Extraterritorial Courts and States: Learning from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

In 2015, South Africa withdrew from the International Criminal Court asserting United Nation’s Security Council bias in referring only African cases (Strydom October 15, 2015; Duggard 2013) and the United Kingdom reiterated a pledge to withdraw from the European Court of Human Rights, asserting that the court impinges on British sovereignty (Watt 2015). Both are examples of extraterritorial courts which are an important part of regional and global jurisprudence. To contribute to our understanding of the relationship between states and extraterritorial courts, I examine arguably the first and best example of an extraterritorial court, namely the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). Drawing on 50 British Commonwealth states, this dissertation explores the factors influencing the decision to accede to an extraterritorial court and why some states subsequently opt to sever ties. I build on Dahl’s theory (1957) that the nation’s highest court interacts with the governing coalition and, for the most part, serves as an ally and uphold its policies. I argue that that governing coalition wants the final appellate court that they most expect to be an ally and extend this expectation to extraterritorial courts. As a result, the governing coalition looks at the court more critically. States may change or abolish the jurisdiction of the court if it undermines or seems likely to undermine state policy. Examining this phenomenon across the British Commonwealth provides comparative insights into how governing coalitions may view extraterritorial courts

The Ties that Bind: How Domestic Politics Influence Ties with Extraterritorial Courts—A Study of the JCPC

During the last half century, extraterritorial courts and the number of acceding states have markedly increased. It is important to better understand the relationships between the extraterritorial court and the state. This paper posits that the governments of those states will seek a change or disengage from the extraterritorial court if they perceive a disconnection between themselves and the extraterritorial court. The perception of such a disconnection is influenced by changes in the political environment that make the state more sensitive to decisions that are unfavorable to it. To test this theory, this paper examines the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)

Advances in the Treatment of Patients with Benign Brain Tumors

Reliable ICP measurement allows an exact quantitation and management of intracranial pressure. This precise assessment of ICP is a valuable adjunct in the management of anesthesia for brain tumor patients. The proper combination of ICP and anesthesia management enables the surgeon to use the operating microscope to approach previously inaccessible areas of the brain and to perform meticulous surgery with a better prognosis for the brain tumor patient

MP624: Volume Tables for Maine

With the completion of the hemlock volume tables it seemed desirable to publish under one cover all of the volume tables compiled by the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. Therefore the white pine volume tables for southern Maine prepared by D. B. Demeritt, and the northern white cedar volume tables prepared by James D. Curtis and Dwight B. Demeritt are included. The publication includes volume tables for northern white cedar, various hardwoods, hemlock (both second growth and old growth), white pine, poplar, and spruce.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_miscpubs/1031/thumbnail.jp

MP627: Additional Volume Tables for Maine

This publication contains all of the volume tables completed since the release of Miscellaneous Publication 624 (balsam fir, hemlock, pulpwood, topwood) along with aids for computing tree volume in Maine.https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_miscpubs/1032/thumbnail.jp