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Exploring The African Regional Human Rights Standards As The Basis For An Enabling Environment For Self-Managed Abortion, Lucia Berro Pizzarossa, Michelle Maziwisa, Ebenezer Durojaye
Exploring The African Regional Human Rights Standards As The Basis For An Enabling Environment For Self-Managed Abortion, Lucia Berro Pizzarossa, Michelle Maziwisa, Ebenezer Durojaye
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
Self-managed abortion holds great promise to save lives and promote reproductive autonomy, particularly in Africa. Indeed, the African region records very high numbers of unsafe abortions, and the burden of abortion-related mortality is the highest globally. Abortion remains generally criminalized in violation of numerous internationally and regionally recognized human rights standards. The advent of abortion medicines and the increased grassroots energy geared towards curbing the harms of unsafe abortion evince medical abortion holds great promise for revolutionizing people’s access to high-quality reproductive care. This study discusses regional human rights frameworks, policy, case law, and a few representative domestic legislative frameworks …
Rurality As An Intersecting Axis Of Inequality In The Work Of The U.N. Treaty Bodies, Amanda Lyons
Rurality As An Intersecting Axis Of Inequality In The Work Of The U.N. Treaty Bodies, Amanda Lyons
Washington and Lee Law Review
Rurality intersects with other identities, power dynamics, and structural inequalities—including those related to gender, race, disability, and age—to create unique patterns of human rights deprivations, violations, and challenges in rural spaces. Therefore, accurately assessing human rights and duties in rural spaces requires attention to the dynamics of rurality in a particular context, the unique nature of diverse rural identities and livelihoods, the systemic forces operating in and on those spaces, and the intersections with other forms of structural discrimination and inequality.
Although much of the work of the U.N. treaty bodies has in fact addressed human rights situations in rural …
Rethinking Limited Liability Of Parent Corporations For Foreign Subsidiaries’ Violations Of International Human Rights Law, Gwynne Skinner
Rethinking Limited Liability Of Parent Corporations For Foreign Subsidiaries’ Violations Of International Human Rights Law, Gwynne Skinner
Washington and Lee Law Review
The doctrine of limited liability of shareholders often prevents victims harmed by a corporation’s foreign subsidiary’s violation of international human rights norms from obtaining a remedy when that subsidiary operates in a country that has a weak or ineffective judicial system. This is because victims are often unable to obtain a remedy in these countries, and the doctrine almost always prevents victims from seeking a remedy from the parent corporation. Given this problem, in what situations should parent corporations be liable for the tortious activities of their foreign subsidiaries? This Article discusses the circumstances where imposing liability on parent corporations …
The Sexual Offender Registration And Notification Act: No More Than "Statutory ‘Lip Service’ To Interstate Commerce", Lindsey B. Fetzer
The Sexual Offender Registration And Notification Act: No More Than "Statutory ‘Lip Service’ To Interstate Commerce", Lindsey B. Fetzer
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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Stereotyping Women In The Health Sector: Lessons From Cedaw, Simone Cusack, Rebecca J. Cook
Stereotyping Women In The Health Sector: Lessons From Cedaw, Simone Cusack, Rebecca J. Cook
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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Health And Reproductive Rights In The Protocol To The African Charter: Competing Influences And Unsettling Questions, Rachel Rebouché
Health And Reproductive Rights In The Protocol To The African Charter: Competing Influences And Unsettling Questions, Rachel Rebouché
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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"The Distant 'Big' Hospital": Linking Development, Poverty And Reproductive Health-A Gender Mainstreaming Approach, Edith Miguda
"The Distant 'Big' Hospital": Linking Development, Poverty And Reproductive Health-A Gender Mainstreaming Approach, Edith Miguda
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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Realizing Access To Sexual Health Information And Services For Adolescents Through The Protocol To The African Charter On The Rights Of Women, Ebenezer Durojaye
Realizing Access To Sexual Health Information And Services For Adolescents Through The Protocol To The African Charter On The Rights Of Women, Ebenezer Durojaye
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Van Orden And Mccreary County Cases: Closing The Gaps Remaining Between The Established Lines Of Ten Commandments Jurisprudence, Matthew J. Morrison
The Van Orden And Mccreary County Cases: Closing The Gaps Remaining Between The Established Lines Of Ten Commandments Jurisprudence, Matthew J. Morrison
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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Are You A Terrorist Or An American?:An Analysis Of Immigration Lawpost 9/11: Introduction, Mark A. Drumbl
Are You A Terrorist Or An American?:An Analysis Of Immigration Lawpost 9/11: Introduction, Mark A. Drumbl
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Corporate Liability For Overseas Human Rights Abuses: The Alien Tort Statute After Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain, David D. Christensen
Corporate Liability For Overseas Human Rights Abuses: The Alien Tort Statute After Sosa V. Alvarez-Machain, David D. Christensen
Washington and Lee Law Review
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Cognitive Dissonance Theory: A Case Study Of Loving V. Virginia, Bowers V. Hard Wick, And Lawrence V. Texas, Andrea Celina Coleman
Cognitive Dissonance Theory: A Case Study Of Loving V. Virginia, Bowers V. Hard Wick, And Lawrence V. Texas, Andrea Celina Coleman
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
The Dark Ages Of Islam: Ijtihad, Apostasy, And Human Rights In Contemporary Islamic Jurisprudence, David A. Jordan
The Dark Ages Of Islam: Ijtihad, Apostasy, And Human Rights In Contemporary Islamic Jurisprudence, David A. Jordan
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Defining The Agenda: A New Struggle For African-American Women In The Fight For Reproductive Self-Determination, Melanie M. Lee
Defining The Agenda: A New Struggle For African-American Women In The Fight For Reproductive Self-Determination, Melanie M. Lee
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
New Challenges For The American Lawyer In International Human Rights, Susan L. Karamanian
New Challenges For The American Lawyer In International Human Rights, Susan L. Karamanian
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Future Of International Human Rights: An Introduction To The Conference Papers, Frederic L. Kirgis
The Future Of International Human Rights: An Introduction To The Conference Papers, Frederic L. Kirgis
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Challenges To The Future Of Civil And Political Rights, Dinah Shelton
Challenges To The Future Of Civil And Political Rights, Dinah Shelton
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Right Of Self-Determination In The Twenty-First Century, Hurst Hannum
The Right Of Self-Determination In The Twenty-First Century, Hurst Hannum
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Human Rights In The United States Courts: The Role Of Lawyers, Steven M. Schneebaum
Human Rights In The United States Courts: The Role Of Lawyers, Steven M. Schneebaum
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
International Law And Abolition Of The Death Penalty, William A. Schabas
International Law And Abolition Of The Death Penalty, William A. Schabas
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Mid-Life Crisis Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Hilary Charlesworth
The Mid-Life Crisis Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Hilary Charlesworth
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Development Of United Nations Mechanisms For The Protection And Promotion Of Human Rights, Elsa Stamatopoulou
The Development Of United Nations Mechanisms For The Protection And Promotion Of Human Rights, Elsa Stamatopoulou
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Important Steps And Instructive Models In The Fight To Eliminate Violence Against Women, Elizabeth M. Misiaveg
Important Steps And Instructive Models In The Fight To Eliminate Violence Against Women, Elizabeth M. Misiaveg
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.