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  • International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Part 2

    International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia Part 2   22 The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in 2006: New Developments in International Humanitarian and Criminal Law Frédéric P. Bostedt Chinese Journal of International Law Volume 6, Number 2, July 2007 p.403-438 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 23 Obligatio Erga Omnes of Rape…

  • Finality in Criminal Law and Federal Habeas Corpus for State Prisoners

    Finality in Criminal Law and Federal Habeas Corpus for State Prisoners   Paul M. Bator In examining the circumstances under which the habeas corpus jurisdiction of the federal courts should be used to redetermine the merits of federal questions decided in state criminal proceedings, Professor Bator argues that institutional considerations support taking jurisdiction when the…

  • Trial by Mathematics: Precision and Ritual in the Legal Process

    Trial by Mathematics: Precision and Ritual in the Legal Process   Laurence H. Tribe Professor Tribe considers the accuracy, appropriateness, and possible dangers of utilizing mathematical methods in the legal process, first in the actual conduct of civil and criminal trials, and then in designing procedures for the trial system as a whole. He concludes…

  • International Criminal Court resources

    International Criminal Court resources See International Criminal Court – International Criminal Law resources The purpose of this international court is stated succinctly at the official United Nations Home Page in its “Overview” section as follows: An international criminal court has been called the missing link in the international legal system. The International Court of Justice…

  • International Criminal Law Links

    International Criminal Law Links   Cambodia Tribunal Monitor (on Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia) Universal Jurisdiction in Europe The State of the Art Trial Track JusticeUpdated : ICL Blog International Research and Documentation Centre for War Crimes Trials International Criminal Law Society United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network(UNCJIN) was established in 1989…

  • International Criminal Law. Bibliography

    International Criminal Law . Bibliography Reference works William A. Schabas (ed.), International Criminal Law , ( 3 vols) 2012 Christopher Safferling, International Criminal Procedure, 2012 Bartram S. Brown (ed.), Research Handbook on International Criminal Law, 2011 Mahmoud Cherif Bassiouni (ed.), International Criminal Law (3rd ed.), 2008 Antonio Cassese, International Criminal Law (2nd ed.), 2008 Robert…

  • The Internal Structure of the Criminal Law

    Main source: Duff, Antony, “Theories of Criminal Law”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2008 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . The Internal Structure of the Criminal Law Once we have articulated an account of the proper aims and limits of the criminal law, we can tackle various issues about its internal structure-about…

  • Should We Abolish the Criminal Law?

    Main source: Duff, Antony, “Theories of Criminal Law”, The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2008 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = . Should We Abolish the Criminal Law? Although the criminal law is a pervasive, and might seem to be an inescapable, feature of the developed societies in which we live, there are those…

  • Stages of a Criminal Case

    Stages of a Criminal Case Chronology Felony Misdemeanor Stop Temporary detention of an individual for investigation. To be legal, a stop must be based on reasonable suspicion to believe the individual has committed, or is about to commit, some violation of the law. If the stop yields information to confirm the suspicion, the stop may…

  • Criminal Culpability

    Criminal Culpability Michael Gazzaniga’s book “The Ethical Brain,” (is) an examination of how advances in neuroscience are shaping our understanding of moral and legal choices. Though the National Institutes of Health are putting money into neuroscience, and leading scholars in areas ranging from economics to political science are studying brain activity, a good general interest…

  • Attachment

    Attachment Attachment (law), in law in the United States and the United Kingdom, the act or process of seizing property or apprehending persons by writ or precept of a court of record and bringing such property or person within the custody of the law; also the writ or other judicial process […]

  • Attachment

    Attachment Attachment (law), in law in the United States and the United Kingdom, the act or process of seizing property or apprehending persons by writ or precept of a court of record and bringing such property or person within the custody of the law; also the writ or other judicial process […]

  • Constitutional Text: Australia 1900, Amended 1927

    CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA JULY 9, 1900, AS AMENDED TO JULY 29, 1977 Chapter I The Parliament Part I General 1. Legislative power The legislative power of the Commonwealth shall be vested in a Federal Parliament, which shall consist of the Queen, a Senate, and a House of Representatives, and which is hereinafter…

  • International human rights law Part 39

    International human rights law Part 39   511 Crazy Jane Talks With the Bishop: Abortion in China, Germany, South Africa and International human rights law Barbara Stark Texas Journal of Women and the Law Volume 12, Number 2, Spring 2003 p.287 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 512 Famine Crimes in International Law David Marcus American…

  • International human rights law Part 39

    International human rights law Part 39   511 Crazy Jane Talks With the Bishop: Abortion in China, Germany, South Africa and International human rights law Barbara Stark Texas Journal of Women and the Law Volume 12, Number 2, Spring 2003 p.287 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 512 Famine Crimes in International Law David Marcus American…