Information on "International Law Policy" and "Americas"
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Intervention to Stop Genocide and Mass Atrocities
Author: Matthew C Waxman
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This report tackles the question of whether the current international legal regime with regard to the use of military force — that is, international law regulating the resort to armed intervention — is appropriate and effective in deterring and stopp... More on «Intervention to Stop Genocide and Mass Atrocities»
February 2009
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Feb 2009
Beyond Closing Guantanamo
Author: Frances G Burwell, William H Taft, Elizabeth Wilmshurst
Publisher: Atlantic Council
This paper discusses how the role of the US in the international legal system comes under great scrutiny under US President Barack Obama. More on «Beyond Closing Guantanamo»
April 2007
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Apr 2007
Law and the Lone Superpower: Rebuilding a Transatlantic Consensus on International Law
Author: William H Taft, Frances G Burwell
Publisher: Atlantic Council
This paper discusses the US and European differences toward international law in light of the 2009 review conference for the International Criminal Court (ICC). More on «Law and the Lone Superpower: Rebuilding a Transatlantic Consensus on International Law»
January 2006
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2006
Interventionen und Kernwaffen: Zur neuen Nukleardoktrin der USA
Author: Harald Müller, Stephanie Sohnius
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Dieser Text befasst sich mit der US-Nukleardoktrin, die im Jahr 2005 der Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt wurde. More on «Interventionen und Kernwaffen: Zur neuen Nukleardoktrin der USA»
January 2005
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2005
Grenzen des demokratischen Rechts? Die Entsendungsentscheidungen zum Irakkrieg in Grossbritannien, den USA und Spanien
Author: Oliver Eberl, Andreas Fischer-Lescano
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
Diese Publikation untersucht die Entscheidungsprozesse in Großbritannien, Spanien und den USA im Hinblick auf eine Beteiligung an den militärischen Auseinandersetzungen im Irak und diskutiert diese im Lichte von Immanuel Kants Modell des demokratisch... More on «Grenzen des demokratischen Rechts? Die Entsendungsentscheidungen zum Irakkrieg in Grossbritannien, den USA und Spanien»
November 2004
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Nov 2004
Apocalyptic Terrorism: The Case for Preventive Action
Author: Joseph McMillan
Publisher: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS)
This report discuses the judicious use of decisive force against terrorists and their support structures as a vital component of the US strategy to defeat global terrorism. More on «Apocalyptic Terrorism: The Case for Preventive Action»
July 1999
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Jul 1999
Toward an International Criminal Court?
Author: Ruth Wedgwood, Anne-Marie Slaughter, John R. Bolton, Kenneth Roth, Alton Frye
Publisher: Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
This paper discusses three distinct policy options the US could apply to the creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), each of which is presented as a presidential speech. More on «Toward an International Criminal Court?»
January 1997
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1997
Unilateral Strains in Transatlantic Relations: US Sanctions Against Those Who Trade With Cuba, Iran and Lybia, and Their Effects on the World Trade Regime
Author: Kinka Gerke
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
This paper discusses US secondary sanctions that are imposed on companies and private persons outside the US who trade with Cuba, Iran or Libya and their effect on the world trade regime. More on «Unilateral Strains in Transatlantic Relations: US Sanctions Against Those Who Trade With Cuba, Iran and Lybia, and Their Effects on the World Trade Regime»
