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Writer\u27s Block: The Art of Discovery: Part 1
No full textDiscovery is the primary fact-gathering method in the formal litigation process. There are many types of discovery, but I will focus on interrogatories (questions that must be answered under oath) and requests for production of documents
The Human Face of Sea-Level Rise: Protection of persons Affected
Get PDFThank you so much, Professor Grossman. I will not take time from my presentation to do a long thank you or introduction, but I really wanted to thank you warmly, Claudio, for putting together these two days of conversation so that we can connect with the Americas and also have your contributions and your experiences to our work, which you, Claudio, have committed to and are delivering on your promise to help us to navigate through what is going on in the Americas concerning sea-level rise. This is very important because, as it was mentioned, the Commission works based on practice, and we are making good effort to have as representative a practice as possible, so this is a very welcome opportunity, certainly from the Co-Chairs of the Study Group, but I think from the whole Study Group and the whole Commission—we appreciate your efforts and all your contributions
Discussant Commentary on the Twenty-Fourth Annual Grotius Lecture
Get PDFI express my sincere thanks to the American Society of International Law and the International Legal Studies Program at American University Washington College of Law for the invitation to be this year’s commentator. It is indeed an honor to respond to Judge Charlesworth’s erudite Grotius Lecture: “The Art of International Law.
Climate Change and Sea Level Rise: Assessing Their Impacts on Belize
Get PDFFirst of all, as we all know, there are three aspects of climate change that we know occur. The first is the increase of global temperatures because of greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere. As a result of the warming of the oceans, sea levels rise; but even more importantly, additional fresh water is entering the oceans, which is now the predominant factor leading to increased sea-level rates. Finally, a change of the hydrological cycle—because of warmer temperatures, we are seeing more extreme weather events and shifts in precipitation patterns.
The impacts, however, are more important—for example, the impacts of climate change on health. In Belize, we are seeing much more dengue because more mosquitoes are being spawned. There are also impacts on agricultural productivity, forestry, water resources, the coastal zone, and ecosystems in general.
In the case of Belize, our best data from the international airport shows that in the past fifty years, temperatures have increased by one degree Celsius already, and we know the global average for the past one hundred and fifty years is about the same: 1.1 to 1.2 degrees Celsius. So in fact, in Belize, it is even rising at a greater rate than we see globally
Sea Level Rise and Maritime Delimitation in the Eastern Caribbean: A Comparative Approach
Get PDFThank you, Mr. Moderator. Let me just start by thanking the organizers today for having me on the program, and I want to extend to everyone my gratitude for having me here today. I am going to look at, as the title suggests, sea level rise and maritime delimitation in the Eastern Caribbean, and I am going to take a comparative approach as I compare it with the Pacific–South Pacific region. I am going to take it that all protocols have been observed, and, in the interest of time, I will go straight through to my presentation with the one caveat that the views expressed today are mine only, despite my involvement in several of the agreements that I mention today
Legal Cooperation Issues on Sea Level Rise
Get PDFThis is a very timely event. Although there have been several cases in which experts—both academics and governments—discuss the connection between sea-level rise and the legal framework, this event is important because it will bring to the forefront the fact that the practice in the Americas and the Caribbean should be analyzed when discussing this pressing topic. This is a very important initiative; I encourage the Inter-American system and the juridical committee to tackle this issue. I hope it will be in connection with the work that is being conducted by the International Law Commission itself
MPP COVID-19 Antiviral Medicines Licenses – Licensed Territories, Supply Options for Excluded Territories, and Supply Barriers Arising from Trade-Secret Transfer
Get PDFThis is a paper that analyzes Medicine Patent Pool licenses for three COVID-19 antivirals, including licensed territories, patent landscapes, supply options, regulatory status, and supply barriers arising from licensee acceptance of trade-secret information from the originator licensor. It concludes that at present there is no existing WHO prequalified licensee that can supply nirmatrelvir + ritonavir outside the Pfizer licensed territory, whereas there are potential molnupiravir licensees that can supply outside licensed territories where there is no blocking patent exists or a compulsory license has been issued in the country of import or use. The paper concludes with an assessment that trade-secret offers come with strings attached which prevent licenses from supplying outside of licensed territories
One Choice is No Choice At All: Indonesia is Violating the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by Requiring Political Parties to Adhere to Its national Ideology of PANCASILA
Get PDFThis Comment argues that Indonesia is violating Articles 1, 18, 22, 25, and 27 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by requiring that all political parties adhere to its national ideology of Pancasila. This Comment will introduce the ideology of Pancasila and explain how Indonesia came to require political parties to adhere to the ideology. This Comment will also explain what rights the ICCPR guarantees and introduce the UN Human Rights Committee, which is tasked with monitoring signatories’ compliance with the ICCPR. This Comment will explain how Indonesia’s requirement violates several Articles of the ICCPR, including how the requirement limits Indonesians’ freedom of association and their religious freedom, thus violating their political rights. This Comment then recommends steps that other ICCPR signatories, as well as Indonesia itself, can take to ensure the country’s compliance with the ICCPR, as well as steps that interested parties within Indonesia can take to further demonstrate Indonesia’s violation of the ICCPR
Developing a Human Right to Research in International Law
Get PDFThe covid-19 pandemic has highlighted issues concerning equitable access to and participation in research. But research has always been indispensable to human development. To what extent does international law guarantee access to research as well as the practice of researching? Drawing on the social anthropology definition of research as the pursuit of that which is not yet known, this paper locates a novel human right to research within the core international human rights covenants. The paper sets out the scope and content of the right and the nature and content of State obligations flowing from it. It concludes by outlining the implications of recognizing this right for intersecting legal regimes like intellectual property law
Class of 2001
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