American Society of International Law

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Author: The mission of the American Society of International Law is to foster the study of international law and to promote the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice. ASIL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization of 4,000 members from nearly 100 nations that was founded in 1906 and chartered by Congress in 1950.

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Recent Posts from American Society of International Law

International Law Commission Adopts Draft Articles of a Transboundary Aquifers Convention
On August 5, 2008, the International Law Commission adopted draft articles for an international framework convention on transboundary aquifers. These draft articles represent six years of work by the ILC and constitute a landmark event…
Colombia’s Use of Force in Ecuador Against a Terrorist Organization: International Law and the Use of Force Against Non-State Actors
This past spring, Colombia attacked members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia located within Ecuador, killing the group’s second highest-ranking member and 21 other militants. Colombia justified its action under the right to use…
The ICTR Appeals Chamber judgment in
Recently, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda handed down its judgment in the case of . The Appeals Chamber’s judgment expanded the legal definition of “committing” genocide (as a mode of…
ICC Prosecutor charges the President of Sudan with genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in Darfur
On July 14, 2008, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court applied for an arrest warrant against the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir. This is the first time that the Prosecutor filed charges…
The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons: Taking Stock after the May 2008 Preparatory Committee Meeting
The States Parties to the 1968 Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons review this agreement every five years, and the next Review Conference will occur in 2010. In May 2008, the Preparatory Committee for…
Supreme Court Holds that Noncitizens Detained at Guantanamo Have a Constitutional Right to Habeas Corpus Review by Federal Civilian Courts
On June 12, 2008, the Supreme Court ruled against the U.S. government in cases brought by foreign nationals challenging their detention at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba military facility. A five-justice majority in held that the…
The 2008 Ruggie Report: A Framework for Business and Human Rights
The United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, John Ruggie, submitted his final Report to the Human Rights Council on June 3, 2008. The…
Hall Street Assocs. v. Mattel, Inc.: Supreme Court Denies Enforcement of Agreement to Expand the Grounds for Vacatur Under the Federal Arbitration Act
Recently, the United States Supreme Court announced its judgment in Hall Street Assocs. v. Mattel, Inc., a case involving the exclusivity of the grounds for vacating arbitral awards under the Federal Arbitration Act. The…
Prosecutor v. Brima, Kamara, and Kanu: First Judgment from the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Recently, the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone issued its final judgment in Prosecutor v. Brima et. al, which was the first judgment of the Appeals Chamber since the United Nations…
Saadi v Italy: European Court of Human Rights Reasserts the Absolute Prohibition on Refoulement in Terrorism Extradition Cases
Recently, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its judgment in . In this case, Italy and the United Kingdom claimed that the climate of international terrorism called into…