INTERNATIONAL LAW

The recent US attack on Libya's sovereignty is another classical case of US breach of international law, protocol norms and order notwithstanding the '˜approval' by the UN.

Francis A. Boyle is a leading American professor, practitioner and advocate of international law.

US soldiers sent by the Pentagon to carry out the moral duty and war on terrorism surprisingly lacked the moral sanctity and awareness in local cultural sensitivity.

A UN representative says U.S. drone strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan might be in violation of international law.

A look at the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and whether or not Israel's defensive military movements violate any established laws.

Examines Neoliberal history, ideology, and the effects economic policies in the West have on international law.

how the interrogation facilities and practices at Guantanamo Bay have led to an abuse of human rights and violations of international law

does Guantanamo Bay conform with international law and rights? I explain and more...

In early April of 2009, the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) filed a report outlining the events that occurred in CIA run "black sites" such as the military camp in Guantanamo Bay. Will the Department of Justice investigate?

A look at what the international courts look at when determining whether a state or person is guilty of an international crime

The destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in March 2001 led to the 2003 adoption of the declaration concerning the Intentional Destruction of Cultural Heritage by the UNESCO General Conference (Vrdoljak, 2007).

Examination of the state's responsibility to protect the basic human rights of its citizens, whether such protections serve to hinder state sovereignty or not.

Pointing out the need for all n ations to adhere to internationakl, rather than their own national or local laws in order to defuse world crises

This article contains some of the most important differences between the constitutional and administrative law of India.

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Laws are an integral part of any state's system. Every country has them, and each country is affected greatly by the laws that it creates and how it enforces them. International law, however, affects not only one country but the whole world.

Famed lecturer proposed that Erie R.R. v. Tompkins have no binding effect on customary international law. As a result of such an application, White proposes using federal common law for customary international tort law issues.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a 1982 pact establishing guidelines for ocean security and regulation, is presently up for debate in the United States Senate. But so far, a concerted push has not been enough to secure ratification.

An International Court ruled that a murderer on death row in Texas should be extradited to his native country that has no death penalty. The U.S. Supreme Court denied his extradition. Good.

Overview of the case of Medellin vs. Texas, in which the Supreme Court is asked to decide between state sovereignty and the rule of the President that the Unites States will honor international treaties in criminal proceedings.

Amnesty International today condemned both Hezbollah and Israel for not taking any steps to prosecute war crimes and other grave violations that occurred during the 34-day war between Hezbollah and Israel.

n important and ever-changing aspect of our global environment is the development of regional trading alliances and international trade agreements. Global-trade is growing and proceeds to be a significant factor.

A comparison of the general realist and liberal views regarding the nature of the international system, including views on how (and whether) this system can be improved. Examination of the system using the principal realist and liberal theorists.

The twenty-five years following World War II symbolize all the political institutions of an international warfare without the actual combat.

The International Criminal Court(ICC) was formed in 2002 as a way to prosecute individuals for crimes such as genocide or war crimes. there are many countries that refuse to participate in the ICC. The US is the primary country against the ICC.

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's discounting of the Geneva Conventions and the Bush administration's opposition to other international laws and treaties suggest that the U.S. government has embarked on a dangerous course of pursuing its own intere