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Some Reflections on the Relationship of Treaties and Soft Law by Boyle, A. E.

“…My starting point for this discussion of the relationship between treaties and soft law is the observation that the subtlety of the processes by which…”
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On Defining the Cultural Heritage by Blake, Janet

“…Examples can be found from ancient times of concern for the protection of cultural artefacts and early legislation to protect monuments and works of art first…”
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Legal Cultures, Legal Paradigms and Legal Doctrine: Towards a New Model for Comparative Law by Van Hoecke, Mark, Warrington, Mark

“…Over the past decade especially, many writers have emphasised the need for a broad approach to the subject of comparative law, thereby moving it beyond the…”
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European Legal Systems are not Converging by Legrand, Pierre

“…Since the late 1940s, economic considerations relating to the globalisation of world markets have led an ever larger group of Western European countries to…”
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Developing States and International Environmental Law: The Importance of Differentiated Responsibilities by French, Duncan

“…The protection of the global environment has become one of the central objectives of the international community in recent decades. Issues such as climate…”
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Competition Between National Legal Systems: A Contribution of Economic Analysis To Comparative Law by Ogus, Anthony

“…Three main tasks can be identified for comparative law. The first is to investigate differences between legal systems and, in particular, to distinguish…”
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Comparative Law Beyond Post-Modernism by Peters, Anne, Schwenke, Heiner

“…The legal version of post-modernism has not failed to challenge comparative law. It points out that, traditionally, comparatists have participated in a project…”
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Trusts Without Equity by Gretton, George L.

“…“Perhaps the greatest difficulty the civilians have in accepting the trust is caused by what I have come to regard as an English peculiarity logically…”
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Dispute Settlement and the Law of the Sea Convention: Problems of Fragmentation and Jurisdiction by Boyle, Alan E.

“…The entry into force of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (“UNCLOS”), on 16 November 1994, is probably the most important development in…”
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Democratic Legitimacy and the Recognition of States and Governments by Murphy, Sean D.

“…In a seminal 1992 article Thomas Franck postulated the emergence in international law of a right to democratic governance.1 Franck argued that, increasingly,…”
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Kosovo Crisis Inquiry: Memorandum On The International Law Aspects by Brownlie, Ian, Apperley, C. J.

“…1. This Memorandum has been prepared in accordance with the request of the Foreign Affairs Committee (letter dated 28 July 1999), which request referred to a…”
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The Margin of Appreciation Doctrine in the European Court of Human Rights by Hutchinson, Michael R.

“…The margin of appreciation doctrine has become a fundamental part of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. It has played a central role in…”
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Protection Against Refoulement from Europe: Human Rights Law Comes to the Rescue by Lambert, Hélène

“…A growing opinion has appeared in refugee and human rights discourse that the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (the European…”
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The United Nations and the Evolving Right to Self-Determination by Quane, Helen

“…The right of peoples to self-determination is an elusive concept. There is no clear definition of “peoples” or of what the right entails. Instead, there are…”
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The International Non Bis In Idem Principle: Resolving Some of the Unanswered Questions by Van Den Wyngaert, Christine, Stessens, Guy

“…Can a person who has agreed to an out-of-court settlement for a certain offence in country A still be prosecuted for the same offence in country B? What if a…”
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International Law And The Nato Intervention In Kosovo by Greenwood, Christopher

“…This memorandum is submitted in response to a request from the Foreign Affairs Committee in connection with its hearings on the NATO intervention in Kosovo in…”
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Self-Determination: A Human Rights Approach by Mccorquodale, Robert

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The International Court of Justice and the Security Council: Is there Room for Judicial Control of Decisions of the Political Organs of the United Nations? by Akande, Dapo

“…The end of the Cold War and the emergence of a one-superpower world have brought about what one may call the resurrection of the Security Council and a…”
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Time and the Law: International Perspectives on an Old Problem by Higgins, Rosalyn

“…I begin by confessing a general fascination with the concept of time. I puzzle endlessly over the relationship between time and matter, and the insistence of…”
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The Kosovo Crisis and Nato's Application of Armed Force Against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by Kritsiotis, Dino

“…In the fifth week of NATO's 78–day aerial intervention in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), the FRY initiated proceedings in the International Court of…”
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