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The Three Ps Of The Trafficking Victims Protection Act: Unaccompanied Undocumented Minors And The Forgotten P In The William Wilberforce Trafficking Prevention Reauthorization Act, Jennifer Nguyen
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Symposium: Introduction, Ann Maclean Massie
Symposium: Introduction, Ann Maclean Massie
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Rhetoric To Reality: Citizenship Delays And U.S. International Obligations In The Post-9/11 Landscape, Clifford Ashcroft-Smith
Rhetoric To Reality: Citizenship Delays And U.S. International Obligations In The Post-9/11 Landscape, Clifford Ashcroft-Smith
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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The Sexual Offender Registration And Notification Act: No More Than "Statutory ‘Lip Service’ To Interstate Commerce", Lindsey B. Fetzer
The Sexual Offender Registration And Notification Act: No More Than "Statutory ‘Lip Service’ To Interstate Commerce", Lindsey B. Fetzer
Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice
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A Dark Descent Into Reality: Making The Case For An Objective Definition Of Torture, Michael W. Lewis
A Dark Descent Into Reality: Making The Case For An Objective Definition Of Torture, Michael W. Lewis
Washington and Lee Law Review
The definition of torture is broken. The malleability of the term "severe pain or suffering" at the heart of the definition has created a situation in which the world agrees on the words but cannot agree on their meaning. The "V know it when I see it" nature of the discussion of torture makes it clear that the definition is largely left to the eye of the beholder. This is particularly problematic when international Law's reliance on self-enforcement is considered After discussing current misconceptions about intelligence gathering and coercion that are common to all sides of the torture debate, this …