In this issue of the International Judicial Observer:

• Judges from Ten Common-Law Countries Meet in Washington for Five-Day Conference
• U.S. Judge Elected to Lead International Court of Justice
• U.S., Throughout Its History, Has Contributed to Development and Substance of International Law, by Stephen Neff
• Egyptian Conference Focuses on Role of the Judiciary in the Protection of Human Rights
• Yale Law School Establishes Seminar on Global Constitutional Issues
• Broadening Our Horizons: Why American Judges and Lawyers Must Learn About Foreign Law (Adapted from a speech given at the 1997 spring meeting of the American College of Trial Lawyers in Florida), by Sandra Day O'Connor
• Leaders of Russian Judiciary Meet in U.S. to Plan Future of Courts
• The FJC's Visiting Foreign Judicial Fellows Program
• Interview with Judge Alexander Galkin of the Russian Federation

A newspaper published by the Center in cooperation with the American Society of International Law. The International Observer covered international judicial issues. International Judicial Observer was published from 1995-1997. It ceased publication with issue number 4, June 1997.