International Judicial Monitor

Published by the International Judicial Academy, Washington, D.C., with assistance from the
American Society of International Law
Winter 2015 Issue

Justice in Profile
Judge Carmel Agius (Malta), Vice-President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; Member, Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
By: Maria Chhubria, Director of Academic Programs, International Judicial Academy

The International Criminal Tribunal for Yugosavia (ICTY) is a United Nations court established to investigate and prosecute war crimes that occurred during the conflicts in the Balkans in the 1990’s.
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	International Tribunal Spotlight International Court of Justice By: Maria Chhubria, Director of Academic Programs, International Judicial Academy In 1945, at the end of World War II, there were only four international dispute resolution tribunals/courts in the world. (Read More »)

	100 Ways International Law: One Hundred Ways It Shapes Our Lives Watching news and events from around the world on television; listening to a BBC broadcast or other broadcast from another country on the radio. By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor, and President, International Judicial Academy (Read More »)

	Leading Figures in International Law Pasquale Stanislao Mancini (Italy) (1817 - 1888) By: Maria Chhabria, Director of Academic Programs, International Judicial Academy Pasquale Stanislao Mancini was a prominent lawyer, professor, journalist, statesman, and one of the greatest jurists of the nineteenth century. (Read More »)

	Special Report The Guatemalan Judicial System By: Eduardo Calderón According to Article 203 of the Guatemalan Constitution the Supreme Court is the highest judicial body of the country and every other lower court falls under its authority. (Read More »)

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Editorial

Mediation: A Great Service for Courts and Help to Litigants and Lawyers for Reducing Cost and Delay
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor and President, International Judicial Academy

The most frequent complaint that I hear in meeting with and talking to judges around the world is the increasing congestion of their dockets.
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International Law Analysis and Commentary
The Responsibility of the UN Security Council in the Case of Western Sahara By: Hans Corell, Former Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and the Legal Counsel of the United Nations At the request of the UN Security Council, I delivered a legal opinion to the Council relating to Western Sahara on 29 January 2002. (Read More »)

Judicial Reform Report

Inside China: Judicial and Legal Reform in the People’s Republic
By: Lisi Wei, Lawyer, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China

There is no doubt that China has a very long history and Chinese law is one of the oldest legal traditions in the world. (Read More »)

Private International Law Discourse

A Brief Comparison of “At Home” Jurisdiction in Transnational Cases in the United States and the EU
By Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial Monitor and Assistant Professor of Law, Charlotte Law School

In recent years, the United States Supreme Court has issued several important decisions defining the permissible reach of American courts over foreign defendants.
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ASIL SUMMARY

International Aspects of Asylum Law in the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari and Affirms Discovery in Bondholder Litigation against Argentina

Caratube v. Kazakhstan: For the First Time Two ICSID Arbitrators Uphold Disqualification of Third Arbitrator

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Global Judicial Perspective

Assessing the Record of the International Criminal Court
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

In recent times the International Criminal Court (ICC) has attracted growing criticism. (Read More »)

Special Report

Business Courts Go Global
By: Sean D. Wallace; Judge, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland; Past President, American College of Business Court Judges

State trial courts handle more than 90% of the civil litigation in the United States.
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General Principles of International Law
Distinguishing Equitable Principles from Ex Aequo et Bono in International Law By: Carolyn A. Dubay, Associate Editor, International Judicial Monitor and Assistant Professor of Law, Charlotte Law School Most common lawyers are familiar with the equitable maxims that guide judges in adjudicating disputes and dispensing “justice.” (Read More »)

Hague Happenings
A Journalist’s Notes and Files from Nuremberg Now Available in The Hague By: Iva Vukusic, International Judicial Monitor Correspondent in The Hague One of the leading international law libraries in the world, the Peace Palace Library in The Hague, recently presented a unique collection to its visitors and users. (Read More »)

Historic Moments in International Law

The Global War for Resources: A Sneak Preview
By: Stephen C. Neff, Reader in Law – Public International Law, University of Edinburgh Law School

One of those things that always seems to be “just around the corner” is the much-announced global war for resources.
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IJA Docket

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In January, 2015 the International Judicial Academy hosted a group of judges from Qatar for a week long seminar on mediation.

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International Judicial Monitor
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with assistance from the American Society of International Law.

Editor: James G. Apple.
IJM welcomes comments, suggestions, and submissions.
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