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Summer 2013 Issue |
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Justice
in Profile
Lady Justice Brenda Hale
Deputy President of the Supreme
Court of the United Kingdom
By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International
Judicial Monitof
Brenda Hale, whose
full title is Lady Hale, Justice of The Supreme Court, The Right Honorable the
Baroness Hale of Richmond, was appointed Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United
Kingdom in June 2013.
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International
Tribunal Spotlight
Permanent
Court of International Justice
By:
Tyler Church, Legal Intern, International Judicial Academy
The
conclusion of World War I left Europe devastated. The international community
expressed a desire for a peaceful solution to grievances between nations in
order to help prevent a conflict that impacted so many people.
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100 Ways
International Law: One Hundred Ways It
Shapes Our Lives
Being More Confident in the Mechanical Safety (and safety
practices) of Your Cruise Vessel
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International
Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy
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Editorial |
Judicial Pressure and a Remedy for Unstable Judicial
Behavior
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International
Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy
Several weeks ago I was
preparing for a meeting with some judges from the Peoples Republic of China.
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Special Report |
Judge Rosemary Barkett Selected for Iran-United States
Claims Tribunal
By: Maria A. Chhabria, Director of Academic Programs,
International Judicial Academy
In August 2013, the U.S. Department of State selected
Judge Rosemary Barkett as a U.S.-appointed member of the Iran-United States
Claims Tribunal. Judge Barkett will begin her tenure on that tribunal on
October 1, 2013.
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Historic
Moments in International Law |
An “Unrelieved Record of Misery and
Misgovernment”: Liberia and the League of Nations
By: Stephen C. Neff, Reader in Law – Public International Law, University of Edinburgh Law School
Readers may be
forgiven for supposing that the era of international human rights law commenced
in 1948, with the modest fanfare accompanying the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights.
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Private
International Law Discourse |
The Hague Conference Re-Launch of the Judgments Project
By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial Monitor
The international community has struggled for decades to
develop a comprehensive convention to allow for the recognition and enforcement
of foreign judgments in civil matters.
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Justice Sector Assessment |
The
United States’ Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
By: Tyler Church, Legal Intern, International Judicial Academy
Corruption
is a central problem for many nations, and is especially problematic in
developing countries where government resources are scarce.
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Special Report |
Hammarskjold
Commission Presents Report on Secretary-General’s Death to the United Nations
By: Richard J. Goldstone,
Hammarskjold Commission Member, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of
South Africa, First Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for
Yugoslavia, and Regular Columnist, International Judicial Monitor
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Hammarskjold is said by many to have been the best Secretary-General in the
history of the United Nations.
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Leading Figures in International Law |
Antonio
Cassese
(Italy) (1937-2011)
By Tyler Church, Legal Intern, International Judicial Academy
One
of the most distinguished jurists in international criminal law, Antonio
Cassese was a statesman, academic and judge.
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General
Principles of International Law |
Extraterritoriality and the Law of
Nations in American Federal Courts
By Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor,
International Judicial Monitor
In the last several years, the
United States Supreme Court has handed down a number of decisions in
transnational cases that appear to retract the ability of federal and state
courts to entertain cases where the facts giving rise to the claim occurred
entirely abroad, or where the putative defendant has only limited or tangential
connections to the United States.
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In
Review: Recent Publications on International and Comparative Law and About Judges and Courts |
Law and Security in
Europe: Reconsidering the Security Constitution
Edited by Massimo Fichera and Jens Kremer,
Intersentia Publishing Ltd. 2013
Reviewed By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief,
International Judicial Monitor, and President, International Judicial Academy
Even though this book is
seemingly restricted to “security in Europe,” as stated in its title, its value
lies far beyond the borders of the European Union.
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International
Judicial Monitor
© 2013 – The International Judicial Academy
with assistance
from the American Society of International Law.
Editor: James G. Apple.
IJM welcomes comments, suggestions, and submissions.
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