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Global Apathy And The Need For A New, Cooperative International Refugee Response, Emily Gleichert
Global Apathy And The Need For A New, Cooperative International Refugee Response, Emily Gleichert
Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy
While an increasing number of nations move toward isolationist, nationalist policies, the number of refugees worldwide is climbing to its highest levels since World War II. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is the international body tasked with protecting this population. However, the office’s traditional solutions for refugees – local integration, resettlement in a third country, and voluntary repatriation – have mostly eluded refugees who spend an average of twenty years in exile. The limitations UNHCR’s structure imposes on the office, specifically in its ability to fund its operations and compel nations to act, have contributed to its …
Consensus Statement From The Santa Cruz Summit On Solitary Confinement And Health
Consensus Statement From The Santa Cruz Summit On Solitary Confinement And Health
Northwestern University Law Review
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Establishing Economic Independence In Haiti Through Public-Private Partnerships And Foreign Direct Investment, Jasmine Armand
Establishing Economic Independence In Haiti Through Public-Private Partnerships And Foreign Direct Investment, Jasmine Armand
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
In 1804, the Caribbean island of Haiti became the first black republic in the world after leading the only successful slave rebellion in history to result in the formation of an independent nation. Overflowing with valuable natural resources and equipped with a strategic Caribbean location, Haiti was positioned to remain one of the most prosperous territories in the world. But the price of independence was steep, and the country failed to thrive under crushing foreign intervention. But its story does not end there.
This note examines the opportunities for Haiti to establish economic independence through public-private partnerships and foreign direct …