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UN-based international criminal tribunals: how they mix and match.
I. INTRODUCTION
Myres McDougal was a great American lawyer, professor and conceptual engineer, building a bridge between private and public law and constructing the great New Haven school of legal theory based on "public order and values." He was distinctive, even among sociologically oriented colleagues in jurisprudence, in insisting on detailed attention to social and power processes. Although I never had the pleasure of studying under Professor McDougal (or "Mac" as he was known) I was among his many admirers. I am deeply honoured to have been asked by the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and my very good friend, Professor Ved Nanda to deliver this lecture in honour of Mac. This lecture is not intended to be on Mac's theories and jurisprudence, a task clearly beyond the time allowed and more to the point, beyond my own capabilities. Rather, I intend to discuss one aspect of international criminal law-the development of United Nations-based international criminal tribunals, to be exact. But before embarking on that, let me mention just a few phrases or concepts which I believe...See the full content of this document
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