International Criminal Law, Corruption, and Law Enforcement

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

Introduction

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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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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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Shipbreaking and Le Clemenceau Row

Introduction

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4
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Marcos A. Orellana
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Alleged Secret Detentions of Terrorism Suspects

Allegations have appeared in news reports that the United States is holding some terrorism suspects incommunicado and without trial in detention centers at undisclosed locations outside the United States, perhaps in Eastern Europe.  The United States government has not acknowledged the existence of any such detention facilities.  The discussion below is based on facts regarding the possible existence of such facilities as reported in news media, and is not intended to vouch for their accuracy.  The discussion is designed to point out the principal le

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3
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Frederic L. Kirgis
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Case Concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo: The ICJ Finds Uganda Acted Unlawfully and Orders Reparations

On December 19, 2005, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its final judgment in the Case Concerning Armed Activities on the Territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo v. Uganda).

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1
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Margaret E. McGuinness
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