In 1962 the World Court ruled that Preah Vihear, which sits on a ridge, was on Cambodian soil.
So if America is willing to prosecute its own war criminals, it should have nothing to fear from a world court.
After all, the Treaty identifies the World Court as one of four "arbitral tribunals" which must be used to resolve disputes under LOST.
After the executions were cleared to proceed in the US, Mexico went back to the world court last month to stop the sentences from being carried out.
"Texas is bound not by the World Court, but by the US Supreme Court, which reviewed this matter and determined that the convicted murderer's execution shall proceed, " the statement said.
Libya's case against both countries at the World Court continues.
Now, in a sign that virtual issues increasingly are bleeding into the real world, some "residents" of Second Life are taking virtual property rights to real-world court, citing California consumer protection laws to make their case.
Murrow was pulled into the great issues of the day ("Resolved, the United States should join the World Court"), and perhaps it's Ruth Lawson whom we modern broadcast journalists should thank for engaging our founder in world affairs.
Notably, at the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference in New York where this statement was unveiled, some among the roughly 500 participating non- governmental organizations (NGOs) declared their intention to ask the World Court to order the nuclear weapon states to set a timetable for complete nuclear disarmament.
The conclusion was that the legal problems surrounding a world bankruptcy court were insurmountable.
The goods were eventually located and returned, and five hotel workers were convicted of the thefts by a special World Cup court.
Fortunately the legality of poison pill plans was finally called into question in a case that sat before the most important business court in the world, the Delaware Chancery Court.
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More specifically, the World Bank investment court, called the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
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Still, we are in an entirely new world not just on the court, but also in the marketing world.
America is taking this position because officials believe that as it is the most powerful country in the world, an international court could be used to mount frivolous and politically motivated actions against its citizens.
Ms Gavison argues that no other court in the world has simply given itself such powers without a written constitution.
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Belgian club Charleroi, backed by G14, are taking world governing body Fifa to court, claiming compensation over a player injured in an international match.
South Africa is one of just a few countries in the world that that has a court system that takes root in Roman-Dutch law.
Goffin, who told the crowd after the match that he had pictures of Federer on his wall as a child, was ranked 109th in the world when the clay-court tournament started but he will be up to 68th when it ends next Sunday.
Last year, when the insurer tried to have the case dismissed in federal court, California lawmakers passed legislation granting Armenians living in California the right to pursue World War I era claims against insurers in state court.
It still applied in the world of international crimes, the court held.
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Circuit City filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday, but all the court protection in the world is unlikely to save the electronics retailer.
If both of these laws passed tomorrow, Israel's Supreme Court would still be more powerful than any other Supreme Court in the Western world.
Finally, around the second world war, as the Supreme Court shifted its focus to civil liberties, the most important cases became those concerning freedom of speech.
Murray responded to lead 0-30 in Federer's next service game, but two marvellous drop shots, an ace and stunning cross-court forehand put the world number one within a game of levelling.
What remains for certain is that as Lance Armstrong proved to the world this past month, the court of public opinion does not grant remorse to those athletes who believe that they are above the law and through lying, disrespect the very people that are responsible for their success.
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Both of these books are works of history, and neither draws explicit parallels with court politics in the modern world.
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