International law behind the headlines, informing the press, policy makers, and the public
Insights Archive:
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Venues for Prosecuting Saddam Hussein: The Legal Framework
By Diane F. Orentlicher
December 2003
WTO Issues Relating to U.S. Restrictions on Participation in Iraq Reconstruction Contracts
By David Palmeter and Niall P. Meagher
December 2003
Argentine Military Officers Face Trial in Spanish Courts
By Richard J. Wilson
December 2003
The UN General Assembly Requests a World Court Advisory Opinion On Israel's Separation Barrier
By Pieter H.F. Bekker
December 2003
WTO Rules Against US Safeguard Measures on Steel
By Eliza Patterson
November 2003
Addendum By Eliza Patterson, December 2003
The World Court Finds that U.S. Attacks on Iranian Oil Platforms in 1987-1988 Were Not Justifiable as Self-Defense, but the United States Did Not Violate the Applicable Treaty with Iran
By Pieter H.F. Bekker
November 2003
Manipulation of Exchange Rates in International Law: The Chinese Yuan
By Erik Denters
November 2003
China's Fixed Exchange Rate for the Yuan: Could the United States Challenge It in the WTO as a Subsidy? (corrected version)
By Marc Benitah
October 2003
Corrigendum By Marc Benitah, October 2003
Legal Issues Raised by Profitable Biotechnology Development Through Marine Scientific Research
By Montserrat Gorina-Ysern
September 2003
Security Council Resolution 1502 on the Protection of Humanitarian and United Nations Personnel
By Frederic L. Kirgis
September 2003
The Legal Status of Foreign Economic Interests in Occupied Iraq
By Pieter H.F. Bekker
July 2003
The Obligation of the Coalition Provisional Authority to Protect Iraq's Cultural Heritage
By Ali Khan
July 2003
Addendum By Ali Khan, July 2003
Belgian Law concerning The Punishment of Grave Breaches of International Humanitarian Law: A Contested Law with Uncontested Objectives
By Stefaan Smis and Kim Van der Borght
July 2003
Same-Sex Marriage: Canada, Europe and the United States
By Ralf Michaels
June 2003
The Arrest Warrant Against The Liberian President, Charles Taylor
By Cesare P.R. Romano and André Nollkaemper
June 2003
Diplomatic Immunities in Iraq
By Frederic L. Kirgis
June 2003
Developments involving SARS, International Law, and Infectious Disease Control at the Fifty-Sixth Meeting of the World Health Assembly
By David P. Fidler
June 2003
Security Council Resolution 1483 on the Rebuilding of Iraq
By Frederic L. Kirgis
May 2003
Addendum By Thomas D. Grant, June 2003
The U.S. President, Once Again, Rejects Import Sanctions Against China
By Eliza Patterson
May 2003
Reservations to Treaties and United States Practice
By Frederic L. Kirgis
May 2003
Consular Notification and the Death Penalty: The World Court's Provisional Measures Order in Avena and Other Mexican Nationals (Mexico v. United States)
By Pieter H.F. Bekker
April 2003
Prorogated and Universal Jurisdiction in the International Court: The Congo v. France
By Pieter H.F. Bekker
April 2003
The U.S. as Occupying Power Over Portions of Iraq and Relevant Responsibilities Under the Laws of War
By Jordan J. Paust
April 2003
SARS and International Law
By David P. Fidler
April 2003
World Health Organization's Framework Convention for Tobacco Control
By David P. Fidler
March 28, 2003
Armed Force in Iraq
By Frederic L. Kirgis
March 18, 2003
Addendum By Mary Ellen O'Connell, April 2003
World Trade Organization Ruling on US Continued Dumping and Offset Act of 2000 (CDSOA)
By Eliza Patterson
February 2003
Weapons of Mass Destruction and International Law
By David P. Fidler
February 2003
North Korea's Withdrawal from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty
By Frederic L. Kirgis
January 2003
World Court Consular Notification and Death Penalty Challenge Revisited: Mexico v. United States
By Pieter H. F. Bekker
January 2003
