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Why Does The Method Matter?, Lorena Fries, Veronica Matus Feb 2011

Why Does The Method Matter?, Lorena Fries, Veronica Matus

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Obligation Ignored: Why International Law Requires The United States To Provide Adequate Civil Legal Aid, What The United States Is Doing Instead, And How Legal Empowerment Can Help, Zachary H. Zarnow Jan 2011

Obligation Ignored: Why International Law Requires The United States To Provide Adequate Civil Legal Aid, What The United States Is Doing Instead, And How Legal Empowerment Can Help, Zachary H. Zarnow

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Decent Work For All: A Holistic Human Rights Approach , Gillian Macnaughton, Diane F. Frey Jan 2011

Decent Work For All: A Holistic Human Rights Approach , Gillian Macnaughton, Diane F. Frey

American University International Law Review

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Birthing Barbarism: The Unconstitutionality Of Shackling Pregnant Prisoners , Claire Louise Griggs Jan 2011

Birthing Barbarism: The Unconstitutionality Of Shackling Pregnant Prisoners , Claire Louise Griggs

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

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Collective V. Individual Human Rights In Membership Governance For Indigenous Peoples, Austin Badger Jan 2011

Collective V. Individual Human Rights In Membership Governance For Indigenous Peoples, Austin Badger

American University International Law Review

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'Accountability' As 'Legitimacy': Global Governance, Global Civil Society And The United Nations, Kenneth Anderson Jan 2011

'Accountability' As 'Legitimacy': Global Governance, Global Civil Society And The United Nations, Kenneth Anderson

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This essay is a contribution to a symposium on international NGO accountability. It distinguishes between "internal" accountability for NGOs (fiduciary standards, fiscal and internal governance controls, etc.) and "external" accountability (the legitimacy with which they act in the international world, and the legitimacy which they confer upon others, and why). The essay focuses upon the latter, external accountability, and argues that the transformation of international NGOs into "global civil society" signaled an ideological move with regards to legitimacy in the global community, one which asserted claims of "representativeness" and not merely interest or expertise. The essay criticizes this legitimacy move, …