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International Ngos, The Arab Upheaval, And Human Rights: Examining Ngo Resource Allocation, Gerald M. Steinberg
International Ngos, The Arab Upheaval, And Human Rights: Examining Ngo Resource Allocation, Gerald M. Steinberg
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
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The Evolving Asean Human Rights System: The Asean Human Rights Declaration Of 2012, Gerard Clarke
The Evolving Asean Human Rights System: The Asean Human Rights Declaration Of 2012, Gerard Clarke
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
No abstract provided.
Constitutional Apostasy: The Ambiguities In Islamic Law After The Arab Spring, Brian O'Connell
Constitutional Apostasy: The Ambiguities In Islamic Law After The Arab Spring, Brian O'Connell
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
No abstract provided.
National Discretion And International Deference In The Restriction Of Human Rights: A Comparison Between The Jurisprudence Of The European And The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights, Pablo Contreras
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
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Speechlessness And Trauma: Why The International Criminal Court Needs A Public Interviewing Guide, Philip A. Sandick
Speechlessness And Trauma: Why The International Criminal Court Needs A Public Interviewing Guide, Philip A. Sandick
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
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Compensating A People For The Loss Of Their Homeland: Diego Garcia, The Chagossians, And The Human Rights Standards Damages Model, David Vine, Philip Harvey, S. Wojciech Sokolowski
Compensating A People For The Loss Of Their Homeland: Diego Garcia, The Chagossians, And The Human Rights Standards Damages Model, David Vine, Philip Harvey, S. Wojciech Sokolowski
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
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Ideals Without Illusions: Corruption And The Future Of A Democratic North Africa, Juliet Sorensen
Ideals Without Illusions: Corruption And The Future Of A Democratic North Africa, Juliet Sorensen
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
In the Arab Spring of 2011, corruption was high on the list of grievances presented by protesters, and rightfully so: countries in the Middle East and North Africa region have been dogged by corruption for years. Concerns about the quality of governance, including the protection of rights, the rule of law and corruption have long been voiced in tandem with calls for democracy. While the absence of corruption alone does not engender democracy, true democracy cannot exist where corruption thrives. This article analyzes the progress that three countries affected by the Arab SpringEgypt, Tunisia, and Moroccohave made toward democracy over …
The Middle East And Human Rights: Inroads Towards Charting Its Own Path, Shadi Mokhtari
The Middle East And Human Rights: Inroads Towards Charting Its Own Path, Shadi Mokhtari
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
Popular protests and civil society have moved human rights to the fore of contemporary Middle Eastern politics. This article addresses the rise of an indigenous Middle Eastern human rights agenda and a recasting of the relationship between human rights and the West. There is less and less talk of human rights being Western. A more nuanced treatment of the human rights paradigm, which rejects both Western appropriations of human rights and attempts by Middle Eastern governments to exploit Western appropriations, is taking shape. There is now good reason to be optimistic about the long-term future of human rights in the …
Recycling Electronic Wastes In Nigeria: Putting Environmental And Human Rights At Risk, Christine Terada
Recycling Electronic Wastes In Nigeria: Putting Environmental And Human Rights At Risk, Christine Terada
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
Unregulated recycling of electronic waste (e-waste) has led to environmental degradation and human rights violationsmost often in developing countries in Asia and Africa where exporting is easy, labor laws are lax, and communities are poor. While the global market for new high-technology electronic products continues to grow, so does the amount of discarded products. This article explores the e-waste trade in Nigeria and discusses how developed countries, as well as the developing countries, must actively end the e-waste trade that exploits human workers and the environment.
The Challenges Of State Building In Resource Rich Nations, Matthew L. Norman
The Challenges Of State Building In Resource Rich Nations, Matthew L. Norman
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
Nations rich in primary commodities, whether minerals, timber, or fossil fuels, have experienced sharply divergent outcomes: where strong state institutions developed prior to large-scale resource exploitation, resource wealth has generally been beneficial; where, however, resource exploitation preceded the formation of a functional state, the results have been negative on average, and in some cases disastrous. The combination of a weak state and primary commodity exports has been shown to reduce economic growth, erode governance, and increase the risk of civil wara stylized fact that has come to be known as the "resource curse." The international community's efforts to address the …
Mexico's False Dilemma: Human Rights Or Security , Laura Carlsen
Mexico's False Dilemma: Human Rights Or Security , Laura Carlsen
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
Mexico is currently confronting a human rights crisis. Headlines document the overt violence that has claimed more than 50,000 lives since December 11, 2006 when President Felipe Calderón launched the war on drugs. Yet beneath the bloodshed, the erosion of the rule of law and the systematic violation of human rights in the context of the armed conflict caused by the drug war has created a more profound crisis in Mexican society, one whose causes and effects are not only ill-defined but often purposely obscured.
Foreword: From Riots To Rights, Angela Walker
Foreword: From Riots To Rights, Angela Walker
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
This special edition of the is the second installment of the 's 10th Anniversary publication. addresses key trends concerning human rights developments in the region. The foreword introduces and contextualizes the articles found in this issue.
Labor Rights And The Democracy Movement In Iran: Building A Social Democracy, Farhad Nomani, Sohrab Behdad
Labor Rights And The Democracy Movement In Iran: Building A Social Democracy, Farhad Nomani, Sohrab Behdad
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights
Since the early days of the twentieth century, the Iranian working class has suffered the consequences of an undemocratic, repressive capitalist state. With the large and growing size of the Iranian working class, no viable and sustainable democratization process can take shape without independent labor organizations and without the working class's participation in the political arena. In the post-presidential election protest of 2009, one of the critical weaknesses of the Green Movement in its quest for democracy was that the working class was not massively and distinctly present among the middle-class women, men, and youth. Nevertheless, in the current struggle …