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Rational Choice Theory
Anne van Aaken
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Rational Choice Theory Introduction International law scholarship has predominantly been doctrinal in nature. Nevertheless, international law...
Recognition of Foreign Penal Judgments
Pedro Caeiro, Carolina Carvalho
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2018-06-27
Recognition of Foreign Penal JudgmentsIntroductionThe expression “recognition of foreign penal judgments” (RFPJ) can be used in a broad or in a strict...
Refugees
Juan Amaya-Castro, Jessica C. Lawrence
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2016-03-31
RefugeesIntroductionPeople move from their homes for many reasons. They may travel in search of increased economic opportunities, to reunite with love...
Rendition, Extraterritorial Abduction, and Extraordinary Rendition
John A. E. Vervaele
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2018-10-25
Rendition, Extraterritorial Abduction, and Extraordinary RenditionIntroductionIn order to transfer a suspect from a foreign state to the state request...
Reparations
Carla Ferstman
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Reparations Introduction Reparation refers to the process and result of remedying the damage or harm caused by an unlawful act. The purpose of ...
Russian Approaches to International Law
Alexander Merezhko
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Russian Approaches in International Law Introduction Contemporary Russian doctrine of international law has grown out of the Soviet school of i...
Sanctions, International
Iain Cameron
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
International SanctionsThis article was revised by Iain Cameron and Anton Moiseienko on May 26th, 2021. The revised version can be found here.Introduc...
Sanctions, International
Iain Cameron, Anton Moiseienko
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2021-05-26
International SanctionsIain Cameron and Anton Moiseienko updated this article on May 26th, 2021. It was originally written by Iain Cameron, published ...
Secession
Theodore Christakis
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Secession Introduction The term secession designates the unilateral withdrawal from a state of part of its territory and population with the wi...
Self-Defense
Mary Ellen O’Connell
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Self-DefenseIntroductionHumanity has always recognized that individuals should have the right to defend themselves from violence. In international law...
Slavery
Silvia Scarpa
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2014-05-29
Slavery Introduction Slavery had existed for thousands of years, when, finally, in the 18th century the abolitionist ideal gained momentum. We...
Soft Law
Teresa Fajardo
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2014-01-30
Soft Law Introduction The generic term soft law covers a wide range of instruments of different nature and functions that make it very difficu...
Space Law
Frans von der Dunk
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Space LawIntroductionSpace law is best defined as the law dealing in a substantial manner with human activities in outer space. Traditionally conceive...
Spanish School of International Law (c. 16th and 17th Centuries)
Pablo Antonio Fernández-Sánchez
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
Spanish School of International Law (c. 16th and 17th Centuries) Introduction The most important contribution to the development of modern int...
Sports Law, International
Carmen Pérez González
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2014-03-27
International Sports Law Introduction This article explores the relationship between international law and sport activity. The existence of an...
State of Necessity
Sarah Heathcote
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2014-01-13
State of Necessity Introduction State of necessity, now known as “necessity” and codified by Article 25 of the International Law Commission’s ...
Superior Orders
Annemieke van Verseveld
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2016-04-28
Superior OrdersIntroduction“Superior orders” refers to a defense in International Criminal Law (ICL). The gist of this defense is that a subordinate i...
Taba Arbitration, The
Robbie Sabel
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2020-04-22
The Taba ArbitrationIntroductionThe 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty stipulated that the boundary was the “[r]ecognized international boundary between E...
Teaching International Law
Christine Schwöbel-Patel
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2018-06-27
Teaching International LawIntroductionThe teaching of international law is a topic of interest to most international law educators. The pedagogy emplo...
Territorial Title
Masaharu Yanagihara
Subject: International Law »
Date Added: 2012-03-23
Territorial Title Introduction Especially essential for the existence of modern European international law is a state with a “defined territory...
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