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Opening Speech, Claudio Grossman Jan 2023

Opening Speech, Claudio Grossman

American University Law Review

Good morning and good afternoon, depending on your time zone. It is a great pleasure to introduce this conference on “Sea Level Rise and International Law: Assessing its Impacts on the Americas.” Sea level rise is a pressing global challenge that could generate catastrophic effects, including in the Americas, which are surrounded by four oceans: the Arctic, the Antarctic, the Atlantic, and the Pacific. Several of the countries in the Region could suffer disproportionately from the consequences of this serious phenomenon. The implications for States and people all over the world are devastating, making rising sea levels a matter of …


Stars, Stripes, And Surveillance: The United States' Failure To Regulate Data Privacy, Sam Begland Jan 2023

Stars, Stripes, And Surveillance: The United States' Failure To Regulate Data Privacy, Sam Begland

American University Law Review

In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s devastating decision to strip Americans of their constitutional right to abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, data privacy is more salient than ever. Without adequate data regulations, state governments and anti-abortion activists alike can harass and prosecute pregnant people attempting to exercise their bodily autonomy. This comment argues that the United States has violated its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Article 17 by failing to protect against interference with the use and collection of reproductive health data. Further, this comment analyzes interpretations of …


Discussant Commentary On The Twenty-Fourth Annual Grotius Lecture, Karima Bennoune Jan 2023

Discussant Commentary On The Twenty-Fourth Annual Grotius Lecture, Karima Bennoune

American University Law Review

I express my sincere thanks to the American Society of International Law and the International Legal Studies Program at American University Washington College of Law for the invitation to be this year’s commentator. It is indeed an honor to respond to Judge Charlesworth’s erudite Grotius Lecture: “The Art of International Law.”

Just getting to say Judge Hilary Charlesworth alone is very meaningful. She is only the fifth woman judge out of 110 total judges on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) so far. Thanks to hard work by feminist international lawyers like her, there is finally an uptick in women’s …


No Child Should Feel Left Behind: The Illegality Of Orphanage Voluntourism Under Article 19 Of The United Nations Convention Of The Rights Of A Child, Lily Baron Jan 2021

No Child Should Feel Left Behind: The Illegality Of Orphanage Voluntourism Under Article 19 Of The United Nations Convention Of The Rights Of A Child, Lily Baron

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Law Of The Seas: A Barrier To Implementation Of Sustainable Development Goal 14, Alexi Nathan Oct 2017

The Law Of The Seas: A Barrier To Implementation Of Sustainable Development Goal 14, Alexi Nathan

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


A North-South Struggle: Political And Economic Obstacles To Sustainable Development, Imrana Iqbal, Charles Pierson Oct 2017

A North-South Struggle: Political And Economic Obstacles To Sustainable Development, Imrana Iqbal, Charles Pierson

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Apprehending War Criminals:Does International Cooperation Work?, Patricia M. Wald Jan 2012

Apprehending War Criminals:Does International Cooperation Work?, Patricia M. Wald

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Implementing The Children's Rights Agenda In Kenya: Taking Stock Of The Progress, Hurdles And Prospects, James Forole Jarso Jan 2012

Implementing The Children's Rights Agenda In Kenya: Taking Stock Of The Progress, Hurdles And Prospects, James Forole Jarso

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Updates From Inter-Governmental Organizations, Marie Soueid Jan 2012

Updates From Inter-Governmental Organizations, Marie Soueid

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From Inter-Governmental And Non-Governmental Organizations, Sikina S. Hasham, Thomas Avery Jan 2011

Updates From Inter-Governmental And Non-Governmental Organizations, Sikina S. Hasham, Thomas Avery

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From Inter-Governmental And Non-Governmental Organizations, Sikina S. Hasham, Thomas Avery Jan 2011

Updates From Inter-Governmental And Non-Governmental Organizations, Sikina S. Hasham, Thomas Avery

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Countering Persistent Contemporary Sea Piracy: Expanding Jurisdictional Regimes, Joseph M. Isanga Jan 2010

Countering Persistent Contemporary Sea Piracy: Expanding Jurisdictional Regimes, Joseph M. Isanga

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


United Nations And Ngo Updates, Zach Zarnow, Doug Keillor Jan 2010

United Nations And Ngo Updates, Zach Zarnow, Doug Keillor

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations And Ngo Updates, Thomas Avery, Sikina S. Hasham Jan 2010

United Nations And Ngo Updates, Thomas Avery, Sikina S. Hasham

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Andrew Hill Jan 2009

United Nations Update, Andrew Hill

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Andrew Hill Jan 2009

United Nations Update, Andrew Hill

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations And Ngo Updates, Zach Zarnow, Doug Keillor Jan 2009

United Nations And Ngo Updates, Zach Zarnow, Doug Keillor

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Snow, Sand, Ice, And Sun: Climate Change And Equity In The Arctic And Small Island Developing States, John Crump Jan 2008

Snow, Sand, Ice, And Sun: Climate Change And Equity In The Arctic And Small Island Developing States, John Crump

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Brent D. Hessel Jan 2008

United Nations Update, Brent D. Hessel

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Human Rights Brief Jan 2008

United Nations Update, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Solomon Shinerock Jan 2007

United Nations Update, Solomon Shinerock

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Brent D. Hessel Jan 2007

United Nations Update, Brent D. Hessel

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


An Analysis Of The Development And Adoption Of The United Nations Convention Recognizing The Rights Of Individuals With Disabilities: Why The United States Refuses To Sign This Un Convention, Tracy R. Justesen, Troy R. Justesen Jan 2007

An Analysis Of The Development And Adoption Of The United Nations Convention Recognizing The Rights Of Individuals With Disabilities: Why The United States Refuses To Sign This Un Convention, Tracy R. Justesen, Troy R. Justesen

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Solomon Shinerock Jan 2007

United Nations Update, Solomon Shinerock

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Nicholas Leddy Jan 2006

United Nations Update, Nicholas Leddy

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Solomon Shinerock Jan 2006

United Nations Update, Solomon Shinerock

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Hybrid Criminal Tribunals And The Concept Of Ownership: Who Owns The Process? , Phillip Rapoza Jan 2005

Hybrid Criminal Tribunals And The Concept Of Ownership: Who Owns The Process? , Phillip Rapoza

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Terrorists, Warlords, And Thugs , David M. Crane Jan 2005

Terrorists, Warlords, And Thugs , David M. Crane

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Nicholas Leddy Jan 2005

United Nations Update, Nicholas Leddy

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Millennium Development Goals And Hiv/Aids, J.C. Sylvan Jan 2005

The Millennium Development Goals And Hiv/Aids, J.C. Sylvan

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.