International Criminal Law, Corruption, and Law Enforcement

Wiwa v. Shell: The $15.5 Million Settlement

Introduction

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14
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Ingrid Wuerth
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African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in Force: What Next for Diego Garcia?

A little-noticed recent development in multilateral treaty law may have potentially explosive consequences for U.S.

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12
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Peter H. Sand
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Special Tribunal for Lebanon: The First Orders by the Pre-Trial Judge

I. Introduction

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13
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11
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Antonios Tzanakopoulos
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Is Bagram the New Guantánamo? Habeas Corpus and Maqaleh v. Gates

Introduction

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13
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8
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Kal Raustiala
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The Torture Memos and Accountability

Introduction

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13
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6
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Allen S. Weiner
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International Legal Responses to Piracy off the Coast of Somalia

Introduction

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13
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2
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Eugene Kontorovich
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Global Witness v. Afrimex Ltd.: Decision Applying OECD Guidelines on Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights

On August 28, 2008, the United Kingdom’s National Contact Point (UK-NCP) issued its decision in Global Witness v. Afrimex Ltd.[1] In this case, Global Witness, a non-governmental organization,[2] alleged that Afrimex Ltd.

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13
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1
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Jernej Letnar Cernic
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Adoption of the Convention on Cluster Munitions

On May 30, 2008, delegates at the Dublin Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions adopted the Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM), a new treaty that seeks to ban the use, development, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, and transfer of cluster munitions.[1] The CCM will be opened for signature on December 3, 2008 (CCM, Article 15).

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12
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20
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Priya Pillai
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The ICTR Appeals Chamber judgment in Prosecutor v. Seromba

I. INTRODUCTION

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12
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16
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Gregory Townsend
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ICC Prosecutor charges the President of Sudan with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur

On July 14, 2008, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ("ICC", "Court") applied to Pre-Trial Chamber III of the Court for an arrest warrant against the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir.[1] This is the first time that the Prosecutor filed charges against a sitting head of state.

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12
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15
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Marko Milanovic
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