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• In vindication of justiciable victims' rights to truth and justice for state-sponsored crimes.

... recognition of the legitimacy of the coup d'etat and the dictatorship's ensuing laws as a cl... Convention was concluded in New York on December 10, 1984, and it entered into force June 26, 1987.... MINUGUA, supra note 482, [paragraph] 7; Twelfth Report on Human Rights of the United Nations Verti...

• Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
• Vol. 35 Nbr. 5, November 2002

• War with Iran: regional reactions and requirements.

... fired on an Egyptian gunboat and killed a couple of civilians. U.S. forces are jittery after the US... of two incidents in Bahrain, one in December 1981 and another alleged in June 1996 by Iran in w...There have been efforts since the twelfth century at arms control on a multilateral basis. T...

• Middle East Policy
• Vol. 15 Nbr. 3, September 2008

• Contemplating a Civil Law Paradigm for a Future International Commercial Code

Introduction. II. The Two Dominant Legal Systems of the World: Common Law and Civil Law. A. The Pervasive Reach of the Two Systems. B. Basic Origins, Precepts, and Characteristics of the Common Law System. 1. Historical Roots. 2. Basic Mechanics of the Common Law System. 3. Legislation in Common Law Systems. 4. Equitable Powers of the Courts. 5. The Role of the Court and Judges in the Common Law System. 6. Summary of Common Law System. C. Basic Origins, Precepts and Characteristics of the Civil Law System. 1. Roman Origins and the Corpus Juris Civilis. 2. Revived European Study of the Corpus Juris Civilis. 3. The Rise of the Nation-State, the Revolution, and the Advent of National Codes. 4. Codification Efforts in England and the United States. 5. The Code in the Modern Civil Law Sys...

... further been stated that "in the early twelfth century men in England had every reason to be bewi... of the supraregional Roman Empire, coupled with the renewed intellectual and philosophical en... Society of New York, on Saturday, December 6, 1823: Showing the Origin, Progress, Antiquity, ...

• Louisiana Law Review
• Nbr. 65-2, January 2005

• Law and order in Ruben's 'Wolf and Fox Hunt.'

Peter Paul Rubens' painting, 'A Wolf and Fox Hunt,' glorifies the lifestyle of the nobles at a period when commoners threatened nobility's rights and authority. The nobleman is shown to follow traditional hunting customs together with his retainers and peers. He is represented as eliminating criminals while maintaining his readiness to defend the king. During that time, commoners such as lawyers and merchants have started to climb the social ladders.

..., first in the Latin poem Ysengrimus (mid-twelfth century), written for a monastic audience in the N... confronts it, while two or three couples close in from behind. De Clamorgan remarks that a ...

• The Art Bulletin
• Vol. 78 Nbr. 4, December 1996

• Thinking the unthinkable: solving the problem of Saddam Hussein for good.

In order to develop a unifying strategy for solving problems in the Middle East, the United States should stand up to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and demand the finalized negotiations establishing an independent Palestinian state on the West Bank and Gaza; the U.S. should aid in dividing Iraq into four multi-ethnic countries to potentially develop of democratic institutions; and construct an international consensus to contain Islamic fundamentalism.

...; and that Saddam Hussein is vulnerable to a coup. Policy makers in Washington and in the halls of t... Khoi, advocates that as long as the twelfth Imam (Shii Islam's Messiah) is absent, the Shii cl.... (4) See Iran Times, December 12, 1997. . (5) William J. Broad and Judith Miller...

• Middle East Policy
• Vol. 6 Nbr. 1, June 1998

• Stop dissing the Washington Times! It's not just 'that Moonie paper' anymore.

The Washington Times is very conservative but it has grown from the days when it was disdained, to become a must-read for Washingtonians. It's lure lies in its excellent coverage of foreign and domestic news, often ignored by the larger newspapers. Its reporters land a large number of scoops.

... compulsion to dip itself in manure every couple years. It's the journalistic equivalent of Tourett...During his trip to Northern Ireland in December 1995, Clinton's message of peace and reconciliatio... mention the cheering crowds until the twelfth paragraph. . Then there was the article in which J...

• Washington Monthly
• Vol. 29 Nbr. 5, May 1997