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Kiobel And The Multiple Futures Of Corporate Liability For Human Rights Violations, Ralph G. Steinhardt Jan 2013

Kiobel And The Multiple Futures Of Corporate Liability For Human Rights Violations, Ralph G. Steinhardt

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Kiobel, Extraterritoriality, And The "Global War On Terror", Craig Martin Jan 2013

Kiobel, Extraterritoriality, And The "Global War On Terror", Craig Martin

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Challenges Of Delivering International Humanitarian Aid In A Post-9/11 Global Framework, Catherine Gonzalez Jan 2013

The Challenges Of Delivering International Humanitarian Aid In A Post-9/11 Global Framework, Catherine Gonzalez

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Extraterritoriality And The Rule Of Law: Why Friendly Foreign Democracies Oppose Novel, Expansive U.S. Jurisdiction Claims By Non-Resident Aliens Under The Alien Tort Statute, Donald I. Baker Jan 2013

Extraterritoriality And The Rule Of Law: Why Friendly Foreign Democracies Oppose Novel, Expansive U.S. Jurisdiction Claims By Non-Resident Aliens Under The Alien Tort Statute, Donald I. Baker

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Human Rights Litigation And The National Interest: Kiobel'S Application Of The Presumption Against Extraterritoriality To The Alien Tort Statute, Jonathan Hafetz Jan 2013

Human Rights Litigation And The National Interest: Kiobel'S Application Of The Presumption Against Extraterritoriality To The Alien Tort Statute, Jonathan Hafetz

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Contradiction Between Alien Tort Statute Jurisprudence And The Continued Immunity Of U.S. Officials For Acts Of Torture Committed Abroad, Jules Lobel Jan 2013

The Contradiction Between Alien Tort Statute Jurisprudence And The Continued Immunity Of U.S. Officials For Acts Of Torture Committed Abroad, Jules Lobel

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Extraterritoriality And Human Rights After Kiobel, Beth Stephens Jan 2013

Extraterritoriality And Human Rights After Kiobel, Beth Stephens

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


China's "Attitude" Toward Human Rights: Reading Hungdah Chiu In The Era Of The Iraq War, Dongsheng Zang Jan 2012

China's "Attitude" Toward Human Rights: Reading Hungdah Chiu In The Era Of The Iraq War, Dongsheng Zang

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Behrami V. France: An Unfortunate Step Backwards In The Protection Of Human Rights, Sadia R. Sorathia Jan 2011

Behrami V. France: An Unfortunate Step Backwards In The Protection Of Human Rights, Sadia R. Sorathia

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Teaching To The Paradoxes: Human Rights Practice In U.S. Law School Clinics, Deena R. Hurwitz Jan 2011

Teaching To The Paradoxes: Human Rights Practice In U.S. Law School Clinics, Deena R. Hurwitz

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Universal Declaration And Developments In The Enforcement Of International Human Rights In Domestic Law, Michael Van Alstine Jan 2009

The Universal Declaration And Developments In The Enforcement Of International Human Rights In Domestic Law, Michael Van Alstine

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Introduction Of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Clinton Bamberger Jan 2009

Introduction Of Chief Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Clinton Bamberger

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Influence Of The Universal Declaration As Law, John Dugard Jan 2009

The Influence Of The Universal Declaration As Law, John Dugard

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Economic And Social Rights: Reflection To Celebrate The 60th Anniversary Of The Declaration Of Human Rights, Steve Kahanovitz Jan 2009

Economic And Social Rights: Reflection To Celebrate The 60th Anniversary Of The Declaration Of Human Rights, Steve Kahanovitz

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Past And Future Of The Separation Of Human Rights Into Categories, Stephen P. Marks Jan 2009

The Past And Future Of The Separation Of Human Rights Into Categories, Stephen P. Marks

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Human Rights And The Global Economy: Bringing Labor Rights Back In, Shareen Hertel Jan 2009

Human Rights And The Global Economy: Bringing Labor Rights Back In, Shareen Hertel

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


International Human Rights And The International Law Project: The Revolving Door Of Academic Discourse And Practitioner Politics, Maxwell O. Chibundu Jan 2009

International Human Rights And The International Law Project: The Revolving Door Of Academic Discourse And Practitioner Politics, Maxwell O. Chibundu

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Who Is The "Human" In Human Rights? The Claims Of Culture And Religion, Peter G. Danchin Jan 2009

Who Is The "Human" In Human Rights? The Claims Of Culture And Religion, Peter G. Danchin

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Specter Of Violence That Haunts The Udhr: The Turn To Ethics And Expertise, Vasuki Nesiah Jan 2009

The Specter Of Violence That Haunts The Udhr: The Turn To Ethics And Expertise, Vasuki Nesiah

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Why So Slow: A Comparative View Of Women's Political Leadership, Paula A. Monopoli Jan 2009

Why So Slow: A Comparative View Of Women's Political Leadership, Paula A. Monopoli

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Dignity And Justice For All, Arthur Chaskalson Jan 2009

Dignity And Justice For All, Arthur Chaskalson

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Sixty Years On: The International Human Rights Movement Today, Penny Andrews Jan 2009

Sixty Years On: The International Human Rights Movement Today, Penny Andrews

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Taking Stock Of The Human Rights Agenda Sixty Years On, Mary Robinson Jan 2009

Taking Stock Of The Human Rights Agenda Sixty Years On, Mary Robinson

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


A Few Random Thoughts About Socio-Economic "Rights" In The United States In Light Of The 2008 Financial Meltdown, Taunya Lovell Banks Jan 2009

A Few Random Thoughts About Socio-Economic "Rights" In The United States In Light Of The 2008 Financial Meltdown, Taunya Lovell Banks

Maryland Journal of International Law

Socio-economic rights, first articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) sixty years ago, are regaining currency. Legal practitioners around the world, emboldened by emerging constitutional democracies in Eastern Europe and South Africa that constitutionalized socio-economic rights, are actively seeking to enforce these rights. The UDHR "reaffirm [ed] faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person," and served as the basis for the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). Among those rights included in the Covenant are housing, food, and healthcare.


The Universal Declaration And South African Constitutional Law: A Response To Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Peter E. Quint Jan 2009

The Universal Declaration And South African Constitutional Law: A Response To Justice Arthur Chaskalson, Peter E. Quint

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The International Human Rights Movement Today, Balakrishnan Rajagopal Jan 2009

The International Human Rights Movement Today, Balakrishnan Rajagopal

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


How Far Are We From Achieving The Goals Of The United Nations' Declaration Of Human Rights?, Arthur Chaskalson Jan 2009

How Far Are We From Achieving The Goals Of The United Nations' Declaration Of Human Rights?, Arthur Chaskalson

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And Latin America, Liliana Obregon Jan 2009

The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And Latin America, Liliana Obregon

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Toward A More "Courageous Politics" At The 60th Anniversary Of The Udhr: Talking About Muslim Fundamentalism In The West, Karima Bennoune Jan 2009

Toward A More "Courageous Politics" At The 60th Anniversary Of The Udhr: Talking About Muslim Fundamentalism In The West, Karima Bennoune

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Freedom, Want, And Economic And Social Rights: Frame And Law, Katharine G. Young Jan 2009

Freedom, Want, And Economic And Social Rights: Frame And Law, Katharine G. Young

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.