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Sexual Contact Between A Suspect And Police Officers: How Far Should Police Go To Prove Prostitution?, Paula Del Valle Torres Jan 2020

Sexual Contact Between A Suspect And Police Officers: How Far Should Police Go To Prove Prostitution?, Paula Del Valle Torres

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Future (Public Company Boardroom) Is Female: From California Sb 826 To A Gender Diversity Listing Standard, Sunitha Malepati Jan 2020

The Future (Public Company Boardroom) Is Female: From California Sb 826 To A Gender Diversity Listing Standard, Sunitha Malepati

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Introduction

The issue of board diversity has received an unusual amount of attention in recent years as corporations face an increasing amount of pressure to add more women to their boards. In 2017, State Street Corporation, the world’s third-largest asset manager, made headlines when it announced its board gender diversity campaign by placing a statue of the Fearless Girl staring down the Charging Bull of Wall Street in New York City’s Financial District. At the beginning of 2020, Goldman Sachs announced that it would require companies it helps take public to have at least one diverse board member, with a …


The Kids Are Alright? The Need For Kidfluencer Protections, Ana Saragoza Jan 2020

The Kids Are Alright? The Need For Kidfluencer Protections, Ana Saragoza

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Introduction

“Maybe guys have your hand on the toy but remember the camera. Leah, I can’t see your face babe, we gotta [sic] see it a little bit.” Nine-year-old identical twins Leah and Ava Clements are comparatively new to influencing, having started at the age of seven. Now at age nine, the twins have over one million followers on Instagram. The twins can earn upwards of ten thousand dollars per sponsored post. The Instagram influencer marketing business is estimated to be valued between five and ten billion dollars. Just as successful are minors who secure equally lucrative sponsorships for product …


#Livingwhileblack: Blackness As Nuisance, Taja-Nia Y. Henderson, Jamila Jefferson-Jones Jan 2020

#Livingwhileblack: Blackness As Nuisance, Taja-Nia Y. Henderson, Jamila Jefferson-Jones

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other: Naacp V. Alabama Is Not A Manual For Powerful, Wealthy Spenders To Pour Unlimited Secret Money Into Our Political Process, Erin Chlopak Jan 2020

One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other: Naacp V. Alabama Is Not A Manual For Powerful, Wealthy Spenders To Pour Unlimited Secret Money Into Our Political Process, Erin Chlopak

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Facebook's Speech Code And Policies: How They Suppress Speech And Distort Democratic Deliberation, Joseph T. Thai Jan 2020

Facebook's Speech Code And Policies: How They Suppress Speech And Distort Democratic Deliberation, Joseph T. Thai

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rewarding Bad Behavior In Initial-Review Collateral Proceedings: Teague Says Yes, Due Process Says No, Bethany Callahan Jan 2020

Rewarding Bad Behavior In Initial-Review Collateral Proceedings: Teague Says Yes, Due Process Says No, Bethany Callahan

American University Law Review

For centuries, criminal defendants have had the opportunity to challenge their convictions with a writ of habeas corpus. The Founding Fathers described the writ as a path to liberation for those imprisoned without sufficient cause. It is a critical safeguard of individual freedom against lawless state action in criminal proceedings. However, with every safeguard comes a loophole.

The finality of state court decisions is revered in the American criminal justice system. It is no surprise, then, that the Supreme Court has approached the issue of whether to retroactively apply new laws to cases already finalized on direct review with trepidation. …


Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Response To Covid-19, Julio A. Sanchez Jan 2020

Inter-American Commission On Human Rights Response To Covid-19, Julio A. Sanchez

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Special Coverage Jan 2020

Special Coverage

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Front Matter/Letter From The Editors, Human Rights Brief And Health Law & Policy Brief Jan 2020

Front Matter/Letter From The Editors, Human Rights Brief And Health Law & Policy Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Student Columns Jan 2020

Student Columns

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Universal Protocol For Investigative Interviewing And Associated Safeguards: Taking Jordan As An Example, Lubna N. Nasser Jan 2020

Universal Protocol For Investigative Interviewing And Associated Safeguards: Taking Jordan As An Example, Lubna N. Nasser

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Prosecuting Offenders For Rape Committed In Armed Conflict: Interrogating The Accountability Of The Nigerian State, Caroline Omochavwe Oba Jan 2020

Prosecuting Offenders For Rape Committed In Armed Conflict: Interrogating The Accountability Of The Nigerian State, Caroline Omochavwe Oba

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


States Of Emergency And Human Rights During A Pandemic: A Hungarian Case Study, Megan Cox Jan 2020

States Of Emergency And Human Rights During A Pandemic: A Hungarian Case Study, Megan Cox

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Human Rights And Covid-19 Responses: Challenges, Advantages, And An Unexpected Opportunity, Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton Jan 2020

Human Rights And Covid-19 Responses: Challenges, Advantages, And An Unexpected Opportunity, Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


From Civil Rights To Human Rights: The Pandemic’S Aftermath Requires Environmental And Reproductive Justice Mechanisms To Reinforce Global Public Health, Elena D. Gartner Jan 2020

From Civil Rights To Human Rights: The Pandemic’S Aftermath Requires Environmental And Reproductive Justice Mechanisms To Reinforce Global Public Health, Elena D. Gartner

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


When In Conflict: Guaranteeing The Right To Education In India, Sanskriti Sanghi Jan 2020

When In Conflict: Guaranteeing The Right To Education In India, Sanskriti Sanghi

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Strengthening The Right To Know Through Truth And Reconciliation Commissions, Tracey B.C. Begley Jan 2020

Strengthening The Right To Know Through Truth And Reconciliation Commissions, Tracey B.C. Begley

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Risks Of Criminalizing Covid-19 Exposure: Lessons From Hiv, Naomi K. Seiler, Anya Vanecek, Claire Heyison, Katherine Horton Jan 2020

The Risks Of Criminalizing Covid-19 Exposure: Lessons From Hiv, Naomi K. Seiler, Anya Vanecek, Claire Heyison, Katherine Horton

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Front Matter/Letter From The Editors, Human Rights Brief And Health Law & Policy Brief Jan 2020

Front Matter/Letter From The Editors, Human Rights Brief And Health Law & Policy Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


From Cancellation To Removal: The Protection Of Migrants Of 'Bad Character' In Australia, Lillian Robb Jan 2020

From Cancellation To Removal: The Protection Of Migrants Of 'Bad Character' In Australia, Lillian Robb

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Child-Friendly Justice Behind Bars: A Comparative Analysis Of The Protection Mechanisms Of The Rights Of Arrested Children In The Practice Of The Working Group On Arbitrary Detention And Of The European And Inter-American Courts Of Human Rights, Áquila Mazzinghy Jan 2020

Child-Friendly Justice Behind Bars: A Comparative Analysis Of The Protection Mechanisms Of The Rights Of Arrested Children In The Practice Of The Working Group On Arbitrary Detention And Of The European And Inter-American Courts Of Human Rights, Áquila Mazzinghy

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


International Law And The Populist Moment: A Comment On Martti Koskenniemi's Enchanted By The Tools? International Law And Enlightenment, Anne M. Orford Jan 2020

International Law And The Populist Moment: A Comment On Martti Koskenniemi's Enchanted By The Tools? International Law And Enlightenment, Anne M. Orford

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Enchanted By The Tools? An Enlightenment Perspective, Martti Koskenniemi Jan 2020

Enchanted By The Tools? An Enlightenment Perspective, Martti Koskenniemi

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Revisiting The Pledge By The U.K. Regarding The “Five Techniques”, William T. Worster Jan 2020

Revisiting The Pledge By The U.K. Regarding The “Five Techniques”, William T. Worster

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Eighteen Years Of Detention At Guantánamo Bay: Compliance With International Law Or The Specter Of Tyranny?, Dru Brenner-Beck Jan 2020

Eighteen Years Of Detention At Guantánamo Bay: Compliance With International Law Or The Specter Of Tyranny?, Dru Brenner-Beck

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Slaying The Leviathan: How Inconsistent Restrictions On State Immunity Undermine The Rule Of Law, Bailey Roe Jan 2020

Slaying The Leviathan: How Inconsistent Restrictions On State Immunity Undermine The Rule Of Law, Bailey Roe

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ni Refugiados Ni Migrantes: La Protección Complementaria En Casos De Migrantes En Situación De Pobreza, A La Luz Del Derecho Internacional De Los Derechos Humanos, Tomás Pascual Ricke Jan 2020

Ni Refugiados Ni Migrantes: La Protección Complementaria En Casos De Migrantes En Situación De Pobreza, A La Luz Del Derecho Internacional De Los Derechos Humanos, Tomás Pascual Ricke

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


2019 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Sanya Sukduang, Nicholas Doyle, Sydney Kestle, Yoonhee Kim, John Nappi Jan 2020

2019 Patent Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Sanya Sukduang, Nicholas Doyle, Sydney Kestle, Yoonhee Kim, John Nappi

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


2019 International Trade Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Kevin J. Fandl Jan 2020

2019 International Trade Law Decisions Of The Federal Circuit, Kevin J. Fandl

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.