Search results for: “limited jurisdiction court”
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Case Law Individual Online Privacy
Case Law Individual Online Privacy Case Law by Tribunals and the Individual Privacy on Internet It has long been a central tenet of our legal system that justice be administered in a fair and open manner. Until recently, that openness was limited by what has been called the “practical obscurity” of paper. We have now…
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Case Law Individual Online Privacy
Case Law Individual Online Privacy Case Law by Tribunals and the Individual Privacy on Internet It has long been a central tenet of our legal system that justice be administered in a fair and open manner. Until recently, that openness was limited by what has been called the “practical obscurity” of paper. We have now…
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Government Surveillance Powers
Government Surveillance Powers Government Surveillance Powers: the Threat of Terrorism Of 15 European Union member states, eleven have mandatory national identification card systems. These are long-standing normative differences that would likely bring public outcry if implemented in North America. Other monitoring programs and database (e.g. NSEERS in the EU or US-VISIT in the US) have…
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Torture Victim Protection
Alien Tort Claims, Torture Victim Protection in 2011 United States views on international law (based on the document "Digest of U.S. Practice in International Law"): The Alien Tort Claims Act ("ATCA"), also referred to as the Alien Tort Statute ("ATS"), was […]
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International Law Commission
ILC – International Law Commission Further Reading A concise encyclopedia of the United Nations (including International Law Commission , H Volger, KA Annan -2010) The Oxford Handbook on the United Nations (TG Weiss – 2007) International Law: A Dictionary (including International Law […]
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International Criminal Justice
International Criminal Justice U.S. Perspectives on International Criminal Justice By John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State (2008): I’d like to discuss the United States’ approach to international criminal justice generally, and in particular, our views on the various international criminal tribunals. Let me start by making a few points about…
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International Criminal Justice
International Criminal Justice U.S. Perspectives on International Criminal Justice By John B. Bellinger, III, Legal Adviser to the Secretary of State (2008): I’d like to discuss the United States’ approach to international criminal justice generally, and in particular, our views on the various international criminal tribunals. Let me start by making a few points about…
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Patent Systems
Patent Systems Contents of Patent Systems Contents of this subject matter include:The American Patent System – types of applications, publication of applications, the nominated person, claiming priority, American interactions with PCT system The American Patent System – examination of […]
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Judgments Project
Resumption of the Judgments Project in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Resumption of the Judgments Project: Over a decade ago, the Member States of the Hague Conference on Private International Law initiated “The Judgments Project,” which […]
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Judgments Project
Resumption of the Judgments Project in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Resumption of the Judgments Project: Over a decade ago, the Member States of the Hague Conference on Private International Law initiated “The Judgments Project,” which […]
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UNIDROIT Principles
The task of harmonizing world commercial law turns out to be different from what might have appeared to be the case a decade ago. It is now clear that there will not be one single monumental document that will harmonize all legal rules. Instead, the situation I have described, in which at least seven kinds…
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UNIDROIT Principles
The task of harmonizing world commercial law turns out to be different from what might have appeared to be the case a decade ago. It is now clear that there will not be one single monumental document that will harmonize all legal rules. Instead, the situation I have described, in which at least seven kinds…
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Proof of Citizenship
Proof of Citizenship Issued Erroneously in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Proof of Citizenship Issued Erroneously: On January 22, 2013, the United States submitted its brief on appeal in a case brought by an individual born in Yemen challenging the […]
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Extraterritorial Application of Claims
Application of Claims and Extraterritorial Reach of Ats: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Extraterritorial Reach of Ats: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.: (As reviewed in this legal encyclopedia in relation to […]
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Extraterritorial Application of Claims
Application of Claims and Extraterritorial Reach of Ats: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Extraterritorial Reach of Ats: Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.: (As reviewed in this legal encyclopedia in relation to […]