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Universal jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and the US national interest: An issue of incompatibility [PDF]

On July 17, 1998, one hundred and twenty countries adopted a treaty in Rome to establish a permanent International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.1 This treaty is the culmination of decades of advocacy by leading human rights advocates around ...
Ifediora, John
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Material ESG Performance and Bid Premium in Merger and Acquisition Deals

International Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the firm‐level and country‐level environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance on bid premiums in cross‐border mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions. We document considerable variations in bid premiums. Higher carbon emissions are associated with higher bid premiums, suggesting that acquirers may perceive ...
Ndubuisi Ezenwa, Ibrahim Ayoade Adekunle, Robin Maialeh   +2 more
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Universal Jurisdiction as Vicarious Jurisdiction

Journal of International Criminal Justice
Abstract Universal criminal jurisdiction (UJ) over core international crimes is frequently justified on the basis that forum states act as trustees or agents of the international community. However, the normative and procedural implications of this characterization for the proper administration of UJ remain largely unexplored, while ...
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Universal Jurisdiction

, 2013
Abstract This chapter discusses the law of universal jurisdiction and its application in Norway in the case of Public Prosecutor v Mirsad Repak. It examines constitutional issues raised by the case and addresses the question of whether any other legal forum would have been better suited to try the case.
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Syria and the red lines of international law. CEPS Commentary, 4 September 2013 [PDF]

, 2013
As the US and its allies France and Turkey dither over whether or not to punish Assad for having used sarin gas to kill his own people, the crucial question is: What response might the outside world legally take without the authority of the UN Security ...
Blockmans, Steven.
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Induced abortion in the world: 3. In search of a minimum common ground

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract The rising worldwide trend toward legalization of termination of pregnancy has been accompanied by increased polarization around abortion. Two opposite broad coalitions emerged from this confrontation, generally known as the “pro‐life” and “pro‐choice” movements. The basic issue for pro‐life advocates is that the protection of “innocent, human
Giuseppe Benagiano, Kristina Gemzell‐Danielsson, Marwan Habiba, Salvatore Mancuso, Shantha Shantha‐Kumari   +4 more
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A COSMOPOLITAN CRITIQUE ON STATE REFUSAL TO EXERCISE UNIVERSAL JURISDICTION

Mimbar Hukum
Despite some controversy surrounding its enforcement, universal jurisdiction is a well-known doctrine within the realm of international criminal law. While only a small number of countries have actively prosecuted grave human rights violations happening ...
Rafsi Azzam Hibatullah Albar, Nyi Raden Calvinca Naomi Poerawinata   +1 more
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Caste as a Social Kind

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gender and race have received significant philosophical attention recently; they are the paradigm cases of social kinds in most philosophical accounts. I argue for the inclusion of caste as a social kind because it affects the lives of many people, and because it presents itself as an important test case for philosophers of social kinds.
Ajinkya Deshmukh
wiley   +1 more source

Two Problems for the Political Inclusion of Animals

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In recent years, the field of animal ethics has taken a political turn, with scholars arguing that sentient nonhuman animals should be included in the political sphere. This article explores two key challenges arising from this turn towards the political inclusion of animals: the Conflict Problem and the Numbers Problem.
David Paaske, Angela K. Martin
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Two Paradigms of Jurisdiction [PDF]

, 2006
Globalization causes convergence of legal orders. Or so it is argued. Law and economics scholars predict that legal orders will move towards the same efficient end state.
Michaels, Ralf
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