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Human Rights Law

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

2002

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Terrorism And Human Rights: Power, Culture, And Subordination, Makau Mutua Sep 2002

Terrorism And Human Rights: Power, Culture, And Subordination, Makau Mutua

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

This piece analyzes the effects of the global war on terror in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. The author argues that under the pretext of a global war on terrorism, the United States has set out to dominate the globe in a campaign that will undoubtedly influence human rights, and diminish their respect and enforcement. Human rights will now be defined by the United States to exclude and narrow them while putting pressure on large international institutions such as the United Nations to subordinate itself to other American interests. Thinkers and advocates should work together to craft a …


The Role Of Compulsion In Islamic Conversion: Jihad, Dhimma And Ridda, Donna E. Arzt Sep 2002

The Role Of Compulsion In Islamic Conversion: Jihad, Dhimma And Ridda, Donna E. Arzt

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No abstract provided.


Rights Integration In An Institutional Context: The Experience Of The Kenya Human Rights Commission, Willy Mutunga, Alamin Mazrui Sep 2002

Rights Integration In An Institutional Context: The Experience Of The Kenya Human Rights Commission, Willy Mutunga, Alamin Mazrui

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No abstract provided.


Important Lessons From History, Wendy Brown-Scott Sep 2002

Important Lessons From History, Wendy Brown-Scott

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

Book review of Mark Curriden & Leroy Phillips, Jr.'s Contempt of Court: The Turn-Of-The_Century Lynching That Launched A hundred Years Of Federalism


Symbolic Rites: Examining The Adequacy Of Federal Legislation Addressing The Problem Of Female Excision In The United States, Christopher T. Paresi Sep 2002

Symbolic Rites: Examining The Adequacy Of Federal Legislation Addressing The Problem Of Female Excision In The United States, Christopher T. Paresi

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.