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Disasters And Land Use Law: The Spanish Case In The European Union Legal Framework, Julio Ponce 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Disasters And Land Use Law: The Spanish Case In The European Union Legal Framework, Julio Ponce

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Natural and man-made disasters are a major European worry, due to their increasing frequency and severity, as well as their impact on human life, destruction of economic and social infrastructures, and damage to the environment.


Is News Of "Sovereignty's Death" Exaggerated?, Itzchak Kornfeld 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Is News Of "Sovereignty's Death" Exaggerated?, Itzchak Kornfeld

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Whether sovereignty is alive or dead may not be the appropriate question.


State And Local Regulation Of Immigration: The Need For A Bilateral (Reciprocal) Ratchet, David P. Weber 2012 Nova Southeastern University

State And Local Regulation Of Immigration: The Need For A Bilateral (Reciprocal) Ratchet, David P. Weber

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The issue of federal preemption in the field of immigration has been swirling more and more strongly in academia, the courts, and even the public consciousness' ever since De Canas v. Bica was decided in 1976.


The Anti-Shari'a Movement And Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment-Unconstitutional Discrimination Or Homeland Security?, Robert E. Michael 2012 Nova Southeastern University

The Anti-Shari'a Movement And Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment-Unconstitutional Discrimination Or Homeland Security?, Robert E. Michael

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Legislation by statute or state constitutional amendment prohibiting the application in state courts of an ill defined "Shariah Law" and/or "international law" has passed or is in the process in over twenty states.'


Expansive Reach-Useless Guidance: An Introduction To The U.K. Bribery Act 2010, Bruce W. Bean, Emma H. MacGuidwin 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Expansive Reach-Useless Guidance: An Introduction To The U.K. Bribery Act 2010, Bruce W. Bean, Emma H. Macguidwin

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Following two decades of incessant pressure from American diplomats, in 1997, the international Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) completed negotiation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions.


The Treaty Of Lisbon And Accession Of The European Union To The European Convention On Human Rights, Elizabeth F. Defeis 2012 Nova Southeastern University

The Treaty Of Lisbon And Accession Of The European Union To The European Convention On Human Rights, Elizabeth F. Defeis

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Treaty of Lisbon, adopted in December 2009, constitutes a major step in the development of the protection of Human Rights in Europe.


Who's Missing? Women With Disabilities In U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 National Action Plans, Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq. 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Who's Missing? Women With Disabilities In U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325 National Action Plans, Stephanie Ortoleva, Esq.

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Despite progress made through a series of United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR), beginning with the groundbreaking UNSCR 1325 in 2000,' to give women a place at the table in post-conflict peace building and reconciliation, women with disabilities are missing and ignored and have not had a role in these processes.


Responsibilty To Protect (R 2p) Comes Of Age? A Sceptic's View, John F. Murphy 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Responsibilty To Protect (R 2p) Comes Of Age? A Sceptic's View, John F. Murphy

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As a young attorney in the Office of the Legal Adviser of the United States (U.S.) Department of State during the 1960s, I had the privilege and the pleasure of working with Don McHenry, then a young foreign service reserve officer and later U.S. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (U.N.).


Mr. Ban-Tear Down The U.N'S Wall Of Immunity/Impunity (Before A National Court Does)!!, Great L. Rios, Edward P. Flaherty 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Mr. Ban-Tear Down The U.N'S Wall Of Immunity/Impunity (Before A National Court Does)!!, Great L. Rios, Edward P. Flaherty

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Immunity has been proven to be not only a living anachronism, but one which often leads to impunity for the worst kinds of rights violations.


Moudawan And Women's Rights In Morocco: Balancing National And International Law, Leila Hanafi 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Moudawan And Women's Rights In Morocco: Balancing National And International Law, Leila Hanafi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Morocco's 2004 Moudawana (family code) is undoubtedly a progressive piece of legislation for women in Morocco.


Transnational Surrpgacy And International Human Rights Law, Barbara Stark 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Transnational Surrpgacy And International Human Rights Law, Barbara Stark

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Surrogacy refers to the process through which a woman intentionally becomes pregnant with a baby that she does not intend to keep.


Rule Of Law In Morocco: A Journey Towards A Better Judiciary Through The Implementation Of The 2011 Constitutional Reforms, Norman L. Greene 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Rule Of Law In Morocco: A Journey Towards A Better Judiciary Through The Implementation Of The 2011 Constitutional Reforms, Norman L. Greene

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Judicial reform has historically been an important (but not the sole) component of rule of law reform, a decades old movement affecting the developing world, emerging (or not so emerging) democracies and post- conflict nations, and equally applicable to countries commonly identified as Western, including the United States.


Expanding The R2p Tool-Kit: New Political Possibilities And Attendant Legal Uncertainties, John Cerone 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Expanding The R2p Tool-Kit: New Political Possibilities And Attendant Legal Uncertainties, John Cerone

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The international community has begun to live up to its name. Dramatic legal and political developments of the past fifty years have greatly expanded the array of tools available for responding to grave human rights situations internal to members of the community, and have manifested an increased willingness to deploy those tools to further the human rights values of the community.


Nuclear Disarmament And The United Nations Disarmament Machinery, Alicia Godsberg 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Nuclear Disarmament And The United Nations Disarmament Machinery, Alicia Godsberg

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The United Nations (U.N.) was formed as World War II was ending with the lofty goal of preventing the scourge of war from ever again engulfing the world in global conflict.


The Future Of International Criminal Justice: The Crucial Role Of The United States, Judge Richard Goldstone 2012 Nova Southeastern University

The Future Of International Criminal Justice: The Crucial Role Of The United States, Judge Richard Goldstone

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Eight or nine years ago the American Bar Association honored the then President of Romania, Emil Constantinescu, at a luncheon during its annual meeting in Atlanta.


Protecting The Protectors Or Victimizing The Victims Anew? "Material Support Of Terrorism" And Exclusion From Refugee Status In U.S. And European Courts, Tom Syring 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Protecting The Protectors Or Victimizing The Victims Anew? "Material Support Of Terrorism" And Exclusion From Refugee Status In U.S. And European Courts, Tom Syring

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In recent years, the United States (U.S.) as well as European states have adopted numerous anti-terrorism laws based on concerns for national security, aimed at keeping persons with connections to terrorist networks out of the respective countries, or facilitating the forced return to their country of origin.


Property Of Self-Defense Targetings Of Members Of Al Qaeda And Applicable Principles Of Distinction And Proportionality, Jordan J. Paust 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Property Of Self-Defense Targetings Of Members Of Al Qaeda And Applicable Principles Of Distinction And Proportionality, Jordan J. Paust

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The United States has engaged in the targeted killing of certain members of al Qaeda both within the theatre of an actual war in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan, and outside the theatre of war as a matter of self-defense in areas such as Yemen, including the killing of United States national Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen on September 30, 2011.'


Water Adequacy As An Essential Element For Empowering People, Nan Palmer, Ph.D. 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Water Adequacy As An Essential Element For Empowering People, Nan Palmer, Ph.D.

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

"Water is essential for life."' Safe drinking water is so imperative that without it human beings can only survive for just two to four days; even less if compromised by ill health, heat, and other impinging conditions.


Facebook Frenzy Around The World: The Different Implications Facebook Has On Law Students, Lawyers, And Judges, Tal Harari 2012 Nova Southeastern University

Facebook Frenzy Around The World: The Different Implications Facebook Has On Law Students, Lawyers, And Judges, Tal Harari

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Over the last decade the use of social networking sites has swept the nation by providing users with the ability to "interact, connect, reconnect, communicate, and collaborate in various ways-such as through audio, words, pictures, or video-with friends, family, acquaintances, professional colleagues, and others."'


The Trillion- Dollar Question: Can Greece Be Saved?, Dominique Venetsanopoulos 2012 Nova Southeastern University

The Trillion- Dollar Question: Can Greece Be Saved?, Dominique Venetsanopoulos

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

What was once called the cradle of Western civilization is now known as the cradle of crisis.


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