In this study, we are concerned with how agents can best amalgamate their private information about a binary state of Nature. The agents are heterogeneous in their “ability”, the quality of their private information. The agents cannot directly communicate their private information but instead can only vote between the two states (say “Innocent” or “Guilty” on a criminal jury). We first describe...

abstract the present article will discuss the issue of compensation in cases of expropriation and nationalization in the light of the iran-united states claims tribunal. it is a well recognized rule in international law that the property of alien cannot be taken without appropriate compensation. but, the standard of compensation for expropriated private property has been the subject of controv...

Awareness of the importance of spatial data in achieving development strategies is high in Rwanda. Government and non-governmental institutions are aspiring to use Geographic Information Technologies (GITs) in their day-to-day activities. The non-existence of a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) in Rwanda brings to light serious issues for consideration. Still lacking is a spatial data...

the fact that no state may benefit from its wrongful act, be it either commission or omission, is a well established principle of international law which originates from the fundamental principle of good faith. when states conclude a dispute settlement agreement and accept to refer a dispute to an international arbitration or judicial proceedings under bilateral or multilateral treaties, they a...

one of the most important challenge facing international community and international criminal law is the increasing expansion of terrorist acts and operations which is a serious threat to international peace and security. this dreadful phenomenon usually occurs in organized forms transnationally. threats caused by terrorism are more than individual offences and to encounter it effectively is in...

global health 2035, the report of the lancet commission on investing in health, laid out a bold, highly ambitious framework for making rapid progress in improving global public health outcomes. it showed that with the right health investments, the international community could achieve a “grand convergence” in global health—a reduction in avertable infectious, maternal, and child deaths down to ...

______________________ Dr. Omar Shahabudin McDoom is a Lecturer in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics. This report has benefited from suggestions by the WDR 2011 core team, as well as from the World Bank’s Rwanda country office. Comments were received from Gérard Prunier, Peter Uvin (Professor of International Humanitarian Studies, The Fletcher School), and Scott Straus (Ass...