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Provisional Measures In The Inter-American Human Rights System: An Innovative Development In International Law, Jo M. Pasqualucci
Provisional Measures In The Inter-American Human Rights System: An Innovative Development In International Law, Jo M. Pasqualucci
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In this Article, Professor Pasqualucci examines the developing jurisprudence of provisional measures in the Inter-American human rights system. Through the adoption of provisional measures, a human rights court may order a state to protect persons who are in danger of imminent death or torture. The author first provides an overview of the Inter-American system of human rights. She then describes the historical background of the jurisprudence of provisional measures in the International Court of Justice and the European human rights system, which served as models for provisional measures in the developing Inter-American system. Finally, she analyzes the use of provisional …
Deportation And Transfer Of Civilians In Time Of War, Jean-Marie Henckaerts
Deportation And Transfer Of Civilians In Time Of War, Jean-Marie Henckaerts
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In this Article, the Author discusses the international law prohibiting the deportation and transfer of civilians during times of war. The Author first focuses on Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, describing its genesis and its character as customary international law. The Author examines several specific instances of illegal deportations in Kuwait, the former Yugoslavia, and the Israeli-occupied territories, and discusses the application of Geneva IV to these situations. He concludes that more should be done to enforce international law prohibiting the transfer of civilians during times of war and to punish states for engaging in massive deportation.
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Extraterritorial Employment Standards of the United States: The Regulation of the Overseas Workplace
By James Michael Zimmerman
New York, New York: Quorum Books, 1992. Pp.206.
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Fact-Finding before International Tribunals
Edited by Richard B. Lillich
Irvington-on-Hudson, New York: Transnational Publishers Inc., 1992, Pp. 338.
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International Human Rights Law in the Commonwealth Caribbean
Edited by Angela D. Byre and Bevereley Y. Byfield
Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 1991. Pp. 398.