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The U.N. Committee Against Torture And Eradication Of Torture In Health Care Settings, Claudio Grossman
The U.N. Committee Against Torture And Eradication Of Torture In Health Care Settings, Claudio Grossman
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This article explains that the United Nations Committee against Torture (hereinafter “the Committee”) has played a significant role in addressing the serious problem of torture in health care settings. In particular, the Committee’s Concluding Observations and Recommendations under Article 19 of the Convention against Torture have been an important tool in this area. The Committee has used these means to remind States parties of their obligation to provide adequate health care for persons held in detention centers and prisons, to address abuses and poor conditions in mental health institutions and psychiatric facilities, and to denounce the practice of punishing or …
Introduction - The Future Of The Inter-American System Of Human Rights, Claudio Grossman
Introduction - The Future Of The Inter-American System Of Human Rights, Claudio Grossman
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Challenges To Freedom Of Expression Within The Inter-American System A Jurisprudential Analysis, Claudio Grossman
Challenges To Freedom Of Expression Within The Inter-American System A Jurisprudential Analysis, Claudio Grossman
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Freedom of expression is a "cornerstone upon which the very existence of a democratic society rests" [citation omitted]. Its importance takes on a special meaning in the Western Hemisphere where numerous societies are building and developing democracies while coping with the legacy of authoritarianism, which exercised a profound institutional and cultural influence in the region. This article critically examines the Inter-American system of Human Rights, systematizing its jurisprudence while providing an analytical framework designed to fully realize this essential human right. Finally, this article proposes a series of measures to help achieve that important objective.
Foreword, Health Law And Policy Brief, Claudio Grossman, Mirta Roses Periago
Foreword, Health Law And Policy Brief, Claudio Grossman, Mirta Roses Periago
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Remarks - Forensic Evidence In The Fight Against Torture, Claudio Grossman
Remarks - Forensic Evidence In The Fight Against Torture, Claudio Grossman
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Comment On Prof. Stephen Powell's Paper - Managing The Rule Of Law In The Americas, Claudio Grossman
Comment On Prof. Stephen Powell's Paper - Managing The Rule Of Law In The Americas, Claudio Grossman
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Remarks - Enhancing Visits To Places Of Detention Promoting Collaboration, Claudio Grossman
Remarks - Enhancing Visits To Places Of Detention Promoting Collaboration, Claudio Grossman
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Remarks - Strengthening The Prohibition Against Torture The Evolution Of The Un Committee Against Torture, Claudio Grossman
Remarks - Strengthening The Prohibition Against Torture The Evolution Of The Un Committee Against Torture, Claudio Grossman
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The Inter-American System Of Human Rights: Challenges For The Future, Claudio Grossman
The Inter-American System Of Human Rights: Challenges For The Future, Claudio Grossman
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The Inter-American system is a combination of human rights norms and supervisory institutions within the Americas. The applicable rules consist primarily of the American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man ("American Declaration") and the American Convention on Human Rights ("American Convention"). The institutions involved are the organs responsible for supervising compliance with the established rules: the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights ("the Commission") and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights ("the Court"). The system performs supervisory functions basically through country reports adopted by the Commission which describe the overall human rights situation in a country and decisions in …
Global Legal Education And Human Rights, Claudio Grossman
Global Legal Education And Human Rights, Claudio Grossman
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American University Washington College of Law's Human Rights Brief is an important educational tool for all of us and is a tremendous source for those involved in human rights work around the world. The Brief promotes the development of human rights by providing both analysis and information about cutting edge cases involving human rights violations today. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Brief, I will reflect on what I perceive to be the changes necessary for legal education and discuss the role of human rights in that process.
The Case Of Awas Tingni V. Nicaragua A Step In The International Law Of Indigenous Peoples, Claudio Grossman, S James Anaya
The Case Of Awas Tingni V. Nicaragua A Step In The International Law Of Indigenous Peoples, Claudio Grossman, S James Anaya
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The people of Awas Tingni did not set about to forge an international legal precedent with implications for indigenous peoples throughout the world, yet that is what they have done. Awas Tingni is one of numerous Mayagna, or Sumo, indigenous communities in the isolated Atlantic Coast region of Nicaragua. The Community has sought simply, but doggedly, to be secure in the peaceful possession of traditional lands. It has achieved a major step toward that end, and more. The Community's identity in the minds of outsiders is now merged with that of a landmark case, The Case of the Mayagna (Sumo) …
Reflections On Being A Law School Dean In An Interconnected World, Claudio Grossman
Reflections On Being A Law School Dean In An Interconnected World, Claudio Grossman
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After reaching a certain level of momentum, a law school can pretty much run itself. Even in the absence of leadership, the law school will continue to function as it has in the past; students will come each year, and classes will be held. A sort of inertia results, in which nothing changes; things continue as they always have. Inertia is a dangerous thing in education, and it is the responsibility of the law school's dean to prevent it. A law school dean is charged with contributing to the development of a vision that will guide the law school in …
Are We Being Propelled Towards A People Centered Transnational Legal Order?, Claudio Grossman, Daniel Bradlow
Are We Being Propelled Towards A People Centered Transnational Legal Order?, Claudio Grossman, Daniel Bradlow
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Sovereignty is the fundamental concept around which international law is presently organized. This principle holds that "[e]xcept as limited by international law or treaty, each state is master of its own territory." Consistent with this conception of absolute sovereignty, international law has traditionally been concerned with the relations between co-equal sovereign states. Each sovereign state can only be legally bound by those commitments it willingly makes to other sovereign states, and by those few principles which are viewed as binding on all states. Those issues that arise from the relationship between the state and its citizens, and between those citizens …
Disappearances In Honduras The Need For Direct Victim Representation In Human Rights Litigation, Claudio Grossman
Disappearances In Honduras The Need For Direct Victim Representation In Human Rights Litigation, Claudio Grossman
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Honduran national Manfredo Angel Velasquez Rodriguez was taken to a detention center in Tegucigalpa on September 12, 1981, and was never seen again. He was thirty-five years old when he disappeared, and left a wife and four small children. Without any judicial process he was detained, interrogated and tortured, and then disappeared. A petition concerning the disappearance of Velisquez Rodriguez was filed with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Commission) in October of 1981. On July 29, 1988, an historic day in the fight against governmental human rights abuses in Latin America, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights held that …
Lawyers And The Rule Of Law In The Western Hemisphere, Claudio Grossman, Frederick Anderson
Lawyers And The Rule Of Law In The Western Hemisphere, Claudio Grossman, Frederick Anderson
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Relations between the United States and Latin America are once again entering a historic phase. How the nations of the Americas handle issues such as the rule of law and the role of judges and lawyers in human rights, trade, immigration, narcotics traffic, security, and natural resources development will shape the future of nations in this hemisphere. Because all of these issues have strong legal content, attorneys in the United States and Latin America have a particular responsibility to address them cooperatively.A history of conflict between north and south, widely varying intellectual and cultural traditions, and numerous differences between Anglo-American …
A Framework For The Examination Of States Of Emergency Under The American Convention On Human Rights, Claudio Grossman
A Framework For The Examination Of States Of Emergency Under The American Convention On Human Rights, Claudio Grossman
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The role that the law can play in the regulation of states of emergency is of enormous consequence to the Western hemisphere. The importance of these emergency situations, also referred to as states of exception or states of siege, lies in both the frequency with which American states resort to them and in the dangers that they pose to the exercise of human rights. Because serious human rights violations ordinarily accompany emergency situations, the declaration of a state of siege has come to be a warning signal for those who seek to protect those human rights. Such protection often depends …