International law: courts and procedures

This book critiques the connection between Western society and madness, scrutinizing if and how societal insanity affects the cause, construction, and consequence of madness.

International courts and tribunals are often asked to review decisions originally made by domestic decision-makers.

Offers a new understanding of traditional rules on jurisdiction and admissibility of cases before international courts and tribunals.

There is a considerable mismatch between theories on the influence of the EU outside its borders and concrete knowledge on whether and to what extent the suggested impact is of any practical relevance.

After successive waves of EU enlargement, and pursuant to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the European Court of Justice finds itself on the brink of a new era.

Focuses on the four individuals who created the world''s first international tribunals and how they sought justice for millions of victims.

The persistent objector rule is said to provide states with an 'escape hatch' from the otherwise universal binding force of customary international law.

This book investigates how international adjudicators defer to State decision-making authority, and what that reveals about the domestic-international interface.

Alcohol, opiates, cocaine and marijuana, among other drugs, have been used and abused for millennia.

The debate about whether mental health law should be abolished or reformed emerged during the negotiations of the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and has raged fiercely for over a decade.

A practical reference on the EU rules and international initiatives that impact directly on EU cross-border disputes, this handbook is a must-have for any practitioner of cross-border mediation.

This volume encompasses deeply critical dialogues that question how the field of psychology exists within and is shaped by the current neoliberal political context.

During the 1980s, thousands of Chadian citizens were detained, tortured, and raped by then-President Hissene Habre's security forces.

Investigates the legitimacy of ''unseen actors'' (e.

For courses in Introduction to Psychology, African American Psychology, African American Studies, Multicultural Counseling and Cross Cultural Counseling and Psychotherapy.

Ideas are the fuel of industry and the entertainment business.

Suggests that the Euro-crisis ought to be conceptualised as an inevitable symptom of the inherent systemic flaws of the EU.

This book discusses the validity, ethics, and usefulness of professional public commentary of politician's mental health and provides an alternative model for professionals to do so in an ethical manner.

International criminal law and justice is a flourishing field which has led, in recent years, to new international criminal tribunals and new mechanisms for investigation and holding criminals to account.

Róisín Mulgrew explores and reconceptualises the way in which international punishment is implemented.

Part essay, part novel, this book reveals how international courts produce their judgments and what invisible actors shape their decisions.

This book provides a full analytical overview of the establishment and functioning of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, the newest and most controversial of the UN-sponsored international criminal courts.

Explores the relationship between the legitimacy, the efficacy, and the decision-making of national and transnational constitutional courts.

Investigates how the fundamental transformations in the European legal system were received in one of the most important European Union member states, Germany.

With the acceptance of international criminal procedure as a self-sustaining discipline and as the tribunals established to try the most serious crimes in the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone, and Rwanda have completed or are beginning to wind up their activities, the time is ripe for a critical evaluation of these international criminal tribunals and their legacy.

The International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) is the international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

This scholarly legal work focuses on the dilemma of prosecuting gender-based crimes under the statutes of the international criminal tribunals with reference to the principle of fair labelling.

International criminal justice has undergone rapid recent development.

The monograph lists the cases at the international court of the two British judges who were members of the Permanent Court of International Justice, and the five British judges who were members of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), together with a short biography of each and a sample of his/her writing.

Interviewing of Suspects with Mental Health Conditions and Disorders in England and Wales explores cutting-edge research that focuses specifically on these adults (including their cognitive needs and psychological vulnerabilities), the impact on the investigative interview, and existing legislation, guidance and practice.

Handbook of Forensic Mental Health Services focuses on assessment, treatment, and policy issues regarding juveniles and adults in the criminal and civil systems.

The death of a patient is every therapist's worst nightmare.

This book traces the impact that the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has had on various areas of international law.

Explores judicial independence, integrity and impartiality in Asia-Pacific countries.

Transplanting International Courts provides a deep, systematic investigation of the most active and successful transplant of the European Court of Justice.

This volume makes a contribution to the field of neurolaw by investigating issues raised by the development, use, and regulation of neurointerventions.

Voices from Criminal Justice, Second Edition, gives students rich insight into the criminal justice system from the point of view of practitioners, as well as outsiders-citizens, clients, jurors, probationers, or inmates.

When the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance drafts its own procedural rules, and when it makes decisions on procedural matters, it turns to the highly regarded Lasok's European Court Practice and Procedure for confirmation and guidance.

Transforming Residential Interventions: Practical Strategies and Future Directions captures the emerging changes, exciting innovations, and creative policies and practices informing ground-breaking residential programs.

Written by an incumbent Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, this volume in the Elements of International Law series shows why a stable legal regime governing the uses and management of the oceans is such an important feature of international relations.

This edited collection investigates where the European Convention on Human Rights as a living instrument stands on migration and the rights of migrants.

This is the long-awaited second edition of this widely-referenced work on the substantive law principles of investment treaty arbitration.

When the European Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance drafts its own procedural rules, and when it makes decisions on procedural matters, it turns to the highly regarded Lasok's European Court Practice and Procedure for confirmation and guidance.

Educational Planning of Court-Involved Youth provides a framework for alleviating chronic barriers for youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

This book examines the concept of individual criminal responsibility for serious violations of international law, i.

Challenging the classic narrative that sovereign states make the law that constrains them, this book argues that treaties and other sources of international law form only the starting point of legal authority.

Presents a new approach to prominent judgments of the European Court of Justice drawing on the writings of Judge Robert Lecourt.

A multi-level analysis of truth commissions and courts in the ICC era.