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Rwanda: No Conspiracy, No Genocide Planning ... No Genocide?, C. Peter Erlinder Dec 2008

Rwanda: No Conspiracy, No Genocide Planning ... No Genocide?, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.


!!! مدرسه ابوریحان, Sajjad Khaksari Dec 2008

!!! مدرسه ابوریحان, Sajjad Khaksari

SAJJAD KHAKSARI

داستان کوتاه «مدرسه ابوریحان» داستانی از واقعیت تلخ نظام آموزش و پرورش ایران است. تجربه ای میدانی از بحران فرهنگی اجتماعی که ریشه در اندیشه های متحجر مدیران این وزرات خانه دارد


Inherent Powers, Ignoble History Make New Idea Anything But Innocuous, C. Peter Erlinder Dec 2008

Inherent Powers, Ignoble History Make New Idea Anything But Innocuous, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.


...And The Twain Shall Meet?, Lance A. Compa Dec 2008

...And The Twain Shall Meet?, Lance A. Compa

Lance A Compa

[Excerpt] No country or company should gain a commercial edge in international trade by jailing or killing union organizers, crushing independent union movements, or banning strikes. Gaining an advantage in labor costs should not depend on exploiting child labor or forced labor, or discriminating against women or oppressed ethnic groups. Deliberately exposing workers to life-threatening safety and health hazards, or holding wages and benefits below livable levels should not be permissible corporate strategies. But these are exactly the abuses that happen all too often in a rapidly globalized world trading system based on "free trade."


Corporate Social Responsibility And Workers’ Rights, Lance A. Compa Dec 2008

Corporate Social Responsibility And Workers’ Rights, Lance A. Compa

Lance A Compa

[Excerpt] Corporate social responsibility (CSR) brings an important dimension to the global economy. CSR can enhance human rights, labor rights, and labor standards in the workplace by joining consumer power and socially responsible business leadership—not just leadership in Nike headquarters in Oregon or Levi Strauss headquarters in California, but leadership in trading house headquarters in Taiwan and Hong Kong, and leadership at the factory level in Dongguan and Shenzhen. Ten years ago, I would not have said this. I viewed corporate social responsibility and corporate codes of conduct as public relations maneuvers to pacify concerned consumers. Behind a facade of …


The Right Of Public Participation In The Law-Making Process And The Role Of The Legislature In The Promotion Of This Right, Karen Czapanskiy, Rashida Manjoo Dec 2008

The Right Of Public Participation In The Law-Making Process And The Role Of The Legislature In The Promotion Of This Right, Karen Czapanskiy, Rashida Manjoo

Karen Czapanskiy

In 2006, the South African Constitutional Court found a constitutional right to participate in the legislative process in the case of Doctors for Life, Case CCT 12/05 (decided 17 August 2006). In this article, we argue that, first, legislation is better when legislators are required to invite and attend to public input, and, second, citizenship is better when legislators are required to invite and attend to public input. Doctors for Life puts South Africa on the road to improving both legislation and citizenship. In the United States, this road is largely untraveled. While rejecting traditional representative democracy as an adequate …


Human Rights Protection Under The Nigerian Constitution, Ibrahim Sule Nov 2008

Human Rights Protection Under The Nigerian Constitution, Ibrahim Sule

Ibrahim Sule

No abstract provided.


Liberdade, Ética E Direito, Paulo Ferreira Da Cunha Nov 2008

Liberdade, Ética E Direito, Paulo Ferreira Da Cunha

Paulo Ferreira da Cunha

Further than Ethics concieved as mere obedience, Republican Ethics expresses the idea of duty for freedom and Liberty. After Law concieved as only duty and imperative norms from power to the subjects, there is the possibility of a fraternal law, in new patterns. This article explores several ways in a new ethics and a new law paradigms, after the objective Roman Law and the subjective modern Law.


Will President Obama Finally Bury King Leopold’S Ghost? Common Dreams, C. Peter Erlinder Nov 2008

Will President Obama Finally Bury King Leopold’S Ghost? Common Dreams, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.


Applying The Rule Of Law To All Heads Of State, C. Peter Erlinder Nov 2008

Applying The Rule Of Law To All Heads Of State, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.


Between Rogues And Liberals: Towards Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Freedom Of Religion In International Law, Peter G. Danchin Oct 2008

Between Rogues And Liberals: Towards Value Pluralism As A Theory Of Freedom Of Religion In International Law, Peter G. Danchin

Peter G. Danchin

No abstract provided.


U.S./U.K. Allies Grab Congo Riches And Millions Die: 2001-03 Un Expert Reports, C. Peter Erlinder Oct 2008

U.S./U.K. Allies Grab Congo Riches And Millions Die: 2001-03 Un Expert Reports, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.


!!! بیمارستان, Sajjad Khaksari Sep 2008

!!! بیمارستان, Sajjad Khaksari

SAJJAD KHAKSARI

داستان کوتاه «بیمارستان» ریشه در واقعیت های تلخ جامعه ما و پزشکان ما دارد


تونل, Sajjad Khaksari Sep 2008

تونل, Sajjad Khaksari

SAJJAD KHAKSARI

برداشتی از فیلم سینمایی تونل؛ فیلمی که صدا و سیمای خامنه ای همواره سعی در سوء استفاده از آن را داشته اما واقعیت این است که اوضاع و احوال «حقوق کارگر» و به خصوص فعالان سندیکایی آنان اسفناک است آنچنان که در فیلم هم به خوبی به نمایش گذاشته می شود. این تنها نسخه پی دی افی است که برای ام باقی مانده چرا که در بازداشت ها و دستگیری های سربازان گمراه حضرت آقا، ظالمان موفق شدند تا نوشته هایم در این زمینه را معدوم کنند! غافل از آنکه «حق» پا برجا بوده و خواهد بود


Developing An Effective Criminal Justice Response To Human Trafficking: Lessons From The Front Line, Anne T. Gallagher, Paul Holmes Aug 2008

Developing An Effective Criminal Justice Response To Human Trafficking: Lessons From The Front Line, Anne T. Gallagher, Paul Holmes

Anne T Gallagher

Trafficking in persons now affects all regions and most countries of the world. Over the past decade, there has been increasing acceptance of the need for an effective, internationally coordinated response. However, the practical difficulties in realizing this goal are considerable. No country can yet lay claim to genuine, extensive experience in dealing with trafficking as a criminal phenomenon. Most are developing and adapting their responses on the run, often under strong political pressure, and principally through trial and error. While communication between national agencies on this issue is improving, there is still very little cooperation or cross-fertilization of ideas …


The Precedent Was Set In The Balkans: If You Look At U.S. And U.N. Actions Honestly, It Becomes Harder To Fault Russia For The Current Situation, C. Peter Erlinder Aug 2008

The Precedent Was Set In The Balkans: If You Look At U.S. And U.N. Actions Honestly, It Becomes Harder To Fault Russia For The Current Situation, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.


People's Tribunal On Torture Karnataka Report, Saumya Uma Jul 2008

People's Tribunal On Torture Karnataka Report, Saumya Uma

Dr. Saumya Uma

This is the interim report of the jury of the People's Tribunal on Torture, held in Bangalore, Karnataka. The Tribunal heard about 98 cases of custodial torture through the testimonies of victims / victim-survivors and / or their family members.


People's Tribunal On Torture Rajasthan Report, Saumya Uma Jun 2008

People's Tribunal On Torture Rajasthan Report, Saumya Uma

Dr. Saumya Uma

This is the interim report of the jury of the People's Tribunal on Torture, held in Ajmer, Rajasthan. The Tribunal heard more than 50 cases of custodial torture through the testimonies of victims / victim-survivors and / or their family members.


Refugees-State Responsibility, The Country Of Origin And Human Rights, Dr Nafees Ahmad Jun 2008

Refugees-State Responsibility, The Country Of Origin And Human Rights, Dr Nafees Ahmad

Dr Nafees Ahmad

No abstract provided.


People's Tribunal On Torture Tamil Nadu Report, Saumya Uma Jun 2008

People's Tribunal On Torture Tamil Nadu Report, Saumya Uma

Dr. Saumya Uma

This is the interim report of the jury of the People's Tribunal on Torture, held in Tamil Nadu. The Tribunal heard more than 250 cases of custodial torture through the testimonies of victims / victim-survivors and / or their family members.


Immigration Law: Nowhere To Turn—Illegal Aliens Cannot Use The Freedom Of Information Act As A Discovery Tool To Fight Unfair Removal Hearings, Larry R. Fleurantin May 2008

Immigration Law: Nowhere To Turn—Illegal Aliens Cannot Use The Freedom Of Information Act As A Discovery Tool To Fight Unfair Removal Hearings, Larry R. Fleurantin

Larry R. Fleurantin

This Article challenges the authority of the Attorney General and the DHS Secretary to withhold information from an alien after a FOIA request under Exemption (b)(5), to use that same withheld information to impeach the alien’s testimony during an individual hearing on the merits, and to use that as grounds for the Immigration Court to deny an applicant’s request for asylum. This Article takes the position that the USCIS needs to change its unfair practice to avoid the harsh and pervasive injustice that aliens facein removal proceedings.


The Organismic State Against Itself: Schelling, Hegel And The Life Of Right, Joshua D. Lambier Apr 2008

The Organismic State Against Itself: Schelling, Hegel And The Life Of Right, Joshua D. Lambier

Joshua D Lambier

Focusing on the political thought of Schelling and Hegel – beginning with the early texts (1796–1802), then moving briefly to Hegel’s well known Philosophy of Right (1821) – this essay revisits the Romantic-Idealist theory of the organic state by returning to its genesis in the turbulent political, cultural and scientific debates of the post-Revolutionary period. Given the controversial nature of its historical (mis)appropriations, the organic idea of the state has become synonymous with totality and closure. This essay argues, however, that the contemporary rejection of organicism relies on narrow interpretations of Romantic and Idealist notions of organic life, interpretations that …


The Torture Of Sami Al Arian, C. Peter Erlinder Mar 2008

The Torture Of Sami Al Arian, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.


Towards Accountability For Mass Crimes: A Report Of The Indian Campaign On International Criminal Court 2000-2007, Saumya Uma, Pouruchisti Wadia Mar 2008

Towards Accountability For Mass Crimes: A Report Of The Indian Campaign On International Criminal Court 2000-2007, Saumya Uma, Pouruchisti Wadia

Saumya Uma

This contains a detailed narrative on the activities undertaken by ICC-India - an anti-impunity campaign on mass crimes and international law, from 2000 to 2007. The publication elaborates the work of the campaign on information dissemination, campaign and advocacy, research and publication, alliance-building and media outreach. It includes 16 pages of colour photographs, as well as illustrations in the form of graphs, tables and maps. Published by Women's Research & Action Group, 2008, English, 90 pages.


Judgments Of The United States Supreme Court And The South African Constitutional Court As A Basis For A Universal Method To Resolve Conflicts Between Fundamental Rights, Daniel H. Erskine Feb 2008

Judgments Of The United States Supreme Court And The South African Constitutional Court As A Basis For A Universal Method To Resolve Conflicts Between Fundamental Rights, Daniel H. Erskine

Daniel H. Erskine

This article describes the methods utilized by the United States Supreme Court to resolve specific cases involving conflicts between federal constitutional rights, a federal constitutional right and a state constitutional or statutory right, and an international treaty right and a federal constitutional right. Consideration of particular decisions representative of the manner the Court resolves conflicts between rights in the three typologies described above, illustrates how the Court views such conflicts and the rationales employed to resolve apparent conflicting rights. The rationales used by the United States Supreme Court are compared to the South African Constitutional Court’s decisions in the Soobramoney, …


سردم شد, Sajjad Khaksari Feb 2008

سردم شد, Sajjad Khaksari

SAJJAD KHAKSARI

سردم شد؛ کودکان کار؛ ظلم و تبعیض اجتماعی؛ محرومیت از خدمات اجتماعی و تحصیل همگانی؛ بی تفاوتی و سر دلی مردم؛ عادی شدن هانجاری ها و قیام نکردن برای تغییر و تبدیل؛ فرافکنی و شانه خالی کردن از زیر بار مشکلات گروهی و اجتماعی


Transnational Corporations (Tncs) And The Effective Implementation Of Social And Economic Rights: Current And Prospective Avenues, Analia Marsella Feb 2008

Transnational Corporations (Tncs) And The Effective Implementation Of Social And Economic Rights: Current And Prospective Avenues, Analia Marsella

Analia Marsella Sende

In this Essay, I explain the role and impact of transnational corporations in the process of development and implementation of economic and social rights at a global scale and identify the solutions that I regard as plausible. I do so from an international human rights perspective that integrates both the legal and non-legal approaches. I concentrate on the international aspects of legalization, adjudication, and policy making. First, I analyze social and economic rights in the current context, the old and most recent understandings, and the challenges posed by the phenomenon of globalization together with the rising of corporations in the …


Who Killed Benazir Bhutto? Why Not Ask Charlie Wilson... Or George Bush?, C. Peter Erlinder Jan 2008

Who Killed Benazir Bhutto? Why Not Ask Charlie Wilson... Or George Bush?, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.


La Protection Des Données À Caractère Personnel Dans Le Contexte De La Construction En Piliers De L'Union Européenne, Franck Dumortier, Yves Poullet Jan 2008

La Protection Des Données À Caractère Personnel Dans Le Contexte De La Construction En Piliers De L'Union Européenne, Franck Dumortier, Yves Poullet

Franck Dumortier

Dans son arrêt du 30 mai 2006, la Cour de justice des Communautés européennes (CJCE) a annulé la décision de la Commission constatant la protection adéquate des données PNR par les Etats-Unis et la décision du Conseil approuvant la conclusion d'un accord sur leur transfert vers ce pays, estimant que ces décisions n’étaient pas fondées sur une base juridique adéquate.

La question fondamentale posée à la Cour en cette occasion était celle des critères de distinction entre piliers appliqués à la protection des données à caractère personnel. Dans son arrêt, la CJCE à réaffirmé le principe selon lequel c’est bien …


Humanization Of The International Law, Timur R. Korotkiy Jan 2008

Humanization Of The International Law, Timur R. Korotkiy

Timur R. Korotkiy

Короткий Т.Р. Гуманизация международного права / Т.Р. Короткий // Наукові праці Одеської національної юридичної академії / Голов. ред. С.В. Ківалов. - Т. 7. - 2008. - С. 170-181

The article deals with the process of humanization of international law and the international legal system as a whole. The author discloses a complex nature of humanization of international law in terms of mainstreaming human rights. The article substantiates the role of globalization as the cause that the principle of democracy in international law. The role of triad of principles of international law (the rule of law, humanization and democratization) in international …