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Looking Ahead: The Future Of Child Welfare Law, Donald N. Duquette
Looking Ahead: The Future Of Child Welfare Law, Donald N. Duquette
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Introduction to a 2007 Symposium held to mark the Thirtieth Anniversary of the Child Advocacy Clinic.
Custody, Maintenance, And Succession: The Internalization Of Women's And Children's Rights Under Customary Law In Africa, Allison D. Kent
Custody, Maintenance, And Succession: The Internalization Of Women's And Children's Rights Under Customary Law In Africa, Allison D. Kent
Michigan Journal of International Law
In this Note, the author examines the process of international human rights norm internalization into areas traditionally governed exclusively by customary law, and the resulting evolution of customary law. Assuming, arguendo, that customary law is to be modified, I argue that a societal norm internalization approach is the most effective means to bring customary law into conformity with international human rights law. After a brief discussion of the fieldwork on which I rely, this Note describes the historical influence of colonialism on the development of customary law in Africa, with a particular focus on the repugnancy clauses of the …