International Criminal Law, Corruption, and Law Enforcement

A Conundrum Posed by U.S. Anti-Terrorism Policy

Thirty years ago this month, a Cuban airliner blew up in mid-air, killing all 73 people aboard.

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Luc Reydams
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The ICTR Appeals Chamber Dismisses the Prosecutor's Appeal to Transfer Michel Bagaragaza for Trial to Norway

INTRODUCTION

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25
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Alhagi Marong
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Acts of Non-State Armed Groups and the Law Governing Armed Conflict

The recent conflict in Lebanon and Northern Israel, occurring between a state and a non-state armed opposition group on the territory of a state that has not itself taken up arms, raises distinct challenges for interpretation of international law related to armed conflict.

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21
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Jonathan Somer
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Some Proportionality Issues Raised by Israel's Use of Armed Force in Lebanon

Introduction

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20
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Frederic L. Kirgis
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Status of Detainees in Non-International Armed Conflict, and their Protection in the Course of Criminal Proceedings: The Case of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld

I. Introduction

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17
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John P. Cerone
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The Supreme Court Decides a Consular Convention Case

On June 28, 2006, the U.S.

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16
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Frederic L. Kirgis
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Special Court for Sierra Leone Dismisses Taylor Motion Against Change of Venue

Introduction

On May 29, 2006, the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone ruled that the Urgent De fence Motion Against Change of Venue filed by Karim A.A. Khan, the Provisionally Assigned Counsel representing former Liberian President Charles Ghankay Taylor, was inadmissible. The motion was therefore dismissed.[1]

Background to the Motion

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15
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Charles Chernor Jalloh
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The Committee Against Torture Urges an End to Guantánamo Detention

International criticism of post-September 11 antiterrorism measures has come to a head with calls from the U.N. body monitoring the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, Degrading Treatment or Punishment1 for several changes in U.S. policy - among them, a call for closure of the four-and-a-half-year-old detention camp at Guantánamo.

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14
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Diane Marie Amann
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Iran and the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

As has been well documented,[1] the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) some time ago lost confidence that Iran's nuclear program is being carried out exclusively for peaceful purposes as required by the Nuclear Nonproliferation

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13
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Frederic L. Kirgis
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Charles Taylor and the Special Court for Sierra Leone

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9
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Mark A. Drumbl
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