International Criminal Law
Baker (2010) argues that international courts change customary international law and start to influence domestic laws of some countries. How are these courts influencing our domestic laws? Will the influence be positive or negative in the long run?
In the 1970s during the Barcelona Traction case the ICJ decision noted both the lack of, and need for customary international law to govern the global activities of corporations, what does SCOTUS’ ruling and opinions in Sosa v. Alverez-Machain tell us about how the body of international law on corporations has evolved?
Baker (2010) argues that international courts change customary international law and start to influence domestic laws of some countries. How are these courts influencing our domestic laws?