The International Criminal Court (ICC) investigates and, where warranted, ______ individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern to the international community

Some treaties are self-executing , which means that they do not require implementing legislation

       The President has an ______ of political and diplomatic means available to enforce international obligations

 The UN Security Council is empowered and _________   to deal with trans-boundary matters or matters that are domestic in nature but may affect international peace and security. 

   The leading _________ organization in the world is the United Nations, which is designed to prevent war and promote human rights, among other goals. 

          States are the main ______ in the international system.

Under

United States law it is clear that Pakistan would be the "home state"

of the child. Under the Uniform Act provisions – as well as general principles

of private international law – it is the home state or state of habitual

residence that is the appropriate court to hear a custody jurisdiction case;

moreover, under those Acts, the decree of the state or country of habitual

residence is entitled to recognition and enforcement.

In such cases the USA law recognizes the

jurisdiction of

 The

mother and father in the case were both Pakistani, and the child was born in

Pakistan. When the daughter was eight years old, the mother, Joohi, left the

marital home and moved in with her parents in Pakistan. When she realised that

her husband, Anwar, had filed custody proceedings in Pakistan, she fled to the

United States with her daughter. Nonetheless, the custody case proceeded in the

Pakistani court. The mother was represented by counsel but refused to appear in

the proceeding; she also refused to obey a court order that the child be

produced in Pakistan. The Pakistani judge considered a written statement

submitted by the mother detailing certain unsavoury aspects of the husband’s

character, but nonetheless awarded custody to the father. Using private

detectives, the father located the mother and child in Maryland two years

later. The mother then brought suit in Maryland requesting custody while the

father sought enforcement of the Pakistani order that had granted him custody.

What did the mother’s claim in Maryland concern?

 The

mother and father in the case were both Pakistani, and the child was born in

Pakistan. When the daughter was eight years old, the mother, Joohi, left the

marital home and moved in with her parents in Pakistan. When she realised that

her husband, Anwar, had filed custody proceedings in Pakistan, she fled to the

United States with her daughter. Nonetheless, the custody case proceeded in the

Pakistani court. The mother was represented by counsel but refused to appear in

the proceeding; she also refused to obey a court order that the child be

produced in Pakistan. The Pakistani judge considered a written statement

submitted by the mother detailing certain unsavoury aspects of the husband’s

character, but nonetheless awarded custody to the father. Using private

detectives, the father located the mother and child in Maryland two years

later. The mother then brought suit in Maryland requesting custody while the

father sought enforcement of the Pakistani order that had granted him custody.

What was the subject of judicial proceedings?

It is

undoubtedly true that the "best interests"

What was the decision of the Maryland court?