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2013

Afghanistan

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American Exceptionalism And The International Law Of Self-Defense, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

American Exceptionalism And The International Law Of Self-Defense, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

No abstract provided.


Soviet Prisoners In The Afghan Conflict, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Soviet Prisoners In The Afghan Conflict, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

No abstract provided.


Affirming The Ban On Harsh Interrogation, Mary Ellen O'Connell Nov 2013

Affirming The Ban On Harsh Interrogation, Mary Ellen O'Connell

Mary Ellen O'Connell

Beginning in 2002, lawyers for the Bush Administration began producing the now infamous legal memoranda on the subject of interrogation. The memoranda advise interrogators that they can torture people without fear of prosecution in connection with the so-called global war on terror. Much has been and will be written about the expedient and erroneous legal analysis of the memos. One issue at risk of being overlooked, however, because the memos emphasize torture, is that the United States must respect limits far short of torture in the conduct of interrogations. The United States may not use any form of coercion against …


Rights, Culture, And Crime: The Role Of Rule Of Law For The Women Of Afghanistan, Mark A. Drumbl Sep 2013

Rights, Culture, And Crime: The Role Of Rule Of Law For The Women Of Afghanistan, Mark A. Drumbl

Mark A. Drumbl

This Article explores the role of rule of law in redressing crimes and human rights abuses committed against the women of Afghanistan. Mainstream discourse approaches the situation binarily, obliging women to choose between international and often distant human rights, on the one hand, or proximate cultural/religious norms, on the other, in order to adjudicate gender crimes. This can lead either to externalized justice or, in the case of the implementation of Afghan local law, to renewed victimization of women in the name of redressing abuses suffered by other women. Local law in Afghanistan is reflected in codes such as the …


Greetings And Grievances: A Letter From Afghan Professors, Laurel Oates Mar 2013

Greetings And Grievances: A Letter From Afghan Professors, Laurel Oates

Laurel Currie Oates

No abstract provided.