Georgetown Journal of International Law articles from September 2005

Georgetown Journal of International Law archives from September 2005

Inchoate terrorism: liberalism clashes with fundamentalism.
September 22, 2005... I. CONSPIRACIES AND TERRORISM A. World Trade Center I and the Embassy Bombings B. Defining the Terrorist Conspiracy C. Investigating and Intervening in the Conspiracy II. MATERIAL SUPPORT PROSECUTIONS A. Treason and Related...

The treatment and interrogation of prisoners of war and detainees.
September 22, 2005... I. THE TREATMENT AND INTERROGATION OF PRISONERS OF WAR AND DETAINEES: CURRENT ISSUES (1) The treatment and interrogation of Prisoners of War (POW) and detainees remains one of the most topical and controversial matters confronting the...

Awarding damages under the United Nations Convention on the International Sale of Goods: a matter of interpretation.
September 22, 2005... I. INTRODUCTION One of the great aspirations of international law is for all countries to adopt a uniform set of rules governing trade so that commercial transactions can proceed with the greatest efficiency. (1) To this end the United...

The globalization of bioethics: the task of international commissions.
September 22, 2005... Supranational bioethics commissions today play a decisive role, not only in the discussions and debates over the different challenges bioethics continually pose, but also in the elaboration of documents and declarations of international and...

In praise of middlemen: the regulations of market intermediaries in developing economies.
September 22, 2005... Agriculture was civilization's first great achievement, and agricultural development remains a measure of economic progress around the world. Even in the United States, which is thought of as one of the most industrialized economies in the...

Prosecuting cultural property crimes in Iraq.
September 22, 2005... TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION I. CRIMES OF THE HUSSEIN REGIME A. Foundation of the Regime B. Violations of International Law Under the Baath Regime II. THE CREATION Or THE IST A. The IST as Part of the Growing...

The systematic use of rape as a tool of war in Darfur: a blueprint for international war crimes prosecutions.
September 22, 2005... "They grabbed my donkey and my straw and said, 'Black girl, you are too dark. You are like a dog. We want to make a light baby.... They said, 'You get out of this area and leave the child when it's made.'" --Sawela Suliman, a 22-year-old...