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Human Rights In The Middle East, Linda A. Malone
Human Rights In The Middle East, Linda A. Malone
Linda A. Malone
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The Variation In The Use Of Sub-Regional Integration Courts Between Business And Human Rights Actors: The Case Of The East African Court Of Justice, James T. Gathii
The Variation In The Use Of Sub-Regional Integration Courts Between Business And Human Rights Actors: The Case Of The East African Court Of Justice, James T. Gathii
James T Gathii
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Human Rights, American Exceptionalism, And The Stories We Tell, Natsu Taylor Saito
Human Rights, American Exceptionalism, And The Stories We Tell, Natsu Taylor Saito
Natsu Taylor Saito
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights represents a remarkable expansion in the recognition of the fundamental rights of all peoples. Nonetheless, consensus on the implementation of these rights is elusive. Two commonly referenced obstacles to achieving such a consensus are: (1) the United States’ practice of unilaterally exempting itself from international human rights treaties, i.e., American exceptionalism; and (2) resistance from those who see the international human rights movement as a means of imposing Western values on non-Western cultures. Considering these as related issues, both deriving from the Eurocentric nature of contemporary international law, this essay suggests that a truly …
Implementing Human Rights In Closed Environments Through The United Nations Convention Against Torture, Claudio M. Grossman
Implementing Human Rights In Closed Environments Through The United Nations Convention Against Torture, Claudio M. Grossman
Claudio M. Grossman
Restoration Of Historical Memory And Dignity For Victims Of The Armenian Genocide: A Human Rights Law Approach To Effective Reparations, Richard J. Wilson
Restoration Of Historical Memory And Dignity For Victims Of The Armenian Genocide: A Human Rights Law Approach To Effective Reparations, Richard J. Wilson
Richard J. Wilson
Towards A New Democratic Africa: The African Union Charter On Democracy, Elections And Governance, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Towards A New Democratic Africa: The African Union Charter On Democracy, Elections And Governance, Stacy-Ann Elvy
Stacy-Ann Elvy
The African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (“ADC”) recently entered into force on February 15, 2012. The main goal of the ADC is the encouragement and promotion of democracy and human rights on the African continent. The ADC is the first binding regional instrument adopted by member states of the African Union (“AU”) that attempts to comprehensively address all of the elements necessary for the establishment of liberal democracies. The ADC also contains a number of expansive provisions regarding unconstitutional changes of government. For instance, the ADC is the first legal instrument adopted by member states of the AU …
The Rights Of Spring -- Principle Over Pragmatism In Human Rights, Adonis E. Hoffman Esq.
The Rights Of Spring -- Principle Over Pragmatism In Human Rights, Adonis E. Hoffman Esq.
Adonis E. Hoffman Esq.
Freedom, democracy and human rights are not solely the province of the West; they are universal principles. America's human rights policy sets high standards for other nations and an even higher bar for itself. Meeting the standard will require us to break from established foreign policy tradition by treating every country equally. Universal enforcement is at the very heart of the issue. For understandable reasons, it has become convention to treat some nations with a light touch when it comes to the Internet. It is now time to depart from convention.
While no one in Washington should expect this to …