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From 1965 to 1970 hospital costs in the US increased sharplyfrom $14.1 billion to $25.6 billion-at an annual rate of 16%. Official projections forecast a further 4-fold rise over the next 10 yrs. Comparing these staggering increases with hospital costs in England, Sweden, & Western Germany, a steeply rising trend is noted in general. An explanation has to be sought not only in the particular circumstances in the US, but in generic forces such as a rapidly growing demand for hospital careesp from the larger numbers of elderly in all developed countries-& substantial increases in staff remuneration, the main component of hosp costs. This similarity of trends cannot hide, however, the fact that daily hospital charges in the US are by far the highest in the countries investigated. 'Don't get sick in America!' seems a justified warning. A reform will have to balance the conflicting interests of hospital admin's, staffs, patients, insured, & tax-payers-a dilemma whose acceptable solution has so far eluded most Western nations. Modified HA.

Territorial disputes remain a significant source of tension in international relations, representing an important share of interstate cases brought before international tribunals and courts. Analysing the international law applicable to the assessment of territorial claims and the settlement of related disputes, this Research Handbook provides a systematic exposition and in-depth discussions of the relevant key concepts, principles, rules, and techniques. Combining extensive knowledge from across international law, Marcelo Kohen and Mamadou Hébié expertly unite a multinational group of contributors to provide a go-to resource for the settlement of territorial disputes. The different chapters discuss the process through which states establish sovereignty over a territory, and review the different titles of territorial sovereignty, the relation between titles and effectivités, as well as the relevance of state conduct. Select chapters focus on the impact of foundational principles of international law such as the principle of territorial integrity, the right of self-determination and the prohibition of the threat or use of force on territorial disputes. Finally, technical rules that are crucial for the assessment of territorial claims, especially the techniques of intertemporal law and critical date, as well as evidentiary rules, are presented. An essential resource for practitioners, international law academics and public officials including judges and arbitrators, this Research Handbook is a highly original collection of scholarship and research on territorial disputes and their settlement

"Der Krieg der USA gegen den Irak und seine Folgen als Teil des US-amerikanischen 'Krieges gegen den Terrorismus' haben massive Auswirkungen auf die Region des Nahen und Mittleren Osten. Der Krieg und die Besetzung des Irak haben die transatlantischen Beziehungen in eine schwere Krise gestürzt. Auch das Völkerrecht und die Vereinten Nationen sind nicht ohne Blessuren aus dem Konflikt hervorgegangen." (Autorenreferat)

This book examines critical challenges in achieving accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, focussing in particular on the relationship between national and international accountability mechanisms in pursuing key goals over the past decade. The essays in this volume provide an in-depth look at the goals and mechanisms of accountability in a variety of cases: the former Yugoslavia; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; Cambodia; Argentina and El Salvador; East Timor and Indonesia; and Belgium's prosecution of war crimes under its universal jurisdiction law. By analyzing the goals pursued in each case, the relationship between domestic and international mechanisms, the relative emphasis on criminal and non-criminal forms of accountability, and the effectiveness of the chosen approaches, this volume offers important lessons for the ICC and highlights the continuing need for innovative forms of international assistance to advance specific accountability goals in particular countries. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint