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- description: The Office of the Legal Adviser publishes the annual Digest of United States Practice in International Law to
provide the public with a historical record of the views and practice of the Government of the United States in public and
private international law. In his introduction to the 2003 volume, then Legal Adviser William H. Taft IV stated in part: "The
year 2003 witnessed a number of significant developments in the field of international law. The military campaign to oust
Saddam Hussein and his regime in Iraq and the continuing effort to locate Osama bin Laden and his supporters gave rise to
many important legal issues, including those related to the lawful use of force, the response to international terrorism,
and compliance with international humanitarian law. Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan, of course, many other situations affecting
international security and stability generated complicated and sensitive issues for the world community and its lawyers. .
. ." "The year was also marked by a series of significant cases and decisions in domestic courts and international
tribunals related to international law and practice. The International Court of Justice in The Hague handed down its decision
on preliminary measures in the Avena case brought by Mexico under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, as well as
its judgment in the Oil Platforms case (Iran v. United States). By agreement the Lockerbie case (Libya v. United States) before
the ICJ was discontinued. Ongoing litigation in our domestic courts concerned fundamental issues arising under two important
U.S. statutes, the Alien Tort Statute of 1789 and the 1976 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Other cases began to address
issues related to the status and rights of detainees in Guantanamo and the United States. Significant decisions were rendered
in several cases by NAFTA tribunals.; abstract: The Office of the Legal Adviser publishes the annual Digest of United States
Practice in International Law to provide the public with a historical record of the views and practice of the Government of
the United States in public and private international law. In his introduction to the 2003 volume, then Legal Adviser William
H. Taft IV stated in part: "The year 2003 witnessed a number of significant developments in the field of international
law. The military campaign to oust Saddam Hussein and his regime in Iraq and the continuing effort to locate Osama bin Laden
and his supporters gave rise to many important legal issues, including those related to the lawful use of force, the response
to international terrorism, and compliance with international humanitarian law. Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan, of course, many
other situations affecting international security and stability generated complicated and sensitive issues for the world community
and its lawyers. . . ." "The year was also marked by a series of significant cases and decisions in domestic courts
and international tribunals related to international law and practice. The International Court of Justice in The Hague handed
down its decision on preliminary measures in the Avena case brought by Mexico under the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,
as well as its judgment in the Oil Platforms case (Iran v. United States). By agreement the Lockerbie case (Libya v. United
States) before the ICJ was discontinued. Ongoing litigation in our domestic courts concerned fundamental issues arising under
two important U.S. statutes, the Alien Tort Statute of 1789 and the 1976 Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Other cases began
to address issues related to the status and rights of detainees in Guantanamo and the United States. Significant decisions
were rendered in several cases by NAFTA tribunals.
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- Title Digest of United States Practice in International Law 2003.
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