For a principle that plays such a central role in US foreign relations law, international comity
is surrounded by a surprising amount of confu-sion. The doctrines of American law that …

This fully updated second edition of Jurisdiction in International Law examines the
international law of jurisdiction, focusing on the areas of law where jurisdiction is most …

Recent years have witnessed a sharp increase in the number of international courts and
tribunals (WTO, NAFTA, ITLOS, ICC, etc.) and greater willingness on the part of states and …

A number of judge-made doctrines attempt to promote international comity by reducing
possible tensions between the United States and foreign sovereigns. For example, courts …

Ever-increasing gaps and overlaps in the national regulation of cross-border events
challenge territorial sovereignty as the conceptual basis for rules on legislative jurisdiction …

Because the internet is so thoroughly global, nearly every aspect of internet governance has
an extraterritorial effect. This is evident in a number of high-profile cases that cover a wide …

One of the great regulatory challenges of the Internet era-indeed, one of today's most
pressing privacy questions-is how to define the limits of government access to personal data …

Amnesties are a well used and, in most circumstances, relatively uncontroversial legal
mechanism.'The institution of amnesty is found throughout history and appears to have been …

• In 1976, 17-year-old Joel Filártiga was tortured to death in Paraguay by high-ranking police
officer Americo Norberto Pena-Irala. Pena-Irala subsequently fled Paraguay and was found …

This book constitutes the first thorough academic analysis of legislative drafting. By placing
the study of legislation and its principles within the paradigm of Flyvberg's phronetic social …