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Crumbs From The Table: The Syrophoenician Woman And International Law, Mark A. Chinen
Crumbs From The Table: The Syrophoenician Woman And International Law, Mark A. Chinen
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The article presents information on the Syrophoenician woman with respect to the international law and the international response to global crisis like climatic change. The views of scholars like Bhalakrishna Rajagopal, Amartya Sen and David Boucher are presented on the issue of modern challenges that pose a threat to international justice and international law. Information on the Syrophoenician woman is presented with reference to a passage in the Gospel of Mark.
The Global Food System, Environmental Protection, And Human Rights, Carmen G. Gonzalez
The Global Food System, Environmental Protection, And Human Rights, Carmen G. Gonzalez
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The global food system is exceeding ecological limits while failing to meet the nutritional needs of a large segment of the world’s population. While law could play an important role in facilitating the transition to a more just and ecologically sustainable food system, the current legal framework fails to regulate food and agriculture in an integrated manner. The international legal framework governing food and agriculture is fragmented into three self-contained regimes that have historically operated in isolation from one another: international human rights law, international environmental law, and international trade law. International trade law has taken precedence over human rights …
Microinvestment Disputes, Perry Bechky
Microinvestment Disputes, Perry Bechky
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Salini v. Morocco sparked one of the liveliest controversies in the dynamic field of international investment disputes. Salini held that the word “investment” in the Convention establishing the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), although undefined, has an objective meaning that limits the ability of member states to submit disputes to ICSID arbitration. The Salini debate is central to this field because it shapes the nature, purpose, and volume of ICSID arbitration—and also determines who gets to decide those matters. In particular, Salini’s decision to include “a contribution to development” as an element of its objective definition of …
Lemkin’S Situation: Toward A Rhetorical Understanding Of "Genocide", Perry Bechky
Lemkin’S Situation: Toward A Rhetorical Understanding Of "Genocide", Perry Bechky
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Legal debate about genocide revolves around the definition set forth in the 1948 Genocide Convention, but often critically and with prescriptions for amendment. Many other definitions compete in public discourse. Often lost in all the discussion about what genocide does or should mean is the original intent of Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the word and convinced the United Nations to denounce and outlaw the “odious scourge” of genocide. This Article contributes to genocide discourse by conceiving of Lemkin’s coinage as rhetoric – that is, as part of his strategy to persuade the nations of the world to change …