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Transfer Of Child Offenders To Adult Criminal Courts In The Usa: An Unnecessary Exercise, Unconstitutional Practice, International Law Violation, Or All Of The Above?, Roger-Claude Liwanga, Patrick Ibe Jun 2021

Transfer Of Child Offenders To Adult Criminal Courts In The Usa: An Unnecessary Exercise, Unconstitutional Practice, International Law Violation, Or All Of The Above?, Roger-Claude Liwanga, Patrick Ibe

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

There is an ongoing debate over the legality and effectiveness of the use of judicial waiver as a tool to fight violent crimes, including those committed by children in the United States. Judicial waiver or transfer of juveniles is a process by which child offenders are transferred from the juvenile court to adult criminal courts to be tried and sentenced as adult offenders. Despite the implicit recognition of the constitutionality of this practice by the United States Supreme Court, this paper contends that the transfer of child offenders to adult criminal courts violates key provisions of the Convention on the …


Let’S Try Again: Why The United States Should Ratify The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of People With Disabilities, Arlene S. Kanter Jan 2019

Let’S Try Again: Why The United States Should Ratify The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of People With Disabilities, Arlene S. Kanter

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Military Use Of Educational Facilities During Armed Conflict: An Evaluation Of The Guidelines For Protecting Schools And Universities From Military Use During Armed Conflict As An Effective Solution, Ashley Ferrelli Jun 2017

Military Use Of Educational Facilities During Armed Conflict: An Evaluation Of The Guidelines For Protecting Schools And Universities From Military Use During Armed Conflict As An Effective Solution, Ashley Ferrelli

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Expert Workshop Session: The Global Child, Haley Chafin, Jena Emory, Meredith Head, Elizabeth Verner Jul 2016

Expert Workshop Session: The Global Child, Haley Chafin, Jena Emory, Meredith Head, Elizabeth Verner

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Expert Workshop Session: Child Witnesses: Testimony, Evidence, And Witness Protection, Chelsea Swanson, Elizabeth Devos, Chloe Ricke, Andy Shin Jul 2016

Expert Workshop Session: Child Witnesses: Testimony, Evidence, And Witness Protection, Chelsea Swanson, Elizabeth Devos, Chloe Ricke, Andy Shin

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Child Protection In Times Of Conflict And Children And International Criminal Justice, Kerry L. Neal Jul 2016

Child Protection In Times Of Conflict And Children And International Criminal Justice, Kerry L. Neal

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Convening Experts On Children And International Criminal Justice, Diane Marie Amann Jul 2016

Convening Experts On Children And International Criminal Justice, Diane Marie Amann

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Stolen Innocence: The United Nations' Battle Against The Forced Recruitment And Use Of Child Soldiers In Myanmar, Haley E. Chafin Aug 2015

Stolen Innocence: The United Nations' Battle Against The Forced Recruitment And Use Of Child Soldiers In Myanmar, Haley E. Chafin

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Child's Right To Be Heard And Represented In Judicial Proceedings , Howard A. Davidson Nov 2012

The Child's Right To Be Heard And Represented In Judicial Proceedings , Howard A. Davidson

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Eighteenth Birthday Of The Convention Of Rights Of The Child: Achievements And Challenges, Jaap E. Doek Oct 2007

The Eighteenth Birthday Of The Convention Of Rights Of The Child: Achievements And Challenges, Jaap E. Doek

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Although the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child has produced positive results in many countries, the United States remains one of the few nations that has not signed on to this treaty. This Essay will begin by describing the content of the treaty. This Essay will discuss the achievements, challenges, and solutions resulting from the treaty in the areas of child poverty, violence against children, and child labour. Given the positive results produced in other countries, this Essay will conclude with an invitation to the United States to join the Convention on the Rights of the Child.


Incrementalism, Ideology And Social Choice: Should The United States Ratify The U.N. Convention On The Rights Of The Child - A Practical Perspective, Cleveland Ferguson Iii Jan 2006

Incrementalism, Ideology And Social Choice: Should The United States Ratify The U.N. Convention On The Rights Of The Child - A Practical Perspective, Cleveland Ferguson Iii

Florida A & M University Law Review

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Guatemala: Children's Rights Case Wins Judgment At Iachr, Ismene Zarifis Jan 2001

Guatemala: Children's Rights Case Wins Judgment At Iachr, Ismene Zarifis

Human Rights Brief

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Reservations To The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women And The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, William A. Schabas Apr 1997

Reservations To The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women And The Convention On The Rights Of The Child, William A. Schabas

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.