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Case Digest, Journal Staff Oct 1993

Case Digest, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Case Digest provides brief analyses of cases that represent cur-rent aspects of transnational law. The Digest includes cases that establish legal principles and cases that apply established legal principles to new factual situations. The cases are grouped in topical categories and references are given for further research.


Vietnamese Women And Children Refugees In Hong Kong: An Argument Against Arbitrary Detention, Eve B. Burton, David B. Goldstein Oct 1993

Vietnamese Women And Children Refugees In Hong Kong: An Argument Against Arbitrary Detention, Eve B. Burton, David B. Goldstein

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Look At Refugee Status Based On Persecution Due To Membership In A Particular Social Group, Maryellen Fullerton Jul 1993

A Comparative Look At Refugee Status Based On Persecution Due To Membership In A Particular Social Group, Maryellen Fullerton

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Haitian Boat Interdiction And Return: First Asylum And First Principles Of Refugee Protection, Bill Frelick Jul 1993

Haitian Boat Interdiction And Return: First Asylum And First Principles Of Refugee Protection, Bill Frelick

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Haitian Asylum Seekers: Interdiction And Immigrants’ Rights, Hiroshi Motomura Jul 1993

Haitian Asylum Seekers: Interdiction And Immigrants’ Rights, Hiroshi Motomura

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


An Operational Approach To International Refugee Protection, Pierre Bertrand Jul 1993

An Operational Approach To International Refugee Protection, Pierre Bertrand

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Harmonizing For Whom: The Devaluation Of Refugee Protection In The Era Of European Economic Integration, James C. Hathaway Jul 1993

Harmonizing For Whom: The Devaluation Of Refugee Protection In The Era Of European Economic Integration, James C. Hathaway

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Strategies For A Resistant World: Human Rights Initiatives And The Need For Alternatives To Refugee Interdiction, David A. Martin Jul 1993

Strategies For A Resistant World: Human Rights Initiatives And The Need For Alternatives To Refugee Interdiction, David A. Martin

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Toward Harmonized Asylum Procedures In North America: The Proposed United States-Canada Memorandum Of Understanding For Cooperation In The Examination Of Refugee Status Claims From Nationals Of Third Countries, Arthur C. Helton Jul 1993

Toward Harmonized Asylum Procedures In North America: The Proposed United States-Canada Memorandum Of Understanding For Cooperation In The Examination Of Refugee Status Claims From Nationals Of Third Countries, Arthur C. Helton

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Haitian Refugee Crisis: A Quest For Human Rights, Thomas David Jones Jan 1993

The Haitian Refugee Crisis: A Quest For Human Rights, Thomas David Jones

Michigan Journal of International Law

On June 14, 1993, the Vienna Conference on Human Rights, sponsored by the United Nations, commenced its opening session mired in controversy over the validity of a universal human rights doctrine. Many Third World or developing nations contended that Western norms of justice and fairness were not applicable to their societies. Thus, the developing nations articulated a culture-bound or relativistic concept of fundamental human rights. The developing nations' particularistic position was championed by such nations as China, Iran, Cuba, and Vietnam, signatories to the Bangkok Declaration of 1993. The Bangkok Declaration provides, inter alia, that though human rights are …


United States Haitian Policy: A History Of Discrimination, Cheryl Little Jan 1993

United States Haitian Policy: A History Of Discrimination, Cheryl Little

NYLS Journal of Human Rights

No abstract provided.


Asylum And Inspections Reform, Katherine L. Vaughns Jan 1993

Asylum And Inspections Reform, Katherine L. Vaughns

Congressional Testimony

No abstract provided.


The United States Government Program Of Intercepting And Forcibly Returning Haman Boat People To Haiti: Policy Implications And Prospects, Arthur C. Helton Jan 1993

The United States Government Program Of Intercepting And Forcibly Returning Haman Boat People To Haiti: Policy Implications And Prospects, Arthur C. Helton

NYLS Journal of Human Rights

This article discusses the policy consequences of the United States government program, in operation in various forms since 1981, to intercept at sea and forcibly return Haitian boat people to Haiti. The evolution of the return program is described and analyzed in the context of refugee policy, both internationally and in the United States. Policy implications are analyzed and recommendations are made for a reformulated policy response.


Intercepting Refugees At Sea: An Analysis Of The United States' Legal And Moral Obligations, Suzanne Gluck Jan 1993

Intercepting Refugees At Sea: An Analysis Of The United States' Legal And Moral Obligations, Suzanne Gluck

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


The United States Supreme Court And The Protection Of Refugees, Lung-Chu Chen Jan 1993

The United States Supreme Court And The Protection Of Refugees, Lung-Chu Chen

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.