International Judicial Monitor

Published by the International Judicial Academy, Washington, D.C., with assistance from the
American Society of International Law
Winter 2012 Issue

Justice in Profile
Judge Sang-Hyun Song
Republic of Korea
President of the International Criminal Court
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy

It is appropriate that the current president of the International Criminal Court, Judge Sang-Hyun Song, has both the practical experience of a judge and the intellectual ability of a first-rate scholar and jurist.
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	International Tribunal Spotlight The Permanent Review Court of the Mercosur (“Mercado Comun del Sur” or Common Market of the South) By: Lucia Druetta, Assistant Editor, International Judicial Monitor, and Director Of Academic Programs, International Judicial Academy The Permanent Review Court of the Mercosur (“Tribunal Permanente de Revision”) is this year celebrating its 10^th year anniversary. Created on February 18, 2002 under the Olivos Protocol, this Court is a juridical body of the common market of the southern part of the South American continent, which in shortened form is called Mercosur. Read more »

	100 Ways International Law: One Hundred Ways It Shapes Our Lives By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy ALWAYS KNOWING WHAT DATE AND TIME IT IS ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET (#1) Read more »

Private International Law Discourse

The Hague Service Convention
By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial Monitor

Improving judicial coordination and cooperation in transnational private litigation is a central component of the work Hague Conference on Private International Law. (Read More »)

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NEWS AND PROGRAMMATIC HIGHLIGHTS

ASIL Insights

Germany v. Italy: The International Court of Justice Affirms Principles of State Immunity

The 2011 Update of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

P.R.I.M.E. Finance: The Role and Function of the New Arbitral Institution for the Settlement of Financial Disputes in The Hague

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IJA Docket

International Judicial Academy -
Upcoming Events

April, 2012 - International Commercial Arbitration Seminar in China for Judges from China.

April, 2012 - Intellectual Property, Courts & Justice Seminar in Washington, D.C. for judges from Brazil.

September, 2012 - Sir Richard May Seminar on International Law and International Courts in The Hague, Netherlands for judges from the U.S.

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OPINIONS AND COMMENTARY

Editorial
Does the World Need Another International Criminal Court? By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor* and President, International Judicial Academy* The quick and simple answer to that question is: Yes. And there are very good reasons to support that answer. (Read More »)

Global Judicial Perspective

Is the International Criminal Court an Institution with an African Agenda?
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

There is a wide perception in many African circles, political, legal and civil society, that the International Criminal Court was set up by Western countries to police African countries. (Read More »)

General Principles of International Law
Nationality and Statelessness By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial Monitor When asked their nationality, most people can quickly answer the question without a thought. It is hard to imagine, therefore, the idea of having no nationality at all – being in a condition referred to as “statelessness.” (Read More »)

Justice Sector Assessment
The Mediation Center in Craiova, Romania – Beyond Neutrality By: Constantin-Adi Gavrila, General Manager, Craiova Mediation Center Co-author, Elena Adina Nica, Mediator, Public Relations Manager, Craiova Mediation Center In December 2002, the International Judicial Academy (IJA) of Washington, D.C. organized a two-week seminar attended by three judges, a lawyer, a manager and a representative of the Ministry of Justice in Romania. (Read More »)

Historic Moments in International Law

The Alabama Arbitration
By: Mark Weston Janis, Professor of Law, University of Connecticut, and Visiting Fellow and Former Reader in Law, University of Oxford

Nowadays when there is so much American skepticism about international law and international institutions, it may be hard to believe there was a time, albeit more than a hundred years ago, when Americans were generally enthusiastic about the law of nations. (Read More »)

Leading Figures in International Law

James Kent (United States) (1763 – 1847)
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy

In seeking the origins of international law as recognized and practiced in the United States, a scholar, judge or practicing lawyer interested in such an endeavor would have to pause and review the life of James Kent, because of his status as the first jurist in America to focus on international law and its role in establishing the legal foundations and jurisprudence of the new republic.
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In Review: New Publications on International and Comparative Law

The Jury and Democracy: How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civic Engagement and Political Participation
By John Gastil, E. Pierre Deess, Philip J. Weiser, and Cindy Simmons.
Oxford University Press. 2010

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

Any United States judge or lawyer who routinely has the opportunity of interacting with delegations of judges, court officers, or lawyers from other countries invariably is confronted with one or more questions about the American jury system.
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The Jury and Democracy: How Jury Deliberation Promotes Civic Engagement and Political Participation

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with assistance from the American Society of International Law.

Editor: James G. Apple.
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