Foreign Policy and International Law

International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda Appeals Chamber Delivers Judgment in Bizimungu Case (June 30, 2014)

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Emily MacKenzie

On June 30, 2014, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (the Court) delivered

International Labour Organization Approves Amendments to the Maritime Labor Convention (June 11, 2014)

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Nicole R. Tuttle

On June 11, 2014, the International Labour Organization (ILO) approved amendments

The U.S. President, Once Again, Rejects Import Sanctions Against China

President Bush, on April 25, announced that he would not grant safeguard relief from imports of Chinese wire garment hangers requested by the US industry under Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974.1 In doing so the President rejected a unanimous recommendation from the US International Trade Commission that duties be raised for a three-year period.2 This is the second time relief has been sought under Section 421, and the second time relief has been denied by the Bush Administration.3
 
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8
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12
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Eliza Patterson
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Legality of a Request by the Interim Iraqi Government for the Continued Presence of United States Military Forces

            According to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1511, the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), the recognized occupying power in Iraq, [1] will dissolve on June 30, and an interim Iraqi government will begin to exercise Iraqi sovereignty. [2]   The United States, however, has repeatedly stated that its troops will remain in Iraq after the handover, pursuant to an expected request by the Iraqi government.  Given the questions surrounding the legitimacy of any Iraqi government, what would be the legal status of such a request?
 
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8
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11
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Christopher J. Le Mon
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