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    State Sovereignty vs. International Law A Look at Kenya in the International Criminal Court Shana Le 25 November 2014 IR 7300 A: Ethical Issues in IR Dr. Aaron Tyler Le‚ 1 Imagine a world where the United States had its authority and jurisdiction to try its own criminal cases stripped away from her. Where cases of domestic terrorism by Timothy McVeigh‚ US Army Major Nidal Hasan‚ and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are decided by the United Nation’s International Criminal Court (ICC) due to the US’s participation

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    Fall Public International Law International law legalty- Basic rules based on an international law which are the norms of Jus Cogen and obligations erga omnes‚ there are a number of instruments which set out the rules of international legal order. These instruments include: Art 2 (1) UN Charter that sets out the principle of the sovereign equality of states; Art 38 (1) Statute of the International Court of Justice which contains a list of different categories of rules of international law‚ including

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    NOTES ON PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW by PORFERIO JR. and MELFA SALIDAGA NOTES ON PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES Nature and Scope Public International Law – It is the body of rules and principles that are recognized as legally binding and which govern the relations of states and other entities invested with international legal personality. Formerly known as “law of nations” coined by Jeremy Bentham in 1789. Three Major Parts of Public International Law 1. Laws of Peace – normal

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    Two important events in U.S. history are the hijackings on September 11‚ 2001 and the bombings at Pearl Harbor. These two attacks will always be remembered in U.S. history. These two events caused many people to die and left our nation in shock. These two events caused the American people to be left in fear and agony. They caused our government to be furious and to start war against Japan and against terrorism. On September 11‚2001 American Airlines flight 11 and United airlines flight 175

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    “…every hour hundreds and thousands are getting killed…””The whole globe is waging war...” The Holocaust was one of the most tragic events in history. At the end of the war millions had been killed. It was an era of discrimination and cruelty. It was an event that should never repeat itself. During the Holocaust millions had been killed. Innocent people were separated from their families and killed for not being the ideal human to Hitler. These people‚ especially Jews‚ were put in concentration

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    Jessie Hunter 12/13/12 Current Event 12/9/12 Source: CNN NEWS Amid fanfare‚ same-sex couples exchange marriage vows in Seattle By Phil Gast This entry is about a same-sex wedding Sunday at Seattle’s City Hall. It was a Celebration of Washington’s same sex marriage laws. After they exchanged vows the two women of 8 years said it wasn’t just about their marriage it was about Washington recognizing the people who are gay. Gay war vet fights for spouse’s benefits. Gay women: First

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    Asylum case Columbia v Peru ICJ‚ 1950 Principle: In order to get the validity of international customary law it has to satisfy the material test. That is the practice must be uniform and consistently. Fact of the case: Victor Raul Haya de la Torre was a Peruvian national. In Oct 3rd‚ 1948 one military rebellion broke out in Peru which is organized and directed by the American People’s Revolutionary Alliance led by Haya de la Torre. The rebellion was unsuccessful. The Peruvian Government issued

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    CRITICALLY DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS IN THE LAW-MAKING PROCESS OF CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL LAW. Traditionally‚ Public international law has been defined to be solely about States. States have been considered to be the only subjects of international law and the only entities that can make‚ develop and enforce international law. Other bodies that are affected by international law have been determined to be only objects of international law. In the past few decades‚ this

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    International law western and Islamic perspective Submitted to; Sir Akhter Hussain Submitted by; Sadia MasoodBS Comparison of Siyar and International law From the very first day when man began to organize them selves in political communities they have felt the need for some rules and regulations to regulate their inter-community relations. And with the passage of time now we reached to a time o f international relations rather than the relations among small communities or tribes. And there

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    Title of the Paper: Use of Force‚ Terrorism and International Law Author : Rishav Banerjee Designation : Student‚ Third Year‚ B.A.L.L.B (Hons.) University : Gujarat National Law University‚ India. Address : 6/11‚ GNLU Student Hostel Gujarat National Law University E-4‚ GIDC‚ Electronic Estate Sector-

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