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Justice
in Profile
Georgina T. Wood
By: Carolyn Dubay, Editorial Assistant and Reporter, International Judicial Monitor
Her Ladyship the Chief Justice, Mrs. Georgina Theodora Wood of the Supreme Court of Ghana is making her mark in the Judicial Service of Ghana.
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International
Tribunal Spotlight
Permanent Court of Arbitration
By: Christine E. White,
Copy Editor and Reporter, International Judicial Monitor
The Permanent
Court of Arbitration (PCA) is the oldest international dispute settlement
organization in the world. Read
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NEWS
AND PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS |
IJA
Docket |
Upcoming
International Judicial Academy Events
During its 10th academic year of operation, from October 2008 through September 2009, the Academy conducted 9 programs attended by 353 participants. As of 11/01/09 the total number of programs of the Academy since its founding in 1999 is 77 and the total number of participants is 3479.
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OPINIONS AND COMMENTARY |
Editorial |
Using
International Law
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International
Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy
If international law is really law, it ought to be useful
to, and used by, courts. Can courts in domestic legal systems use international
law in cases presented to them that involve their own nationals? (Read More »)
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Global
Judicial Dialogue |
The New International Association for Court Administration
By: Jeffery A. Apperson,
President, IACA and Chief Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Western District
of Kentucky (USA)
In
2003, a group of court administrators, court administration association
presidents, and other high court officials,
agreed to establish the International Association for Court Administration
( IACA ). (Read
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General
Principles of International Law |
“Legal
Personalities” of International Organizations
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International
Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy
Principle: International organizations can have “legal
personalities” or be “international persons” subject to international law and
“capable of possessing international rights and duties,” including the right to
bring international claims.
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Leading
Figures in International Law |
Sean MacBride
By: Carolyn Dubay, Editorial Assistant and Reporter, International Judicial Monitor
Sean
MacBride (b. 1/26/1904 – d. 1/15/1988) left an indelible mark on the
development of international human rights law throughout his decades of service
to the world community.
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Justice
Sector Assessment |
An Analysis of the Judicial Reform Package on Serbia’s Prosecution Service: Judicial Reform Project for Europe and Central Asia
By: Karyn Kenny, Consultant, World Bank
Recognizing
the important role of justice sector reform and modernization, Serbia has been
seeking to strengthen its judicial and prosecutorial services. (Read
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In
Review: New Publications on
International and Comparative Law |
The Hague Journal on the Rule of Law (Inaugural Issue, March 2009)
By: Carolyn Dubay,
Editorial Assistant and Reporter, International Judicial Monitor
The
phrase “rule of law” has become nearly ubiquitous in any discourse about
democracy, human rights and accountability.
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Historic
Moments in International Law |
The Revolutionary Origins of the Principle of National Self-determination
By: Edward J. Kolla, Ph.D.
candidate, The Johns Hopkins University
It
is received wisdom among most international lawyers and lay people alike that
the principle of national self-determination arose from the calamity of the
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Private International Law Discourse |
What's New in Private International Law?
By: Professor David P. Stewart, Visiting Professor of Transnational and International Law, Georgetown University Law Center and Counselor in International Law at the International Judicial Academy
For most judges and practitioners, the term "private international law" evokes a formalistic set of doctrinal principles rooted in 19th Century European jurisprudence.
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International
Judicial Monitor
© 2009 – The International Judicial Academy with assistance
from the American Society of International Law.
Editor: James G. Apple.
IJM welcomes comments, suggestions, and submissions.
Please contact the IJM editor at ijaworld@verizon.net.
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