Copyright (c) 2008 All rights reserved. http://works.bepress.com/anastasios_antoniou Recent documents in Anastasios A. Antoniou en-us Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:30:48 PDT 3600 http://works.bepress.com/anastasios_antoniou/2 http://works.bepress.com/anastasios_antoniou/2 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:29:20 PST The European Union has evaded its constitutional crisis in an admittedly successful manner, maintaining its diachronic reputation as a forum of compromise. The Reform Treaty finalised in Lisbon in October 2007 is a milestone in the protection of human rights in the EU, as it gives effect to the Charter of Fundamental Human Rights. The Charter is put under examination as regards its' substantial effects and the matter of whether it will attain the impact expected of it is contemplated in the present article. It shall be seen that the Charter has a catalytical effect in that it achieves and excels in increasing the visibility of existing rights, something that cannot be undermined, due to its importance for both citizens and institutions of the Union. That it contains provisions which are principles and not rights as such, can also be considered an achievement in that it broadens its sphere of influence and facilitates a showcase of the ideals the EU is founded upon. Anastasios A. Antoniou Human Rights Law International Trade http://works.bepress.com/anastasios_antoniou/1 http://works.bepress.com/anastasios_antoniou/1 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:15:43 PST Yale Law School's New Haven school of thought and in particular its manifestation in Professors' Reisman's and Willard's 'incidents genre', is a profound example, not only of this immense diversity of philosophical approaches concerning international law, but of the advancement of various attempts to reconcile what is considered a "growing disjuncture" between the concepts of politics and law in the international scene. Following the analysis of the two major incidents in the history of the Cyprus conflict and the description of legal issues arising out of the ongoing occupation that those crises produced as a result, the incidents approach to international law shall be evaluated. This can only be achieved through the exhibition of the conflicting legal arguments and the identification of each actor's political goals within the context of the events in Cyprus and by judging the model on its alleged purposes. Anastasios A. Antoniou International Law