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An Analysis Of The United Nations International Tribunal To Adjudicate War Crimes Committed In The Former Yugoslavia: Parallels, Problems, Prospects, Mark A. Bland

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

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Human Rights And State Despotism In Kenya: Institutional Problems, Makau Wa Mutua

Other Scholarship

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Getting To Know The General: American Conceits About The Rule Of Law, Kenneth Anderson

Book Reviews

This essay reviews a book about General Manuel Noriega, the Panamanian strongman toppled by the Bush Sr. administration in 1989; Noriega was tried on drug charges in Miami and has spent many years in prison. This book examines Noriega's background and rise to power, involvement in drugs and politics in Central America, including the famous murder of Hugo Spadafora, and his trial in the United States. The book's author covered the trial for newspapers; the review's author monitored human rights in Panama in the two years prior to the US invasion and covered the invasion for human rights organizations.

Women On The European Commission And Court Of Human Rights: Would Equal Representation Provide More Effective Remedies?, Kathleen M. Mccauley

Penn State International Law Review

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Intercountry Adoption Today And The Implications Of The 1993 Hague Convention On Tomorrow, Susann M. Bisignaro

Penn State International Law Review

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An Unnecessary Sacrifice: Restrictions On The Right Of Freedom Of Movement In An Effort To Establish An Effective Global Aids Policy, Cindy P. Nelson

Penn State International Law Review

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The Status And Rights Of Refugees Under International Law: New Issues In Light Of The Honecker Affair, Francisco Orrego Vicuña

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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Intervention In The Yugoslav Civil War: The United Nations' Right To Create An International Criminal Tribunal, Barbara M. Tocker

Penn State International Law Review

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Nationalism And The Right To Self-Determination: The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Malvina Halberstam

Articles

Self-determination is a slogan that has captured the imagination of people throughout the world. Numerous U.N. General Assembly resolutions have exalted self-determination, often above the fundamental rights specifically provided for in the U.N. Charter. Notwithstanding these resolutions, in practice, self-determination generally has been applied only to the dismemberment of colonial empires. Its universal application is neither possible nor desirable.

In the Arab-Israeli conflict, self-determination was never truly the issue. The conflict has been deliberately transformed into a claim for self-determination as a political tactic designed to gain the support of third world countries in the United Nations. The issues in …

Land, Law, And Legitimacy In Israel And The Occupied Territories, George E. Bisharat

American University Law Review

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Israel's Forty-Five Year Emergency: Are There Time Limits To Derogations From Human Rights Obligations?, John Quigley

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article analyzes the permissibility of such a derogation under the Covenant and under general international law. Part I of this article outlines the historical development of Israel's declaration of a continuous state of emergency and its justification for detention without trial. Part II examines international rules on detention and derogation. Part III establishes a standard for declaring a state of emergency and applies this standard to Israel's declaration, with respect both to Israel's own territory and to the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel. Finally, Part IV inquires whether Israel will apply the Covenant as a matter of domestic law.

Grossman Criticizes Recent Court Decisions Involving Suriname, Claudia Martin, Françoise Roth

Human Rights Brief

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News From The Inter-American System, Claudia Martin, Xavier Mena

Human Rights Brief

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The Worldwide Market For Sex: A Review Of International And Regional Legal Prohibitions Regarding Trafficking In Women, Susan Jeanne Toepfer, Bryan Stuart Wells

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

This essay considers whether international treaty law is a useful weapon in the battle against the global sex trade. The introduction to this essay surveys the extent of global sex trafficking. Part I of this essay discusses the international legal conventions that address the issue of trafficking in women. Part II of this essay assesses the effectiveness of these international instruments and considers why they have failed to and the world sex trade. In Part III, this essay describes the European and Inter-American human rights systems, focusing upon substantive law in the regional systems that might be relevant to the …

The Doctrine Of Sovereign Immunity-A Jurisdictional Shield For Foreign Nations And Their Accountability For Human Rights Violations, Saudi Arabia V. Nelson, 113 S. Ct. 1471 (1993), Michelle Fastiggi

Penn State International Law Review

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Command Responsibility In The Former Yugoslavia: The Chances For Successful Prosecution, Christopher N. Crowe

University of Richmond Law Review

On 22 February 1993, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 808 calling for the establishment of an international tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for "serious violations of international humanitarian law committed in the territory of former Yugoslavia." The resolution also asked the Secretary-General to submit to the Security Council for consideration a report on aspects of the tribunal considering "suggestions put forward in this regard by Member states." In May, Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali issued his report and proposed the Statute of the International Tribunal ("Statute"), designed to govern the tribunals establishment and operation.

The United Nations Truth Commission For El Salvador, Thomas Buergenthal

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

From 1992 to 1993, the author served as one of three Commissioners of the United Nations Commission on the Truth for El Salvador. In this Article, the author describes the process the Commission followed in its investigation of acts of violence that occurred in El Salvador between 1980 and 1991. The Article explores how the Commissioners interpreted and applied their mandate, as well as the problems they encountered in gathering information for the Commission's report. The author relates how the Commission arrived at the important decision to include in its report the names of individuals found to have been responsible …

The Native Hawaiian People And International Human Rights Law: Toward A Remedy For Past And Continuing Wrongs, S. James Anaya

Publications

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Defender Or Offender: America's Role In The Protection Of International Human Rights?, Kimberly Satterwhite

University of Richmond Law Review

The recent caning of an eighteen year old American student by officials in Singapore sparked much debate over the appropriateness of corporal punishment in criminal cases. Many Americans question the humaneness of criminal penalties imposed in foreign lands. While quick to identify human rights violations around the world, the United States government has been reluctant to concede that abuses occur within the American-criminaljustice system.

Dowry Death: A Violation Of The Right To Life Under Article Six Of The International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, Angela K. Carlson-Whitley

Seattle University Law Review

By failing to effectively prevent dowry deaths, India, as a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), violates the "right to life" as expressed in Article 6(1) and protected by Article 2. Part II of this Comment describes the phenomenon of dowry death generally and explains the origins of dowry and its relatively recent transformation into a means of extortion by the groom and his family. In addition, this Part examines the laws enacted by India in response to the growing incidence of dowry deaths. Finally, Part II explains why these positive laws fail to solve …

Draft Charter Of The International Tribunal For Violations Of International Humanitarian Law In The Former Yugoslavia

Pace International Law Review

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Suriname Faces Past Human Rights Violations, Claudia Martin, Françoise Roth

Human Rights Brief

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Commission Evaluates Administration Of Justice In Peru, Antonio Maldonado, Diego Rodriguez

Human Rights Brief

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International War Crimes Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Lois Tuttle, Ayesha Qayyum

Human Rights Brief

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War Crimes Tribunal Is An Imperative, Aryeh Neier

Human Rights Brief

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Report Exposes Problems Within Peru's Judicial System, Antonio Maldonado, Diego Rodriguez

Human Rights Brief

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Farer Explores Lessons Of Somalia, Fatimah A. Mateen

Human Rights Brief

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Suriname Faces Past Human Rights Violations: The Gangaram-Panday Case, Claudia Martin, Françoise Roth

Human Rights Brief

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Trade With China: Human Rights And Mfn, Samir Desai

Human Rights Brief

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Human Rights First, Richard Dicker

Human Rights Brief

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