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Human Rights Law

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

2011

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Samantar V. Yousuf: Recent Developments In The Laws Governing Civil Torture Claims In U.S. Courts, Solomon B. Shinerock Sep 2011

Samantar V. Yousuf: Recent Developments In The Laws Governing Civil Torture Claims In U.S. Courts, Solomon B. Shinerock

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No abstract provided.


"Death To Gays!" Uganda's 'One Step Forward, One Step Back' Approach To Human Rights, Tiffany M. Lebrón Sep 2011

"Death To Gays!" Uganda's 'One Step Forward, One Step Back' Approach To Human Rights, Tiffany M. Lebrón

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No abstract provided.


Global Laws, Local Lives: Impact Of The New Regionalism On Human Rights Compliance, Stephen Joseph Powell, Patricia Camino Pérez Sep 2011

Global Laws, Local Lives: Impact Of The New Regionalism On Human Rights Compliance, Stephen Joseph Powell, Patricia Camino Pérez

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Human Trafficking For Begging, Iveta Cherneva Sep 2011

Human Trafficking For Begging, Iveta Cherneva

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

Beggars are a part of the street landscape of any major city. However, many of the children and elderly women begging on the streets are forced beggars: victims of trafficking in persons who are part of a beggars ring with an organizational complexity comparable to that of a medium-size business enterprise. The present work focuses on the phenomenon of trafficking in persons for the purpose of begging, arguing for its legal conceptualization under international law. Although it is occasionally mentioned in a limited number of international reports and legal documents as a form of trafficking-related exploitation, forced begging is a …