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Combatting The Problems Of Human Rights Abuses And Inadequate Organ Supply Through Presumed Donative Consent, Christian William

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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Sensibility At Nuremberg: A Review Essay On Telford Taylor's The Anatomy Of The Nuremburg Trials, Kenneth Anderson

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

Justice Robert H. Jackson's opening statement at the Nuremberg trial has justly been characterized as one of the greatest orations in modern juristic literature. Yet behind its rhetorical power lies a fervent anxiety: a desire to silence the skeptical voices whispering that the Nuremberg trials were just the tarted-up revenge to which Camus alludes.

The United Nations Truth Commission For El Salvador, Thomas Buergenthal

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

From 1992 to 1993, the author served as one of three Commissioners of the United Nations Commission on the Truth for El Salvador. In this Article, the author describes the process the Commission followed in its investigation of acts of violence that occurred in El Salvador between 1980 and 1991. The Article explores how the Commissioners interpreted and applied their mandate, as well as the problems they encountered in gathering information for the Commission's report. The author relates how the Commission arrived at the important decision to include in its report the names of individuals found to have been responsible …

Dowry Death: A Violation Of The Right To Life Under Article Six Of The International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights, Angela K. Carlson-Whitley

Seattle University Law Review

By failing to effectively prevent dowry deaths, India, as a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), violates the "right to life" as expressed in Article 6(1) and protected by Article 2. Part II of this Comment describes the phenomenon of dowry death generally and explains the origins of dowry and its relatively recent transformation into a means of extortion by the groom and his family. In addition, this Part examines the laws enacted by India in response to the growing incidence of dowry deaths. Finally, Part II explains why these positive laws fail to solve …

Trade With China: Human Rights And Mfn, Samir Desai

Human Rights Brief

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Human Rights First, Richard Dicker

Human Rights Brief

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More Bull From The China Shop, Wendell L. Willkie

Human Rights Brief

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Treaty Law: A Primer For Human Rights Lawyers, Perry S. Bechky

Perry S. Bechky

This short article introduces the law of treaties to domestic lawyers handling civil liberties cases.

Sensibility At Nuremberg: A Review Essay On Telford Taylor's The Anatomy Of The Nuremburg Trials, Kenneth Anderson

Kenneth Anderson