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Introduction to the practice of international courts and arbitral tribunals and their role in the development of international law. Offered in a seminar format using lectures, case-studies, and class exercises as teaching methods, the course will outline the evolution and structure of international tribunals, examine the development of international legal principles by international tribunals with reference to "sources" methodology, and discuss issues concerning the effectiveness and future role of international courts in the development of international law.
All students at WCL have e-mail accounts on EagleNET. Your address is the first initial of your first name, the first initial of your last name, the last four digits of your student i.d. number, the letter "A", followed by "@american.edu" (without any spaces and, of course, without the " marks). For example, if your name is Jane Doe and your i.d. number is 123-45-6789: Your e-mail address is "jd6789a@american.edu" (not the quotes, of course). To get onto the system, you need to use your account name and password. To find out your account password, please stop by the Department of Computer Services Student Computing Office (Room 206 in the Law Library), Student Computing Lab (Room 526), or their Main Office (Room 393).
Messages from the list will have "C3973839" in the FROM field. We expect students to use the list for out-of-class discussion, preparation of the in-class exercises, and for questions to the professors. We will actively participate in the discussion online, both posing and answering questions, as well as commenting on the issues at hand. Participation in the online discussion will count toward your class participation grade. You are required to check your e-mail regularly for this class, as we will post important announcements there first.
We will post additional materials, reference sources, and other useful items of interest to the class on our website.
(30+ pages, exclusive of notes, double-spaced with one inch margins) based on a topic relating to the role of an international tribunal(s) in the development of international law. A written topic proposal must be presented for approval by 1 October 1996. The paper will satisfy the W.C.L. Upper Level Writing Requirement.
5 minute topic presentation to the class early in the semester and a 20 minute major class presentation on paper topic at the end of the semester. The grade will be based on the following factors: preparation, organization, grasp of topic, effective use of time, and responsiveness to questions.
Evaluation of attendance, preparation for and participation in class room discussion, participation in the online discussion, and participation in class exercises.
Papers are due in John Heywood's office no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, 9 December 1996. This is the last day of Reading Period. If you are a student who is graduating this December, you MUST get your paper in to us by this date in order to graduate. We need time to read and evaluate your work before assigning a grade. If you miss this deadline, we may not be able to turn your grade in to the Registrar in time for you to graduate.
Papers turned in after this date and time without a previously approved extension will be penalized one-half letter grade for every weekday (excluding holidays) after the due date. The day ends at 5:00 p.m.
A paper is turned in at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesday, 11 December 1996, without a pre-approved extension. If the paper had been turned in on time, it would have received a B+. The paper was effectively handed in on Thursday, 12 December 1996, and is thus 3 days late. It receives the grade of C.
Short extensions for worthy causes, such as computer failure, death in the family, my dog ate my disk/paper, etc., will be granted with no penalty if you apply for it before the time the paper is due. (i.e., If you are printing out your paper 10 minutes before 5:00 p.m. on the ninth of December and your computer dies, call us immediately.) These extensions will be very short in duration; no more than a day or two.
Everyone knows that plagiarism is wrong, but not everyone is clear on what exactly is plagiarism. It is the gravest of the academic sins, and it is more than just copying without attribution. We have listed the various forms of plagiarism below in descending order of gravity, (1) being classic absolute plagiarism, and (9) being a much lesser version. All of them should be avoided. Non-de minimus plagiarism will be punished. It will result in zero points for the paper, and thus an F for the course. The case will also be turned over to the Office of Student Affairs for prosecution under the W.C.L. Honor Code.
Word-for-word lifting of seven consecutive words or more, without quotation marks or block quotation, and without attribution to any source.
Word-for-word lifting of seven consecutive words or more, without quotation marks or block quotation, with an attribution to a source that was not the original source from which the passage was actually lifted nor the source cited (if any) by that original source.
Word-for-word lifting of seven consecutive words or more, without quotation marks or block quotation, with attribution to a source that was not the original source from which the passage was actually lifted, but was a source cited by that original source.
Word-for-word lifting of seven consecutive words or more, with attribution to the original source from which the passage was actually lifted, but without indication that these are the words of another.
Word-for-word lifting of seven consecutive words or more, without quotation marks or block quotation, with attribution to the original source from which the passage was actually lifted, and with the indication that these are the words of another.
Attributing a quoted passage to a source that does not contain that quoted passage.
Attributing material to a source that does not support the passage for which it is cited.
Lifting a quoted passage and its attribution from a source without acknowledgment or other indication. An example of this would be if you were reading an article by Smith that quoted another article by Jones, and you put the quotation in your paper with an attribution to Jones, but no mention that you got it from Smith who was quoting Jones.
The United Nations Charter (selected articles).
The Statute of the International Court of Justice.
The Corfu Channel Case: A Chronology.
The Corfu Channel Case (U.K. v. Alb.)(Merits)(1949).
United Nation's Charter, Arts. 2(4), 51.
Synopses of ICJ Advisory Opinions on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (1996).
The Case Concerning Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. U.S.)(Jurisdiction and Admission)(1984)(excerpts on admissibility).
Synopsis of ICJ Judgment on the Preliminary Objection in the Oil PlatformsCase (1996).
T. Franck, Judging the World Court, 35-51 (1986).
The Case Concerning Questions of Interpretation and Application of the 1971 Montreal Convention Arising from the Aerial Incident at Lockerbie (Libya v. U.S./Libya v. U.K.)(Provisional Measures)(1992).
News Reports for Discussion With the Libyan Case.
The Case Concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro))(Provisional Measures, 1st request)(1993).
Jennings, The United Nations At Fifty: The International Court of Justice after Fifty Years, 89 Am. J. Int'l L. 493-505 (1995).
Kirgis, The United Nations At Fifty: The Security Council's Fifty Years, 89 Am. J. Int'l L. 506-39 (1995).
Case Regarding Self-Determination for the People of Hong Kong (U.K. v. China) (hypothetical).
The North Sea Continental Shelf Case (W. Ger. v. Den.)(1969).
The Asylum Case (Columbia v. Peru) (1950).
The Case Concerning Right of Passage Over Indian Territory (Port. v. India) (1960).
Case 26/62, NV Algemene Transport en Expeditie Onderneming Van Gend en Loos v. Nederlands Administratie der Belastingen, 1973 E.C.R. 1.
Buergenthal, Introductory Note to the Velásquez Rodríguez Case.
Velásquez Rodríguez Case, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Judgment of July 29, 1988, (Ser. C, No. 4).
Materials on the International Military Tribunal at Nüremberg.
Meron, International Criminalization of Internal Atrocities, 89 Am. J. Int'l L. 554-77 (1995).
Materials on the War Crimes Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
Legal Advisor's Opinion on Draft Provision Defining an International Environmental Crime.
Bassiouni, The Codification of International Criminal Law and the Establishment of an International Criminal Court.
Materials on international trade dispute resolution.
Falk, Domestic Courts and World Legal Order: A Statement of Purpose and Outlook.
U.S. v. Alvarez-Machain, 504 U.S. 655 (1992).
R. v. Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court, ex parte Bennett,  1 App. Cas. 42,  3 All E.R. 138, 3 W.L.R. 90, 98 Crim. App. 114. House of Lords, June 24, 1993.
Jennings, The United Nations At Fifty: The International Court of Justice after Fifty Years, 89 Am. J. Int'l L. 493, 504-5 (1995).
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