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Lawyers In The Shadow Of The Regulatory State: Transnational Governance On Business And Human Rights, Milton C. Regan Jr., Kath Hall Apr 2016

Lawyers In The Shadow Of The Regulatory State: Transnational Governance On Business And Human Rights, Milton C. Regan Jr., Kath Hall

Fordham Law Review

Lawyers are beginning to play an important role in strengthening the system of transnational governance that regulates business and human rights. In setting the background to our discussion of lawyers’ role in this context, Part I of this Article provides a general overview of the emergence of the transnational governance regime. Part II then describes some of the governance instruments that attempt to prevent and rectify the adverse human rights impacts of business activities. Part III discusses the extent to which lawyers are advising their business clients on human rights issues, the factors that may inhibit or encourage the provision …


From Moscow To Makhachkala: The People In Between, Kimberly L. Jones Mar 2016

From Moscow To Makhachkala: The People In Between, Kimberly L. Jones

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Do I Need To Pin A Target To My Back?: The Definition Of "Particular Social Group" In U.S. Asylum Law, Nitzan Sternberg Feb 2016

Do I Need To Pin A Target To My Back?: The Definition Of "Particular Social Group" In U.S. Asylum Law, Nitzan Sternberg

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Occupy Wall Street And International Human Rights, Martha F. Davis Feb 2016

Occupy Wall Street And International Human Rights, Martha F. Davis

Fordham Urban Law Journal

No abstract provided.