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Rethinking The Individual In International Law, Chiara Giorgetti
Rethinking The Individual In International Law, Chiara Giorgetti
Law Faculty Publications
The acceptance of the individual as a subject of international law has been gradual and asymmetrical. Individuals have become international law subjects in their own rights in some international legal areas, including human rights and international criminal law. This affords individuals substantive rights and obligations, as well as procedural rights. In most legal areas, however, individuals acquired substantive rights, but not direct procedural rights. In those instances, individuals need the filter of a nationality to enforce their claim and remedy in international proceedings. This Article criticizes the nationality-based approach and argues that there are better and alternative ways to provide …
Pardon Me Please: Cyntoia Brown And The Justice System’S Contempt For The Rights Of Black People, Danielle Wingfield-Smith
Pardon Me Please: Cyntoia Brown And The Justice System’S Contempt For The Rights Of Black People, Danielle Wingfield-Smith
Law Faculty Publications
"The outcry that precipitated Cyntoia Brown’s pending release on August 7, 2019 is a resonating reverberation of the voices of counter-resistance, which continue to echo in the halls of American injustice. From the social media platforms for social justice to the chambers of the Supreme Court, the pleas for pardon are nothing new. Pardon me for driving, pardon me for walking home from the store, pardon me for walking in the street with friends, pardon me for playing with toys—all while Black. While you’re at it, excuse me for wanting the right to equal education. As a matter of fact, …