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Corporate Criminal Responsibility For Human Rights Violations: Jurisdiction And Reparations, Kenneth S. Gallant
Corporate Criminal Responsibility For Human Rights Violations: Jurisdiction And Reparations, Kenneth S. Gallant
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The Michigan Guidelines On Protection Elsewhere, Colloquium On Challenges In International Refugee Law
The Michigan Guidelines On Protection Elsewhere, Colloquium On Challenges In International Refugee Law
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Refugees increasingly encounter laws and policies which provide that their protection needs will be considered or addressed somewhere other than in the territory of the state where they have sought, or intend to seek, protection. Such policies-including "country of first arrival," "safe third country," and extraterritorial processing rules and practices-raise both opportunities and challenges for international refugee law. They have the potential to respond to the Refugee Convention's concern "that the grant of asylum may place unduly heavy burdens on certain countries" by more fairly allocating protection responsibilities among states. But insistence that protection be provided elsewhere may also result …
The Michigan Guidelines On Well-Founded Fear, Colloquium On Challenges In International Refugee Law
The Michigan Guidelines On Well-Founded Fear, Colloquium On Challenges In International Refugee Law
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An individual qualifies as a Convention refugee only if he or she has a "well-founded fear" of being persecuted. While it is generally agreed that the "well-founded fear" requirement limits refugee status to persons who face an actual, forward-looking risk of being persecuted (the "objective element"), linguistic ambiguity has resulted in a divergence of views regarding whether the test also involves assessment of the state of mind of the person seeking recognition of refugee status (the "subjective element").
Facilitating Accountability: The Potential Value Of International Guidelines Against Impunity, Madeline Morris
Facilitating Accountability: The Potential Value Of International Guidelines Against Impunity, Madeline Morris
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
We strive to overcome impunity for international crimes such as genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Our reasons may include a vision of justice and perhaps a hope for deterrence.
Guidelines For Alien Affairs In Ecuador, Maria Cecilia Romo-Leroux, Mario Alejandro Flor
Guidelines For Alien Affairs In Ecuador, Maria Cecilia Romo-Leroux, Mario Alejandro Flor
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
The Alien Law and Regulations published in Official Register No. 382 on December 30, 1977, contains the provisions in force pertinent to aliens. Aliens are defined therein as all individuals to whom the Constitution and other laws of the Republic of Ecuador does not grant Ecuadorian citizenship.