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A Typology Of Transjudicial Communication, Anne-Marie Slaughter
A Typology Of Transjudicial Communication, Anne-Marie Slaughter
University of Richmond Law Review
Courts are talking to one another all over the world. Mary Ann Glendon describes a "brisk international traffic in ideas about rights," conducted by judges. "In Europe generally," she adds, "and in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, national law is increasingly caught up in a process of cross-fertilization among legal systems."
Defender Or Offender: America's Role In The Protection Of International Human Rights?, Kimberly Satterwhite
Defender Or Offender: America's Role In The Protection Of International Human Rights?, Kimberly Satterwhite
University of Richmond Law Review
The recent caning of an eighteen year old American student by officials in Singapore sparked much debate over the appropriateness of corporal punishment in criminal cases. Many Americans question the humaneness of criminal penalties imposed in foreign lands. While quick to identify human rights violations around the world, the United States government has been reluctant to concede that abuses occur within the American-criminaljustice system.