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Introduction: Dealing With Human Rights In The Arab World, Dan Tschirgi

Faculty Book Chapters

"First presented at the 1994 Cairo Papers Annual Symposium"

The United Nations And Human Rights, Larisa Gabriel

Faculty Book Chapters

"First presented at the 1994 Cairo Papers Annual Symposium"

Us Foreign Policy And Human Rights In Egypt, Stephanie Ann Mulica

Faculty Book Chapters

"First presented at the 1994 Cairo Papers Annual Symposium"

Human Rights In The Middle East: An Overview Of The Last Decade, Hanny Megally

Faculty Book Chapters

"First presented at the 1994 Cairo Papers Annual Symposium"

Human Rights And Cultural Specificity: Some Reflections, Rachad Antonius

Faculty Book Chapters

"First presented at the 1994 Cairo Papers Annual Symposium"

The Human Rights Movement In Arab Countries: Problems Of Concept, Context And Practice, Nader Fergany

Faculty Book Chapters

"First presented at the 1994 Cairo Papers Annual Symposium"

The Roots Of Turmoil In The Egyptian Organization For Human Rights: Dynamics Of Civil Institution-Building In Egypt, Mohamed El Sayed Said

Faculty Book Chapters

"First presented at the 1994 Cairo Papers Annual Symposium"

Measuring Freedom? The Undp Human Freedom Index, Lisa J. Bernt

Michigan Journal of International Law

Part I of this Note describes and compares the Humana index and the UNDP's Human Freedom Index. Part II surveys some of the criticism of the Human Freedom Index since its publication in May 1991, and identifies fundamental problems with the manner in which the Human Freedom Index was prepared and presented. This Note concludes with recommendations for refining and presenting such an index in future years.

Rebirth Of A Nation: The Difficulties Of Transition In Eastern And Central Europe, J. French Hill

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The 1980s will go down in history as the Decade of Democracy. Latin America, Europe, and even parts of Africa saw remarkable gains in political pluralism and individual freedoms, but nowhere was this more pronounced than in central and eastern Europe and the Balkans.

As Timothy Garton Ash chronicled in his inspiring essays, The Magic Lantern, the movements of a people from totalitarianism to freedom were remarkably peaceful. Once started, the speed was breathtaking. This dash toward freedom is epitomized in Ash's quip made famous by playwright, turned President, Vaclav Havel: "In Poland it took ten years, in Hungary ten …

Nurturin Rights: An Essay On Women, Peace, And International Human Rights, Barbara Stark

Michigan Journal of International Law

This essay will explore the relationship between what many view as the two most urgent issues of our time: nurturing rights, and promoting peace.

Hijacking, Freedom, And The "American Way", Andreas F. Lowenfeld

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Judgment in Berlin by Herbert J. Stern

Introduction, Terrance Sandalow

Articles

The articles that follow, initially presented in 1983 as the thirty-second series of Thomas M. Cooley Lectures, address a subject that has deep roots in the United States' history. Assurances that there would be constitutional protection of what are now called human rights-in the United States, they have more frequently been referred to as civil liberties and civil rights or individual rights and liberties-was a practical condition for the adoption of the Constitution. The belief that such guarantees are of vital importance in maintaining a society that is both free and just has over time become even more deeply embedded …

Self-Determination: An Important Dimension Of The Demand For Freedom, Lung-Chu Chen

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