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Is The United Nations Endorsing Human Rights Violations?: An Analysis Of The United Nations' Combating Defamation Of Religions Resolutions And Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws, Rebecca J. Dobras Oct 2014

Is The United Nations Endorsing Human Rights Violations?: An Analysis Of The United Nations' Combating Defamation Of Religions Resolutions And Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws, Rebecca J. Dobras

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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United Nations Human Rights "Entitlements": The Right To Development Analyzed Within The Application Of The Right To Self-Determination, Sara E. Allgood Sep 2014

United Nations Human Rights "Entitlements": The Right To Development Analyzed Within The Application Of The Right To Self-Determination, Sara E. Allgood

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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No Worldwide Consensus: The United Nations Declaration On Human Cloning, Channah Jarrell Sep 2014

No Worldwide Consensus: The United Nations Declaration On Human Cloning, Channah Jarrell

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Jurisprudence Of Discrimination As Opposed To Simple Inequality In The International Civil Service, Brian D. Patterson Sep 2014

The Jurisprudence Of Discrimination As Opposed To Simple Inequality In The International Civil Service, Brian D. Patterson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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"First, Do No Harm": Human Rights And Efforts To Combat Climate Change, Naomi Roht-Arriaza Sep 2014

"First, Do No Harm": Human Rights And Efforts To Combat Climate Change, Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Monitoring, Reporting, And Fact-Finding: Does The Human Rights Council Report On Human Rights In North Korea Provide A Template For The Sri Lankan Investigation?, Chris Jenks Jan 2014

Monitoring, Reporting, And Fact-Finding: Does The Human Rights Council Report On Human Rights In North Korea Provide A Template For The Sri Lankan Investigation?, Chris Jenks

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2014 has already heralded two significant developments related to monitoring, reporting, and fact-finding (MRF) mechanisms for collecting information on alleged international law violations. First, the Human Rights Council (HRC) published their “Report of the detailed findings of the commission of inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” in February. This report may provide a roadmap for the second important development, the HRC’s decision in March to investigate alleged international law violations during the final phase of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. More broadly, both these efforts offer lessons for any group or body participating in …