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Book Review Of Federal Courts And The International Human Rights Paradigm And World Justice? U.S. Courts And International Human Rights, Linda A. Malone

Faculty Publications

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The United Nations And Human Rights And The Contribution Of The American Bill Of Rights, Jan Martenson

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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Rights, Communities, And Tradition, Brian Slattery

Articles & Book Chapters

This paper argues that there is a close connection between basic human rights and communal bonds. It criticizes the philosophical views of Alan Gewirth and Alasdair MacIntyre, which in differing ways deny this connection.

Rights, Communities, And Tradition, Brian Slattery

Brian Slattery

The Restatement (Third)'S Human Rights Provisions: Nothing New, But Very Welcome, Daniel T. Murphy

Law Faculty Publications

An overview of the human rights provisions (§§ 701-703, 711) contained in the Restatement (Third) of the Foreign Relations Law of the United States.

Panel Discussion Symposia: 1990: I - Accountability For State-Sponsored Human Rights Violations; Ii - The Circumvention Of Accountability; Iii - Achieving Accountability By Alternative Means, Kenneth Anderson, Ruti Teitel, Roberto Garraton Merino, Felipe Michelini, Alejandro Garro, Jaime Malamud-Goti

Presentations

Dedicated to the Memory of Owen M. KupferschmidAs the program indicates, the next panel addresses the issues of punishment, amnesties and pardons. The last ten years have witnessed in Latin America and other regions of the world, transitions from military regimes to democratically elected regimes. This shift has brought a call for a response by the legal systems to the gross abuses of prior military dictatorships and to the massive violations of basic human rights, including disappearances and torture.' This response took the form of trials of military officers in Argentina and other places.2 Amid this call for trials and …

Legal And Political Considerations Of The United States' Ratification Of The Genocide Convention, Jay Rosenthal

Antioch Law Journal

On December 11, 1948, the United States officially signed the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (hereinafter the Convention).1 The Convention was sent to the Senate as part of the ratification process for the advice and consent of two-thirds of the Senators present and voting. 2 But the Senate declined to give advice and consent to the Convention, and has maintained that position for over thirty-six years. Ninety-six countries have now deposited their instruments of ratification with the United Nations, making them parties to the Convention. The United States is not a party. …

Human Rights In The Middle East, Linda A. Malone

Faculty Publications

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International Protection Of Human Rights And State Sovereignty, Jost Delbruck

Indiana Law Journal

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Charter 77 In Czechoslovakia And The International Protection Of Human Rights, Roger Errera

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Charter 77 was published in Prague in early January, 1977. At that time the document contained 240 signatures, a number which increased by 1977 to over 600. This Charter marked the beginning of a new period in the political history of Czechoslovakia, a period of public affirmation of fundamental liberties. It is useful to recall briefly reactions to the publication of this document in the East and the West, and to analyze its profound significance. It is also important to examine the major events that have taken place since 1977 and the inspiration which Charter 77 derived from the United …

The International Bill Of Rights: Scope And Implementation, John P. Humphrey

William & Mary Law Review

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International Law Of Human Rights: A Pragmatic Appraisal, A. Luini Del Russo

William & Mary Law Review

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The Impact Of Crowd Psychology Upon International Law, Harold D. Lasswell

William & Mary Law Review

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Human Rights And Natural Resources, David J. Halperin

William & Mary Law Review

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