Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Institution
- Publication Year
- Publication
- Publication Type
Articles 1 - 23 of 23
Full-Text Articles in Law
Review Of The Book Denial Of Genocides In The Twenty-First Century, John A. Drobnicki
Review Of The Book Denial Of Genocides In The Twenty-First Century, John A. Drobnicki
Publications and Research
Review of the book Denial of Genocides in the Twenty-First Century, edited by Bedross Der Matossian.
Is "Guatemalan Women" A Viable Particular Social Group For Asylum Petitions? Circuit Split Between The United States Courts Of Appeal For The Ninth And Third Circuits, Jazmin Moya
Refugee Law & Migration Studies Brief
No abstract provided.
Mining In Guatemala: Human Rights And Investment Treaty Arbitration, Valentina Capotosto
Mining In Guatemala: Human Rights And Investment Treaty Arbitration, Valentina Capotosto
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Introduction, Colin Crawford, Daniel Bonilla Maldonado
Introduction, Colin Crawford, Daniel Bonilla Maldonado
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
The papers gathered in this volume analyze access to justice in Latin America, Europe, and North America from a philosophical, legal, and sociological perspective. In these three regions of the world, as in the rest of the globe, liberal democracies face a troubling gap between the normative and the descriptive: the access to justice promises made by the legal and political system are not fully realized in practice. The studies collected here, therefore, share two baseline assumptions. First, the right of access to justice is fundamental in a liberal state. Access to justice ensures that citizens are able to defend …
Indigenous Women's Bodies: Primer Territorio De Defensa, Ana Gabriela Avalos Tizol
Indigenous Women's Bodies: Primer Territorio De Defensa, Ana Gabriela Avalos Tizol
Master's Theses
The teen pregnancy “epidemic” in Guatemala is a focal point when international and national NGOs demand that the government protect the civil and political rights of girls. In accordance, the state created laws (legal age for marriage - Ordinance 13-2017), implemented penal codes (statutory rape - Article 173) and created Programa Vida (conditional cash transfer of Q. 1,500 - $200 every two months) to address this ‘epidemic.’ Yet, only sixty-one teen mothers were involved in the program by the first year in 2018, indicating its inaccessibility. This thesis proposes to challenge the dominant narrative on teenage pregnancies, which blames “Mayan …
The Path Of Most Resistance: Resisting Gang Recruitment As A Political Opinion In Central America’S Join-Or-Die Gang Culture, Ericka Welsh
The Path Of Most Resistance: Resisting Gang Recruitment As A Political Opinion In Central America’S Join-Or-Die Gang Culture, Ericka Welsh
Pepperdine Law Review
In recent years, increasing numbers of asylum-seekers from Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador crossed into the United States, fleeing gang violence that has driven homicide rates to record levels. These countries, known collectively as the “Northern Triangle,” now make up one of the most violent regions in the world. Transcending petty crime, gangs control entire communities in the Northern Triangle where they operate as de facto governments beyond law enforcement’s control. Gangs practice forced recruitment in these communities, creating a join-or-die gang culture where resisting recruitment is tantamount to opposition. Opposition, in turn, is met with brutal retaliation. The young …
Banning Metal Mining In Guatemala, Randall S. Abate, Raquel Aldana
Banning Metal Mining In Guatemala, Randall S. Abate, Raquel Aldana
Journal Publications
Metal mining is unsustainable for Guatemala and its harms insurmountable for its people. Guatemalans who oppose metal mining have been fighting for decades domestically and internationally against the environmental degradation and other human rights abuses from metal mining activities in the country with little to show for their efforts. The State is too weak and corrupt to offer much hope for reform. Guatemala requires extensive governance reforms to become the type of strong democracy capable of reaping the potential benefits of metal mining in its territory. This is a long-term project. Most Guatemalans opposed to metal mining already know this, …
Guatemala Needs Profound Change, Lauren Carasik
Elusive Peace, Security, And Justice In Post-Conflict Guatemala: An Exploration Of Transitional Justice And The International Commission Against Impunity In Guatemala (Cicig), Daniel W. Schloss
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Guatemala has, until today, struggled to achieve security and justice following the end of nearly half a century of civil war in 1996. One specific institution, the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), has been implemented to rectify many of the Guatemalan state’s difficulties in establishing and maintaining the rule of law. In this thesis, I look to better explain CICIG’s role in Guatemala relative to security and justice in a post-conflict setting: I define CICIG as an institution potentially capable of building societal trust, and I explain how the inclusion of procedural justice within transitional justice can help …
Should Domestic Courts Prosecute Genocide? Examining The Trial Of Efrain Rios Montt, Jillian Blake
Should Domestic Courts Prosecute Genocide? Examining The Trial Of Efrain Rios Montt, Jillian Blake
Jillian Blake
In a highly publicized 2013 case, Efraín Ríos Montt, the de facto leader of Guatemala from 1982–1983, was ordered to stand trial for genocide in Guatemala for the deaths of at least 1771 Ixil Mayan people during the most violent period of the country’s thirty-six-year-long civil war. The trial was historic; Ríos Montt became the first former head of state to be tried for genocide in his home country. This Article, using the Guatemalan trial as an example, asks: should domestic courts prosecute genocide? The Article argues that domestic prosecution of genocide is not inherently negative or positive, but could …
Rios Montt Edges Closer To Escaping Accountability For Genocide, Lauren Carasik
Rios Montt Edges Closer To Escaping Accountability For Genocide, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
The Long Arc Of Justice In Guatemala, Lauren Carasik
The Long Arc Of Justice In Guatemala, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
Guatemala's Past Casts An Ominous Shadow, Lauren Carasik
Guatemala's Past Casts An Ominous Shadow, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
Courageous Guatemalan Jurist Under Fire, Lauren Carasik
Courageous Guatemalan Jurist Under Fire, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
The Chixoy Dam: A Time For Justice, Lauren Carasik
The Chixoy Dam: A Time For Justice, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
Legacy Of A Massacre: The World Bank And The Chixoy Dam, Lauren Carasik
Legacy Of A Massacre: The World Bank And The Chixoy Dam, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
Guatemala: Reconciliation Or Retrenchment?, Lauren Carasik
Guatemala: Reconciliation Or Retrenchment?, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
Justice Delayed 30 Years In Guatemala, Lauren Carasik, Grahame Russell
Justice Delayed 30 Years In Guatemala, Lauren Carasik, Grahame Russell
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
The Hearts And Minds Of The Citizens, Brooke Ackerly
The Hearts And Minds Of The Citizens, Brooke Ackerly
Human Rights & Human Welfare
If the US contributes increased military support to Guatemala under the premise of curtailing the drug trade, it could inadvertently further destabilize this already politically unstable country. It certainly will not contribute to developing a sense of political alliance in the hearts and minds of its citizens. Concerns about destabilization in Guatemala (and Central America more generally) and the role of this destabilization in facilitating the drug trade have led the Economist to suggest that the solution is to increase military foreign aid to Guatemala.
International Labor Rights And The Sovereignty Question: Nafta And Guatemala, Two Case Studies, Lance A. Compa
International Labor Rights And The Sovereignty Question: Nafta And Guatemala, Two Case Studies, Lance A. Compa
Lance A Compa
[Excerpt] Labor rights advocates in the United States and allied organizations abroad attempting to establish international fair labor standards run up against traditional notions of sovereignty in formulating national labor policies and development strategies. In the same way that entrenched sovereignty principles gradually yielded to international human rights claims after World War E, sovereignty is now being challenged by claims of international laborrights in the field of employment standards and industrial relations. This Article seeks to illuminate this challenge to sovereignty in two case studies of labor rights advocacy. Part I sets the stage with an overview of the growing …
The Right To Education: A Multi-Faceted Strategy For Litigating Before The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Marselha Gonçalves Margerin
The Right To Education: A Multi-Faceted Strategy For Litigating Before The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Marselha Gonçalves Margerin
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Human Rights In Guatemala, Jennifer Archibald
Human Rights In Guatemala, Jennifer Archibald
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Thirty six years of civil war affected human rights negatively in Guatemala. Many actors that violated human rights were also victims of human rights violations; a complex series of events that has still not been fully resolved today.
Trends: Recent Developments In Compensation For The Violation Of Property Rights, Angela Collier
Trends: Recent Developments In Compensation For The Violation Of Property Rights, Angela Collier
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.