ASIL Insights - 2005 Archive

International law behind the headlines, informing the press, policy makers, and the public.

Insights By Year:   

Half Full or Half Empty?: The Hong Kong WTO Ministerial Conference Has Delivered an Interim Deal for the Doha Round Negotiation
By Sungjoon Cho
December 29, 2005

GEMAP: The New Anti-Corruption Plan for Liberia
By Scott R. Lyons
December 15, 2005

The Use of White Phosphorus Munitions by U.S. Military Forces in Iraq
By David P. Fidler
December 6, 2005

The U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Dispute Reaches a Climax
By Joost Pauwelyn
November 29, 2005

The UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity, and the WTO: Diversity in International Law-Making?
By Joost Pauwelyn
November 15, 2005

The Continuing Global Spread of Avian Influenza A (H5N1) and Its Implications for International Law
David P. Fidler
November 7, 2005

Is Foreign Law International Law?
By Frederic L. Kirgis
October 31, 2005

The Application of Regional Human Rights Law Beyond Regional Frontiers: The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and US Activities in Iraq
By John Cerone
October 25, 2005

The Demolition of Synagogues in the Gaza Strip
By Yaël Ronen
October 17, 2005

International Law Aspects of the 2005 World Summit Outcome Document
By Frederic L. Kirgis
October 4, 2005

Iran's Resumption of its Nuclear Program: Addendum
By Frederic L. Kirgis
September 29, 2005

Hurricane Katrina and Internally Displaced Persons
By Frederic L. Kirgis
September 21, 2005

The Troubled Status of WTO Doha Round Negotiations
By Sungjoon Cho
August 25, 2005

Iran's Resumption of Its Nuclear Program
By Frederic L. Kirgis
August 22, 2005

UN Commission Awards Compensation for Environmental and Public Health Damage from 1990-91 Gulf War
By Cymie Payne
August 10, 2005

New Developments Regarding the Prosecution of Saddam Hussein by the Iraqi Special Tribunal
By Leila Nadya Sadat
August 5, 2005

International Health Regulations: New Mandate for Scientific Cooperation
Gerald S. Schatz
August 2, 2005

The New Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements
By Ronald A. Brand
July 26, 2005

The London Transportation System Bombings
By Frederic L. Kirgis
July 12, 2005

Alleged CIA Kidnapping of Muslim Cleric in Italy
By Frederic L. Kirgis
July 7, 2005

The Future Role of the British Parliament in Decisions to Enter Armed Conflicts Abroad
By Angharad Parry
June 14, 2005

The U.S. Opens Salvo at the WTO in the Airbus-Boeing Dispute
By Sungjoon Cho
May 31, 2005

The Supreme Court Backs Away from a Consular Convention Case
By Frederic L. Kirgis
May 31, 2005

WTO Appellate Body Rules on Dominican Republic Cigarette Imports
By Eliza Patterson
May 17, 2005

The World Court: Which Court Is It?
By Frederic L. Kirgis
May 3, 2005

British Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005
By Oonagh Sands
April 27, 2005

WTO Panel Rules on Geographical Indications
By Eliza Patterson
April 19, 2005

WTO Softens Earlier Condemnation of U.S. Ban on Internet Gambling, but Confirms Broad Reach into Sensitive Domestic Regulation
By Joost Pauwelyn
April 12, 2005

The WTO Decision on U.S. Cotton Subsidies
By Eliza Patterson
March 2005

Current Processes for Assessment of Women's Human Rights in International Law
By Hadar Harris
March 2005

President Bush's Determination Regarding Mexican Nationals and Consular Convention Rights
By Frederic L. Kirgis
March 2005
Addendum

The Kyoto Protocol Enters into Force
By Chester Brown
February 2005

Nuclear Bunker-Busters and Article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
By Andrew J. Grotto
February 2005

Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds NAFTA Chapter 11 Award
By Rajeev Sharma and Adam Goodman
February 2005

UN Commission's Report on Violations of International Humanitarian Law in Darfur
Frederic L. Kirgis
February 2005
Addendum (Updated April 5, 2005)

The Future of the WTO: Report by the Consultative Board
By Sungjoon Cho
January 2005

The Indian Ocean Tsunami and International Law
By David P. Fidler
January 2005
Addendum

WTO Appellate Body Places Government Policy Statements at Risk
By Eliza Patterson
January 2005

The Slow Demise of Impunity in Argentina and Chile
By Peter A. Barcroft
January 2005