Territorial Disputes

The UN Mapping Report Documenting Serious Crimes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Introduction

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14
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38
Author: 
Cecile Aptel
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Lawfulness of Kosovo's Declaration of Independence

I. Introduction

Is the unilateral declaration of independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo in accordance with international law? The International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) answered this question in the affirmative in a groundbreaking decision issued on July 22, 2010. The Court held that the declaration was not prohibited by general international law nor by any specific sources of international law.

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14
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27
Author: 
Bart M. J. Szewczyk
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ECJ Holds that West Bank Products are Outside Scope of the EU-Israel Association Agreement

Introduction

On February 25, 2010, in its ruling in Brita GmbH v. Hauptzollamt Hamburg-Hafen, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") ruled on the trade implications of one of the hot-potato issues of international law: the status of the territories occupied by Israel.

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14
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17
Author: 
Itzchak Kornfeld
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Pulp Mills on the River Uruguay: The International Court of Justice Recognizes Environmental Impact Assessment as a Duty under International Law

Introduction

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Volume: 
14
Issue: 
9
Author: 
Cymie R. Payne
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Climate Change and Guidelines for Argo Profiling Float Deployment on the High Seas

Introduction

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Volume: 
14
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8
Author: 
Aurora Mateos & Montserrat Gorina-Ysern
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The Goldstone Report

Introduction

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13
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16
Author: 
David Kaye
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Abyei Arbitration – Final Award

Introduction

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13
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15
Author: 
John R. Crook
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Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission: Damage Awards

Background

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13
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13
Author: 
Michael J. Matheson
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Is Bagram the New Guantánamo? Habeas Corpus and Maqaleh v. Gates

Introduction

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13
Issue: 
8
Author: 
Kal Raustiala
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