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Adopting An International Convention On Surrogacy - A Lesson From Intercountry Adoption, Seema Mohapatra 2016 Loyola University Chicago, School of Law

Adopting An International Convention On Surrogacy - A Lesson From Intercountry Adoption, Seema Mohapatra

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Toward A New Framework For Understanding Political Opinion, Catherine Dauvergne 2016 University of British Columbia, Allard School of Law

Toward A New Framework For Understanding Political Opinion, Catherine Dauvergne

Michigan Journal of International Law

This paper was written to frame the work of the Seventh Colloquium on Challenges in International Refugee Law, held at the University of Michigan Faculty of Law, on March 27–29, 2015. To some extent, therefore, it has already served its purpose. It is somewhat tempting in the wake of the Colloquium to completely reconstruct the paper in light of the conversations and conclusions of that event. Such reconstruction, however, would be misleading. Instead, I have chosen to publish the paper in a form that is very similar to its earlier iteration, with a few corrections, clarifications, and explanatory notes about …


During War, The Law Is Silent, Or Is It: Examining The Legal Status Of Guantanomo Bay, Kate Frisch 2016 University of Richmond

During War, The Law Is Silent, Or Is It: Examining The Legal Status Of Guantanomo Bay, Kate Frisch

Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business

Instead, I argue that international human rights law precludes the existence of any "legal black hole." Human rights law protects the rights and liberties of individuals purely based on their status as human beings, regardless of their location. Therefore, an individual's rights cannot be suspended. As a result, it must be the responsibility of the entity that holds custody and control over the individual to protect those rights. In order to enforce the protection of human rights, international responsibilities stemming from treaties that have solidified the individual nature of the rights must be used as an instrument for enforcement to …


The Battle Against Geo-Blocking: The Consumer Strikes Back, Sabrina Earle 2016 University of Richmond

The Battle Against Geo-Blocking: The Consumer Strikes Back, Sabrina Earle

Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business

The first part of this article will focus on the background of copyright law and its expansion in the digital age. The development of copyright law in the United States will be discussed along with a focus on current case law that has applied copyright law to the Internet and advancing technologies. Part I will also look into the expansion of copyright protection to an international level, including the creation of WIPO and the WIPO Copyright Treaty. Finally, Part I will discuss the popular trend of how consumers use the Internet to access digital copyrightable material. The second part of …


President Obama's Approach To The Middle East And North Africa: Strategic Absence, Paul Williams 2016 Case Western Reserve University School of Law

President Obama's Approach To The Middle East And North Africa: Strategic Absence, Paul Williams

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The 2016 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 2016 Nova Southeastern University

The 2016 Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The State of Amestonia and the Federal Republic of Riesland appear before the International Court of Justice in accordance with Article 40(1) of its Statute through submission of a special agreement for resolution of all the differences between them concerning the Frost Files.


Enforcing International Law In U.S. Courts: The Law Of The Sea Convention At Play In Kivalina, Esmeralda Colombo 2016 Nova Southeastern University

Enforcing International Law In U.S. Courts: The Law Of The Sea Convention At Play In Kivalina, Esmeralda Colombo

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Asistencia Al Exterior Por Parte De Los Estados Unidos: Mas Alla De Buenas Intenciones Y Hacia La Imputabilidad, James Filpi, Luke Murry 2016 Nova Southeastern University

Asistencia Al Exterior Por Parte De Los Estados Unidos: Mas Alla De Buenas Intenciones Y Hacia La Imputabilidad, James Filpi, Luke Murry

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Estados Unidos esta marcando el comienzo de una nueva era de asistencia al exterior sin precedente en su historia.


Confrontando La Superpoblacion Carcelaria En America Latina: Analisis Comparativo De Los Precursores Necesarios Para Reformar, Cindy S. Woods 2016 Nova Southeastern University

Confrontando La Superpoblacion Carcelaria En America Latina: Analisis Comparativo De Los Precursores Necesarios Para Reformar, Cindy S. Woods

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Las prisiones a lo largo de America Latina estan notablemente abarrotadas, carecen del financiamiento necesario, asi como de la seguridad interna adecuada.


Guilty Until Proven Innocent: A Comparative Analysis Of Organized Crime Laws In The United States, Italy, Japan, And Ecudor, Christina M. Strompf 2016 Nova Southeastern University

Guilty Until Proven Innocent: A Comparative Analysis Of Organized Crime Laws In The United States, Italy, Japan, And Ecudor, Christina M. Strompf

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

“[T]he ‘relative power’ of criminal networks will continue to rise, and some countries could even be taken over and run by these networks.”1 The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines “organized crime” as “any group having some manner of formalized structure and whose primary objective is to obtain money through illegal activities.


International Court Of Justice, 2016 Nova Southeastern University

International Court Of Justice

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The Hague, 1 September 2015

On behalf of the State of Amestonia and the Federal Republic of Riesland, in accordance with Article 40(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice, we have the honor to transmit to you an original of the Special Agreement for submission to the International Court of Justice of the differences between the Applicant and the Respondent concerning the Frost files, signed in The Hague, The Netherlands, on the first day of September in the year two thousand fifteen.


Isis's Crimes Against Humanity And The Assyrian People: Religious Totalitarianism And The Protection Of Fundamental Human Rights, Yuri Mantilla Ph.D, LL.M., LL.B. 2016 Nova Southeastern University

Isis's Crimes Against Humanity And The Assyrian People: Religious Totalitarianism And The Protection Of Fundamental Human Rights, Yuri Mantilla Ph.D, Ll.M., Ll.B.

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Despite great technological progress, increasing free trade, instant access to international communications, and other positive aspects of globalization, the world is still characterized by systematic and widespread violations of human dignity.


La Validez Formal De Las Dispisciones Mortis Causa En El Reglamento 650/2012 (Ue): Una Lectura Desde El Derecho Espanol, Dra. Lidia Arnau Raventos 2016 Nova Southeastern University

La Validez Formal De Las Dispisciones Mortis Causa En El Reglamento 650/2012 (Ue): Una Lectura Desde El Derecho Espanol, Dra. Lidia Arnau Raventos

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

La finalidad del comentario que sique es abordar la cuestion relativa a la ley aplicable a la validez formal de una disposicion mortis causa al amparo del Reglamento 650/2012


Nato Approaches In Response To Isil And International Terrorism, Butch Bracknell 2016 Southern Methodist University

Nato Approaches In Response To Isil And International Terrorism, Butch Bracknell

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Export Controls And Economic Sanctions, John Boscariol, J. Patrick Briscoe, Geoffrey Goodale, Jahna Hartwig, Jonathan Meyer, Christopher Stagg, Lawrence Ward 2016 Southern Methodist University

Export Controls And Economic Sanctions, John Boscariol, J. Patrick Briscoe, Geoffrey Goodale, Jahna Hartwig, Jonathan Meyer, Christopher Stagg, Lawrence Ward

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.


International Financial Products And Services, Cillian Bredin, Hernan Camarero, Alan B. Rabkin, Lorcan Tienan, Walter Stuber 2016 Southern Methodist University

International Financial Products And Services, Cillian Bredin, Hernan Camarero, Alan B. Rabkin, Lorcan Tienan, Walter Stuber

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Aerospace And Defense Industries, R. Locke Bell, Johny Chaklader, Donna A. Dulo, Priya Iyengar, Kevin J. Lombardo, Jason M. Silverman 2016 Southern Methodist University

Aerospace And Defense Industries, R. Locke Bell, Johny Chaklader, Donna A. Dulo, Priya Iyengar, Kevin J. Lombardo, Jason M. Silverman

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.


International Securities And Capital Markets, Jennifer Y. Poon, Manfred Ketzer, Walter Stuber, Robert Lando, Audrey Kravets, Sandeep Parekh, Perry Wildes, Ayelet Krispin, Piyansena Perera, Mario Piana 2016 Southern Methodist University

International Securities And Capital Markets, Jennifer Y. Poon, Manfred Ketzer, Walter Stuber, Robert Lando, Audrey Kravets, Sandeep Parekh, Perry Wildes, Ayelet Krispin, Piyansena Perera, Mario Piana

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Anti-Corruption, Leslie Benton, Stuart H. Deming, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Frank A. Fariello, Christina M. Mitropoulos 2016 Southern Methodist University

Anti-Corruption, Leslie Benton, Stuart H. Deming, Mikhail Reider-Gordon, Frank A. Fariello, Christina M. Mitropoulos

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.


Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity, Mark E. Wojcik 2016 Southern Methodist University

Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity, Mark E. Wojcik

The International Lawyer

No abstract provided.


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