International Law


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Does International Law Even Exist?

International Law, probably one of the most highly politicized and disputed areas within legal studies, is significantly different from domestic national laws in one important way. Whereas all states have courts, jails, etc. as methods…




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The Daoist Prosecutor – a New Model

Part of the International Conflicts series Darryl Robinson: New Contexts, New Models – International Prosecutors in Pre-Transitional Justice Situations Darryl Robinson, who teaches international human rights at the University of Toronto, proposed a new model…


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Gender Issues in International Criminal Justice

Part of the International Conflicts series Valerie Oosterveld: International Criminal Justice, Peace and Politics: Making Gender Matter Valerie Oosterveld, of the Faculty of Law and the University of Western Ontario, started by asking if international…


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LRA negotiations in Northern Uganda

Part of the International Conflicts series   Joanna Quinn: Getting to Peace? Negotiating with the LRA in Northern Uganda Joanna Quinn is the Co-Chair of the Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict Research Group at the University…


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Impact of Prosecution on International Impunity

Part of the International Conflicts series   Joseph Rikhof: Fewer Places to Hide? The impact of domestic war crimes prosecutions on international impunity Joseph Rikhof, law faculty at the University of Ottawa, discussed the effects…


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Impact of ICTR in Rwanda

Part of the International Conflicts series Audrey Boctor: Impact of the ICTR in Rwanda Audrey Boctor of Columbia Law School has shared that Rwandan civilians actually resisted the efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for…


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Prosecuting Khmer Riuge in Cambodia

 Part of the International Conflicts series Patricia Marchak: Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) to Prosecute Crimes Committed by the Khmer Riuge (KR) During Democratic Kampuchea (DK) Patricia Marchack commented on how the…


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Limits to Sovereignty in Bosna & Herzegovina

Part of the International Conflicts series Valery Perry: Limits to Sovereignty in Statebuilding & Post-War Transition: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Case of Managed Democracy Valery Perry has lived and worked in Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1999 and spoke…


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Bosnia v. Serbia – Transitional Justice

 Part of the International Conflicts series Mark Drumbl: Bosnia v. Serbia Litigation: What it Means for Transitional Justice Mark Drumbl, of the Washington and Lee University School of Law, discussed transitional justice in the former…