Digest of United States practice in international law 2006 / Sally J. Cummins, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cummins, Sally J., editor.

Series:

Digest of State Practice

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law--Digests.

International law.

United States--Foreign relations--Digests.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1421 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Oxford University Press : International Law Institute, 2007.

Summary:

Co-published by Oxford University Press and the International Law Institute, and prepared by the Office of the Legal Adviser at the Department of State, this annual compilation of documents and commentary highlighting significant developments in public and private international law, and is an invaluable resource for practitioners and scholars in.

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; NOTE FROM THE EDITOR; Chapter 1 NATIONALITY, CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION; A. NATIONALITY AND CITIZENSHIP; 1. Statelessness; 2. Determination of Citizenship in In Vitro Case; B. PASSPORTS; 1. Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; 2. Passport Card; 3. Electronic Passport; 4. Limitations on Passports; 5. Lost and Stolen Passports; C. IMMIGRATION AND VISAS; 1. Bases for Ineligibility; 2. Modifications in Procedures Related to Cuban Migrants; 3. Suspension of Entry Under INA Section 212(f); 4. Continued Detention of Un-admitted Alien Ordered Removed

5. Secure Fence Act and Comprehensive Immigration ReformD. REFUGEES AND ASYLUM; 1. Refugees; 2. Asylum: Uzbek Asylum Seekers; Cross References; Chapter 2 CONSULAR AND JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED ISSUES; A. CONSULAR NOTIFICATION, ACCESS, AND ASSISTANCE; 1. Consular Notification; 2. Consular Assistance; B. CHILDREN; 1. Adoption; 2. Abduction; 3. Parental Access; C. PRISONER ISSUES; D. JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE; 1. Apostille; 2. Russia: Letters Rogatory; Cross References; Chapter 3 INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW; A. EXTRADITION, MUTUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND RELATED ISSUES; 1. Treaties

2. Judicial Reviewability of Secretary of State Decision to Extradite3. Extradite or Prosecute; 4. Renditions; 5. Cooperation with Eurojust in Criminal Enforcement Matters; B. INTERNATIONAL CRIMES; 1. Terrorism; 2. Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes Against Humanity; 3. Narcotrafficking; 4. Trafficking in Persons; 5. Corruption; 6. Cybercrime; 7. Money Laundering; C. INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNALS AND RELATED ISSUES; 1. Ad Hoc Criminal Tribunals and Related Issues; 2. International Criminal Court; Cross References; Chapter 4 TREATY AFFAIRS; A. CAPACITY TO MAKE; Unilateral Acts of States

B. CONCLUSION, ENTRY INTO FORCE, RESERVATIONS, APPLICATION, AND TERMINATION1. Conclusion; 2. Interpretation; 3. Reservations; 4. U.S. Treaty Affairs Regulations; 5. Treaty Affairs Webpage; Cross References; Chapter 5 FOREIGN RELATIONS; A. FOREIGN RELATIONS LAW OF THE UNITED STATES; 1. Status of Coalition Provisional Authority; 2. Presidential Signing Statements; 3. U.S. Sovereign Immunity in Foreign Relations Context; B. CONSTITUENT ENTITIES; 1. Status of Puerto Rico; 2. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: Claim to Submerged Lands; 3. Republic of the Marshall Islands

Cross ReferencesChapter 6 HUMAN RIGHTS; A. GENERAL; 1. Human Rights Reports; 2. Human Rights Council; 3. Cuba; 4. U.S. Implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights before the UN Committee on Human Rights; B. DISCRIMINATION; 1. Race; 2. Gender; 3. Religion; 4. Disabilities; C. CHILDREN; 1. Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography; 2. Rights of the Child; 3. Children in Armed Conflict; D. ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES; E. INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; F. TORTURE AND OTHER CRUEL, INHUMAN OR DEGRADING TREATMENT OR PUNISHMENT

1. Speech to Royal Institute of International Affairs

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-971312-X

OCLC:

960166055