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Terrorist Or Revolutionary: The Development Of The Politicaloffender Exception And Its Effects Ondefining Terrorism In International Law, Vincent Defabo Jan 2012

Terrorist Or Revolutionary: The Development Of The Politicaloffender Exception And Its Effects Ondefining Terrorism In International Law, Vincent Defabo

American University National Security Law Brief

No abstract provided.


Ignoring Human Rights For Homosexuals: Gross Violations Of International Obligations In Cameroon, Erica Nordberg Jan 2012

Ignoring Human Rights For Homosexuals: Gross Violations Of International Obligations In Cameroon, Erica Nordberg

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 Of The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship To Supported Decision-Making, Robert D. Dinerstein Jan 2012

Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 Of The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship To Supported Decision-Making, Robert D. Dinerstein

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Egypt’S Protracted Revolution, Sahar F. Aziz Jan 2012

Egypt’S Protracted Revolution, Sahar F. Aziz

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief Jan 2012

Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Human Rights In The United States: Legal Aid Alleges That Denying Access To Migrant Labor Camps Is A Violation Of The Human Right To Access Justice, Reena K. Shah, Lauren E. Bartlett Jan 2012

Human Rights In The United States: Legal Aid Alleges That Denying Access To Migrant Labor Camps Is A Violation Of The Human Right To Access Justice, Reena K. Shah, Lauren E. Bartlett

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Center News And Faculty Updates, Human Rights Brief Jan 2012

Center News And Faculty Updates, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 Of The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship To Supported Decision-Making, Robert Dinerstein Jan 2012

Implementing Legal Capacity Under Article 12 Of The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities: The Difficult Road From Guardianship To Supported Decision-Making, Robert Dinerstein

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Herding Cats: Role Ambiguity, Governance, And Law School Clinical Programs, Binny Miller Jan 2012

Herding Cats: Role Ambiguity, Governance, And Law School Clinical Programs, Binny Miller

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Victim Participation At The International Criminal Court And The Extraordinary Chambers In The Courts Of Cambodia: A Feminist Project?, Susana Sacouto Jan 2012

Victim Participation At The International Criminal Court And The Extraordinary Chambers In The Courts Of Cambodia: A Feminist Project?, Susana Sacouto

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

INTRODUCTION: Over the last couple of decades, and particularly since 1998, incredible advances have been made in the effort to end impunity for sexual and gender-based violence committed in the context of war, mass violence, or repression. Before this, crimes committed exclusively or disproportionately against women and girls during conflict or periods of mass violence were either largely ignored, or at most, treated as secondary to other crimes. However, evidence of the large-scale and systematic use of rape in conflicts over the last two decades helped create unprecedented levels of awareness of sexual violence as a method of war and …


Film Review: Mississippi Innocence And The Prosecutor’S Guilt, Angela J. Davis Jan 2012

Film Review: Mississippi Innocence And The Prosecutor’S Guilt, Angela J. Davis

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

Film review of Mississippi Innocence. A documentary film by Joe York. Media and Documentary Projects at the University of Mississippi (2011)


International Law Bares Its Teeth: How States And International Organizations Enforce Customary Norms And Treaty Obligations: Introduction, Justin T. Carlson Jan 2012

International Law Bares Its Teeth: How States And International Organizations Enforce Customary Norms And Treaty Obligations: Introduction, Justin T. Carlson

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Closing Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(A)’S Loopholes: Why Criminal Defendants Are Entitled To Discovery Of All Of Their Statements, Christina Reiss Jan 2012

Closing Fed. R. Crim. P. 16(A)’S Loopholes: Why Criminal Defendants Are Entitled To Discovery Of All Of Their Statements, Christina Reiss

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.


2011 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Robert A. Pollock, Linda A. Wadler, Robert D. Litowitz, Joyce Craig, Bart A. Gerstenblith, Christina Szakaly, Zhenyu Yang, Mindy L. Ehrenfried Jan 2012

2011 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Robert A. Pollock, Linda A. Wadler, Robert D. Litowitz, Joyce Craig, Bart A. Gerstenblith, Christina Szakaly, Zhenyu Yang, Mindy L. Ehrenfried

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Prefering Order To Justice, Laura Rovner, Jeanne Theoharis Jan 2012

Prefering Order To Justice, Laura Rovner, Jeanne Theoharis

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Brass Rings And Red-Headed Stepchildren: Protecting Active Criminal Informants, Michael L. Rich Jan 2012

Brass Rings And Red-Headed Stepchildren: Protecting Active Criminal Informants, Michael L. Rich

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Quick Guide For Lgbti Policy Development For Youth Confinement Facilities, Brenda V. Smith Jan 2012

A Quick Guide For Lgbti Policy Development For Youth Confinement Facilities, Brenda V. Smith

Research Reports & White Papers

This Quick Guide will help agencies and facilities develop a comprehensive response to working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) youth. It is not meant to provide an answer to every question or an in-depth discussion of all issues that agencies face or that the LGBTI population faces while in custody. It provides an overview of the important issues that agencies should consider when working to house and treat LGBTI youth in a way that is safe and consistent with an agency’s mission, values, and security guidelines … This Quick Guide is organized chronologically according to the decisions …


A Quick Guide For Lgbti Policy Development For Adult Prisons And Jails, Brenda V. Smith Jan 2012

A Quick Guide For Lgbti Policy Development For Adult Prisons And Jails, Brenda V. Smith

Research Reports & White Papers

This Quick Guide will help agencies and facilities develop a comprehensive response to working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) inmates. It is not meant to provide an answer to every question or an in-depth discussion of all issues that agencies face or that the LGBTI population faces while in custody. It provides an overview of the important issues that agencies should consider when working to house and treat LGBTI inmates in a way that is safe and consistent with an agency’s mission, values, and security guidelines … This Quick Guide is organized chronologically according to the decisions …


Battlefield Borders, Threat Rhetoric, And The Militarization Of State And Local Law Enforcement, Danielle C. Jefferis Jan 2012

Battlefield Borders, Threat Rhetoric, And The Militarization Of State And Local Law Enforcement, Danielle C. Jefferis

American University National Security Law Brief

No abstract provided.


Confronting Race In The Criminal Justice System: The Aba's Racial Justice Improvement Project, Cynthia E. Jones Jan 2012

Confronting Race In The Criminal Justice System: The Aba's Racial Justice Improvement Project, Cynthia E. Jones

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Uncomfortable Places, Close Spaces: Theorizing Female Correctional Officers’ Sexual Interactions With Men And Boys In Custody, Brenda V. Smith Jan 2012

Uncomfortable Places, Close Spaces: Theorizing Female Correctional Officers’ Sexual Interactions With Men And Boys In Custody, Brenda V. Smith

Project on Addressing Prison Rape - Articles

This Article examines female-perpetrated sexual abuse in custodial settings and its place at the intersection of race, class, and gender in order to disentangle complex and overlapping narratives of abuse, sex, desire, and transgression. Ultimately, this Article confronts our discomfort with and reluctance to acknowledge the fact that women sexually abuse men and boys in custody, and it offers possible explanations for these behaviors.


Juveniles Convicted As Adults: An Annotated Bibliography Of Current Research., Brenda V. Smith, Jaime Yarussi Jan 2012

Juveniles Convicted As Adults: An Annotated Bibliography Of Current Research., Brenda V. Smith, Jaime Yarussi

Project on Addressing Prison Rape - Articles

This publication compiles case law, new stories, reports and helpful sites on the issue of juveniles convicted as adults (as of 2012).


Don't Forget Dad: Addressing Women's Poverty By Rethinking Forced And Outdated Child Support Policies, Daniel L. Hatcher Jan 2012

Don't Forget Dad: Addressing Women's Poverty By Rethinking Forced And Outdated Child Support Policies, Daniel L. Hatcher

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Rethinking The Neighborhood Watch: How Lessons From The Nigerian Village Can Creatively Empower The Community To Assist Poor, Single Mothers In America, Dehlia Umunna Jan 2012

Rethinking The Neighborhood Watch: How Lessons From The Nigerian Village Can Creatively Empower The Community To Assist Poor, Single Mothers In America, Dehlia Umunna

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Judicial Developments In The Application Of International Law To Domestic Violence, Benedetta Faedi Duramy Jan 2012

Judicial Developments In The Application Of International Law To Domestic Violence, Benedetta Faedi Duramy

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Rule 3.8, The Jencks Act, And How The Aba Created A Conflict Between Ethics And The Law On Prosecutorial Disclosure, Kirsten M. Schimpff Jan 2012

Rule 3.8, The Jencks Act, And How The Aba Created A Conflict Between Ethics And The Law On Prosecutorial Disclosure, Kirsten M. Schimpff

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Comment: A Minor Conflict: Why The Objectives Of Federal Sex Trafficking Legislation Preempt The Enforcement Of State Prostitution Laws Against Minors, Susan Crile Jan 2012

Comment: A Minor Conflict: Why The Objectives Of Federal Sex Trafficking Legislation Preempt The Enforcement Of State Prostitution Laws Against Minors, Susan Crile

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Can The Ceo Learn From The Condemned? The Application Of Capital Mitigation Strategies To White Collar Cases, Todd Haugh Jan 2012

Can The Ceo Learn From The Condemned? The Application Of Capital Mitigation Strategies To White Collar Cases, Todd Haugh

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The American Criminal Justice System - From Mayberry To Moscow, Kim Lindquist Oct 2011

The American Criminal Justice System - From Mayberry To Moscow, Kim Lindquist

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.


Prosecutors Who Intentionally Break The Law, Angela Davis Oct 2011

Prosecutors Who Intentionally Break The Law, Angela Davis

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.