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The Role Of Human Rights Indicators In Assessing Compliance With The Un Convention On The Rights Of People With Disabilities, Arlene S. Kanter
The Role Of Human Rights Indicators In Assessing Compliance With The Un Convention On The Rights Of People With Disabilities, Arlene S. Kanter
Georgia Law Review
In recent years, international human rights treaties have come under attack for failing to fulfill their promise. While it may be true that human rights treaties have not realized their full potential in every case, there is little discussion about how to measure the impact of treaties. This Article explores the ways in which we measure compliance with human rights treaties, focusing on the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD). The CRPD entered into force in 2008. Since then, 188 States Parties have ratified it. In addition, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights recently …
A Guide To Mireille Delmas-Marty's “Compass”, Diane Marie Amann
A Guide To Mireille Delmas-Marty's “Compass”, Diane Marie Amann
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This essay appears as the Afterword (pp. 55-64) to a volume featuring an important work by the late Mireille Delmas-Marty (1941-2022) titled A Compass of Possibilities: Global Governance and Legal Humanism. A Collège de France de Paris law professor and one of the pre-eminent legal thinkers of her generation, Delmas-Marty and the essay’s author were longtime colleagues and collaborators. The volume contains an English translation of a 2011 lecture by Delmas-Marty, originally titled “Une boussole des possibles: Gouvernance mondiale et humanismes juridiques.” Amann’s essay surveys that writing, in a manner designed to acquaint non-francophone lawyers and academics with Delmas-Marty’s …
Privatizing International Governance, Melissa J. Durkee
Privatizing International Governance, Melissa J. Durkee
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The theme of this panel is “Privatizing International Governance.” As the opening vignettes should make clear, public-private partnerships of all kinds are increasingly common in the international system. Since United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's launch of the Global Compact in 2000, the United Nations has increasingly opened up to business entities. Now, the Sustainable Development Goals, the Global Compact, and the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights all encourage engaging with business entities as partners in developing and executing global governance agendas. These partnerships are seen by some as indispensable to sustainable development, international business regulation, climate change mitigation, …
"In Countless Ways And On An Unprecedented Scale": Reflections On The Stockholm Declaration At 50, Rebecca Bratspies
"In Countless Ways And On An Unprecedented Scale": Reflections On The Stockholm Declaration At 50, Rebecca Bratspies
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Conference: The 1972 Stockholm Declaration At Fifty: Reflecting On A Half-Century Of International Environmental Law / International Environmental Law At Its Semicentennial: The Stockholm Legacy / Hosted By The Dean Rusk International Law Center And The Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law On October 8, 2021 In Athens, Georgia And Online, Melissa J. Durkee
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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International Child Law And The Settlement Of Ukraine-Russia And Other Conflicts, Diane Marie Amann
International Child Law And The Settlement Of Ukraine-Russia And Other Conflicts, Diane Marie Amann
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The Ukraine-Russia conflict has wreaked disproportionate harms upon children. Hundreds reportedly were killed or wounded within the opening months of the conflict, thousands lost loved ones, and millions left their homes, their schools, and their communities. Yet public discussions of how to settle the conflict contain very little at all about children. This article seeks to change that dynamic. It builds on a relatively recent trend, one that situates human rights within the structure of peace negotiations, to push for particularized treatment of children’s experiences, needs, rights, and capacities in eventual negotiations. The article draws upon twenty-first century projects that …
International Law As Behavior: An Agenda, Harlan G. Cohen, Timothy Meyer
International Law As Behavior: An Agenda, Harlan G. Cohen, Timothy Meyer
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Over the past few decades, scholars in a variety of fields – economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and international relations, among others – have made enormous strides studying the behavioral roots of international law by exploring individual motivations, describing organizational cultures, and mapping communities of practice. Taken together, the work of these scholars presents a complex, nuanced understanding of how international law works. However, these projects are rarely considered together: often separated by academic enclosures and focused on different subfields within international law, communication among scholars using different methodologies is restricted. The goal of this book is to break down some …
Between Hope And Critique: Human Rights, Social Justice And Re-Imagining International Law From The Bottom Up, Lorenzo Cotula
Between Hope And Critique: Human Rights, Social Justice And Re-Imagining International Law From The Bottom Up, Lorenzo Cotula
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Book Review: Not Enough: Human Rights In An Unequal World, Harlan G. Cohen
Book Review: Not Enough: Human Rights In An Unequal World, Harlan G. Cohen
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Review of the book Not Enough: Human Rights in an Unequal World. By Samuel Moyn. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University Press 2018. Pp. ix, 220. Index.
Corporations And Sustainability, Beate Sjåfjell, Christopher Bruner
Corporations And Sustainability, Beate Sjåfjell, Christopher Bruner
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This chapter introduces the Handbook, providing an overview of its aims and structure, as well as the core research questions that the contributions to it collectively address. It discusses sustainability-related problems associated with the legal form of the corporation, and provides background on state-of-the-art research in natural sciences and other relevant fields that inform our understanding of sustainability. It concludes with specific research questions and a presentation of the Handbook’s structure.
What Is International Trade Law For?, Harlan G. Cohen
What Is International Trade Law For?, Harlan G. Cohen
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Events of the past few years, including the Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and the demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and election of Donald Trump as President in the United States, have reignited debates about the global trade regime. In particular, many have begun to question whether the trade regime has done enough for those who feel left behind by globalization. While some have held fast to the view that redistribution of trade’s gains is primarily a matter of domestic policy, others have suggested tweaks to the international trade agreements aimed at better spreading the wealth.
But what if …
...And Trade, Harlan G. Cohen
...And Trade, Harlan G. Cohen
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This short essay, part of a symposium on Gregory Shaffer’s Retooling Trade Agreements for Social Inclusion, argues that the normal science of trade law lacks the tools to confront trade law’s greatest current challenges. Instead, breaking out of trade law’s two-step politics, with its division of “growing the pie” and distributing its slices, and responding to new challenges of climate change, the digital economy, and artificial intelligence will require a new politics built on and designed to build new shared narratives embodying new policy paradigms.
Toward Self-Determination - A Reappraisal As Reflected In The Declaration Of Friendly Relations, C. Don Johnson
Toward Self-Determination - A Reappraisal As Reflected In The Declaration Of Friendly Relations, C. Don Johnson
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Sub-Saharan Africa: The Right Of Intervention In The Name Of Humanity, R. H. Payne
Sub-Saharan Africa: The Right Of Intervention In The Name Of Humanity, R. H. Payne
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Securing Child Rights In Time Of Conflict, Diane Marie Amann
Securing Child Rights In Time Of Conflict, Diane Marie Amann
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Each term in the title of this essay seems simple, yet provides much food for analytical thought. The essay thus explores: what is “conflict,” and whether there is a “time” when it is not present; who is a “child”; whether and to what extent children enjoy “rights”; and, finally, how local, national, and international regimes go about “securing” those rights. The essay – based on a talk given at the 2015 International Law Weekend in New York – concludes with a glance at a new potential avenue for child security: the Sustainable Development Goals which the U.N. General Assembly adopted …
The Post-Postcolonial Woman Or Child, Diane Marie Amann
The Post-Postcolonial Woman Or Child, Diane Marie Amann
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This essay is based on remarks given as Distinguished Discussant for the 16th annual Grotius Lecture at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Society of International Law/Biennial Conference of the International Law Association. The essay examines the international law status of women, on the one hand, and children, on the other, through the contemporary lens of the post-postcolonial world and the historical lens of Hugo Grotius and the colonialist era. In so doing, the essay responds to the principal Grotius Lecture, "Women and Children: The Cutting Edge of International Law," which was delivered by Radhika Coomarswamy, NYU Global Professor …
China's Human Rights Record Since Tiananmen 1989 And The Recent Mixed Response Of The United States, Daniel C. Turack
China's Human Rights Record Since Tiananmen 1989 And The Recent Mixed Response Of The United States, Daniel C. Turack
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Preventing Interethnic Conflict And Promoting Human Rights Through More Effective Legal, Political, And Aid Structures: Focus On Africa, Paul J. Magnarella
Preventing Interethnic Conflict And Promoting Human Rights Through More Effective Legal, Political, And Aid Structures: Focus On Africa, Paul J. Magnarella
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Does The European Convention On Human Rights Protect Refugees From "Safe" Countries?, Kathleen M. Whitney
Does The European Convention On Human Rights Protect Refugees From "Safe" Countries?, Kathleen M. Whitney
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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An Analysis Of Structural Weaknesses In The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women, Julie A. Minor
An Analysis Of Structural Weaknesses In The Convention On The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women, Julie A. Minor
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Reflections On Regional Human Rights Law, Gabriel M. Wilner
Reflections On Regional Human Rights Law, Gabriel M. Wilner
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The Status Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights In National And International Law, Hurst Hannum
The Status Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights In National And International Law, Hurst Hannum
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Dead Man's Hand: Reshuffling Foreign Sovereign Immunities In U.S. Human Rights Litigation, David J. Bederman
Dead Man's Hand: Reshuffling Foreign Sovereign Immunities In U.S. Human Rights Litigation, David J. Bederman
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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The "Blank Stare Phenomenon": Proving Customary International Law In U.S. Courts, Paul L. Hoffman
The "Blank Stare Phenomenon": Proving Customary International Law In U.S. Courts, Paul L. Hoffman
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Litigating Customary International Human Rights Norms, Beth Stephens
Litigating Customary International Human Rights Norms, Beth Stephens
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The Complex Nature, Sources And Evidences Of Customary Human Rights, Jordan J. Paust
The Complex Nature, Sources And Evidences Of Customary Human Rights, Jordan J. Paust
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The Effect Of Treaties And Other Formal International Acts On The Customary Law Of Human Rights, Arthur M. Weisburd
The Effect Of Treaties And Other Formal International Acts On The Customary Law Of Human Rights, Arthur M. Weisburd
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
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Human Rights As Part Of Customary International Law: A Plea For Change Of Paradigms, Anthony D'Amato
Human Rights As Part Of Customary International Law: A Plea For Change Of Paradigms, Anthony D'Amato
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Human Rights And State "Sovereignty", Louis Henkin
Human Rights And State "Sovereignty", Louis Henkin
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The Growing Importance Of Customary International Human Rights Law, Richard B. Lillich
The Growing Importance Of Customary International Human Rights Law, Richard B. Lillich
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.