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The Peace Vs. Justice Debate And The Syrian Crisis, Paul Williams, Lisa Dicker, C. Danae Paterson Jan 2018

The Peace Vs. Justice Debate And The Syrian Crisis, Paul Williams, Lisa Dicker, C. Danae Paterson

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Peace negotiators often face the difficult decision of whether to pursue peace at the potential cost of achieving justice, or to pursue justice at the potential cost of achieving near term peace. There are abiding ethical and moral debates surrounding this tension between peace and justice. In Syria—where the death toll has exceeded 470,000, 11 million have been displaced, and there are over 14,000 documented cases of torture to the point of death—the peace versus justice debate is a living dilemma with which negotiators are currently grappling. This article strives to examine a timely facet of this multidimensional puzzle: how …


The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples And International Human Rights Law, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón Jan 2013

The Rights Of Indigenous Peoples And International Human Rights Law, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fourteenth Annual Grotius Lecture Response., Leila Nadya Sadat Jan 2013

Fourteenth Annual Grotius Lecture Response., Leila Nadya Sadat

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Punishing Aggression As A Crime Against Humanity: A Noble But Inadequate Measure To Safeguard International Peace And Security, Chet Tan Jan 2013

Punishing Aggression As A Crime Against Humanity: A Noble But Inadequate Measure To Safeguard International Peace And Security, Chet Tan

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Confronting Complexity Through Law: The Case For Reason, Vision, And Humanity, Jakob Kellenberger Jan 2013

Confronting Complexity Through Law: The Case For Reason, Vision, And Humanity, Jakob Kellenberger

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


El Derecho Penal Indígena: Entre La Diversidad Y Los Derechos Humanos, María Paz Avila Ordóñez Jan 2013

El Derecho Penal Indígena: Entre La Diversidad Y Los Derechos Humanos, María Paz Avila Ordóñez

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Prologue, Claudio Grossman Jan 2013

Prologue, Claudio Grossman

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


International Law Bares Its Teeth: How States And International Organizations Enforce Customary Norms And Treaty Obligations: Introduction, Justin T. Carlson Jan 2012

International Law Bares Its Teeth: How States And International Organizations Enforce Customary Norms And Treaty Obligations: Introduction, Justin T. Carlson

American University International Law Review

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.


Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing The Rights Of Children And International Human Rights Law: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Jan 2012

Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing The Rights Of Children And International Human Rights Law: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Strategizing For Compliance: The Evolution Of A Compliance Phase Of Inter-American Court Litigation And The Strategic Imperative For Victims' Representatives., David C. Baluarte Jan 2012

Strategizing For Compliance: The Evolution Of A Compliance Phase Of Inter-American Court Litigation And The Strategic Imperative For Victims' Representatives., David C. Baluarte

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Introduction Symposium: Russia And The Rule Of Law: New Opportunities In Domestic And International Affairs , Michael Scheimer Jan 2010

Introduction Symposium: Russia And The Rule Of Law: New Opportunities In Domestic And International Affairs , Michael Scheimer

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Prologue , Claudio Grossman Jan 2009

Prologue , Claudio Grossman

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Jan 2005

Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Iraq, Cambodia, And International Justice , Patricia M. Wald Jan 2005

Iraq, Cambodia, And International Justice , Patricia M. Wald

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Who Owns The Rules Of War? The War In Iraq Demands A Rethinking Of The International Rules Of Conduct, Kenneth Anderson Apr 2003

Who Owns The Rules Of War? The War In Iraq Demands A Rethinking Of The International Rules Of Conduct, Kenneth Anderson

Popular Media

The war in Iraq requires a rethinking of the rules of conduct in war, international humanitarian law. The nature of asymmetric warfare in the conflict has turned out to be less a question of technological disparities than the weaker side turning to systematic violations of the laws of war as its method. Over time, we risk creating an international system in which it is tacitly assumed and permitted that the weaker side fight using systematic violations of the law as its method. Part of this trend arises from the biases of 1977 Protocol I which blessed activities of irregular forces …


Repairing The Irreparable: Current And Future Approaches To Reparations, Chanté Lasco Jan 2003

Repairing The Irreparable: Current And Future Approaches To Reparations, Chanté Lasco

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Transitional Justice In Post-War Afghanistan, Ossai Miazad Jan 2002

Transitional Justice In Post-War Afghanistan, Ossai Miazad

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Legislative Watch, Human Rights Brief Jan 2001

Legislative Watch, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Legislative Watch, Human Rights Brief Jan 2000

Legislative Watch, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.