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Profitable Proposals: Explaining And Addressing The Mail-Order Bride Industry Through International Human Rights Law, Vanessa Brocato
Profitable Proposals: Explaining And Addressing The Mail-Order Bride Industry Through International Human Rights Law, Vanessa Brocato
San Diego International Law Journal
This Article looks at the MOBI in the United States through the lens of international human rights. Part II will describe the MOBI. Part III will evaluate the MOBI within an international human rights framework. Part IV will examine current U.S. legislation relating to the MOBI. Part V suggests strategies for addressing the MOBI. Nations will not be able to solve the problem independently because the MOBI is a transnational phenomenon. Conducting a critique of marriage brokers in a human rights context can help place problems caused by the MOBI at the forefront of international debate. Applying current human rights …
A Toothless Tiger: President Uribe's Proposed Amnesty Bill, Sarah R. Sandford-Smith
A Toothless Tiger: President Uribe's Proposed Amnesty Bill, Sarah R. Sandford-Smith
UC Law SF International Law Review
On August 21, 2003, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe presented a bill that would permit certain paramilitary and guerilla leaders to avoid prison for gross human rights violations. These individuals would merely have to pay a fee - as reparations to the victims and their families. This note begins by discussing the history behind the bill, and then looks at two possible alternatives: a United Nations truth commission and jurisdiction by the International Criminal Court. The author concludes by suggesting that a truth commission would be the best solution.
Corruption As An Assurance Problem, Philip M. Nichols
Corruption As An Assurance Problem, Philip M. Nichols
American University International Law Review
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The Transnational And Sub-National In Global Crimes, Lan Cao
The Transnational And Sub-National In Global Crimes, Lan Cao
Faculty Publications
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