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by the International Judicial Academy, Washington, D.C., with assistance
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American Society of International Law
Winter 2012 Issue |
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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 10th 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
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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)
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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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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International
Judicial Monitor
© 2012 – The International Judicial Academy
with assistance
from the American Society of International Law.
Editor: James G. Apple.
IJM welcomes comments, suggestions, and submissions.
Please contact the IJM editor at ijaworld@verizon.net. |
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