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Buying A Wife But Saving A Child: A Deconstruction Of Popular Rhetoric And Legal Analysis Of Mail-Order Brides And Intercountry Adoptions, Ryiah Lilith
Buffalo Women's Law Journal
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Re-Conceiving "Third World" Legitimate Governance Struggles In Our Time: Emergent Imperatives For Rights Activism, Obiora Chinedu Okafor
Re-Conceiving "Third World" Legitimate Governance Struggles In Our Time: Emergent Imperatives For Rights Activism, Obiora Chinedu Okafor
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
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Human Rights And Sustainable Development In Contemporary Africa: A New Dawn, Or Retreating Horizons?, J. Oloka-Onyango
Human Rights And Sustainable Development In Contemporary Africa: A New Dawn, Or Retreating Horizons?, J. Oloka-Onyango
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
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The African Commission On Human And Peoples' Rights: Eleven Years After, Udeme Essien
The African Commission On Human And Peoples' Rights: Eleven Years After, Udeme Essien
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
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Tinkering With The Machinery Of Death: Understanding Why The United State's Use Of The Death Penalty Violates Customary International Law, Michelle Mckee
Tinkering With The Machinery Of Death: Understanding Why The United State's Use Of The Death Penalty Violates Customary International Law, Michelle Mckee
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
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Critical Race Theory And International Law: The View Of An Insider-Outsider, Makau Mutua
Critical Race Theory And International Law: The View Of An Insider-Outsider, Makau Mutua
Journal Articles
This article contends that international law, like national law, is captive to the racial biases and hierarchies that hide injustice under the pretext of legal neutrality and universality. It argues that international law is tormented by racist and hegemonic asymmetries that govern the international order. The piece posits that international law could benefit greatly from the method of critical race theory in unpacking the pathologies of power and race that define it. It focuses on the use of international law to conceive and buttress the exploitation and marginalization of the North by the South. It calls for a reconstruction of …
Law Through War, David A. Westbrook
What Is Twail?, Makau W. Mutua
What Is Twail?, Makau W. Mutua
Journal Articles
The piece seeks to conceptualize the insurgent movement in international law known as Third World Approaches to International Law. Driven by scholars from the Third World, TWAIL rejects the traditional tenets and assumptions of traditional international law and argues for a re-imagination of the law of nations to purge it of racial and hegemonic precepts and biases to create a truly universal corpus that embraces inclusivity and empowerment. The movement turns away from the imperialist and colonialist foundation of international law. It argues that international law must be devoid of oppression, exploitation, and domination. The piece is among the first …