpoint of an economist), and Mr. James Wallace, standing in for Randall Quarels, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, United States Department of the Treasury.


A Global Convention On Choice Of Court Agreements, Ronald A. Brand Jan 2004

A Global Convention On Choice Of Court Agreements, Ronald A. Brand

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A Special Commission of the Hague Conference on Private International Law will meet during the first nine days of December 2003 to consider a Draft Text on Choice of Court Agreements.


The International Whaling Commission: Challenges From Within And Without, Howard S. Schiffman Jan 2004

The International Whaling Commission: Challenges From Within And Without, Howard S. Schiffman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Despite the growing number of international organizations dedicated to the conservation and management of living marine resources, very few generate the controversy of the International Whaling Commission (IWC).


Using Free Trade Agreements To Control Capital Account Restrictions: Summary Of Remarks On The Relationship To The Mandate Of The Imf, Deborah E. Siegel Jan 2004

Using Free Trade Agreements To Control Capital Account Restrictions: Summary Of Remarks On The Relationship To The Mandate Of The Imf, Deborah E. Siegel

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The United States recently signed separate Free Trade Agreements (FTA' s) with Singapore and Chile. The agreements contain similar chapters on invest- ment rules.


The Developing Framework Of The Csme: Two Legal Issues Considered, Ezra Alleyne Jan 2004

The Developing Framework Of The Csme: Two Legal Issues Considered, Ezra Alleyne

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CMSE) is a work in progress.


Address To The American International Law Association, Tal Becker Jan 2004

Address To The American International Law Association, Tal Becker

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

It is a pleasure and an honor for me to participate in this panel discussion. In my day job, I serve as the legal adviser to Israel's mission to the United Nations, and most of my comments today emerge less from academic research into the field of universal jurisdiction, and more from practical experience in issues related to international criminal justice both at the UN and outside it.


International Law Association Panel Discussion On "Divergence Between The United States And The European Union On Trade And Other Matters.", Hunter R. Clark Jan 2004

International Law Association Panel Discussion On "Divergence Between The United States And The European Union On Trade And Other Matters.", Hunter R. Clark

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Webster's dictionary defines "diverge" as "to go in different directions from a common point or from each other; as opposed to converge." The noun "divergence" is defined as the act or state of diverging or branching off; a going farther apart; deviation or departure from a norm; difference."


Earned Sovereignty: An Emerging Conflict Resolution Approach, Paul R. Williams, Karen Heymann Jan 2004

Earned Sovereignty: An Emerging Conflict Resolution Approach, Paul R. Williams, Karen Heymann

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

There are currently over fifty sovereignty-based conflicts throughout the world, and nearly a third of the Specially Designated Global Terrorists listed by the United States Treasury Department are associated with sovereignty-based conflicts and self-determination movements.


Impact Of Sarbanes-Oxley On Multiple Listed Corporations: Conflicts In Comparative Corporate Laws And Possible Remedies, Sabyasachi Ghoshray Jan 2004

Impact Of Sarbanes-Oxley On Multiple Listed Corporations: Conflicts In Comparative Corporate Laws And Possible Remedies, Sabyasachi Ghoshray

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In the summer of 2002, the United States Congress adopted the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 as a response to the widely-publicized financial scandals involving the corporate giants Enron, WorldCom, Tyco and others.


Playing Hide And Seek With International Justice: What Went Wrong In Indonesia And East Timor, Stefanie Frease Jan 2004

Playing Hide And Seek With International Justice: What Went Wrong In Indonesia And East Timor, Stefanie Frease

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In discussing the justice processes used in Indonesia and East Timor to hold individuals accountable for serious violations of international law com- mitted in East Timor, it is important to emphasize that the problems are rooted in politics not the rule of law.


Recent Developments In International Commercial Arbitration, Houston Putnam Lowry Jan 2004

Recent Developments In International Commercial Arbitration, Houston Putnam Lowry

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Arbitration is the preferred method of settling commercial disputes internationally.


Early American Conflicts And Modern African Practices: A Comparative Commentary On Constitutionalism, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Jan 2004

Early American Conflicts And Modern African Practices: A Comparative Commentary On Constitutionalism, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I am most honored to introduce this panel titled African Countries at the Crossroads of Human Rights Development, the Rule of Law, and Economic Priorities.


Preventing Genocide: The Role Of The United Nations, Stanislas Kamanzi Jan 2004

Preventing Genocide: The Role Of The United Nations, Stanislas Kamanzi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I would like to start with a self explanatory and worthwhile quote from His Late Majesty Haile Selassie which reads as follows: "Throughout History it has been the inaction of those who could have acted, the indifference of those who should have known better, the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most, that has made it possible for evil to triumph."


The Territotiality Inquiry Under The Act Of State Doctrine: Continuing The Search For An Appropriate Application Of Situs Of Debt Rules In International Debt Disputes, Ariel Oscar Diaz Jan 2004

The Territotiality Inquiry Under The Act Of State Doctrine: Continuing The Search For An Appropriate Application Of Situs Of Debt Rules In International Debt Disputes, Ariel Oscar Diaz

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Recent economic downturns in Argentina, Uruguay, and Venezuela, to name a few Latin American states among others in various parts of the world, have once again raised serious concerns regarding the ability of international lenders or creditors to recover on the sovereign and private debt instruments that they hold


Rainforest Chernobyl: Litigating Indigenous Rights And The Environment In Latin America, Steven R. Donziger Jan 2004

Rainforest Chernobyl: Litigating Indigenous Rights And The Environment In Latin America, Steven R. Donziger

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


How Not To Wage A Counter-Insurgency: Nepal, The Maoists, And Human Rights, John Norris Jan 2004

How Not To Wage A Counter-Insurgency: Nepal, The Maoists, And Human Rights, John Norris

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Searching For Justice: Colombia's Human Rights Defenders Under Attack, Kelleen M. Corrigan Jan 2004

Searching For Justice: Colombia's Human Rights Defenders Under Attack, Kelleen M. Corrigan

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Women's Inheritance Rights In Africa: The Need To Intergrate Cultural Understanding And Legal Reform, Abby Morrow Richardson Jan 2004

Women's Inheritance Rights In Africa: The Need To Intergrate Cultural Understanding And Legal Reform, Abby Morrow Richardson

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Corporate War Criminals And The International Criminal Court: Blood And Profits In The Democratic Republic Of Congo, Julia Graff Jan 2004

Corporate War Criminals And The International Criminal Court: Blood And Profits In The Democratic Republic Of Congo, Julia Graff

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


International Legal Updates, Sara Ibrahim, Patricia Staible, Meghan Stewart Jan 2004

International Legal Updates, Sara Ibrahim, Patricia Staible, Meghan Stewart

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Nicole Trudeau Jan 2004

United Nations Update, Nicole Trudeau

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Tejal Jesrani Jan 2004

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Tejal Jesrani

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Development Of The African Human Rights System In The Last Decade, Vincent O. Nmehielle Jan 2004

Development Of The African Human Rights System In The Last Decade, Vincent O. Nmehielle

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


A Decade Of The Development Of Gender Crimes In International Courts And Tribunals: 1993 To 2003, Kelly D. Askin Jan 2004

A Decade Of The Development Of Gender Crimes In International Courts And Tribunals: 1993 To 2003, Kelly D. Askin

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


International Trade And Workers’ Rights: Practical Tools For Reading Labor Rights Provisions Of Free Trade Agreements, Benjamin Holt, Michael Waller Jan 2004

International Trade And Workers’ Rights: Practical Tools For Reading Labor Rights Provisions Of Free Trade Agreements, Benjamin Holt, Michael Waller

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Police Powers In Pakistan: The Need For Balance Between Operational Independence And Accountability, Ahmad N. Warraich Jan 2004

Police Powers In Pakistan: The Need For Balance Between Operational Independence And Accountability, Ahmad N. Warraich

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Implementation Of Constitutional Human Rights In Afghanistan, Mir Hermatullah Sadat Jan 2004

The Implementation Of Constitutional Human Rights In Afghanistan, Mir Hermatullah Sadat

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Curbing Reliance On Abortion In Russia, Meghan Stewart Jan 2004

Curbing Reliance On Abortion In Russia, Meghan Stewart

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


International Legal Updates, Sara Ibrahim, Abby Morrow Richardson, Patricia Staible Jan 2004

International Legal Updates, Sara Ibrahim, Abby Morrow Richardson, Patricia Staible

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.