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Lessons From The Road: Ecuador, Jamaica, And Other Efforts To Combat Trafficking In Persons In The Americas, Salvador A. Cicero-Dominguez Jun 2011

Lessons From The Road: Ecuador, Jamaica, And Other Efforts To Combat Trafficking In Persons In The Americas, Salvador A. Cicero-Dominguez

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This article identifies obstacles encountered in the hemisphere and provides practical examples in order to assist countries in adopting laws that are not only consistent with their international obligations, but more importantly help them better serve their citizenry. The article also explores the various ideas and lessons learned over the last five years throughout the hemisphere, drawing heavily from the author's experience in Ecuador and in the course of training throughout the American continent for consular, immigration, law enforcement officers, and United Nations' Peace Keeping forces. A brief comment is made of various laws adopted in the region, and analysis …


Transnational Dimensions Of Race In America, Hope Lewis May 2011

Transnational Dimensions Of Race In America, Hope Lewis

Hope Lewis

Race, a key concept in international human rights law from the beginning, should still be high on today's global priority list. However, to remain a useful concept in our increasingly complex world, race must be defined and explored as a transnational and multidimensional social construct. I reflect here on the complex nature of "Blackness." I suggest that international human rights law should engage intra-racial diversity among Blacks along cultural, gender, political, economic, and ethnic lines. Because "Blackness" itself is a product of popular social consciousness, I draw here on popular accounts of U.S Black migration and stories about the Presidential …