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Regional Human Rights Regimes: A Comparison And Appraisal, Burns H. Weston, Robin A. Lukes, Kelly M. Hnatt Jan 1987

Regional Human Rights Regimes: A Comparison And Appraisal, Burns H. Weston, Robin A. Lukes, Kelly M. Hnatt

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

For Americans at least, active concern for human rights on the international plane is demonstrated perhaps most conspicuously in the promotion and protection of human rights through the United Nations and its allied agencies--apart, that is, from the promotion and protection of human rights through United States foreign policy and the work of such nongovernmental organizations as Amnesty International. Supplementing this globally-oriented human rights activity, however, are international human rights regimes operating regionally in Western Europe, the Americas, Africa and the Middle East. Concededly, Asia is not yet represented, and only the first three of the represented regions have gone …


Helping Those Who Help The Sojourner Among Us: Viable Defenses For Members Of The Sanctuary Movement, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 135 (1987), Barbara A. Sherry Jan 1987

Helping Those Who Help The Sojourner Among Us: Viable Defenses For Members Of The Sanctuary Movement, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 135 (1987), Barbara A. Sherry

UIC Law Review

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Human Rights And The Administration Of Justice In Chile: Report Of A Delegation Of The Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York And The International Bar Association, William D. Zabel, Diane Orentlicher, David E. Nachman Jan 1987

Human Rights And The Administration Of Justice In Chile: Report Of A Delegation Of The Association Of The Bar Of The City Of New York And The International Bar Association, William D. Zabel, Diane Orentlicher, David E. Nachman

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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The Extradition Of Canadian Citizens And Sections I And 6(I) Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Jean-Gabriel Castel, Sharon A. Williams Jan 1987

The Extradition Of Canadian Citizens And Sections I And 6(I) Of The Canadian Charter Of Rights And Freedoms, Jean-Gabriel Castel, Sharon A. Williams

Articles & Book Chapters

This article is devoted to the question of whether the extradition from Canada of a fugitive Canadian citizen charged with having committed an act that constitutes a criminal offence for which he or she may be prosecuted both in Canada and in the requesting state is a violation of his or her right as a citizen of Canada to remain in Canada, that is guaranteed by section 6( I ) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.' In analysing this question we shall ( i ) give a brief history of and rationale for extradition, with emphasis on the …


Jus Cogens: Root And Branch (An Inventory), George D. Haimbaugh Jr. Jan 1987

Jus Cogens: Root And Branch (An Inventory), George D. Haimbaugh Jr.

Touro Law Review

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Jurisdiction As Legal Protection Against Terrorism, Christopher L. Blakesley Jan 1987

Jurisdiction As Legal Protection Against Terrorism, Christopher L. Blakesley

Scholarly Works

On June 14, 1985, Robert Stethem was shot to death aboard a hijacked TWA airliner. On October 7, 1985, the Italian cruise-liner, Achille Lauro, was hijacked and the next day Leon Klinghofer was killed and thrown overboard. On Julyu 2, 1986, Rodrgio Rojas was mortally wounded when he was doused with gasoline and set afire while walking with protesters in Santiago, Chile. Soviets are said to leave booby-trapped dolls for Afghan Moujahadeen children. There is evidence that the United States government directly supports the Nicaraguan contras who, in waging their guerilla war, allegedly have killed innocent citizens. It is …


New Frontiers: The Expansion Of International Criminal Law, Michael E. Tigar Jan 1987

New Frontiers: The Expansion Of International Criminal Law, Michael E. Tigar

Faculty Scholarship

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Book Review Of The Human Rights Of Aliens In Contemporary International Law, By Richard B. Lillich, Owen Kupferschmid, Ruti G. Teitel Jan 1987

Book Review Of The Human Rights Of Aliens In Contemporary International Law, By Richard B. Lillich, Owen Kupferschmid, Ruti G. Teitel

Other Publications

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Lawsuits, Daniel Kanstroom, Helena Goldstein Dec 1986

Lawsuits, Daniel Kanstroom, Helena Goldstein

Daniel Kanstroom

No abstract provided.