Prior Work and Publications

  • REGIONAL STUDIES

  • THEMATIC REPORTS

  • AMICUS BRIEFS

Regional Studies

Constitutional Law

 

South Africa

“The New South Africa: the Dawn of Democracy.” (1994)

Report of a Mission on behalf of the ICJ and the AAICJ. Written by William J. Butler, Bert Lockwood, O.A. Solbert and Joseph Tomain.

Hungary

“Hungarian Constitutional Reform and the Rule of Law” (1993).

Report by Donald Fox and Andrea Bonime-Blanc issued after Joint Conference with the Hungarian Bar Association. With the help of the Soros Foundation, the report was translated from English into Hungarian, and distributed to over 15,000 members of the Hungarian legal profession.

Human Rights & Fundamental Freedoms

 

Colombia

Violencia en Colombia (1990)

Report by Donald Fox published in Spanish by the Comisión Andina de Juristas, Lima Peru., Executive Director Diego García-Sayán.

Guatemala

“Guatemala: A New Beginning” (1987)

Report of a Mission by The Honorable George C. Edwards and William J. Butler, Esq for the AAICJ.

“Human Rights in Guatemala” (1979)

Report by Donald Fox for the ICJ. Report was published in Spanish and English.

Palau

“Palau: A Challenge to the Rule of Law in Micronesia” (1988)

Report of a Mission by William J. Butler, Esq., The Honorable George C. Edwards, and The Honorable Michael D. Kirby, C.M.G.

El Salvador

“The Application of the November 1977 Law of Defense and Guaranty of Public Order” (1978).

Report by Donald Fox for the International Commission of Jurists, published in Spanish, French and English.

Fair Elections

Mexico

“The Elections of July 6, 1997 in Historical Perspective.”

Report by Donald Fox on behalf of the AAICJ.

Ethiopia

“Ethiopia: National and Regional Elections Scheduled for May 7, 1995.”

Report by Donald Fox on behalf of the AAICJ. Donald Fox was interviewed thereafter by the Ethiopian Register, June 1995, pp. 45-48, by Selamawit Gherimu.

Thematic Reports

Universal Jurisdiction & Due Process

 

The Princeton Principles on Universal Jurisdiction, 2001

Produced in Collaboration with Program in Law and Public Affairs, and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; the International Commission of Jurists; The American Association for the International Commission of Jurists; Netherlands Institute of Human Rights; and the Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, University of Cincinnati

The Military Commissions Act of 2006 and Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction

Written by Professor Arthur H. Butler, and William J. Butler 

Rome Report

Report of the 1998 Rome Conference which established the International Criminal Court

Amicus Briefs

Presbyterian Church of Sudan v. Talisman Energy, Inc. Second Circuit

Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah, et al., and Safiq Rasul, et al. v. United States, et al., and George W. Bush, et. al.

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