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Sexual Orientation, Discrimination, And The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Sharon Yecies
Sexual Orientation, Discrimination, And The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights, Sharon Yecies
Chicago Journal of International Law
Like many governing bodies today, the United Nations is facing the question of whether laws that discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation are legitimate. In particular, there is a current debate in the United Nations about whether Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) (providing protection against discrimination on the basis of among other things, race, color, sex, national origin, or "other status") protects against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. This Comment will discuss the importance of this question in the UN today, and analyze whether protection based on sexual orientation is included in …
Lawyers, Guns, And Money: The Governance Of Business In Conflict Zones, Simon Chesterman
Lawyers, Guns, And Money: The Governance Of Business In Conflict Zones, Simon Chesterman
Chicago Journal of International Law
There is a proliferation of literature discussing human rights and business, but far less that looks at the issue of businesses operating in conflict Zones and the applicability of international humanitarian law. This is understandable in terms of the prominence and dynamism of human rights as a sub-discipline, contrasted with the conservatism of international humanitarian law. But from a doctrinal perspective it is somewhat odd, as the direct applicabiIity of human rights norms to business is far less clear than the applicability of international humanitarian law. Section II of this paper describes the normative regime that is set up by …