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The Inter-American Human Rights Systems: Activities During 1999 Through October 2000, Richard J. Wilson Jan 2000

The Inter-American Human Rights Systems: Activities During 1999 Through October 2000, Richard J. Wilson

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Moving Toward Improved Human Rights Enforcement In The Americas, Claudio Grossman Jan 2000

Moving Toward Improved Human Rights Enforcement In The Americas, Claudio Grossman

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Preemption & Human Rights: Local Options After Crosby V. Nftc, Robert Stumberg Jan 2000

Preemption & Human Rights: Local Options After Crosby V. Nftc, Robert Stumberg

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In June 2000, the Supreme Court held in Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC) that federal sanctions against Burma preempted the Massachusetts Burma law. With its "Burma Law," Massachusetts sought to replicate the anti-Apartheid boycott, one of the most successful human rights campaigns in history. Massachusetts' Burma law authorized state agencies to exercise a strong purchasing preference in favor of companies that do not conduct business in Burma unless the preference would impair essential purchases or result in inadequate competition.

In Crosby, the Court held that Congress preempted the Massachusetts Burma law when it adopted federal sanctions on …


Human Rights And International Mutual Legal Assistance: Resolving The Tension, Robert Currie Jan 2000

Human Rights And International Mutual Legal Assistance: Resolving The Tension, Robert Currie

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

If indeed, as has been said, "it is fashionable nowadays to discuss the problems that arise from the application of general human rights to extradition", then it is also true that human rights concerns are increasingly being raised with regard to other forms of international criminal co-operation as well. As compliance with international human rights norms has become the subject of greater scrutiny by both States and international adjudicative bodies, concerns have been raised regarding their application to the various processes by which States aid each other in combating transnational crime. Prosecuting authorities are presented with problems of how the …


Humanitarian Intervention At A Crossroads, Bartram Brown Dec 1999

Humanitarian Intervention At A Crossroads, Bartram Brown

Bartram Brown

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