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Moral Relativism And Human Rights, Torben Spaak
Moral Relativism And Human Rights, Torben Spaak
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
No abstract provided.
State Responsibility For Extraterritorial Human Rights Violations, Damira Kamchibekova
State Responsibility For Extraterritorial Human Rights Violations, Damira Kamchibekova
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
No abstract provided.
International Adoption: Thoughts On The Human Rights Issues, Elizabeth Bartholet
International Adoption: Thoughts On The Human Rights Issues, Elizabeth Bartholet
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
No abstract provided.
Lipstick On A Caterpillar? Assessing The New U.N. Human Rights Council Through Historical Reflection, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Lipstick On A Caterpillar? Assessing The New U.N. Human Rights Council Through Historical Reflection, Balakrishnan Rajagopal
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
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How Japan's Recent Efforts To Reduce Sex Trafficking Can Be Improved Through International Human Rights Enforcement Mechanisms: Fulfilling Japan's Global Legal Obligations, Kerry E. Yun
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
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The Kurds In Turkey: Eu Accession And Human Rights, Khurram Khan
The Kurds In Turkey: Eu Accession And Human Rights, Khurram Khan
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
Book review of Kerim Yildiz's The Kurds in Turkey: EU Accession and Human Rights
Race Against Time, Sarah Feor
Race Against Time, Sarah Feor
Buffalo Human Rights Law Review
Book review of Stephen Lewis' Race Against Time
Standard Setting In Human Rights: Critique And Prognosis, Makau Wa Mutua
Standard Setting In Human Rights: Critique And Prognosis, Makau Wa Mutua
Journal Articles
This article interrogates the processes and politics of standard setting in human rights. It traces the history of the human rights project and critically explores how the norms of the human rights movement have been created. This article looks at how those norms are made, who makes them, and why. It focuses attention on the deficits of the international order, and how that order - which is defined by multiple asymmetries - determines the norms and the purposes they serve. It identifies areas for further norm development and concludes that norm-creating processes must be inclusive and participatory to garner legitimacy …
Change In The Human Rights Universe, Makau Mutua
Change In The Human Rights Universe, Makau Mutua
Journal Articles
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The U.N. Disability Convention: Historic Process, Strong Prospects And Why The U.S. Should Ratify, Tara J. Melish
The U.N. Disability Convention: Historic Process, Strong Prospects And Why The U.S. Should Ratify, Tara J. Melish
Journal Articles
On December 13, 2006, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Convention is historic and path-breaking on several levels, both in protection terms for the world's 650 million persons with disabilities who may now draw upon its provisions in defense of their internationally-protected rights, and in relation to the unprecedented level of civil society input and engagement in the negotiation process. This sustained and constructive engagement has given rise to a dynamic process of dialogue, cooperation, and mutual trust that will fuel monitoring and implementation work, at national and international …
Beyond Juba: Does Uganda Need A National Truth And Reconciliation Process?, Makau Mutua
Beyond Juba: Does Uganda Need A National Truth And Reconciliation Process?, Makau Mutua
Journal Articles
Virtually every African State, including Uganda, is a product of the rape of the continent by imperial European powers. Even though it is true that Africans cannot blame every ill on colonialism, the imperial conquests of European powers have had severely debilitating consequences. Yet, we cannot despair, and for beautiful Uganda, the genesis for recovery may lie in Juba. However - it can most certainly only be realized by looking beyond Juba. Ultimately, the reform of the Ugandan state lies in the full democratization of political society. President Museveni must understand that he will not live forever, and therefore he …