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Justice
in Profile
Georges Michel Abi-Saad (Egypt)
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International
Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy
Georges Michel Abi-Saad is the archetype judge/academic in
international law. He has had distinguished appointments in both international
courts and in prestigious academic institutions, both backed up by a stellar
educational background.
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International
Tribunal Spotlight
Benelux Court of Justice
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International
Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy
In March, 1965 three countries within the geographical area
that would become part of the European Union signed a treaty that created the Benelux
Economic Union, an organization composed of Belgium, the Netherlands and
Luxembourg. This economic union had its origin in a customs union created in
1944, before the end of World War II.
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100 Ways
International Law: One Hundred Ways It
Shapes Our Lives
Increasing worldwide access to life
saving vaccines by engaging in research on diseases that predominantly affect
developing countries, via the UN Development Programme, created in 1966 when
the General Assembly approved the merger of the Technical Assistance Board and
the UN Special Fund (Resolution 2029 (XXI) (and by the activities of the World
Health Organization (WHO)).
By: James G. Apple, President of the International Judicial Academy and Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor
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Special Report
Becoming
a Judge: The Social Dimension
By: Andrew A. McPherson
In
common law countries, newly appointed judges bring a great deal of experience
and knowledge to the bench. Since they are generally picked from the ranks of
established legal practitioners and academics, these new judges are normally
deeply familiar with case law, courtroom procedure, and legal theory.
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| Editorial |
Domestic Violence: A World Wide Plague That the Judiciary
Can and Must Address
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International
Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy
In the United States, with many citizens addicted to
watching sporting events, there is a very popular sporting magazine with a very
large number of subscribers.
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| Judicial Reform Report |
Trials in
Absentia: Human Rights Concerns in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon
By: Jessica Rosenblatt
Within the context of the United States justice system, the
right to be present at one’s own trial is a foundational right thrice
guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth
Amendments, and one further guaranteed in Article 14 of the International
Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
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| Leading Figures in International Law |
Shabtai Rosenne (Israel)
(1917-2010)
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International
Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy
The International Court of Justice (the World Court - ICJ)
and its predecessor, the Permanent Court of International Justice (PCIJ) have
been constant reminders to citizens of many nations of the presence of international
law in the world since the creation of the latter in 1922 as a part of the machinery of
the League of Nations.
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| Private International Law
Discourse |
International Online Dispute Resolution
(ODR)
By Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial
Monitor and Assistant Professor of Law, Charlotte Law School
One of the key goals of codifying
private international law is to develop a global legal framework for the
resolution of cross-border disputes between private parties. (Read More »)
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| Global Judicial Perspective |
A New International Convention on Crimes Against
Humanity
By: Richard A. Goldstone, Former Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa, First Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia, and Regular Columnist, International Judicial Monitor
The
greatest challenge faced in the prosecution of massive war crimes is presented
by the substantial number of perpetrators involved in their commission.
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| International Law Insight |
The Fog of War: Is the Rule of Law Still Relevant?
By: David A. Koplow, Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
I’d like to put before you four propositions about the
nature of law – especially international law – and its relevance and utility in
the currently tumultuous circumstances involving the use or potential use of military
force in so many diverse locations around the world.
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| General
Principles of International Law |
International Legal Personality
By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate
Editor, International Judicial Monitor and Assistant Professor of Law,
Charlotte Law School
In June 2014, the United States Supreme Court in Burwell
v. Hobby Lobby Stores decided that closely held, for-profit corporations
are “persons” entitled to pursue religious freedom claims in American courts.
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| Historic
Moments in International Law |
Where It All Began (Sort of)
By: Stephen
C. Neff, Reader in Law – Public International Law, University of Edinburgh Law
School
In my line as a historian of
international law, I have become accustomed to being asked, in various
formulations, when international law began.
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| In
Review: Recent Publications on International and Comparative Law and
About Judges and Courts |
How Judges Think
By
Richard A. Posner. Harvard University Press. 2008
Reviewed by: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International
Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy
The title of this regular feature contains the word “recent”
probably indicating to the potential reader that the book to be reviewed has
been published the same year as the article, or even one year earlier.
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International Judicial Academy -
Upcoming Events
The
International Judicial Academy (IJA) will conduct the following seminars during
winter and spring:
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