International law: courts and procedures

If an old treaty regulating 'commerce' or forbidding 'degrading treatment of persons' is to be interpreted decades after its conclusion, does 'commerce' or 'degrading treatment of persons' have the same meaning at the time of interpretation as they had when the treaty was concluded?

Today, international commercial disputes regularly involve multiple parties, contracts, and issues.

Today, international commercial disputes regularly involve multiple parties, contracts, and issues.

International courts and tribunals are often asked to review decisions originally made by domestic decision-makers.

International courts and tribunals are often asked to review decisions originally made by domestic decision-makers.

The vast majority of all international judicial decisions have been issued since 1990.

The vast majority of all international judicial decisions have been issued since 1990.

International arbitration is a remarkably resilient institution, but many unresolved and largely unacknowledged ethical quandaries lurk below the surface.

International arbitration is a remarkably resilient institution, but many unresolved and largely unacknowledged ethical quandaries lurk below the surface.

The move to end impunity for human rights atrocities has seen the creation of international and hybrid tribunals and increased prosecutions in domestic courts.

Human Rights between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings.

Some parts of this publication are open access, available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

Some parts of this publication are open access, available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

Principles of International Criminal Law has become one of the most influential textbooks in the field of international criminal justice.

Principles of International Criminal Law has become one of the most influential textbooks in the field of international criminal justice.

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

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

The First World War threw the imperial order into crisis.

Despite the growth in international criminal courts and tribunals, the majority of cases concerning international criminal law are prosecuted at the domestic level.

Despite the growth in international criminal courts and tribunals, the majority of cases concerning international criminal law are prosecuted at the domestic level.

International Criminal Law provides a comprehensive overview of an increasingly integral part of public international law.

International Criminal Law provides a comprehensive overview of an increasingly integral part of public international law.

Women and the LGBT community in Russia and Turkey face pervasive discrimination.

Women and the LGBT community in Russia and Turkey face pervasive discrimination.

As a result of globalization, cross-border transactions and litigation, and multilingual legislation, outsourcing legal translation has become common practice.

As a result of globalization, cross-border transactions and litigation, and multilingual legislation, outsourcing legal translation has become common practice.

An internationally-renowned scholar in the fields of international and transitional justice, Diane Orentlicher provides an unparalleled account of an international tribunal's impact in societies that have the greatest stake in its work.

An internationally-renowned scholar in the fields of international and transitional justice, Diane Orentlicher provides an unparalleled account of an international tribunal's impact in societies that have the greatest stake in its work.

In the United States today criminal justice can vary from state to state, as various states alter the Modern Penal Code to suit their own local preferences and concerns.

In 1998, the Rome Statute to the International Criminal Court (ICC) emerged as a groundbreaking treaty both due to its codification of international criminal law and its recognition of the crimes committed against women in times of war and conflict.

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Since the desegregation of public schools in the 1950s, the concept of standards-based reform has become a central topic within educational policy.

Failings of the International Court of Justice critically examines the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice.

A vibrant exploration of past and present controversies surrounding control of the world's oceans.

A vibrant exploration of past and present controversies surrounding control of the world's oceans.

Since World War II, there have been some 250 conflicts throughout the world, leaving between 70-170 million atrocity crime victims.

Since World War II, there have been some 250 conflicts throughout the world, leaving between 70-170 million atrocity crime victims.

Les presentamos la nueva edición de Fallos destacados de la CSJN, en esta ocasión, analizaremos los fallos más relevantes emitidos por nuestro máximo Tribunal durante el año 2022.

Fundamentals of Modern Court Administration provides a comprehensive and practice-grounded framework for understanding and leading modern courts as complex public institutions.

Fundamentals of Modern Court Administration provides a comprehensive and practice-grounded framework for understanding and leading modern courts as complex public institutions.