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European Court Of Human Rights - Extradition - Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment, Soering Case, 161 Eur. Ct. H.R. (Ser. A) (1989), David L. Gappa Nov 2014

European Court Of Human Rights - Extradition - Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment, Soering Case, 161 Eur. Ct. H.R. (Ser. A) (1989), David L. Gappa

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Does The European Convention On Human Rights Protect Refugees From "Safe" Countries?, Kathleen M. Whitney Oct 2014

Does The European Convention On Human Rights Protect Refugees From "Safe" Countries?, Kathleen M. Whitney

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Laws Of War: An Examination Of The Legality Of Nato's Intervention In The Former Yugoslavia And The Role Of The European Court Of Human Rights In Redressing Claims For Civilian Casualties In War, Robert W. Stannard Oct 2014

The Laws Of War: An Examination Of The Legality Of Nato's Intervention In The Former Yugoslavia And The Role Of The European Court Of Human Rights In Redressing Claims For Civilian Casualties In War, Robert W. Stannard

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Remaking The Pen Mightier Than The Sword: An Evaluation Of The Growing Need For The International Protection Of Journalists, Dylan Howard Oct 2014

Remaking The Pen Mightier Than The Sword: An Evaluation Of The Growing Need For The International Protection Of Journalists, Dylan Howard

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Adjudication Of International Human Rights Claims In The European Court Of Human Rights And The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights: Why Atca Suits In U.S. Courts Are The Better Alternative For Claims Against American Multinational Corporations, Jenny N. Bounngaseng Oct 2014

Adjudication Of International Human Rights Claims In The European Court Of Human Rights And The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights: Why Atca Suits In U.S. Courts Are The Better Alternative For Claims Against American Multinational Corporations, Jenny N. Bounngaseng

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Equality And The European Union, Elizabeth F. Defeis Sep 2014

Equality And The European Union, Elizabeth F. Defeis

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Role Of The Judiciary In The European Union's (De)Segregation Of Roma Students, Lindsey M. Green Sep 2014

The Role Of The Judiciary In The European Union's (De)Segregation Of Roma Students, Lindsey M. Green

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Maryland V. King And The Road Already Traveled: How The United Kingdome Tried--And Failed--To Balance State Interests With Privacy Rights, Courtney Coons Poole Sep 2014

Maryland V. King And The Road Already Traveled: How The United Kingdome Tried--And Failed--To Balance State Interests With Privacy Rights, Courtney Coons Poole

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Turkey's Article 301: A Legitimate Tool For Maintaining Order Or A Threat To Freedom Of Expression?, Jahnisa Tate Sep 2014

Turkey's Article 301: A Legitimate Tool For Maintaining Order Or A Threat To Freedom Of Expression?, Jahnisa Tate

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Reconstructing The Effective Control Criterion In Extraterritorial Human Rights Breaches: Direct Attribution Of Wrongfulness, Due Diligence, And Concurrent Responsibility, Vassilis P. Tzevelekos Sep 2014

Reconstructing The Effective Control Criterion In Extraterritorial Human Rights Breaches: Direct Attribution Of Wrongfulness, Due Diligence, And Concurrent Responsibility, Vassilis P. Tzevelekos

Michigan Journal of International Law

As one of the core elements of statehood, territory is inextricably linked to sovereignty. For this reason, jurisdiction is primarily territorial. In principle, the sphere of power of the sovereign state—including its competence to exercise legislative, judicial, and executive authority—applies within the confines of its own territory. Otherwise, the state risks interfering with the sovereignty of other states and thereby breaking one of the fundamental principles of Public International Law (PIL), that of sovereign equality. The principle of sovereign equality dictates that all assertions of jurisdiction have to be balanced with the sovereign rights of other states. This is why …


The European Court Of Human Rights And Intragroup Religious Diversity: A Critical Review, Lourdes Peroni Apr 2014

The European Court Of Human Rights And Intragroup Religious Diversity: A Critical Review, Lourdes Peroni

Chicago-Kent Law Review

This Article examines the ways in which one of the most established human rights courts—the European Court of Human Rights—encourages or discourages intragroup religious diversity when dealing with religious freedom claims. In particular, it critically assesses the Court’s attentiveness to internal group diversity by scrutinizing the objective filters that the Court employs to determine whether certain practices “count” as a manifestation of claimants’ religion for legal purposes. The Article argues that, at times, these filters are based on assumptions about religion and religious groups that impede recognition of more lived experiences of religion and internal group diversity. The Article further …


Regional Human Rights System, Brittany West, Sydney Pomykata, Whitney Hood Jan 2014

Regional Human Rights System, Brittany West, Sydney Pomykata, Whitney Hood

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.