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  • Jurisdiction

    Criminal Procedure: Jurisdiction Introduction to Jurisdiction For a criminal conviction to be valid, both the sovereign power (the state or federal government) and the specific court that tries the accused must have jurisdiction (authority) over the crime charged. Jurisdiction refers to a […]

  • International Criminal Court

    Introduction to International Criminal Court International Criminal Court (ICC), independent judicial institution with the power to try and punish individuals for the most serious crimes of international concern: genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression, and war crimes. The […]

  • International Criminal Court

    Introduction to International Criminal Court International Criminal Court (ICC), independent judicial institution with the power to try and punish individuals for the most serious crimes of international concern: genocide, crimes against humanity, crimes of aggression, and war crimes. The […]

  • Territorial Jurisdiction

    Territorial Units treatment in the Convention on Law Applicable to Products Liability Articles 12-14 (of the Convention on Law Applicable to Products Liability) are directed to the peculiar problems of States which are composed of territorial units, each with its own rules of law on the […]

  • International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation

    International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation (ICEAC) Note: it seems that this Court is difunct. The International Court of Environmental Arbitration and Conciliation (“the Court”) was established in Mexico D.F. on November 1994, by 28 lawyers from 22 different countries, as a form of Institutionalised Arbitration. The Court facilitates through conciliation and arbitration the…

  • Court of Arbitration for Sport

    Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an institution independent of any sports organization which provides for servic­es in order to facilitate the settlement of sports-related disputes through arbitration or mediation by means of procedural rules adapted to the­ specific needs of the sports world. The Court of Arbitration…

  • International Criminal Court Overview

    International Criminal Court Overview in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Criminal Court Overview: Stephen J. Rapp, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, delivered a statement on behalf of the U.S. observer delegation at the general […]

  • International Criminal Court Overview

    International Criminal Court Overview in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to International Criminal Court Overview: Stephen J. Rapp, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, delivered a statement on behalf of the U.S. observer delegation at the general […]

  • Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities

    Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities in us Courts in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in in this legal Encyclopedia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases in tandem in 2010 concerning […]

  • Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities

    Jurisdiction Over Foreign Entities in us Courts in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): As discussed in in this legal Encyclopedia, the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases in tandem in 2010 concerning […]

  • Choice of Jurisdiction

    Choice of Jurisdiction Introduction In the past, the courts of all nations have jealously guarded their jurisdictions and have looked unfavourably on clauses in contracts which called for suit elsewhere. In consequence, courts properly seized with a dispute, have usually refused motions calling for the stay of proceedings. Recently, however, motions for stay have been…

  • Choice of Jurisdiction

    Choice of Jurisdiction Introduction In the past, the courts of all nations have jealously guarded their jurisdictions and have looked unfavourably on clauses in contracts which called for suit elsewhere. In consequence, courts properly seized with a dispute, have usually refused motions calling for the stay of proceedings. Recently, however, motions for stay have been…

  • Courts

    Introduction Courts, branch of government established to administer the civil and criminal law. The term court is also applied to the international tribunals intended to provide for the resolution at law of controversies among governments, namely, the Permanent Court of International […]

  • International Courts

    International Law: International Courts and Organizations Introduction to International Courts Judicial decisions rendered by international courts are important elements in identifying and confirming international legal rules. The most important international courts are the UN International […]

  • Immunity of State Officials From Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction

    International Law Commission's Work on Subsequent Agreements and Subsequent Practice in Treaty Interpretation and Immunity of State Officials From Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to ILC's Work on Subsequent Agreements […]