The Hague Convention of the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters

The United States is a party to The Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters, which was concluded in 1970 and entered into force in 1972.
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U.S. Court Issues Writ of Mandamus, Effectively Removing Organization from Terror List: In Re People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, By Tom Syring

New Ways to Respond to Climate Change in the Arctic, By Timo Koivurova

Assange and the Law of Diplomatic Relations, By Alison Duxbury

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New Commission Formed to Investigate Death of Dag Hammarskjold

New evidence that has come to light over the death of United Nations Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in a plane crash in Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) in 1961 has prompted the creation of a commission of inquiry to assess the new evidence and make further inquiry into the reasons for the tragedy.
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On Judicial Professionalism
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy

Earlier in the fall of 2012 I attended a presentation by Arne Duncan, United States Secretary of Education and a member of President Obama ’s cabinet.
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Reparations Ordered by International Criminal Court
By: Richard J. Goldstone, Former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, First Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, and Regular Columnist, International Judicial Monitor

On March 14, 2012, the International Criminal Court issued its first verdict and sentence - in the trial of Thomas Lubanga Dyilo (Lubanga), a former senior military officer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Sir Ian Brownlie (United Kingdom) (1932 – 2010)
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy

It does not frequently happen that a law professor or practicing lawyer produces even one seminal written work in his or her field during a lifetime, especially the kind of work that is influential over a period of 30 to 40 years.
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The First Hague Peace Conference – 1899
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy

In the middle and late 19^th Century, after literally hundreds of wars that occurred in that time period, some European nations were beginning to rearm and invest in new tools of war.
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Ambassador Corell Sends Letter to United Nations Security Council Requesting the SC to Act in Syria and Other Areas of Conflict in Accordance with Its Obligations Under the UN Charter

Ambassador Hans Corell, former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel, has written, in his personal capacity, to the Permanent Representatives of the members of the United Nations Security Council.
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Corell Draft Declaration for Consideration by the Permanent Members of the Security Council
Proposed by Ambassador Hans Corell, Former Under Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations

We, the Permanent Members of the Security Council, ...
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial Monitor

There is no doubt that women play a central role in any society.  Even so, gender discrimination persists in many forms throughout the world today. 
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Humanity’s Law
By Ruti G. Teitel
Oxford University Press. 2011

Reviewed By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor, and President, International Judicial Academy

Under traditional international law there exists a distinction between international humanitarian law and international human rights law.
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International Judicial Academy -
Upcoming Events

• December, 2012 – Seminar on General Court Administration in Washington DC for Judges the Gansu Province of China.

• March, 2012 – Three week seminar for 25 judges from five Middle Eastern countries on issues relating to the functioning of a judiciary in a democracy.

• April, 2013 – 7^th International Congress of Brazilian Labor Court Judges in Washington DC for Judges from Brazil.

• April, 2013 – Seminar on Issues on the Administration of Justice in Washington DC for Judges from Brazil.

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