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The Haitian Refugee Crisis: A Quest For Human Rights, Thomas David Jones
The Haitian Refugee Crisis: A Quest For Human Rights, Thomas David Jones
Michigan Journal of International Law
On June 14, 1993, the Vienna Conference on Human Rights, sponsored by the United Nations, commenced its opening session mired in controversy over the validity of a universal human rights doctrine. Many Third World or developing nations contended that Western norms of justice and fairness were not applicable to their societies. Thus, the developing nations articulated a culture-bound or relativistic concept of fundamental human rights. The developing nations' particularistic position was championed by such nations as China, Iran, Cuba, and Vietnam, signatories to the Bangkok Declaration of 1993. The Bangkok Declaration provides, inter alia, that though human rights are …
United States Haitian Policy: A History Of Discrimination, Cheryl Little
United States Haitian Policy: A History Of Discrimination, Cheryl Little
NYLS Journal of Human Rights
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The United States Government Program Of Intercepting And Forcibly Returning Haman Boat People To Haiti: Policy Implications And Prospects, Arthur C. Helton
The United States Government Program Of Intercepting And Forcibly Returning Haman Boat People To Haiti: Policy Implications And Prospects, Arthur C. Helton
NYLS Journal of Human Rights
This article discusses the policy consequences of the United States government program, in operation in various forms since 1981, to intercept at sea and forcibly return Haitian boat people to Haiti. The evolution of the return program is described and analyzed in the context of refugee policy, both internationally and in the United States. Policy implications are analyzed and recommendations are made for a reformulated policy response.