Economic Cyber Espionage and International Law: Controversies Involving Government Acquisition of Trade Secrets through Cyber Technologies

Will the WTO Finally Tackle Corruption in Public Purchasing? The Revised Agreement on Government Procurement

Supreme Court Holds That Alien Tort Statute Does Not Apply to Conduct in Foreign Countries

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General Court of the European Union 
Poland v. Commission (March 7, 2013)

High Court of Australia finds International Arbitration Act constitutional (March 13, 2013)

Dutch Court sentenced Rwandan-born woman to prison for genocide (March 1, 2013)

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia terminates appellate proceedings in relation to Milan Gvero (March 8, 2013)

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June 4, 2013
The Role and Impact of Islamic Law in Transitioning Arab Spring Countries »

June 4, 2013
Washington Foreign Law Society Gala Honors IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde »

June 6, 2013
Global Challenges - Global Law: The Future of International Law »

June 6, 2013
Global Trends 2030: US Intelligence Community Forecasts and International Dispute Resolution Futures »

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The Virtues of a Case Management System in Courts
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy

The International Judicial Academy receives each year many judges from outside the United States who participate in its education programs, coming to Washington for seminars and other educational programs on a variety of topics relating to the proper functioning of judges and courts.
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Emmerich de Vattel (Switzerland) (1714 – 1767)
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy

At a time when international law has in some quarters not only come into disrepute, but also whose very existence has been questioned, it is useful to remind citizens of the United States as well as those who live elsewhere in the world that the United States was founded on principles of international law.
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The Case of the Corsican Upstart
By: Stephen C. Neff, Reader in Law – Public International Law, University of Edinburgh Law School

We all know the feeling of being saddled with unwanted guests, of various descriptions. At the moment, the United States government is playing reluctant (but stern) host to some 165 people in Guantanamo Bay, on Cuba.
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A Light at the End of the Tunnel for the Dramatic Decline of Justice and Protection of Fundamental Rights in Argentina
By: Lucia Druetta, Assistant Editor, International Judicial Monitor and Director of Academic Programs, International Judicial Academy

The Supreme Court of Justice of Argentina has just struck down a substantial part of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner ’s so-called judicial reform.
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International Judicial Academy -
Upcoming Events

• July, 2013 – Competition Law Seminar in Washington DC for Judges from Latin America

• August, 2013 – Seminar on Judicial and Court Administration (conducted with the International Law Institute)

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Human Rights, Rule of Law, Under Threat After 9/11
By: Ambassador Hans Corell, former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations for Legal Affairs and UN Legal Counsel

A sad turn of events. It is wrong to think that one can "make war" on terrorism. Torture and terrorism are crimes that like other crimes must be fought through law enforcement. But after 11 September 2001, the question of protection of human rights has taken a sad turn.
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Legislative Process in Palestine
By: Dr. Mutaz M. Qafisheh, Professor of International Law and Legal Clinic Director, Hebron University, Palestine

Due to the different regimes that ruled the country since its separation from the Ottoman Empire in December 1917, the applicable law in Palestine is mixed of various legal systems.
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Issues of Culpability in the Context of Criminal Justice and Neuroscientific Evidence
By Susan A. Ehrlich, J.D., LL.M. (biotechnology & genomics), Judge, Arizona Court of Appeals (ret.)

Lex talionis is the law of retribution. The Code of Hammurabi, the Law of Moses and the Qur’an similarly press retributive justice.
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The Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes Between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention)
By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial Monitor and Assistant Professor, Charlotte Law School

In 1966, the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States entered into force and paved the way for the orderly resolution of international investment disputes through the creation of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, commonly known as ICSID.
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The United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems
By: Miri Sharon, Drug Control and Crime Prevention Officer, Justice Section, Division for Operations, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

On 20 December 2012 the General Assembly adopted the new United Nations Principles and Guidelines on Access to Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems. (Resolution 67/187).  
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