International Law in Domestic Courts

Dutch Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Award for Chevron against Ecuador (September 26, 2014)

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Caitlin Behles

On September 26, 2014, the Dutch Supreme Court upheld (Dutch only) an arbitration award of US$1

Dutch Court Finds Netherlands Liable For Deportation of Bosniak Men and Boys in Srebrenica (July 16, 2014)

Author: 
Caitlin Behles

On July 16, 2014, the Hague District Court (the Court) in Mothers of Srebrenica v.

Improving Inter-State Cooperation for the National Prosecution of International Crimes: Towards a New Treaty?

We live in a time where war crimes and crimes against humanity still occur on a regular basis. Along with genocide, these are the crimes the world has too often vowed to never again accept. In this context, an important recent initiative to strengthen the international legal framework needed for states to prosecute the perpetrators of such crimes in their national courts has gone relatively unnoticed.

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18
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15
Author: 
Ward Ferdinandusse
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French Court Proceedings against Muammar Qadhafi

According to news reports, a French appeals court has held that the Libyan head of state, Muammar Qadhafi, could be prosecuted in France for his alleged role in the bombing of a French airliner over Niger in 1989. French prosecutors have opposed the prosecution, arguing that Qadhafi is entitled to head-of-state immunity in the French courts, but an investigating magistrate rejected the argument and the appeals court upheld that decision. The prosecutor is likely to appeal to the Court of Cassation, the highest court in France.
 
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5
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17
Author: 
Frederic L. Kirgis
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Alien Tort Claims Act Proceeding Against Robert Mugabe

According to news reports, Robert Mugabe, the head of state of Zimbabwe, was served with process while he was in New York City for the United Nations Millennium Summit, in a suit brought by Zimbabwean nationals seeking civil damages under the U.S. Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA). The suit alleges that Mugabe orchestrated violence by his political party against its opponents, including beating and burning the plaintiffs or, in one case, the husband of a plaintiff, in order to stay in power at the time of Zimbabwe's parliamentary elections in June.
 
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5
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11
Author: 
Frederic L. Kirgis
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