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The Status Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights In National And International Law, Hurst Hannum Oct 2014

The Status Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights In National And International Law, Hurst Hannum

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Dead Man's Hand: Reshuffling Foreign Sovereign Immunities In U.S. Human Rights Litigation, David J. Bederman Oct 2014

Dead Man's Hand: Reshuffling Foreign Sovereign Immunities In U.S. Human Rights Litigation, David J. Bederman

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Complex Nature, Sources And Evidences Of Customary Human Rights, Jordan J. Paust Oct 2014

The Complex Nature, Sources And Evidences Of Customary Human Rights, Jordan J. Paust

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Human Rights As Part Of Customary International Law: A Plea For Change Of Paradigms, Anthony D'Amato Oct 2014

Human Rights As Part Of Customary International Law: A Plea For Change Of Paradigms, Anthony D'Amato

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Beyond "De-Nile" - The United Nations' Genocide Problem In Darfur, William Reisinger May 2014

Beyond "De-Nile" - The United Nations' Genocide Problem In Darfur, William Reisinger

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


Does Customary International Law Obligate States To Extradite Or Prosecute Individuals Accused Of Committing Crimes Against Humanity?, Eveylon Cw Mack May 2014

Does Customary International Law Obligate States To Extradite Or Prosecute Individuals Accused Of Committing Crimes Against Humanity?, Eveylon Cw Mack

Eveylon CW Mack

The effort to establish a Convention on Crimes Against Humanity (CAH) has gained support at the U.N. International Law Commission. Proponents of a CAH Convention assert that the lack of a treaty addressing inter-State cooperation promotes impunity for international crimes that are particularly egregious and are prohibited as norms recognized as jus cogens. In order to avoid safe havens for those who commit CAH, many CAH Convention proponents advocate for inclusion of an obligation to extradite or prosecute an offender that turns up in a State party’s territory. They assert that the inclusion of such an obligation is particularly important …