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The Promise And Limits Of Local Human Rights Internationalism, Lesley Wexler
The Promise And Limits Of Local Human Rights Internationalism, Lesley Wexler
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The fourth of a multi-part series of papers that takes a supportive but critical look at the project of bringing international law home. This article focuses on cities as a vital pathway to bring the human rights discussion from the international to the local.
Forgiveness And International Amnesty, Martin S. Flaherty (Moderator)
Forgiveness And International Amnesty, Martin S. Flaherty (Moderator)
Fordham Urban Law Journal
A discussion of the role of forgiveness in international amnesty. Includes an audience question-and-answer session.
Civil Rights Law In Transition: The Forty-Fifth Anniversary Of The New York City Commission On Human Rights
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Symposium co-sponsored by the New York City Commission on Human Rights and the Fordham Urban Law Journal includes transcripts of panel discussions on topics at the intersection of law and policy. These topics include mediation, domestic violence, disability law, hate crimes legislation, sexual harassment, and sexual orientation law.
Forgiveness And International Amnesty, Martin S. Flaherty (Moderator)
Forgiveness And International Amnesty, Martin S. Flaherty (Moderator)
Fordham Urban Law Journal
A discussion of the role of forgiveness in international amnesty. Includes an audience question-and-answer session.
Protection Of Domestic Violence Victims Under The New York City Human Rights Law's Provisions Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Disability, Marta B. Varela
Protection Of Domestic Violence Victims Under The New York City Human Rights Law's Provisions Prohibiting Discrimination On The Basis Of Disability, Marta B. Varela
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Article analyzes the need to create a new protected class of domestic violence victims to shield them from discrimination in employment. The Article examines arguments for and against proposed legislation to revise the human rights law governing disability, section 8-107 of the New York City Administration Code. The Article concludes that this legislation is unnecessary because the law already provides sufficient protection to domestic violence victims without requiring that victims disclose their domestic violence status to their employers.
Female Genital Mutilation: What Does The New Federal Law Really Mean?, Khadijah F. Sharif
Female Genital Mutilation: What Does The New Federal Law Really Mean?, Khadijah F. Sharif
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Comment considers the growing number of immigrants who bring the traditional practice of female genital mutilation to the United States and examines the difficulty in protecting victims from the practice of female genital mutilation in insular communities. Part I outlines the three types of female genital mutilation, the cultural and religious reasons for the ritual, and the existence of the practice in the United States. Part II examines the provisions of the Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Part III recognizes that the passage that the passage of the Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 is timely, but argues that its …
Towards A Compassionate And Cost-Effective Drug Policy: A Forum On The Impact Of Drug Policy On The Justice System And Human Rights
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This is a transcript from the the first of three panels on drug policy and the impact of drug policy on the justice system and human rights. Don Johnson of the New York Society for Ethical Culture and Tom Haines the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Partnership for Responsible Drug Information introduced the moderator Kathy Rocklen. Judge Sweet of the Southern District of New York is joined by experts on drug policy from the medical and academic worlds, private foundations and other interested organizations, who will give their views on the impact of drug policy on the justice …