Justice, Power, and the Realities of Interdependence: Lessons from the Milosevic and Hussein Trials

In this essay in the Symposium on Milosevic & Hussein on Trial, the author discusses issues of interdependence to argue that, although military power can eliminate threats in the short term, in an inextricably interdependent world long term peace can only be sustained by legitimacy. The author\u27s personal experiences at a meeting on the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans prior to the creation of the International Criminal Tribunal on the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) are related to the success of soft power in judicial disguise, & the relationship between justice for others & political identity in liberal democracies. A historical narrative of political events prior to the creation of the Iraqi Special Tribunal (IST) addresses the impacts of the Iran-Iraq war; the Reagan & Bush administration\u27s fight against Iraqi sanctions, & provides a context for Saddam\u27s trial & the authors concerns about the omissions of crimes against the Iraqi people in the IST. The author advocates a US commitment to accountability beyond the realpolitik of nuclear containment or support for terrorism. J. Harwel

Agreement for the Establishment of the Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law

This contribution outlines the content of a new agreement, signed initially by Antigua and Barbuda and Tuvalu, that establishes a Commission of Small Island States on Climate Change and International Law. This Commission has, inter alia, the express power to request an advisory opinion from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on issues within the ITLOS jurisdiction relating to international law and climate change. The complementary initiative by Vanuatu to seek an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice through the UN General Assembly is also discussed. The text of the agreement is attached as an appendix at the end of this article

Disseminated Aspergillosis as the Herald Manifestation of Chronic Granulomatous Disease in an Adult Patient

Chronic granulomatous disease is an inherited defect in intracellular killing of ingested microorganisms characterized by recurrent life threatening bacterial and fungal infections including invasive aspergillosis in early childhood. We report  a  disseminated aspergillosis as  the  representative  of  adult  onset  chronic granulomatous disease without previous infection, with dramatic response to combination of antifungal and interferon therapy

Clash of Civilizations in the Post 9/11 World: Myth or Reality?

Payam AKHAVAN est professeur à la Faculté de droit de l'Université McGill, ancien conseiller juridique aux Tribunaux pénaux internationaux pour l'ex-Yougoslavie et le Rwanda et président co-fondateur du Iran Human Rights Documentation Centre.[À l'origine dans / Was originally part of : CRDP - Droit et nouveaux rapports sociaux]Conférence du CRDP ; avril 200