American Society of International Law. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting back issues from January 1997:
Introduction
Jan 01, 1997; ... The 1997 Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law was titled "Implementation, Compliance and Effectiveness," and perhaps two-thirds of the discussion dealt explicitly with that theme. This meant that the meeting was mainly concerned with how, and how well, international law ...
Testing the effectiveness of the International Court of Justice: The nuclear weapons case
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 8 p.m., Wednesday, April 9, by its Chair, John B. Rhinelander, who introduced the panelists: Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, World Bank; Peter Weiss, Center for Constitutional Rights; Ronald D. Neubauer, U.S. Department of Defense; Michael J. Matheson, U.S. Department ...
Insider briefing: Trade
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 9 a.m., Thursday, April 10. Warren Lavorel, World Trade Organization Secretariat, presented the briefing, which was followed by remarks by Irving Williamson, Office of the United States Trade Representative. by Warren Lavorel I would like to start by ...
Insider briefing: Public international law
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 9:05 a.m., Thursday, April 10, by its Chair, Jamison Borek, who introduced the panelists: Jonathan Schwartz, Deputy Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State; D. Stephen Mathias, Assistant Legal Adviser for Legislation and General Management, U.S. Department of State; ...
Insider briefing: Private international law
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 9 a.m., Thursday, April 10, by its Chair, Charlotte Ku, who introduced the panelists: Peter H. Pfund and Harold S. Burman, both of the U.S. Department of State. REMARKS BY PETER H. PFUND** Jurisdiction, and Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments ...
Theme plenary session: Implementation, compliance and effectiveness
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 10:45 a.m., Thursday, April 10, by the two interlocutors, Joan E. Donoghue, U.S. Department of State, and Benedict Kingsbury, Duke University School of Law. The panelists were introduced: Abram Chayes, Harvard University Law School; George Downs, Princeton University; ...
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
Jan 01, 1997; ... The roundtable was convened at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 10, by its Chair, Cynthia Price Cohen, who introduced the panelists: Rebeca Rios-Kohn, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); Stuart Hart, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis; Barbara McKenzie, Department of Justice, ...
A private sector view of international trade negotiations
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 2:30 p.m., on Thursday, April 10, by its Chair, Gary N. Horlick, who introduced the panelists: Claude E. Barfield, American Enterprise Institute; Arthur Gundersheim, UNITE!; and Maureen Smith, American Forest and Paper Association. The panel was sponsored by the ASIL ...
Dealing with corruption: Effectiveness of existing regimes on doing business
Jan 01, 1997; ... EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING REGIMES ON DOING BUSINESS The panel was convened at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 10, 1997, by its Chair, Patricia A. Sherman, who introduced the panelists: Francois Vincke, Petrofina SA; Nancy Zucker Boswell, Transparency International USA; and R. Michael Gadbaw, ...
International law and literature
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 8:10 p.m., Thursday, April 10, 1997, by its Chair, Theodor Meron, who introduced the panelists: Kenneth Anderson, Washington College of Law, American University; and Julie Stone Peters, Department of English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University ....
International law year in review
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, April 10, by its Chair, Thomas M. Franck, who introduced the panelists: Paul C. Szasz, New York University School of Law; Bernardo Sepulveda, Ingenieros Civiles Asociados; Lilly Sucharipa-Behrmann, New York University School of Law, University of ...
Emerging issues on compliance and effectiveness within the European Union
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 9 a.m., Friday, April 11, by its Chair, Ingrid Persaud, who introduced the panelists: Roger J. Goebel, Fordham University School of Law; Jacquelyn MacLennan, Forrester, Norall & Sutton, Brussels; and Joseph Weiler, Harvard Law School. REMARKS BY INGRID ...
Hong Kong in transition: Convergence or divergence in the implementation of the Joint Declaration
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 9:00 a.m., Friday, April 11, 1997, by its Chair, Joseph Dellapenna, who introduced the panelists: Margaret Ng, Legislative Council of Hong Kong; Johannes M.M. Chan, University of Hong Kong School of Law; and Michael C. Davis, Chinese University of Hong Kong ....
Roundtable of international financial institutions general counsels
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 9:15 a.m., Friday, April 11, 1997, by its Chair, Jonathan W. Haddon, who introduced the panelists: William E. Holder, Deputy General Counsel, International Monetary Fund; Carol F. Lee, Vice President and General Counsel, International Finance Corporation; John Niehuss, ...
Regulatory cooperation for effectiveness and compliance: Strategies for joint action among securities, banking and antitrust regulators
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 10:45 a.m., Friday, April 11, by its Chair, Anne-Marie Slaughter, who introduced the panelists: Kathleen M. O'Day, Associate General Counsel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Paul A. Leder, Deputy Director, Office of International Affairs of the U.S ....
Compliance with international environmental treaties: The empirical evidence
Jan 01, 1997; ... THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE The panel was convened at 10:45 a.m., Friday, April 11, 1997, by its Chair, Robert F. Van Lierop, who introduced the panelists: Jo Elizabeth Butler, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); Alberto Szbkely, former representative from Mexico to ...
Effectuating international criminal law through international and domestic fora: Realities, needs and prospects
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 10:45 a.m., Friday, April 11, by its Chair, Jordan J. Paust, who introduced the panelists: M. Cherif Bassiouni, DePaul University College of Law, and Vice-Chair of the United Nations Preparatory Committee on a Permanent International Criminal Court; Irwin Cotler, ...
Process, compliance and implementation issues in WTO dispute settlement
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 2:30 p.m., Friday, April 11, by its Chair, John H. Jackson, who introduced the panelists: William J. Davey, Director, Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organization; Pieter Jan Kuyper, Legal Adviser, Commission of the European Communities; and C. Christopher Parlin, ...
International law in domestic legal orders: A comparative perspective
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 2:30 p.m., Friday, April 11, by its Chair, Eric Stein. He introduced the other panelists: Jochen A. Frowein, University of Heidelberg and Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law; Gennady M. Danilenko, Russian Academy of Sciences and Wayne ...
Implementation and effectiveness of United Nations-sponsored world conferences
Jan 01, 1997; ... UNITED NATIONS-SPONSORED WORLD CONFERENCES The panel was convened at 2:30 p.m., Friday, April 11, by its Chair, Michael G. Schechter, who introduced the panelists: Rebecca J. Cook, University of Toronto; Michael Posner, Lawyers Committee for Human Rights; Thomas Yongo, Secretariat for ...
Country sanctions and the international business community
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 11, by its Chair, John B. Reynolds, III, who introduced the panelists: Barry E. Carter, Georgetown University Law Center; R. Rennie Atterbury III, Caterpillar Inc.; and H. Scott Fairley, Lang Michener. REMARKS BY JOHN B. REYNOLDS, III ...
A conversation with Oscar Schachter
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 11, by interlocutor Brigitte Stern, who introduced Oscar Schachter. BRIGITTE STERN:* Oscar Schachter, in his own words, has shared the passions of our time. I invite you tonight to share them with him. The dictionary defines a ...
Implementing democratization: What role for international organizations?
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 11, with introductions by David Wippman, Chair. The panelists were Gregory H. Fox, New York University; Brad R. Roth, Wayne State University; Larry A. Garber, U.S. Agency for International Development; and Susan Marks, University of Cambridge ....
Compliance with the international human rights of women
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, April 12, by its Chair, Mary Catherine Malin, who introduced the panelists: Theresa Loar, U.S. Department of State; Marsha Freeman, International Women's Rights Action Watch; Andrew Byrnes, University of Hong Kong; Christine Brautigam, United ...
Intellectual property in the Pacific rim countries: Rights and remedies
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, April 12, by its Chair, Karl F. Milde, who introduced the panelists: Richard V. Burgujian, Partner, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner; Cedric G. De La Cruz, Associate, Duane Morris & Heckscher; and William O. Hennessey, ...
International dimensions of critical race theory
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 8:30 a.m., Saturday, April 12, by its Chair, Enrique R. Carrasco, who introduced the panelists: Neil Gotanda, Boston College Law School; Berta Herndez-Truyol, St. John's University School of Law; Tayyab Mahmud, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of ...
Protecting minorities: Lessons of international peacekeeping
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 10:15 a.m., Saturday, April 12, by its Chair, Nicholas N. Kittrie, who introduced the panelists: W. Michael Reisman, Yale University Law School and former President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights; Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, former U.S. Ambassador to the United ...
The UN human rights regime: Is it effective?
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 10:15 a.m., Saturday, April 12, by its Chair, Thomas Buergenthal. The panelists were Markus G. Schmidt, UN Centre for Human Rights; Anne F. Bayefsky, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University; Nigel S. Rodley, University of Essex; and Dinah PoKempner, Human Rights ...
Toward an effective international investment regime
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 10:15 a.m., Saturday, April 12, by its Chair, Kenneth J. Vandevelde, who introduced the panelists: Alejandro Escobar, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes; Daniel M. Price, Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy; David Small, Organisation for ...
Wrap-up plenary: What's next on implementation, compliance and effectiveness?
Jan 01, 1997; ... The panel was convened at 12:00 p.m., Saturday, April 12, by its Chair, Jutta Brunnee, who introduced the panelists: Beth Simmons, Fellow, United States Institute of Peace; Monroe Leigh, Steptoe & Johnson; and Louis Henkin, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University Law School. REMARKS ...
Effective implementation of international humanitarian law in changing circumstances
Jan 01, 1997; ... General Order No. 100, issued on 24 April 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, was the first attempt to codify the laws of the war. This Order is better known as the Lieber Code, for its author, then a professor at Columbia College in New York. The American Society of International Law continues ...
The entry of new member states into the council of Europe
Jan 01, 1997; ... Russia's position In practice the Russian Federation became the successor to the Soviet Union when the latter broke up in 1991. It obtained exclusive control of Soviet nuclear forces and the permanent member seat on the UN Security Council. Both the European Union and the United States ...
1997 Philip C Jessup Moot Court Competition
Jan 01, 1997; ... THE CASE CONCERNING THE CHILDREN OF THE MOUNT ZOLO DISASTER The 1997 Philip C. Jessup Moot Court Competition concerned a group of children evacuated from their homeland, Laurentia, during the aftermath of a disastrous volcanic eruption. The children were brought to neighboring Caledon ...
Tribute to Richard B Lillich
Jan 01, 1997; ... Richard Lillich, one of the foremost international law scholars of our times, became a member of the Society in 1955 and played an active role in it until his untimely death in Charlottesville, Virginia on August 3, 1996. Born in Amherst, Ohio on January 22, 1933, he was only sixty-three years ...
Tribute to Michael Cardozo
Jan 01, 1997; ... Mike Cardozo died of chronic lung disease on October 20, 1996, at the age of eighty-six. He was a leader in legal education and in the American Society of International Law. After private practice in New York City and stints of government service, including seven years in the Legal ...
Tribute to Samuel Efron
Jan 01, 1997; ... Samuel Efron died on January 4 of this year at the age of eighty-one. In many ways he epitomized the international law practitioner of his generation. Sam was an intellectual and, at the same time, an immensely practical lawyer. He brought his skills, and his humor, to bear in a number ...
Tribute to James Hyde
Jan 01, 1997; ... James Nevin Hyde died in his home in Connecticut on December 9 of last year at the age of eighty-seven. I speak with a heavy heart because Jim was a close friend. We met in the late nineteen forties when Jim was senior adviser at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New ...
Tribute to James McNeill
Jan 01, 1997; ... John H. McNeill, "Jack" to his many friends, died on October 26, 1996, at the age of fifty-five. He left his wife Helen, a daughter and two sons, and countless friends and admirers in the international legal community, most particularly the American Society of International Law. The ...
Summary of President's report
Jan 01, 1997; ... President Brower was not worried about the Society's programs, which have been very successful. In June 1996, the Society cosponsored in Mexico City a program on regionalism. The Society has been cooperating with the Canadian Council on International law, and President Brower addressed its ...
Report of the executive director
Jan 01, 1997; ... In my October 1996 report to the Executive Council, I identified four elements of ASIL infrastructure-finances, staff, technology, and governance. I would like to continue this focus and highlight several specifics within these four elements. Finances. As the Budget Committee's report ...