International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes Global Trading Resource Corp. & Globex Int’l, Inc. v. Ukraine (Dec. 1, 2010)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - ACLU v. U.S. Dep’t of Def. (Jan. 18, 2011)

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Administrative Tribunal
“EE” v. International Monetary Fund (Dec. 3, 2010)

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Upcoming International Judicial Academy Events

• March, 2011 – Intellectual Property and Justice Seminar in Washington, DC for judges from Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru.
• April, 2011 – Judicial and Court Administration Seminar in Washington, DC for judges from the People’s Republic of China
• July, 2011 – Intellectual Property and Justice Seminar in Washington, DC for judges from Mexico
• October, 2011 – Intellectual Property and Government Regulation in Washington, DC for judges and executives from Latin America

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Ethics Without Borders: Do Judges and Lawyers in the United States Have an Ethical Duty to Know, Understand and Use International Law?
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy

One morning in early October of last year, my wife and I were walking from our comfortable hotel room in the Inn of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lincoln’s Inn Field in London, to Fleet Street and the Royal Courts of Justice where Fleet Street turns into The Strand. (Read More »)

Judicial Training in Rwanda
By: Robert A. Blair, Ontario Court of Appeal, Toronto, Canada

In 2008-2009, the National Judicial Institute of Canada worked with the Institute of Legal Practice and Development in Rwanda to develop a program for advanced education and training of judges and lawyers in Rwanda. (Read More »)

The Current Agenda of the Inter-American Juridical Committee
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

The increasingly important role of the Organization of American States in the development, harmonization and codification of international law is often overlooked.  (Read More »)

Customary International Law in the United States: The Role of the Charming Betsy Doctrine
By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial Monitor

The extent to which customary international law, or the law of nations, applies in the United States is the subject of continuing debate.   (Read More »)

Dag Hammarskjold (1905 - 1961)
By: Taylor G. Stout, Reporter, International Judicial Monitor

Dag Hammarskjold was a Swedish statesman, economist, diplomat, and author.  He is renowned for his work in Swedish financial affairs, Swedish foreign relations, and global international relations.
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The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index
By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial Monitor

In October 2010, the American Bar Association World Justice Project issued its first report summarizing the results of the initial implementation of its Rule of Law Index - a quantitative rule of law assessment tool applied to various countries throughout the world.  (Read More »)

America and the Law of Nations 1776 - 1939
By Mark Weston Janis. Oxford University Press. 2010.

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

History is a most valuable teacher. It provides us with not only lessons about what has gone before, but insights into why events happen as they did, and perhaps most usefully what to try and avoid in the future, and what actions and activities might be useful in trying to recreate or imitate,
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