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Aegis Report: The Enforcement of International Criminal Law
This report is a collection of essays by 8 authors, edited by Nick Donovan. It recommends a new convention on crimes against humanity to support greater harmonization across the domestic laws of states reluctant to join the ICC. It also recommends greater use of extra-territorial jurisdiction. The foreward by Justice Richard Goldstone states that these essays provide guidance to NGOs on possible future efforts to end impunity.

ASIL Discussion Paper: "Promises Not To Torture"
Ashley Deeks discusses the use of diplomatic assurances in U.S. courts In particular, the United States repeatedly has found itself in litigation about custodial transfers and the use of assur- ances. Courts now are pushing back in each scenario, even when the legal basis to do so is weak, and the U.S. government has lost a number of cases.

Lawyers and the Rule of Law as an Organizing Principle
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The response of lawyers and the legal profession to the sacking of the Pakistani Supreme Court Chief Justice for a "bad case of judicial independence" and the subsequent imposition of emergency rule in Pakistan underscores the significant role lawyers play in promoting the rule of law.

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