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Bring the vessel to court: The unique feature of the action in rem in the admiralty law proceedings
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)Admiralty law, one of the oldest fields of law, has developed distinctive and unique features that distinguish it from other fields. One of these characteristics originates from the commencement of litigation, where a claim ... -
Corporate liability for violating international law under The Alien Tort Statute: The corporation through the lens of globalization and privatization
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)The article addresses the question of whether the changing roles of “public actor” states and “private actor” corporations should impact the legal liability of corporations in international law. The classical paradigm ... -
Technology at the end of life: “Medical futility” and the Muslim PVS patient
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)Advanced life-sustaining technologies can now prolong indeterminately the lives of patients in a persistent vegetative state (PVS). However, where the assistance rendered is not expected to restore consciousness, they are ... -
Transnational power transmission and international law
( Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Journals , 2013 , Article)Power transmission networks are crucial. Every country requires the means to transport and deliver energy, whether produced locally or in foreign countries. The paper deals with transnational power-transmission networks, ...
