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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136075903321

Titolo

International law stories  / / edited by John E. Noyes, Laura A. Dickinson, Mark W. Janis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Thomson West, , 2007

©2007

ISBN

1-62810-720-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (393 pages)

Disciplina

341

Soggetti

International law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Part I. Nuremberg and its progeny. Chapter 1:  Nuremberg and its legacy  / Theodor Meron and Jean Galbraith -- Chapter 2 : Filártiga v. Peña-Irala : Judicial internalization into domestic law of the customary international law norm against torture / Harold Hongju Koh -- Chapter 3 : The Velásquez Rodríguez case :  The development of the inter-American human rights system / Claudio Grossman -- Chapter 4 : The Soering case : The long reach of the European Convention on Human Rights / David Seymour and Jennifer Tooze -- Part II. International law : the domestic impact. Chapter 5 :  Foster v. Neilson and United States v. Percheman : Judicial enforcement of treaties / Carlos M. Vázquez -- Chapter 6 : The Paquete Habana : Customary international law as part of our law / William S. Dodge -- Chapter 7 : Missouri v. Holland :  birds, wars, and rights / Mark W. Janis -- Chapter 8 : Hamdan v. Rumsfeld :  Domestic enforcement of international law / Oona A. Hathaway -- Part III. International law : interstate conflicts. Chapter 9 : The Caroline :  international law limits on resort to force / John E. Noyes -- Chapter 10 : The reparation for injuries cas : The law of nations is transformed into international law / David J. Bederman -- Chapter 11: The Nicaragua case : preserving world peace and the World Court / Mary Ellen O'Connell -- Chapter 12 : The LaGrand case : a story of many miscommunications / Bruno Simma and Carsten Hoppe -- Chapter 13 :  Abu Ghraib : the battle over institutional culture and respect for international law within the U.S. military / Laura A.



Dickinson.