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Human Rights Law

American University Washington College of Law

2007

Human rights

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Reparations Of The Inter-American Human Rights System In Cases Of Gross And Systemic Violations Of Human Rights: The Colombian Case, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Aug 2007

Reparations Of The Inter-American Human Rights System In Cases Of Gross And Systemic Violations Of Human Rights: The Colombian Case, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

The author uses the case of Colombia, a country with which the inter-American human rights system has dealt in the last twenty-five years, as an example to try to illustrate how the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and Inter-American Court for Human Rights have balanced the issue of remedies and reparations with the difficult task of repairing gross and systematic violations. The case of Colombia provides some insight on how international mechanisms are implemented in this region and, particularly, how some of Colombia’s official institutions and non-governmental organizations are trying to engage in a dialogue at the international level in order …


The Cost Of Confusion: Resolving Ambiguities In Detainee Treatment, Kenneth Anderson Jan 2007

The Cost Of Confusion: Resolving Ambiguities In Detainee Treatment, Kenneth Anderson

Reports

This short policy paper considers US counterterrorism policy with particular attention to treatment of detainees in matters of challenging detention, interrogation, trial of detainees, and release. It analyzes the existing US war on terror and considers future policies that would address both national security concerns and human rights/civil liberties concerns. The paper is written by two experts and advocates in counterterrorism-related issues, coming from the center right and the center left in American politics, as part of a project of the Stanley Foundation, Bridging the Foreign Policy Divide, which publishes papers by pairs of experts coming from conservative and progressive …


The Doctrine Of The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights Regarding States' Duty To Punish Human Rights Violations And Its Dangers, Fernando Felipe Basch Jan 2007

The Doctrine Of The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights Regarding States' Duty To Punish Human Rights Violations And Its Dangers, Fernando Felipe Basch

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sanctioned Abuses: The Case Of Migrant Domestic Workers, Nisha Varia Jan 2007

Sanctioned Abuses: The Case Of Migrant Domestic Workers, Nisha Varia

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Push & Pull Of Globalization: How The Global Economy Makes Migrant Workers Vulnerable To Exploitation, Neha Misra Jan 2007

The Push & Pull Of Globalization: How The Global Economy Makes Migrant Workers Vulnerable To Exploitation, Neha Misra

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The U Visa Unveiled: Immigrant Crime Victims Freed From Limbo, Jessica Farb Jan 2007

The U Visa Unveiled: Immigrant Crime Victims Freed From Limbo, Jessica Farb

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Ensuring A Responsibility To Protect: Lessons From Darfur, Anonymous Jan 2007

Ensuring A Responsibility To Protect: Lessons From Darfur, Anonymous

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Seeking Integral Reparations For The Murders And Disappearances Of Women In Ciudad Juárez: A Gender And Cultural Perspective, Jorge Calderón Gamboa Jan 2007

Seeking Integral Reparations For The Murders And Disappearances Of Women In Ciudad Juárez: A Gender And Cultural Perspective, Jorge Calderón Gamboa

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.