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  • Alien Tort Statute

    Alien Tort Statute (ATS) 1. Doe v. Exxon 2. Bowoto v. Chevron 3. Document Summary – Ministry of Defense v. Elahi 4. Doe I v. Lui Qui 5. Record – Aldana v. Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 6. Aldana v. Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. 7. Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy Inc.p 8.…

  • High Seas

      PART VII HIGH SEAS SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 86 Application of the provisions of this Part The provisions of this Part apply to all parts of the sea that are not included in the Exclusive Economic Zone , in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a State, or in the…

  • High Seas

      PART VII HIGH SEAS SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 86 Application of the provisions of this Part The provisions of this Part apply to all parts of the sea that are not included in the Exclusive Economic Zone , in the territorial sea or in the internal waters of a State, or in the…

  • Privileges and Immunities

    From the earliest times, privileges, immunities, and courtesies were extended to visiting heralds and envoys. Currently the privileges and immunities of diplomats are highly developed and universally accepted. History of Privileges and Immunities For centuries, the territory on which a […]

  • Privileges and Immunities

    From the earliest times, privileges, immunities, and courtesies were extended to visiting heralds and envoys. Currently the privileges and immunities of diplomats are highly developed and universally accepted. History of Privileges and Immunities For centuries, the territory on which a […]

  • League of Nations Summary

    League of Nations Summary Introduction The Covenant of the League of Nations was incorporated in the Peace Treaty in 1919. After the World War I, the demand for an international organization to prevent war has often been made in the last four centuries after any great European conflict. The League proved incapable of effective action…

  • History of Diplomacy

    History of Diplomacy Introduction to the History of Diplomacy As soon as people organized themselves into separate social groups, the necessity of regularizing contacts with representatives of other groups became apparent. Even the earliest civilizations had rules for interaction. Early Development The first civilization to develop an orderly system of diplomacy was ancient Greece. Ambassadors…

  • International Organizations Cross References

    International Organizations Cross-References International Organizations are Institutions which have membership from several states, and they are usually international in scope. Some such Organizations are intergovernmental (e.g., the Commonwealth of Nations), and some are nongovernmental (e.g., Amnesty International). Some have wide or geographic purposes (e.g., African Union), and some have single purposes (e.g., the Colombo Plan).…

  • Diplomatic Negotation

    Diplomatic Negotiations Although negotiations have traditionally been left to professional diplomats, very important negotiations are increasingly being undertaken by specially selected envoys or foreign ministers and by heads of state. Examples of this trend were the “shuttle diplomacy” of the U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger in the Middle East and President Jimmy Carter’s personal…

  • Department of Foreign Affairs

    Departments of Foreign Affairs Introduction Government agencies that deal with foreign affairs are usually called the ministry or department of foreign or external affairs. In the U.S., foreign affairs is handled by the Department of State. Such a department is headed by the foreign secretary (or, in the U.S., by the secretary of state). In…

  • History of the International Labour Organization

    History of the International Labour Organization (ILO) Origins of the ILO An important part of the scheme for a League of Nations embodied in the Peace Treaty of Versailles in 1919 involved the creation of a new International Labour Organization. The Labour part of the Treaty (Part XIII.) rested on the principle laid down in…

  • Refugees Part 1

    Refugees Part 1   1 WHERE SHOULD HAITIANS GO? WHY “ENVIRONMENTAL Refugees “ARE UP THE CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE Amanda A. Doran Villanova Environmental Law Journal Volume 22, Number 1, 2011 p.117 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 2 A promised land for refugees? Asylum and migration in Israel Karin Fathimath Afeef ASIR Law Review Volume…

  • International Criminal Court Part 1

    International Criminal Court Part 1   1 The Evolution of International Criminal Law : Prosecuting ‘New’ Crimes before the Special Court for Sierra Leone Wharton, Sara International Criminal Law Review Volume 11, Number 2, 2011 p.217-239 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 2 HAGUE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS: International Criminal Court and Tribunals Leiden Journal of International Law…

  • Geneva Conventions Part 1

    Geneva Conventions Part 1   1 First Colloquium on International humanitarian law and International Criminal Law : “The Geneva Conventions : Commemorating their Sixtieth Anniversary” Giosa, Laura Marà­a Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies Volume 1, Number 1, October 2010 p.221-223 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW +cite 2 The Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions…

  • Geneva Conventions Part 1

    Geneva Conventions Part 1   1 First Colloquium on International humanitarian law and International Criminal Law : “The Geneva Conventions : Commemorating their Sixtieth Anniversary” Giosa, Laura Marà­a Journal of International Humanitarian Legal Studies Volume 1, Number 1, October 2010 p.221-223 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW +cite 2 The Red Cross and the Geneva Conventions…