258 research outputs found

    The Federal Common Law Of Universal, Obligatory, And Definable Human Rights Norms

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    International law is part of United States law. Indeed, international law - or the law of nations in eighteenth century parlance - has been considered part of United States law since the founding. The Judiciary Act of 1789, the enabling legislation of Article III, establishes federal court jurisdiction over torts committed in violation of the law of nations

    Beyond the Human Rights Measurement Controversy

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    The Institutionalist Implications of an Odious Debt Doctrine

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    Sovereigns incur debts, and creditors look to the law to hold sovereigns to their obligations. In legal terms, the question is whether to recognize and define an odious debt defense through a treaty or national legislative acts, on the one hand, or through the decisions of authoritative dispute-settlement bodies, whether international arbitral organs or domestic courts. Moreover, others may think that odious debt doctrine as a means can optimize the social welfare generated by sovereign-debt contracts. Here, Stephan examines the social welfare in the economic sense but attacks the problem from a different direction and concludes that no satisfactory mechanism exists for instituting an odious debt doctrine

    Through Rebel Eyes: Rebel Groups, Human Rights, and Humanitarian Law

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    Trafikolyckor Ă€r ett globalt folkhĂ€lsoproblem som leder till svĂ„ra ekonomiska konsekvenser och psykiskt lidande. Ungdomar mellan 15-24 Ă„r och framförallt mĂ€n Ă€r en sĂ€rskilt utsatt grupp av olika anledningar. De har ofta en övertro pĂ„ sin egen körförmĂ„ga, kör ofta över hastighetsgrĂ€nserna och Ă€r överrepresenterade i alkoholrelaterade trafikolyckor. Vissa socioekonomiska skillnader finns i risken att rĂ„ka ut för trafikolyckor. Ungdomar med lĂ„g utbildning samt barn frĂ„n lĂ€gre socioekonomiska grupper, framförallt barn till lantbrukare, Ă€r överrepresenterade i motorfordonsolyckor. Syftet med denna uppsats Ă€r att beskriva uppfattningar av trafiksĂ€kerhet, risker i trafiken samt den egna omgivningen bland unga, nya eller blivande manliga körkortstagare. FrĂ„gestĂ€llningarna lyder: Hur uppfattar unga mĂ€n sig sjĂ€lva som bilförare? Vad har unga mĂ€n för uppfattning av risker i trafiken? Vad har unga mĂ€n för uppfattning av sin omgivning? Åtta enskilda djupgĂ„ende intervjuer med gymnasieelever mellan 17-18 Ă„r, samtliga mĂ€n, har gjorts. Flertalet av dessa Ă€r uppvĂ€xta i lantbrukarfamilj. Intervjuerna har behandlat frĂ„gor om den egna körerfarenheten, trafiksĂ€kerhet, risker samt uppfattning av samhĂ€llet och tillit tillandra mĂ€nniskor. Resultaten visar att intervjupersonerna uppfattar sig som bĂ€ttre förare jĂ€mfört med jĂ€mnĂ„riga men nĂ„got sĂ€mre Ă€n Ă€ldre. Det förekommer skilda uppfattningar om vadrisker i trafiken innebĂ€r och hur risker skall kunna förebyggas. Vidare finns en generell tillit till trafikregler och myndigheter som upprĂ€tthĂ„ller dessa. Uppfattningar av dagens samhĂ€lle och kĂ€nslan av att vara delaktig speglas till viss del av intervjupersonernas egen bakgrund som lantbrukarbarn. Generellt har de Ă€ven en nĂ€r relation till familj och slĂ€kt.ISBN: 91-89556-62-3</p

    Foreign Law and the Denominator Problem

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    Iran Plane Downing: Likely a Violation of International Humanitarian Law (But Not a War Crime)

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    On Saturday, 8 January 2020, the Iranian government admitted that its armed forces inadvertently targeted Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752. An unexamined question in this tragedy is whether Iran violated international humanitarian law (IHL) by targeting the plane, and could the downing of the aircraft even be considered a war crime? If the information we have so far is accurate and the plane was indeed shot down by mistake (which I will assume for the purpose of this analysis), Iran most likely violated the law of armed conflict but did not commit a war crime

    Representative Sara Jacobs and Senator Dick Durbin Take Aim at the DoD Law of War Manual – and Miss

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    In a letter recently sent to the Department of Defense General Counsel, two lawmakers – Representative Sara Jacobs and Senator Dick Durbin – present a number of suggested revisions to the DoD Law of War Manual. In Part I, this Article conducts a critical assessment of the substantive suggestions. By adopting an approach that emphasizes maintaining the delicate balance between humanitarian considerations and military necessity, the critical assessment concludes that the suggested revisions to the Manual are inadvisable. Part II then considers the Jacobs-Durbin letter in the broader context of public discourse and separation of powers. This component of the inquiry determines that the letter represents an unwarranted attempt by legislators with no actual authority or apparent individual expertise to infringe upon commander in chief authority vested in the executive by virtue of Article II of the U.S. Constitution. The Article then concludes by reflecting on the proper means by which legislators interested in engaging with the DoD on matters related to the Law of War Manual should consider connecting with the General Counsel in the future
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