Why the Use of Certiorari is a Good Procedure to be Followed
By: James G. Apple, Editor-in-Chief, International Judicial Monitor

During my frequent briefings at the International Judicial Academy to judges, jurists and other rule of law officials from other countries about the United States legal system, I invariably discuss, in the part dealing with the structure of the federal courts, the Supreme Court of the United States, its organization and how it operates. (Read More »)

Recent Developments in International Human Rights Law
By: Dinah Shelton, Manatt/Ahn Professor of International Law (emeritus), The George Washington University Law School

In the seventy years since the founding of the United Nations, human rights law has expanded from the few references in the United Nations Charter to comprise a lengthy list of guarantees in global and regional treaties, supplemented by declarations and an ever-growing jurisprudence of treaty bodies and courts.
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Of Bread and Wine – and the Law of Nations
By: Stephen  C.  Neff, Reader in Law – Public International Law, University of Edinburgh Law School

Among those who have mused on the blessings of civilization, there has often been a pronounced bias in favor of agricultural ways of life and against nomadic and pastoral lifestyles. (Read More »)

The Myth of the American Jury
By: Suja A. Thomas, Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law

The American jury has a certain aura internationally. Many people view the jury as a bad part of American exceptionalism.
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Results and Challenges: Piloting of the International Framework for Court Excellence
By: Cristina Malai, Consultant in Judicial Reform, Moldova

Imagine a beautiful, renovated court with polite court staff, speedy court trials, clear court decisions, satisfied court visitors and a nice working atmosphere.
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The War Crime of Destroying Cultural Property
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

The destruction of heritage is inseparable from the persecution of people. This is why we consider the protection of cultural heritage today as far more than a cultural issue. (Read More »)

Witnesses in International Criminal Proceedings: Key Findings From the ICTY
By: Iva Vukusic, International Judicial Monitor Correspondent in The Hague

International criminal proceedings would be almost unimaginable without one set of participants: the witnesses. (Read More »)

Foreign Intervention Gone Right: America’s Contribution to Improving the Rule of Law Around the World
By: Peter J. Messitte, Senior Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland

The topic of this presentation may seem to many too dry. But in fact the title is quite fitting for this discussion, and the topic has some real juice in it.
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International Law and Renewable Energy: Between Lex Lata and Lex Ferenda
By: Mehrdad Mohamadi, Ph.D. Candidate in International Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

In the wake of global energy crises, including the supply, price and pollution matters related to traditional sources of energy, the use and development of renewable energy is seriously considered by the international community.
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Courting Peril: The Political Transformation of the American Judiciary
By: Charles Gardner Geyh. Oxford University Press. 2015

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

Since its founding the late 18^th Century, one of the “rocks” on which has been built the United States legal system is the “rule of law.” (Read More »)