Publications in International Justice
Below is an alphabetical list of the Center's publications that address international justice. In addition, the Programs in International Justice and Society has prepared a Brandeis library research guide to international justice, which offers an overview of the field.
BIIJ: The Brandeis Institute for International Judges - Institute Reports
- The New International Jurisprudence: Building Legitimacy for International Courts and Tribunals
(BIIJ 2002 - 30 pages) Features the keynote address delivered by Hans Corell, former U.N. Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs - Authority and Autonomy: Defining the Role of International and Regional Courts
(BIIJ 2003 - 33 pages) Includes "Toward the Development of Ethics Guidelines for International Courts" - Complementarity and Cooperation: The Challenges of International Justice
(BIIJ 2004 - 32 pages) Includes "Topics in Ethical Practice" - Complementarity and Cooperation: International Courts in a Diverse World
(BIIJ 2006 - 36 pages) Includes "Justice Without Borders" by Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, retired justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and "Topics in Ethical Practice: The Judiciary as a New Moral
Authority?" - Independence and Interdependence: The Delicate Balance of International Justice
(BIIJ 2007 - 36 pages) Features break-out sessions with judges from human rights, criminal, and inter-state dispute courts conferring on issues specific to their work, and "Topics in Ethical Practice: Integrity and Interdependence: the Shaping of the Judicial Persona" - International Justice: Past, Present, and Future
(BIIJ 2009 - 56 pages) Includes discussions on the interplay of international justice and politics, international justice in a human rights era, and language and international courts, and features "Harmonizing International Politics with Fundamental Human Rights and the Rule of Law: the Kadi Judgment." - Toward an International Rule of Law
(BIIJ 2010 - 68 pages) Includes discussions on the fairness and accessibility of international judicial institutions, the impact of international justice, the implications of diversity for an international rule of law, and issues of judicial independence in the international sphere. Also features a keynote address by United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs Patricia O'Brien. - The International Rule of Law: Coordination and Collaboration in Global Justice
(BIIJ 2012 – 54 pages) Includes discussions on the challenges of concurrent jurisdiction, power politics and international courts, the emergence of indigenous rights, and post-service considerations for the international judiciary. Also features a piece on Justice Louis Brandeis and how his methods may offer some inspiration for our century’s concerns with securing the international order in a diverse and complex world.
ALSO AVAILABLE: Judicial Dialogue in Action: International Judges Reflect: Key sections of BIIJ reports are now available as PDFs.
Both Sides of the Bench: New Perspectives on International Law and Human Rights (84 pages)
A report highlighting the work of the 2001-03 Brandeis International Fellows (BIF) in Human Rights, Intervention, and International Law. The report also documents the themes raised in the related symposium, entitled "Both sides of the Bench," held April 1-3, 2003, at Brandeis University.
The Challenges of International Criminal Justice (34 pages)
A report summarizing the proceedings of the Colloquium for Prosecutors of International Criminal Tribunals hosted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), from November 25 to 27, 2004, in Arusha, Tanzania. Leigh Swigart, director of programs in international justice and society, served as an observer at the Colloquium, and the Center edited the subsequent report.
The International Judge, Daniel Terris, Cesare Romano, Leigh Swigart, 2007.
Based on interviews with more than 30 international judges, this book is the first comprehensive portrait of the men and women in this new global profession. To view a webcast of a panel discussion on the book at the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs, click here. To listen to a discussion of the book at the American Society of International Law, click here.
Justice Across Cultures
Four presentations from the March 2004 conference exploring issues that arise when systems of justice encounter cultural difference.
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The Legacy of International Criminal Courts and Tribunals in Africa, with a focus on the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
A report of the proceedings of a symposium held in Arusha, Tanzania in November 2007. The International Center for Ethics, Justice, and Public Life was an organizing partner in this International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda event and edited the report.
The North American Judicial Colloquium
A report on the North American Judicial Colloquium, which in November 2008 brought together U.S. and Canadian judges with international judges to weigh the influence of international law on domestic courts.
The South American Judicial Colloquium
A complete report in Spanish and a summary in English for the South American Judicial Colloquium, organized in 2009 around the theme El Valor del Derecho Internacional respecto de los Sistemas Legales Nacionales ("The Value of International Law for National Legal Systems"). Twenty judges from eight South American countries came together with international judges and legal experts to discuss a number of pertinent topics, including the role of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in the region, the use of international law and treaties in national courts, and what the "complementarity principle" of the International Criminal Court implies for national legal systems.
The West African Judicial Colloquia
A report on two colloquia, in Dakar in 2006 and in Accra in 2007, during which international judges joined their national counterparts from around the West African region for dialogue about the increasing interconnections that exist between international and national justice. Cliquez ici pour lire la version française du rapport sur les Colloques ouest africains sur la justice, tenus à Dakar (2006) et à Accra (2007)