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American University Washington College of Law

2001

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Guilty And Gay, A Recipe For Execution In American Courtrooms: Sexual Orientation As A Tool For Prosecutorial Misconduct In Death Penalty Cases, Michael B. Shortnacy Dec 2001

Guilty And Gay, A Recipe For Execution In American Courtrooms: Sexual Orientation As A Tool For Prosecutorial Misconduct In Death Penalty Cases, Michael B. Shortnacy

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


That Someone Guilty Be Punished: The Impact Of The Icty In Bosnia, Diane Orentlicher Jul 2001

That Someone Guilty Be Punished: The Impact Of The Icty In Bosnia, Diane Orentlicher

Reports

In That Someone Guilty Be Punished, Diane F. Orentlicher, professor of law at American University, looks at the effects and effectiveness of the ICTY, including lessons to improve future efforts to provide justice for survivors of atrocious crimes. Perhaps most importantly, Orentlicher examines the impact of the tribunal through the words and experiences of those in whose name it was established: the victims and survivors. Their expectations, hopes, and disappointments are chronicled alongside the tribunal’s achievements and limitations. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews—and featuring the voices and perceptions of dozens of Bosnian interlocutors—That Someone Guilty Be Punished provides …


Sexual Abuse Against Women In Prison, Brenda V. Smith Apr 2001

Sexual Abuse Against Women In Prison, Brenda V. Smith

Project on Addressing Prison Rape - Articles

One of the by-products of the influx of women into correctional settings has been the emergence of sexual misconduct against women in prison as a major issue for corrections officials and attorneys who represent women. This article advocates for laws criminalizing sexual abuse of women inmates, as well as training to prevent such abuse.


Has The Supreme Court Gone Too Far?: An Analysis Of University Of Alabama V. Garrett And Its Impact On People With Disabilities , Jaclyn L. Okin Jan 2001

Has The Supreme Court Gone Too Far?: An Analysis Of University Of Alabama V. Garrett And Its Impact On People With Disabilities , Jaclyn L. Okin

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Point: The Palestinians' Right Of Return, Hussein Ibish, Ali Abunimah Jan 2001

Point: The Palestinians' Right Of Return, Hussein Ibish, Ali Abunimah

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Right Of Self-Determination: Is East Timor A Viable Model For Kashmir?, Amardeep Singh Jan 2001

The Right Of Self-Determination: Is East Timor A Viable Model For Kashmir?, Amardeep Singh

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Cavallo Case: A New Test For Universal Jurisdiction , Juan E. Méndez, Salvador Tinajero-Esquivel Jan 2001

The Cavallo Case: A New Test For Universal Jurisdiction , Juan E. Méndez, Salvador Tinajero-Esquivel

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Hernandez-Montiel V. I.N.S. 225 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. 2000), Amy R. Bowles Jan 2001

Hernandez-Montiel V. I.N.S. 225 F.3d 1084 (9th Cir. 2000), Amy R. Bowles

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Harvest Of Danger: The Child Farmworker In The United States , Teresa Young Reeves Jan 2001

Harvest Of Danger: The Child Farmworker In The United States , Teresa Young Reeves

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


News From The International Criminal Tribunals , Cecile E.M. Meijer, Amardeep Singh Jan 2001

News From The International Criminal Tribunals , Cecile E.M. Meijer, Amardeep Singh

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


China’S Three Gorges: The Impact Of Dam Construction On Emerging Human Rights, Sarah C. Aird Jan 2001

China’S Three Gorges: The Impact Of Dam Construction On Emerging Human Rights, Sarah C. Aird

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Dean Grossman And Wcl Students Appear Before Inter-American Court, Dee Daniels Jan 2001

Dean Grossman And Wcl Students Appear Before Inter-American Court, Dee Daniels

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Prospects For Justice In Rwanda’S Citizen Tribunals, Leah Werchick Jan 2001

Prospects For Justice In Rwanda’S Citizen Tribunals, Leah Werchick

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The European Court Of Human Rights’ Jurisprudence On Issues Of Forced Disappearances, Gobind Singh Sethi Jan 2001

The European Court Of Human Rights’ Jurisprudence On Issues Of Forced Disappearances, Gobind Singh Sethi

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Defending Humanity, Peter M. Cicchino Jan 2001

Defending Humanity, Peter M. Cicchino

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Intrastate Ethnic Conflicts And International Law: How The Rise Of Intrastate Ethnic Conflicts Has Rendered International Human Rights Laws Ineffective, Especially Regarding Sex-Based Crimes , Karina Michael Waller Jan 2001

Intrastate Ethnic Conflicts And International Law: How The Rise Of Intrastate Ethnic Conflicts Has Rendered International Human Rights Laws Ineffective, Especially Regarding Sex-Based Crimes , Karina Michael Waller

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Center News: The Pinochet Precedent: Legal Obstacles And New Approaches To Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity, Teresa Young Reeves Jan 2001

Center News: The Pinochet Precedent: Legal Obstacles And New Approaches To Prosecuting Crimes Against Humanity, Teresa Young Reeves

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Male Rape In U.S. Prisons: Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Shara Abraham Jan 2001

Male Rape In U.S. Prisons: Cruel And Unusual Punishment, Shara Abraham

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


News From The Inter-American System, Ismene Zarifis Jan 2001

News From The Inter-American System, Ismene Zarifis

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


La Libertad De Expresion En El Sistema Interamericano De Proteccion De Los Derechos Humanos, Claudio Grossman Jan 2001

La Libertad De Expresion En El Sistema Interamericano De Proteccion De Los Derechos Humanos, Claudio Grossman

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Reconciling Amnesties With Universal Jurisdiction - A Reply To Mr. Phenyo Keiseng Rakate, Juan E. Mendez, Garth Meintjes Jan 2001

Reconciling Amnesties With Universal Jurisdiction - A Reply To Mr. Phenyo Keiseng Rakate, Juan E. Mendez, Garth Meintjes

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Counterpoint: No Palestinian 'Return' To Israel , Joel Singer Jan 2001

Counterpoint: No Palestinian 'Return' To Israel , Joel Singer

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Chechnya: Between War And Peace , Shara Abraham Jan 2001

Chechnya: Between War And Peace , Shara Abraham

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Human Rights Abuses Of Dalits In India, Bina B. Hanchinamani Jan 2001

Human Rights Abuses Of Dalits In India, Bina B. Hanchinamani

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


News From The Inter-American System , Terri J. Harris Jan 2001

News From The Inter-American System , Terri J. Harris

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of The Protocol To Prevent, Suppress And Punish Trafficking In Persons, Especially Women And Children, Kelly E. Hyland Jan 2001

The Impact Of The Protocol To Prevent, Suppress And Punish Trafficking In Persons, Especially Women And Children, Kelly E. Hyland

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Pinochet Precedent In Africa: Prosecution Of Hissène Habré, Inbal Sansani Jan 2001

The Pinochet Precedent In Africa: Prosecution Of Hissène Habré, Inbal Sansani

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Center News: Columbia Human Rights Network, Barbara Cochrane Alexander Jan 2001

Center News: Columbia Human Rights Network, Barbara Cochrane Alexander

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Awas Tingni V. Nicaragua: A Landmark Case For The Inter-American System , Claudio Grossman Jan 2001

Awas Tingni V. Nicaragua: A Landmark Case For The Inter-American System , Claudio Grossman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Lack Of Access To Hiv/Aids Drugs In Developing Countries: Is There A Violation Of The International Human Right To Health?, Barbara Cochrane Alexander Jan 2001

Lack Of Access To Hiv/Aids Drugs In Developing Countries: Is There A Violation Of The International Human Right To Health?, Barbara Cochrane Alexander

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.