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Articles 1 - 30 of 64
Full-Text Articles in Law
Finding Safe Harbor: Protection, Prosecution, And State Strategies To Address Prostituted Minors, Darren Geist
Finding Safe Harbor: Protection, Prosecution, And State Strategies To Address Prostituted Minors, Darren Geist
Legislation and Policy Brief
The common policy of treating sexually exploited minors as criminals represents a fundamental failing of the justice system. Prostituted minors should not be treated as delinquents requiring discipline but rather as severely traumatized and abused victims requiring specialized services and counseling. Yet, in most states, prostituted minors are re-traumatized through arrest, prosecution, and detention instead of receiving specialized services. Besides being unjust, this policy is counter-productive. Arresting, prosecuting, and detaining minors hinders law enforcement efforts to go after the real criminals – the pimps and the johns, and misses an important opportunity to rescue minors from a system of commercial …
Saving Their Own Souls: How Rluipa Failed To Deliver On Its Promises, Sarah Gerwig-Moore
Saving Their Own Souls: How Rluipa Failed To Deliver On Its Promises, Sarah Gerwig-Moore
Legislation and Policy Brief
In the summer of 2001, as a graduate student in law and theology, I began work on a master’s thesis that examined the predicament of men of faith on San Quentin’s Condemned Row. I was working in the California Appellate Project—mostly assisting with direct appeals and state habeas petitions on behalf of men under a death sentence—when a colleague guided me into theological conversations with some of our clients. On Condemned Row, they waited—up to five years to be assigned a court-appointed appellate attorney, on judges’ rulings, and to find whether the legal system would ultimately exact the penalty it …
Climate Change, Intellectual Property, And The Scope Of Human Rights Obligations, Kavita Kapur
Climate Change, Intellectual Property, And The Scope Of Human Rights Obligations, Kavita Kapur
Sustainable Development Law & Policy
No abstract provided.
Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 Of The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship To Supported Decision-Making, Robert D. Dinerstein
Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 Of The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship To Supported Decision-Making, Robert D. Dinerstein
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
When Treatment Is Torture: Protecting People With Disabilities Detained In Institutions, Eric Rosenthal, Laurie Ahern
When Treatment Is Torture: Protecting People With Disabilities Detained In Institutions, Eric Rosenthal, Laurie Ahern
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Coverage Of The 146th Period Of Sessions Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Christina M. Fetterhoff, Michelle Flash, Matthew Lopas, Anna Naimark, Marie Soueid
Coverage Of The 146th Period Of Sessions Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Christina M. Fetterhoff, Michelle Flash, Matthew Lopas, Anna Naimark, Marie Soueid
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Panel Explores The Future Of Human Rights Lawyering Following The Supreme Court Hearing In Kiobel V. Royal Dutch Petroleum, Michelle Flash, Anna Naimark
Panel Explores The Future Of Human Rights Lawyering Following The Supreme Court Hearing In Kiobel V. Royal Dutch Petroleum, Michelle Flash, Anna Naimark
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Improving Human Rights In Mexico: Constitutional Reforms, International Standards, And New Requirements For Judges, Víctor Manuel Collí Ek
Improving Human Rights In Mexico: Constitutional Reforms, International Standards, And New Requirements For Judges, Víctor Manuel Collí Ek
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief
Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Claire Grandison, Benjamin Watson, Erin Neff, Sara Harlow, Michelle Flash
Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Claire Grandison, Benjamin Watson, Erin Neff, Sara Harlow, Michelle Flash
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Ending Silence: Youth Speaking Up About Sexual Abuse In Custody - Billy Speaks Out, Brenda V. Smith, Stephanie A. Kinard, Jaime M. Yarussi, Michael J. Auger
Ending Silence: Youth Speaking Up About Sexual Abuse In Custody - Billy Speaks Out, Brenda V. Smith, Stephanie A. Kinard, Jaime M. Yarussi, Michael J. Auger
Reports
focusing on male youth age 14-18
Transferring Wartime Detainees And Astate’S Responsibility To Prevent Torture, Jonathan Horowitz
Transferring Wartime Detainees And Astate’S Responsibility To Prevent Torture, Jonathan Horowitz
American University National Security Law Brief
No abstract provided.
The Death Penalty And The Absolute Prohibition Of Torture And Cruel, Inhuman, And Degrading Treatment Or Punishment, Juan E. Mendez
The Death Penalty And The Absolute Prohibition Of Torture And Cruel, Inhuman, And Degrading Treatment Or Punishment, Juan E. Mendez
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing The Rights Of Children And International Human Rights Law: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon
Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing The Rights Of Children And International Human Rights Law: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Interpretacion Del Articulo 19 De La Convencion Americana Sobre Derechos Humanos En La Jurisprudencia Contenciosa De La Corte Interamericana De Derechos Humanos: Fueron Superados Los Estandares Establecidos En La Opinion Consultiva N17?, Constanza Argentieri
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Consideraciones Juridicas Sobre Los Derechos De Los Ninos Migrantes, Maria Cristina Rodriguez De Taborda
Consideraciones Juridicas Sobre Los Derechos De Los Ninos Migrantes, Maria Cristina Rodriguez De Taborda
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Fifty State Survey Of Child Exploitation Laws, Brenda V. Smith
Fifty State Survey Of Child Exploitation Laws, Brenda V. Smith
The Project on Addressing Prison Rape - Surveys
This document provides information regarding enacting state, statute number, statute title, coverage, definition and notes, penalties, and defenses (if given) for criminal laws prohibiting sexual abuse of inmates by staff.
Thirteenth Annual Grotius Lecture Series: The Global Status Of Human Rights, Amartya Sen
Thirteenth Annual Grotius Lecture Series: The Global Status Of Human Rights, Amartya Sen
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Barricading The Information Superhighway To Stop The Flow Of Traffic: Why International Regulation Of The Internet Is Necessary To Prevent Sex Trafficking, Kendall Vitale
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Fast Track To Collapse: How Zimbabwe's Fast-Track Land Reform Program Violates International Human Rights Protections To Property, Due Process, And Compensation, Caitlin Shay
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing The Rights Of Children And International Human Rights Law: Prologue, Claudio Grossman
Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing The Rights Of Children And International Human Rights Law: Prologue, Claudio Grossman
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Implementing The Children's Rights Agenda In Kenya: Taking Stock Of The Progress, Hurdles And Prospects, James Forole Jarso
Implementing The Children's Rights Agenda In Kenya: Taking Stock Of The Progress, Hurdles And Prospects, James Forole Jarso
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
U.S. Foreign Policy And The Arab Spring: Ten Short-Term Lessons Learned, Paul Williams, Colleen Popken
U.S. Foreign Policy And The Arab Spring: Ten Short-Term Lessons Learned, Paul Williams, Colleen Popken
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Session One: Using Forensic Medical Evidence In Court, Juan E. Mendez
Session One: Using Forensic Medical Evidence In Court, Juan E. Mendez
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 Of The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship To Supported Decision-Making, Robert Dinerstein
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Juveniles Convicted As Adults: An Annotated Bibliography Of Current Research., Brenda V. Smith, Jaime Yarussi
Juveniles Convicted As Adults: An Annotated Bibliography Of Current Research., Brenda V. Smith, Jaime Yarussi
Project on Addressing Prison Rape - Articles
This publication compiles case law, new stories, reports and helpful sites on the issue of juveniles convicted as adults (as of 2012).
Thirteenth Annual Grotius Lecture Response: Amartya Sen’S Vision For Human Rights – And Why He Needs The Law, Kim Lane Scheppele
Thirteenth Annual Grotius Lecture Response: Amartya Sen’S Vision For Human Rights – And Why He Needs The Law, Kim Lane Scheppele
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Incidencia De La Convención Sobre Los Derechos Del Niño En La Precisión Del Lus Cogens Internacional, María Del Rosario Carmona Luque
Incidencia De La Convención Sobre Los Derechos Del Niño En La Precisión Del Lus Cogens Internacional, María Del Rosario Carmona Luque
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Spectrum For Child Justice In The International Human Rights Framework: From Reclaiming The Delinquent Child To Restorative Justice, Violet Odala
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Extraterritorial Obligation To Prevent The Use Of Child Soldiers, Tracey B. C. Begley
The Extraterritorial Obligation To Prevent The Use Of Child Soldiers, Tracey B. C. Begley
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.