Application Of International Law Principles By International Tribunals

Sentencing by International Tribunals: a Human Rights Approach

The post-World War II trials established many important principles. Specifically, they defined crimes against humanity as part of customary law or of general principles of law, rendered unavailable certain defenses such as superior orders, and established notions of criminal participation through the principle of command responsibility. However, the international tribunals at Nuremberg and Toky...

Sexual Violence as Genocide: The Developing Law of the International Criminal Tribunals and the International Criminal Court

"COVID-19" and International Law: Prosecution of China in International Court of Justice

"COVID-19", which was first seen in China in December 2019, outbreak worldwide in a short time and took the lives of many people around the world. In addition to claims concerning Chinachr('39')s fault in creating the disease and failing to prevent its spread, it is seriously claimed that China has delayed and sometimes incorrectly reported information concerning disease to the World Health Org...

the unidroit principles of international commercial contracts and the harmonization of international sales law

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Application of Lex Mercatoria as Applicable Law in International Commercial Arbitration

In settling disputes regarding international commercial arbitration the parties may instead of choosing the law of one country to choose lex mercatoria or the law of merchants as a applicable law to the disputes. When this choice is possible that applicable choice of law rules recognize such power for the parties. The principle of autonomy is choosing lex mercatoria has been recognized in many ...