PLSC 380F Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Alien Tort Statute, International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, World Trade Organization
6 Jul 2017
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Pinochet and charles taylor why us o cials don"t travel abroad. Nicaragua, mining in the 80s us undermines icj as a judging body. Marshall islands suing all states in the icj besides us bc us decided they didn"t recognize icj during nicaragua. Icsid: allows corporations to sue for potential harm of pro t under the world bank. Icc: rome treaty speci c list of crimes to hear cases on complementarity sovereign immunity for o cials does not apply in icc (nuremberg ideals) Uk house of lords was highest court in london, no longer, but opinions highly valued. Ecj: eu law always over national law why does it not have a court of appeals? highest court, only court for eu issues no attachment echr no connection with any other court. Singapore court: real law and international judges new! And not arbitration panel depends on the law of the speci c state from case.
