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Unwinding “Law And Order”: How Second Look Mechanisms Resist Mass Incarceration And Increase Justice, Destiny Fullwood, Cecilia Bruni Jan 2023

Unwinding “Law And Order”: How Second Look Mechanisms Resist Mass Incarceration And Increase Justice, Destiny Fullwood, Cecilia Bruni

Human Rights Brief

For decades, the United States has used incarceration to achieve a particularized version of safety. Amidst the civil rights movement, presidential candidate Barry Goldwater wielded the phrase “law and order” against the masses of Black men, women, and children in their fight for equitable treatment. This came at a time when “[i]t was no longer socially permissible for polite White people to say they opposed equal rights for Black Americans. Instead, they began ‘talking about the urban uprisings’” and “attaching [those] to street crime, to ordinary lawlessness[.]” The result was a decades-long, persistent campaign to maintain order by arresting and …


Lessons In Movement Lawyering From The Ferguson Uprising, Maggie Ellinger-Locke Jan 2023

Lessons In Movement Lawyering From The Ferguson Uprising, Maggie Ellinger-Locke

Human Rights Brief

Michael Brown was killed by Officer Darren Wilson on August 9, 2014. That day, I was on vacation in Michigan with my family, hanging on the beach and playing in the water. My father passed away from liver cancer exactly four months before, and I made the decision to close down his law practice in the St. Louis, Missouri area, and move to Washington, DC, where my longterm partner had taken a job. The trip to Michigan was supposed to be a stopover on my way to DC; my car was packed to the brim.


Capital Punishment And The ‘Acnestis’ Of Its Modern Reformation, Sudarsanan Sivakumar Jan 2022

Capital Punishment And The ‘Acnestis’ Of Its Modern Reformation, Sudarsanan Sivakumar

Human Rights Brief

The term “Capital Punishment” encompasses any penalizing punishment that results in the death of people accused of committing a crime.1 This damnation dates back to the Eighteenth Century B.C. in the “Code of Hammurabi,” a misemployed code that ensured the death penalty for twenty-five distinct crimes. People convicted of crimes were made to suffer for their actions in horrific ways, including being burnt alive and drowning.2 Since then, death by hanging has been the conventional method for capital punishment in most of the world.


When Jail & Prison Sentences Become Death Sentences: How Willfully Exposing Incarcerated Persons To Covid-19 Amounts To Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Arielle Aboulafia Jan 2022

When Jail & Prison Sentences Become Death Sentences: How Willfully Exposing Incarcerated Persons To Covid-19 Amounts To Cruel & Unusual Punishment, Arielle Aboulafia

Human Rights Brief

Eric Warner called his older brother Hank from San Quentin State Prison almost every Sunday. Though the prison only allowed the brothers to speak for fifteen minutes each week, the two spoke about their lives. In June 2021, Eric stopped calling, and Hank became worried. Hank tried to get in touch with the prison. However, his calls were met with a dead-end voicemail each time. He recalls that he “knew, by not hearing anything, that something was not good.” The following month, prison personnel returned Hank’s calls and told him that his brother Eric had been hospitalized. Later that month, …


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Claire Grandison, Sofia Vivero, Andra Nicolescu, Danielle Dean, Benjamin Watson Jan 2012

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Claire Grandison, Sofia Vivero, Andra Nicolescu, Danielle Dean, Benjamin Watson

Human Rights Brief

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Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Slava Kuperstein, Lindsay Roberts, John Coleman, Beka Feathers, Anna Naimark, Ivan Carpio Jan 2011

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Slava Kuperstein, Lindsay Roberts, John Coleman, Beka Feathers, Anna Naimark, Ivan Carpio

Human Rights Brief

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Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts , Slava Kuperstein, Lindsay Roberts, Catlin Meade, Elizabeth Francis, Ivan Carpio Jan 2011

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts , Slava Kuperstein, Lindsay Roberts, Catlin Meade, Elizabeth Francis, Ivan Carpio

Human Rights Brief

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Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Claire Grandison, Benjamin Watson, Brynn Weinstein, Adam Dembling, Yaritza Velez, Michelle Flash Jan 2011

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Claire Grandison, Benjamin Watson, Brynn Weinstein, Adam Dembling, Yaritza Velez, Michelle Flash

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Prevention And Complementarity In The International Criminal Court: A Positive Approach, Katharine A. Marshall Jan 2010

Prevention And Complementarity In The International Criminal Court: A Positive Approach, Katharine A. Marshall

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Book Review, Eleanor Thompson, Evan Wilson Jan 2010

Book Review, Eleanor Thompson, Evan Wilson

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Anna Maitland, Shahroo Yazdani, Cyrena Khoury, Paul Rinefierd, Chris Valvardi, John Coleman Jan 2010

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Anna Maitland, Shahroo Yazdani, Cyrena Khoury, Paul Rinefierd, Chris Valvardi, John Coleman

Human Rights Brief

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Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Ivan Carpio, Lindsay Roberts, Zsofia Young, Christopher Tansey, Paul Rinefierd, Slava Kuperstein Jan 2010

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Ivan Carpio, Lindsay Roberts, Zsofia Young, Christopher Tansey, Paul Rinefierd, Slava Kuperstein

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Kara Karlson, Jennifer Goldsmith, Laura Jarvis, Megan Chapman Jan 2009

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Kara Karlson, Jennifer Goldsmith, Laura Jarvis, Megan Chapman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Structural Human Rights Violations: The True Face Of Mexico’S War On Crime, Stephanie Erin Brewer Jan 2009

Structural Human Rights Violations: The True Face Of Mexico’S War On Crime, Stephanie Erin Brewer

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Book Review, Kavita Kapur Jan 2009

Book Review, Kavita Kapur

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


International Justice Marks Its Fifteenth Anniversary: A Preliminary Assessment Of The Icty’S Impact In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher Jan 2009

International Justice Marks Its Fifteenth Anniversary: A Preliminary Assessment Of The Icty’S Impact In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Defending International Sentencing: Past Criticism To The Promise Of The Icc, Marisa R. Bassett Jan 2009

Defending International Sentencing: Past Criticism To The Promise Of The Icc, Marisa R. Bassett

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Ellie Stevenson, Jenn Goldsmith, Peter Tran, Alexia Brooks, Katherine Anne Cleary Jan 2009

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Ellie Stevenson, Jenn Goldsmith, Peter Tran, Alexia Brooks, Katherine Anne Cleary

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Cyrena Khoury, Shubra Ohri, Sharon Mills, Amanda Chace, Aileen Thomson, Rebecca Williams, Sarah Steinfeld, Katherine Anne Cleary Jan 2009

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Cyrena Khoury, Shubra Ohri, Sharon Mills, Amanda Chace, Aileen Thomson, Rebecca Williams, Sarah Steinfeld, Katherine Anne Cleary

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Andrea Mateus, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Anne Cleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider Jan 2008

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Andrea Mateus, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Anne Cleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


‘Emaciated’ Defense Or A Trend To Independence And Equality Of Arms In Internationalized Criminal Tribunals?, Richard J. Wilson Jan 2008

‘Emaciated’ Defense Or A Trend To Independence And Equality Of Arms In Internationalized Criminal Tribunals?, Richard J. Wilson

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Victim Participation In Proceedings Before The International Criminal Court, Fiona Mckay Jan 2008

Victim Participation In Proceedings Before The International Criminal Court, Fiona Mckay

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Funding Justice: The Price Of War Crimes Trials, Rupert Skilbeck Jan 2008

Funding Justice: The Price Of War Crimes Trials, Rupert Skilbeck

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Prosecuting Children In Times Of Conflict: The West African Experience, David M. Crane Jan 2008

Prosecuting Children In Times Of Conflict: The West African Experience, David M. Crane

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Cleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider Jan 2008

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Cleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Rita Espinoza, Sarah Venti, Katherine Anne Cleary Jan 2008

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Rita Espinoza, Sarah Venti, Katherine Anne Cleary

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Rebecca Musarra, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman Jan 2007

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Rebecca Musarra, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman

Human Rights Brief

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Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Kaegan-Marie Williams, Debra B. Lefing, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Mccleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider Jan 2007

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Kaegan-Marie Williams, Debra B. Lefing, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Mccleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Linda Frautschi, Jaime M. Gher, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman Jan 2007

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Linda Frautschi, Jaime M. Gher, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman

Human Rights Brief

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Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Mariam Ahmedani, Anne Heindel, Jeffrey Forbes, Robin Murphy, Leslie Thompson Jan 2006

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Mariam Ahmedani, Anne Heindel, Jeffrey Forbes, Robin Murphy, Leslie Thompson

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.