Georgetown Journal of International Law articles from January 2005

Georgetown Journal of International Law archives from January 2005

The occupation of Iraq.
January 1, 2005... TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. THE NATURE OF THE OCCUPATION A. The Structure of the Occupying Authority B. Legal and Institutional Reforms 1. De-Ba'athification 2. Reform of Security and...

Designing a legal framework to restructure sovereign debt.
January 1, 2005... TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. DEFINING THE PROBLEM A. Collective Action Problems 1. Developments in the Sovereign Debt Market 2. The Legal Environment 3. The Pre-Default Problem 4. The...

Private complainants and international organizations: a comparative study of the independent inspection mechanisms in international financial institutions.
January 1, 2005... TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. DESCRIPTIONS OF EXISTING INSPECTION MECHANISMS A. Mechanisms at Multilateral Development Banks 1. World Bank Inspection Panel a. Structure b. Procedures...

International legal compliance: surveying the field.
January 1, 2005... INTRODUCTION Does international law matter, or is it but a "fairy ship upon a fairy sea: a beautiful construct of the legal imagination floating upon a sea of false assumptions"? (1) International legal compliance (ILC), (2) the newest and...

The new universal jurisdiction: in absentia signaling over clearly defined crimes.
January 1, 2005... TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION A. Universal Jurisdiction in International Law B. Two Main Issues Confronting Universal Jurisdiction II. UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION IN ABSENTIA A. Defining Universal Jurisdiction in...

Promoting international business development while protecting domestic markets: an analysis of the new shipper review policy of the United States.
January 1, 2005... II. INTRODUCTION This Article analyzes a small component of antidumping law and policy called a New Shipper Review. The discussion begins with a brief refresher on antidumping law according to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and how it...

The great writ of incoherence: an analysis of the Supreme Court's rulings on "enemy combatants".
January 1, 2005... TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION II. THE CASES AND THEIR BACKGROUND A. Hamdi v. Rumsfeld B. Rumsfeld v. Padilla C. Rasul v. Bush III. THE TENSION BETWEEN THE THREE DECISIONS A. The Interaction of Hamdi and...