Denver Journal of International Law and Policy articles from March 1999

Denver Journal of International Law and Policy archives from March 1999

Population - environment linkages in international law.
March 22, 1999... INTRODUCTION I wish the McCaugheys the best of everything for their family. Unfortunately, their children may face adulthood in a world fraught with ecological disaster because of overpopulation. There are so many humans that we are...

Beyond self-defense: United Nations peacekeeping operations & the use of force.
March 22, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION Since the end of the Cold War, the role of United Nations (UN) operations in the area of international peace and security has increasingly become a topical issue for the different nations of the world. In particular, the...

Constitutionalism under Chinese rule: Hong Kong after the handover.
March 22, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION With nearly two years having passed since the founding of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) it is a good time to assess Hong Kong's constitutional and human rights prospects. The 1984 Sino-British Joint...

Multilateral treaties and the environment: a case study in the formation of customary international law.
March 22, 1999... I. INTRODUCTION Although the question of whether multilateral treaties create customary international law upon coming into force remains controversial, there is good reason to suppose that they do.(1) Pressing global problems demand...