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Sanctuary: Reconciling Immigration Policy With Humanitarianism And The First Amendment, Geralyn Passaro, Janet Phillips
Sanctuary: Reconciling Immigration Policy With Humanitarianism And The First Amendment, Geralyn Passaro, Janet Phillips
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
No abstract provided.
Sexual Orientation As A Human Rights Issue Incanada 1969-1985, Philip Girard
Sexual Orientation As A Human Rights Issue Incanada 1969-1985, Philip Girard
Dalhousie Law Journal
Equality is a protean concept. Even if one has taken a position on the equality of opportunity versus equality of outcomes debate, there remains the problem of deciding what equality means in particular contexts: racial equality, equality between the sexes, between those with and without mental or physical disability, and so on. Finally, there is the issue of which groups in society are entitled to "equality", whatever it may mean. Given the open-ended nature of the equality guarantees contained in section 15 of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, it is clear that groups other than those specifically mentioned therein …
An Analysis Of The 1984 Draft Convention Against Torture And Other Cruel, Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Pubishment, Ahcene Boulesbaa
An Analysis Of The 1984 Draft Convention Against Torture And Other Cruel, Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Pubishment, Ahcene Boulesbaa
Penn State International Law Review
This article will review specific provisions of the Draft Convention Against Torture. Those sections that resolve the conflicting interests at the heart of the non-interference and declaration of competence principles will be highlighted. Those provisions in which the drafters were unable to reach an effective compromise will also be analyzed. The article will focus in one section upon the current Watson/D'Amato debate regarding the existence or non-existence of world-wide enforcement power. Finally, the article will propose further methods through which nations can enforce and promote human rights throughout the world.
Feast Or Famine: Do Ethiopians Have A Choice?, Janice J. Bole
Feast Or Famine: Do Ethiopians Have A Choice?, Janice J. Bole
Penn State International Law Review
This Comment will discuss whether an international human right to food can exist and, if so, whether Ethiopians have a right to be fed by their government given the circumstances of the current famine. An overview of Ethiopia's political and social environment will be followed by an examination of international human rights law as it is reflected in treaties, international agreements, and the customs and practices of states.
Human Rights In Africa: Observations On The Implications Of Economic Priority, Minasse Haile
Human Rights In Africa: Observations On The Implications Of Economic Priority, Minasse Haile
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Serious internal obstacles also block adequate realization of civil and political rights in Africa. The colonial legacy, rising popular expectations for a better life, subversion from abroad and the absence of strong national cohesion will engender political instability in African political systems that give free rein to the exercise of civil and political rights. Moreover, even if one assumes a democratic political system would be viable politically, that system may succumb to demands for increased consumption rather than promote adequate investment in infrastructure. In either event, democratic political systems will tend to be unstable, with the result that economic development …
Book Note, Covey T. Oliver
Book Note, Covey T. Oliver
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Students of international law in the United States have long desired a textbook to accompany the use of one or another of the "case-materials-problems" study books used in their courses. They do not yet have such a text,' but now they can find substantial degrees of security, guidance, and intellectual encouragement in a veritable gem of a Nutshell. Professors Buergenthal and Maier have written a remarkably accurate and insightful book on international law, almost as if they had engraved it on a small gold tablet. It is, as a work, outstanding in the West Publishing Company Nutshell series.
Aggression Against Authority: The Crime Of Oppression, Politicide And Other Crimes Against Human Rights, Jordan J. Paust
Aggression Against Authority: The Crime Of Oppression, Politicide And Other Crimes Against Human Rights, Jordan J. Paust
Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law
No abstract provided.
An Essay On Executive Branch Attempts To Eviscerate The Separation Of Powers, Christopher L. Blakesley
An Essay On Executive Branch Attempts To Eviscerate The Separation Of Powers, Christopher L. Blakesley
Scholarly Works
The Reagan Administration has been aggressively attempting to arrogate power to the Executive branch and to undermine the separation of powers in the realms of foreign affairs. To Chain the Dog of War shows that for decades the Executive branch has moved to appropriate Congress’ war powers. The Reagan Administration not only has continued that tradition, but also has attempted to erode the Judiciary’s power to decide questions of law and fact concerning human rights and liberty in international extradition cases involving political offenses. The underlying rationale for this shift has been that decisions to make war or to condemn …