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The general course in Public International Law has not traditionally been considered a "black letter law" subject along the lines of the legislation and case law based domestic law subjects in most Australian Law School curricula. Despite the general acceptance among international law educators that international law is much more than simply a set of rules, teaching methods in the subject, at least in Australia, have rarely focused on the actual practices of international law, particularly the peculiarities of the process of international law making. Indeed, a clinical international legal education program has yet to be developed anywhere in Australia. This lack of attention to teaching about the making of international law poses a particular problem in the area of multilateral treaty making. Treaties are one of the four major formal sources of international law and, increasingly, are seen as the most significant component of the international legal order. An understanding of the principles of treaty law is fundamental to any analysis of the substantive provisions of an individual treaty and therefore indispensable to any student of international law. Yet, the methods and processes by which treaties emerge remains relatively unexplored in the discipline. This can be contrasted with scholarly activity in domestic law where "emergence studies" into national legislation is a thriving field.

In recent years, the world has witnessed a mushrooming of private military & security companies. The conflict in Iraq -- there are indications that employees of such firms have been involved in the torture of prisoners -- illustrates both the current relevance of the topic as well as the problematic relationship between private corporations & public security. The article provides a definition of private military & security companies, develops a typology of the various types of corporations, & investigates why this kind of industry has experienced such a boom in recent years. It discusses advantages & disadvantages of the deployment of private military & security companies & examines possible instruments that allow for a better control of the actions of private military & security companies. 2 Tables, 1 Figure, 103 References. Adapted from the source document.

Einstellung zu Fragen der internationalen Politik und zum Wettstreit
der Großmächte.

Themen: Einstellung zu verschiedenen Ländern, zur amerikanischen
Militärhilfe, zur Entwicklungshilfe, zum Verbot von Atomwaffentests, zur
Abrüstung, zur Gewaltanwendung in der Berlin-Frage und zu
Rassenproblemen in den USA; Vorstellungen über die Ost- bzw.
Westorientierung der BRD; Beurteilung der sowjetischen und
amerikanischen Führungsrolle sowie der Außen- und Verteidigungspolitik;
Übereinstimmung grundsätzlicher Interessen der BRD und der USA;
Vertrauen zur NATO und zu den Verbündeten; Leistungsstand und Bedeutung
der Wissenschaft der UdSSR im Vergleich zu den USA in den Bereichen
Medizin, Atomenergie, Mathematik, Astronomie und Weltraumfahrt;
Interesse an internationaler Politik; Einstellung zum Verhalten der
Amerikaner in Laos; eigene Meinungsführerschaft in politischen Fragen;
Parteipräferenz.

Demographie: Alter (klassiert); Geschlecht; Schulbildung; Beruf;
Bundesland.

Interviewerrating: Schichtzugehörigkeit und Kooperationsbereitschaft
des Befragten; Anzahl der Kontaktversuche; Ortsgröße.