Digest of United States practice in International law 2006 /

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Other Authors: Cummins, Sally J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007
Series:Digest of State Practice.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of 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.