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Mugged Twice?: Payment Of Ransom On The High Seas, Lawrence Rutkowski, Bruce G. Paulsen, Jonathan D. Stoian Dec 2010

Mugged Twice?: Payment Of Ransom On The High Seas, Lawrence Rutkowski, Bruce G. Paulsen, Jonathan D. Stoian

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


“For Any Reason”: Paper Promises To Protect Service Members, Tami Martin Sep 2010

“For Any Reason”: Paper Promises To Protect Service Members, Tami Martin

Legislation and Policy Brief

In short, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (DADT) is the law that prohibits lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals from serving openly in the military. Despite the fact that the Obama Administration has yet to fulfill the campaign promise of ending DADT, many believe the question is more "when" than "if" it will be repealed. Much attention has focused on ending the policy, but it is also important to consider what might happen after repeal. This article briefly examines the history of DADT, major policies meant to protect service members from harassment they experience because of their actual or perceived sexual …


No Shortcuts On Human Rights: Bail And The International Criminal Trial, Caroline L. Davidson Jan 2010

No Shortcuts On Human Rights: Bail And The International Criminal Trial, Caroline L. Davidson

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


No Habeas For You! Al Maqaleh V. Gates, The Bagram Detainees, And The Global Insurgency, Michael J. Buxton Jan 2010

No Habeas For You! Al Maqaleh V. Gates, The Bagram Detainees, And The Global Insurgency, Michael J. Buxton

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Achieving Justice Through Rebellious Lawyering: Restructuring Systems Of Law And Power For Social Change, Ashly Hinmon Jan 2010

Achieving Justice Through Rebellious Lawyering: Restructuring Systems Of Law And Power For Social Change, Ashly Hinmon

The Modern American

No abstract provided.


Are Hate Speech Provisions Anti-Democratic?: An International Perspective , Robin Edger Jan 2010

Are Hate Speech Provisions Anti-Democratic?: An International Perspective , Robin Edger

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Significance Of The Fujimori Trial, Juan E. Méndez Jan 2010

Significance Of The Fujimori Trial, Juan E. Méndez

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Statement By The Chairperson Of The Committee Against Torture To The 64th Session Of The General Assembly, Claudio Grossman Jan 2010

Statement By The Chairperson Of The Committee Against Torture To The 64th Session Of The General Assembly, Claudio Grossman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Andrew W. Maki, Whitney Hayes, Daniela X. Cornejo Jan 2010

Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Andrew W. Maki, Whitney Hayes, Daniela X. Cornejo

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Interview: José De Jesús Orozco-Henríquez, Commissioner At The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Human Rights Brief Jan 2010

Interview: José De Jesús Orozco-Henríquez, Commissioner At The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Conference: She Can Do No Wrong: Recent Failures In America's Immigration Courts To Provide Women Asylum From Honor Crimes Abroad, Shira T. Shapiro Jan 2010

Conference: She Can Do No Wrong: Recent Failures In America's Immigration Courts To Provide Women Asylum From Honor Crimes Abroad, Shira T. Shapiro

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Prospective Parents And The Children's Rights Convention, Carter Dillard Jan 2010

Prospective Parents And The Children's Rights Convention, Carter Dillard

American University International Law Review

This Article addresses the novel question of whether states parties can successfully implement the Children’s Rights Convention by placing legal obligations on prospective parents, thereby influencing not just a child’s environment, but also the procreation of that child. First, the Article takes a unique version of the child-centered perspective, one that recognizes that as we move back in time in the direction of and even before a child’s birth, our obligations to the child grow because our actions become ever more influential. The perspective also takes into account current moral theories of parental obligation to prospective children. The Article then …


Multilateral Development Banks And The Human Right Responsibility , Leonardo A. Crippa Jan 2010

Multilateral Development Banks And The Human Right Responsibility , Leonardo A. Crippa

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Judgment Against Fujimori For Human Rights Violations, Aimee Sullivan Jan 2010

The Judgment Against Fujimori For Human Rights Violations, Aimee Sullivan

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Prologue, Claudio Grossman Jan 2010

Prologue, Claudio Grossman

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Media And The Anti-Corruption Crusade In Kenya: Weighing The Achievements, Challenges, And Prospects , James Forole Jarso Jan 2010

The Media And The Anti-Corruption Crusade In Kenya: Weighing The Achievements, Challenges, And Prospects , James Forole Jarso

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Implicaciones Jurídicas Del Desarrollo Del Derecho De Acceso A La Información Pública En El Marco Del Derecho A La Libertad De Expresión Y Los Derechos Humanos , Gracielo Romero Silvera Jan 2010

Implicaciones Jurídicas Del Desarrollo Del Derecho De Acceso A La Información Pública En El Marco Del Derecho A La Libertad De Expresión Y Los Derechos Humanos , Gracielo Romero Silvera

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Freedom Of Expression And The Right To Reputation: Human Rights In Conflict, Stijn Smet Jan 2010

Freedom Of Expression And The Right To Reputation: Human Rights In Conflict, Stijn Smet

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Climate Change And The Regional Human Rights Systems, Megan Chapman Jan 2010

Climate Change And The Regional Human Rights Systems, Megan Chapman

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Las Sanciones Penales Frente A Expresiones Sobre Temas De Relevancia Pública: ¿Limitación O Violación A La Libertad De Expresión?, Juan Camilo Rivera Rugeles Jan 2010

Las Sanciones Penales Frente A Expresiones Sobre Temas De Relevancia Pública: ¿Limitación O Violación A La Libertad De Expresión?, Juan Camilo Rivera Rugeles

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Right To Freedom Of Speech And International Human Rights Law: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón Jan 2010

The Right To Freedom Of Speech And International Human Rights Law: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Economic Development At The Cost Of Human Rights: China Nonferrous Metal Industry In Zambia, Brian Chama Jan 2010

Economic Development At The Cost Of Human Rights: China Nonferrous Metal Industry In Zambia, Brian Chama

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Rainforest Chernobyl Revisited: The Clash Of Human Rights And Bit Investor Claims: Chevron's Abusive Litigation In Ecuador's Amazon, Steven Donzinger, Laura Garr, Aaron Marr Page Jan 2010

Rainforest Chernobyl Revisited: The Clash Of Human Rights And Bit Investor Claims: Chevron's Abusive Litigation In Ecuador's Amazon, Steven Donzinger, Laura Garr, Aaron Marr Page

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Quest For Victims' Justice In India, Subhradipta Sarkar Jan 2010

The Quest For Victims' Justice In India, Subhradipta Sarkar

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.


Promoting Public Health Through Clinical Legal Education: Initiatives In South Africa, Thailand, And Ukraine, Tamar Ezer, Ludmylla Deshko, Nicola Gunn Clark, Enga Kameni, Bruce A. Lasky Jan 2010

Promoting Public Health Through Clinical Legal Education: Initiatives In South Africa, Thailand, And Ukraine, Tamar Ezer, Ludmylla Deshko, Nicola Gunn Clark, Enga Kameni, Bruce A. Lasky

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


International Legal Updates , Evan Wilson, Tracey Begley, Caitlin Shay, Shubra Ohri, Annamaria Racota, Bhavani Raveendran, Ri Yoo, Aileen Thomson Jan 2010

International Legal Updates , Evan Wilson, Tracey Begley, Caitlin Shay, Shubra Ohri, Annamaria Racota, Bhavani Raveendran, Ri Yoo, Aileen Thomson

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations And Ngo Updates, Zach Zarnow, Doug Keillor Jan 2010

United Nations And Ngo Updates, Zach Zarnow, Doug Keillor

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Need For Debt Relief: How Debt Servicing Leads To Violations Of State Obligations Under The Icescr, Noel G. Villaroman Jan 2010

The Need For Debt Relief: How Debt Servicing Leads To Violations Of State Obligations Under The Icescr, Noel G. Villaroman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Bringing Human Rights Home: The Dc Right To Housing Campaign, Meetali Jain Jan 2010

Bringing Human Rights Home: The Dc Right To Housing Campaign, Meetali Jain

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.