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When The Local And The Global Are Too Close For Comfort, Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes Oct 2001

When The Local And The Global Are Too Close For Comfort, Lawrence La Fountain-Stokes

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

In the early morning of August 15, 2001, Edgar Garzon, a 35-year-old Latino gay man better know as "Eddie," was viciously attacked with a "blunt instrument" by an unidentified assailant who jumped out of a red car. This occurred in Jackson Heights, Queens, an extremely diverse neighborhood with large concentrations of Latin Americans, Indians, Pakistanis, Bangladeshis and Koreans and a sizeable gay population. Garzon suffered three fractures in his cranium and was in a coma until September 4, when he passed away at Elmhurst Medical Center. His family, who reside mostly in Colombia and Florida, as well as his close …


Introduction To Symposium On Changes In Immigration And Criminal Law, Pamela Goldberg Oct 2001

Introduction To Symposium On Changes In Immigration And Criminal Law, Pamela Goldberg

City University of New York Law Review

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Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York: Symposium On Immigration And Criminal Law, Nancy Morawetz Oct 2001

Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York: Symposium On Immigration And Criminal Law, Nancy Morawetz

City University of New York Law Review

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Panel Presentation On Immigration And Criminal Law. Sponsored By The Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York., Neha Lall, Jen Murray Oct 2001

Panel Presentation On Immigration And Criminal Law. Sponsored By The Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York., Neha Lall, Jen Murray

City University of New York Law Review

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Oh Righteous Delinquent One: The United States' International Human Rights Double Standard - Explanation, Example, And Avenues For Change, Amy C. Harfeld Oct 2001

Oh Righteous Delinquent One: The United States' International Human Rights Double Standard - Explanation, Example, And Avenues For Change, Amy C. Harfeld

City University of New York Law Review

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A Review Of Maivan Clech Lam's At The Edge Of The State: Indigenous People And Self-Determination, Jeffrey D. Martino Oct 2001

A Review Of Maivan Clech Lam's At The Edge Of The State: Indigenous People And Self-Determination, Jeffrey D. Martino

City University of New York Law Review

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Why Do They Strike Us?, James Polchin Jan 2001

Why Do They Strike Us?, James Polchin

Center for LGBTQ Studies (CLAGS)

Over the past two years since the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie Wyoming, the circumstances of his death have held a symbolic place in the story of violence against gay men and lesbians nationally. University of Wyoming Professor Beth Loffreda's book Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder is on the "Lambda Book Report" best-sellers list and MTV has recently premiered "Anatomy of a Hate Crime: The Matthew Shepard Story" that dramatized the events of October 6th, 1998. The telling and retelling of Shepard's murder in both academic books and popular culture suggests …


Poverty Law And Community Activism: Notes From A Law School Clinic, Steve Loffredo Jan 2001

Poverty Law And Community Activism: Notes From A Law School Clinic, Steve Loffredo

Publications and Research

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Our Children: Kids Of Queer Parents & Kids Who Are Queer: Looking At Sexual Minority Rights From A Different Perspective, Ruthann Robson Jan 2001

Our Children: Kids Of Queer Parents & Kids Who Are Queer: Looking At Sexual Minority Rights From A Different Perspective, Ruthann Robson

Publications and Research

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Teaching Social Justice Through Legal Writing, Pamela Edwards, Sheilah Vance Jan 2001

Teaching Social Justice Through Legal Writing, Pamela Edwards, Sheilah Vance

Publications and Research

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From Gender Apartheid To Non-Sexism: The Pursuit Of Women's Rights In South Africa, Penelope Andrews Jan 2001

From Gender Apartheid To Non-Sexism: The Pursuit Of Women's Rights In South Africa, Penelope Andrews

Publications and Research

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The New Federalism & State Immunity, Frank Deale Jan 2001

The New Federalism & State Immunity, Frank Deale

Publications and Research

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The Five Habits: Building Cross-Cultural Competence In Lawyers, Susan Bryant Jan 2001

The Five Habits: Building Cross-Cultural Competence In Lawyers, Susan Bryant

Publications and Research

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"God Gave Us This Land:" The Ovahimba, The Proposed Epupa Dam, The Independent Namibian State, And Law And Development In Africa, Sidney Harring Jan 2001

"God Gave Us This Land:" The Ovahimba, The Proposed Epupa Dam, The Independent Namibian State, And Law And Development In Africa, Sidney Harring

Publications and Research

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International Standards In Ecuador's Amazon Oil Fields: The Privatization Of Environmental Law, Judith Kimerling Jan 2001

International Standards In Ecuador's Amazon Oil Fields: The Privatization Of Environmental Law, Judith Kimerling

Publications and Research

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The Effectiveness Of The Employment Equity Act And The Code Of Good Practice In Reducing Sexual Harassment, Deborah Zalesne Jan 2001

The Effectiveness Of The Employment Equity Act And The Code Of Good Practice In Reducing Sexual Harassment, Deborah Zalesne

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.