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Wcl Clinic Files Landmark Asylum Case, Sidney Lebowitz
Wcl Clinic Files Landmark Asylum Case, Sidney Lebowitz
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Gaps In Gender-Based Violence Jurisprudence Of International And Hybrid Criminal Courts: Can Human Rights Law Help, Susana Sacouto
Gaps In Gender-Based Violence Jurisprudence Of International And Hybrid Criminal Courts: Can Human Rights Law Help, Susana Sacouto
Contributions to Books
Great progress has been made over the last two decades in the investigation and prosecution of sexual and gender-based violence, in particular by the ad-hoc International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and Rwanda (ICTR). Yet the practice and jurisprudence of these tribunals makes clear that significant challenges remain, including inconsistency in how to understand – and therefore how to prove and adequately link to higher level perpetrators – crimes of sexual violence committed in the context of conflict, mass violence or repression. This chapter examines these challenges and explores whether human rights law, particularly the requirement that access …
Projecting The Washington College Of Law Into The Future, Claudio Grossman
Projecting The Washington College Of Law Into The Future, Claudio Grossman
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Female Genital Mutilation In The United States: An Examination Of Criminal And Asylum Law, Layli Miller Bashir
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.
Inaugural Moot Court Successful, Farah Pervez
Inaugural Moot Court Successful, Farah Pervez
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
The Rhetoric Of Disrespect: Uncovering The Faulty Premises Infecting Reproductive Rights, Elizabeth A. Riley
The Rhetoric Of Disrespect: Uncovering The Faulty Premises Infecting Reproductive Rights, Elizabeth A. Riley
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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The World Bank, The Imf, And Human Rights, Daniel D. Bradlow
The World Bank, The Imf, And Human Rights, Daniel D. Bradlow
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
This paper explores the type of human rights obligations of the World Bank and the IMF. It argues that their human rights obligations can be divided into two sets of issues. First is operational issues, which relate to both the promotion and protection of human rights. Second is institutional issues, which deal with the internal rules and procedures of the World Bank and the IMF. The paper concludes that these organizations need to develop a coherent and explicit human rights policy.
George Bush's America Meets Dante's Inferno: The Americans With Disabilities Act In Prison, Ira Robbins
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.'
Women In Iran: Obstacles To Human Rights And Possible Solutions, Alison E. Graves
Women In Iran: Obstacles To Human Rights And Possible Solutions, Alison E. Graves
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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Dean V. The District Of Columbia: Goin' To The Chapel And We're Gonna Get Married, Heather Hodges
Dean V. The District Of Columbia: Goin' To The Chapel And We're Gonna Get Married, Heather Hodges
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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Human Rights Groups Face New Challenges In South Africa, Geoff Budlender
Human Rights Groups Face New Challenges In South Africa, Geoff Budlender
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
European Union Anti-Racism Policy Reaches Turning Point, Johnita P. Due
European Union Anti-Racism Policy Reaches Turning Point, Johnita P. Due
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Trends: Recent Developments In Compensation For The Violation Of Property Rights, Angela Collier
Trends: Recent Developments In Compensation For The Violation Of Property Rights, Angela Collier
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Un Conference Reviews Weapons Convention, Fredrik A. Holst
Un Conference Reviews Weapons Convention, Fredrik A. Holst
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Protected Speech Or Unlawful Incitement: An Israeli Perspective, Gabriel Eckstein
Protected Speech Or Unlawful Incitement: An Israeli Perspective, Gabriel Eckstein
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Is There A Right To Hate Speech?, Natan Lerner
Is There A Right To Hate Speech?, Natan Lerner
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Limiting The Limitations On Political Speech, Zeev Segal
Limiting The Limitations On Political Speech, Zeev Segal
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Field Report: War Crimes Trials And The Establishment Of A Public Defender's Office In Ethiopia, Peter Bach
Field Report: War Crimes Trials And The Establishment Of A Public Defender's Office In Ethiopia, Peter Bach
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Caballero Delgado And Santana: A Problematic Application Of The American Convention, Claudía Martin, Diego Rodríguez
Caballero Delgado And Santana: A Problematic Application Of The American Convention, Claudía Martin, Diego Rodríguez
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Haiti's Truth And Justice Commission, Fanny Benedetti
Haiti's Truth And Justice Commission, Fanny Benedetti
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
The Need For Humanitarian Intervention In Central Africa, Brian Smith
The Need For Humanitarian Intervention In Central Africa, Brian Smith
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
News From The Inter-American System, Angela Collier
News From The Inter-American System, Angela Collier
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Gender-Based Criteria For Asylum, Gabriel Eckstein, Gregg Epstein
Gender-Based Criteria For Asylum, Gabriel Eckstein, Gregg Epstein
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Gender Asylum Reflects Mistaken Priorities, Dan Stein
Gender Asylum Reflects Mistaken Priorities, Dan Stein
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Women, Just Implementation Of Asylum Policy, And Our Commitment To Human Dignity And Freedom, John Linarelli
Women, Just Implementation Of Asylum Policy, And Our Commitment To Human Dignity And Freedom, John Linarelli
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Hiv/Aids And Human Rights In Mexico, Fernando González-Martín
Hiv/Aids And Human Rights In Mexico, Fernando González-Martín
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
News From The Inter-American System, Human Rights Brief
News From The Inter-American System, Human Rights Brief
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
News From The International Criminal Tribunals, Brian Tittemore
News From The International Criminal Tribunals, Brian Tittemore
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Food Shortage In North Korea: Humanitarian Aid Versus Policy Objectives, Timothy J. Min
Food Shortage In North Korea: Humanitarian Aid Versus Policy Objectives, Timothy J. Min
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Point: Trials In Absentia, Herman Schwartz