Georgetown Journal of International Law articles from March 2004

Georgetown Journal of International Law archives from March 2004

The process and prospects for the U.N. guiding principles on internal displacement to become customary international law: a preliminary assessment.
March 22, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION In 1992, the U.N. Commission on Human Rights decided to appoint a Representative of the Secretary-General to study the global crisis of internal displacement; Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali asked Dr. Francis Deng...

To the edge: maintaining incentives for innovation after the global antitrust explosions.
March 22, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION Innovation is fundamental to economic growth. As an effective lure for private investment in research and development, protection of intellectual property (IP) plays a significant role--perhaps a vital one--in promoting...

International law, U.S. sovereignty, and the death penalty.
March 22, 2004... I. INTRODUCTION The use of the death penalty in the United States has lately become a subject of diplomacy, international activism, and litigation in international forums. The European Union routinely protests executions and presented the...

The limits of GATT Article XX: a back door for human rights?
March 22, 2004... TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. INTERPRETING ARTICLE XX IN LIGHT OF ITS NEGOTIATING HISTORY REVEALS THAT THE NEGOTIATING PARTIES NEVER INTENDED TO INCORPORATE HUMAN RIGHTS AS A VALID BASIS FOR AN ARTICLE XX...