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Swapping Amnesty For Peace And The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Diane Orentlicher Jan 1997

Swapping Amnesty For Peace And The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Diane Orentlicher

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


The Responsible Corporate Officer, Criminal Liability, And Mens Rea: Limitations On The Rco Doctrine , Cynthia H. Finn Dec 1996

The Responsible Corporate Officer, Criminal Liability, And Mens Rea: Limitations On The Rco Doctrine , Cynthia H. Finn

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pretrial Publicity In Criminal Cases Of National Notoriety: Constructing A Remedy For The Remediless Wrong , Robert Hardaway, Douglas B. Tumminello Oct 1996

Pretrial Publicity In Criminal Cases Of National Notoriety: Constructing A Remedy For The Remediless Wrong , Robert Hardaway, Douglas B. Tumminello

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Female Genital Mutilation In The United States: An Examination Of Criminal And Asylum Law, Layli Miller Bashir Jan 1996

Female Genital Mutilation In The United States: An Examination Of Criminal And Asylum Law, Layli Miller Bashir

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Wanted: Privacy Protection For Doctors Who Performed Abortions, Angela Christina Couch Jan 1996

Wanted: Privacy Protection For Doctors Who Performed Abortions, Angela Christina Couch

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Crime And Punishment: Benign Neglect Of Racism In The Criminal Justice System, Angela J. Davis Jan 1996

Crime And Punishment: Benign Neglect Of Racism In The Criminal Justice System, Angela J. Davis

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

This article is a literary review and analysis of Malign Neglect: Race, Crime, and Punishment in America by Michael Tonry (1995). Part I of this review describes Tonry's analysis of the crime policies of the Reagan and Bush administrations. Part II discusses Tonry's indictment of the War on Drugs and criticizes his failure to acknowledge the effects of discriminatory prosecutorial practices and sentencing laws. Part III critiques Tonry's trivialization of the significance of race discrimination in the criminal justice system more generally. Part IV summarizes Tonry's proposals for change and stresses the importance of documenting, examining, and eliminating racial bias …


The Deliberate Contruction Of Families Without Fathers: Is It An Option For Lesbian And Heterosexual Mothers, Nancy Polikoff Jan 1996

The Deliberate Contruction Of Families Without Fathers: Is It An Option For Lesbian And Heterosexual Mothers, Nancy Polikoff

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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George Bush's America Meets Dante's Inferno: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Prison, Ira Robbins Jan 1996

George Bush's America Meets Dante's Inferno: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Prison, Ira Robbins

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Introduction: The conditions in America's correctional facilities have long been cause for concern. Even those who do not advocate a comfortable quality of life for inmates recognize that basic problems such as overcrowding, inmate violence,' inadequate staffing,2 and increasing costs of building and maintaining prisons have approached crisis levels. Meanwhile, the prison population continues to swell. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics of the United States Department of Justice, the number of prisoners incarcerated at state and federal prisons annually has grown at a rate of 8.4% in recent years.'


News From The International Criminal Tribunals, Brian Tittemore Jan 1996

News From The International Criminal Tribunals, Brian Tittemore

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Garbage In: Emerging Media And Regulation Of Unsolicited Commercial Solicitiations, Michael W. Carroll Jan 1996

Garbage In: Emerging Media And Regulation Of Unsolicited Commercial Solicitiations, Michael W. Carroll

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


The Death Penalty In The Twenty-First Century , Stephen B. Bright, Edward Chikofsky, Laurie Ekstrand, Harriet C. Ganson, Paul D. Kamenar, Robert E. Morin, William G. Otis, Jasmin Raskin, Ira P. Robbins, Diann Rust-Tierney, Charles F. Shilling, Andrew L. Sooner, Ronald J. Rabak, David V. Drehle, James Wootton Dec 1995

The Death Penalty In The Twenty-First Century , Stephen B. Bright, Edward Chikofsky, Laurie Ekstrand, Harriet C. Ganson, Paul D. Kamenar, Robert E. Morin, William G. Otis, Jasmin Raskin, Ira P. Robbins, Diann Rust-Tierney, Charles F. Shilling, Andrew L. Sooner, Ronald J. Rabak, David V. Drehle, James Wootton

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Death Penalty In The Twenty-First Century , Stephen B. Bright, Edward Chikofsky, Laurie Ekstrand, Harriet C. Ganson, Paul D. Kamenar, Robert E. Morin, William G. Otis, Jasmin Raskin, Ira P. Robbins, Diann Rust-Tierney, Charles F. Shilling, Andrew L. Sooner, Ronald J. Rabak, David V. Drehle, James Wootton Dec 1995

The Death Penalty In The Twenty-First Century , Stephen B. Bright, Edward Chikofsky, Laurie Ekstrand, Harriet C. Ganson, Paul D. Kamenar, Robert E. Morin, William G. Otis, Jasmin Raskin, Ira P. Robbins, Diann Rust-Tierney, Charles F. Shilling, Andrew L. Sooner, Ronald J. Rabak, David V. Drehle, James Wootton

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


When Battered Woman's Syndrome Does Not Go Far Enough: The Battered Woman As Vigilante, Elizabeth Ayyildiz Jan 1995

When Battered Woman's Syndrome Does Not Go Far Enough: The Battered Woman As Vigilante, Elizabeth Ayyildiz

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Rape And The Requirement Of Force: Is There Hope For Pennsylvania After Pennsylvania V. Berkowitz?, Crystal S. Deese Jan 1995

Rape And The Requirement Of Force: Is There Hope For Pennsylvania After Pennsylvania V. Berkowitz?, Crystal S. Deese

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


At The Intersection Of Injustice: Experiences Of African American Women In Crime And Sentencing, Paula C. Johnson Jan 1995

At The Intersection Of Injustice: Experiences Of African American Women In Crime And Sentencing, Paula C. Johnson

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Center Hosts Conference On War Crimes Tribunal, Dharmaputhiran Niles Jan 1995

Center Hosts Conference On War Crimes Tribunal, Dharmaputhiran Niles

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Computer-Related Crimes, Michael W. Carroll Jan 1995

Computer-Related Crimes, Michael W. Carroll

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Sweeps: An Unwarranted Solution To The Search For Safety In Public Housing, Monica L. Seter Jan 1995

Sweeps: An Unwarranted Solution To The Search For Safety In Public Housing, Monica L. Seter

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Getting To Know The General: American Conceits About The Rule Of Law, Kenneth Anderson Sep 1994

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.


The Admission Of Hearsay Evidence Where Defedant Misconduct Causes The Unavailability Of A Prosecution Witness, Paul T. Markland Jan 1994

The Admission Of Hearsay Evidence Where Defedant Misconduct Causes The Unavailability Of A Prosecution Witness, Paul T. Markland

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Will The "Real" Battered Woman Please Stand Up? In Search Of A Realistic Legal Definition Of Battered Woman Syndrome, A.Renée Callahan Jan 1994

Will The "Real" Battered Woman Please Stand Up? In Search Of A Realistic Legal Definition Of Battered Woman Syndrome, A.Renée Callahan

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


War Crimes Trials -- Not A Good Idea, Herman Schwartz Jan 1994

War Crimes Trials -- Not A Good Idea, Herman Schwartz

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Prosecutor Goldstone Offers Views On War Crimes Tribunal, Rochus Pronk Jan 1994

Prosecutor Goldstone Offers Views On War Crimes Tribunal, Rochus Pronk

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Addressing Gross Human Rights Abuses: Punishment And Victim Compensation, Diane Orentlicher Jan 1994

Addressing Gross Human Rights Abuses: Punishment And Victim Compensation, Diane Orentlicher

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


The Sixth Amendment On Ice-United States V. Jones: Whether Sentence Enhancements For Failure To Plead Guilty Chill The Exercise Of The Right To Trial, Andrew Neal Siegel Jan 1994

The Sixth Amendment On Ice-United States V. Jones: Whether Sentence Enhancements For Failure To Plead Guilty Chill The Exercise Of The Right To Trial, Andrew Neal Siegel

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Hate Crime Statutes: A Promising Tool For Fighting Violence Against , Marguerite Angelari Jan 1993

Hate Crime Statutes: A Promising Tool For Fighting Violence Against , Marguerite Angelari

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke Jan 1993

Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke Jan 1993

Hudson V. Mcmillian And Prisoners' Rights: The Court Giveth And The Court Taketh Away, Doretha M. Van Slyke

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Revitalization Of The Common-Law Civil Writ Of Audita Querela As A Post-Conviction Remedy In Criminal Cases: The Immigration Context And Beyond, Ira Robbins Jan 1992

The Revitalization Of The Common-Law Civil Writ Of Audita Querela As A Post-Conviction Remedy In Criminal Cases: The Immigration Context And Beyond, Ira Robbins

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Introduction: An alien lawfully enters the United States in 1972. He gets a job, gets married, and becomes a productive worker in the community. He is subsequently convicted of a felony, such as making false statements on a loan application. As a result, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) brings deportation proceedings against him. The individual will seek any means possible to vacate the conviction, in order to stay in this country.' This Article explores whether the writ of audita querela. primarily used to provide post-judgment relief in civil cases at common law, can be used to challenge criminal convictions …


A Miracle, A Universe: Settling Accounts With Torturers, Juan E. Mendez Jan 1991

A Miracle, A Universe: Settling Accounts With Torturers, Juan E. Mendez

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.