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Ending Demand For Modern-Day Slavery: An Analysis Of Human Trafficking In The Global Marketplace, Rachel Leach Feb 2022

Ending Demand For Modern-Day Slavery: An Analysis Of Human Trafficking In The Global Marketplace, Rachel Leach

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

The purpose of this paper is to inform readers of the prevalence of and increasing demand for human trafficking, both domestically and globally, and to propose necessary next steps governments must take in order to end the demand for such human exploitation. This paper will closely analyze the issue of trafficking humans for sex and labor within the Western Hemisphere and throughout Asia by using the United States and China as primary case studies. These case studies analyze the specific actions or inactions taken by the United States and Chinese governments to combat modern day slavery, as well as the …


Zero Sympathy: Unaccompanied Minors' Rights In The Us Immigration System, Mahrukh Ali Aug 2021

Zero Sympathy: Unaccompanied Minors' Rights In The Us Immigration System, Mahrukh Ali

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

This note analyzes the US Government's approach to unaccompanied minors and the webs they must navigate when they are apprehended by the US immigration system. More importantly, this note calls for reformative approaches to children's rights through acknowledging the differences between adults and children while simultaneously taking their vulnerability and autonomy into account. After explaining the migrant crisis along with its implications and examining the underlying reasons fostering this movement, this note discusses the legal options available for unaccompanied minors. It draws on the shortcomings of the immigration system as the system labels unaccompanied minors as dependent children, but also …


Multilateralism, Pushback, And Prospects For Global Engagement?, Michael Donald Kirby The Honourable Aug 2020

Multilateralism, Pushback, And Prospects For Global Engagement?, Michael Donald Kirby The Honourable

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

In this article, the author draws on long engagement with multilateralism, both in domestic jurisdiction and international institutions. He describes the growth of post-War United Nations activities and the increasing impact of international law, including on universal human rights. He records international initiatives on global problems like HI V/AIDS and in individual countries, such as Cambodia and North Korea. He then describes recent examples of '"pushback" against multilateralism, especially on the part of the United States, the United Kingdom, some European countries, and Australia. He concludes with illustrations and reasons why the global community should remain optimistic about multilateralism, despite …


Institutional Aspects Of International Governance, Elisabeth Zoller Oct 1995

Institutional Aspects Of International Governance, Elisabeth Zoller

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Professor Elisabeth Zoller discusses the domain and the methods of internationalg overnance. In PartI , she addresses the notion of the "international community." Professor Zoller argues that the international community is not really a community at all, but several "intertangled communities" with common interests. These common interests emerged as a result of several worldwide events, such as World War I and the Great Depression. The author asserts that common interests among nation states and priority setting are the two prerequisites necessary for international governance. In Part II, the authore xamines the methods of internationalg overnance, beginning with the proposition that …


International Congress Of Comparative Law, Alexander M. Bracken May 1933

International Congress Of Comparative Law, Alexander M. Bracken

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Judicial Interpretation Of International Law In The United States, By Charles Pergler, John G. Hervey Nov 1930

Judicial Interpretation Of International Law In The United States, By Charles Pergler, John G. Hervey

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Legal Effects Of Recognition In International Law, By John G. Hervey, N D. Houghton Dec 1929

The Legal Effects Of Recognition In International Law, By John G. Hervey, N D. Houghton

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.