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Human Rights And Disinformation Under The Trump Administration: The Commission On Unalienable Rights, Robert C. Blitt

Saint Louis University Law Journal

The former administration of Donald J. Trump shattered norms governing the responsibility to relay accurate, truthful information to the public. Whether regarding trivialities or vital issues of the day, the “Trump Doctrine” unleashed a global torrent of damaging misinformation and disinformation. This penchant for falsehood and distortion did not spare U.S. human rights policy. The administration’s decision to establish a Commission on Unalienable Rights (COUR) represented a high-water mark in its campaign to subvert international human rights norms.

After introducing key concepts relating to misinformation and disinformation, this article reviews the establishment of the COUR and the substance of its …

Truth Seeking: The Lenahan Case And The Search For A Human Rights Remedy, Margaret B. Drew

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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The Upside Of The Downside: Local Human Rights And The Federalism Clauses, Martha F. Davis

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Local Human Rights Lawyering, Lauren Bartlett

All Faculty Scholarship

International human rights offer a powerful set of norms that have helped domestic advocates to successfully secure additional civil, political, economic and social rights for those living in poverty in the U.S. Legal aid attorneys, public defenders, and other public interest advocates have recognized human rights as an additional advocacy tool and are increasingly using human rights arguments in U.S. courts. This article examines three cases in which legal aid attorneys and public defenders successfully used human rights arguments in U.S. courts, and discusses emerging best practices for using human rights in litigation in the U.S.

Migrants And Refugees: A Eu Perspective On Upholding Human Rights Through Taxation And Public Finance, Cristina Trenta

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Human Rights Law And The Taxation Consequences For Renouncing Citizenship, William Thomas Worster

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Diplomacy And Its Others: The Case Of Comfort Women, Monica E. Eppinger, Karen Knop, Annelise Riles

All Faculty Scholarship

The “Comfort Women incident,” now at least several decades old, troubles the familiar view of law as a funnel for politics. Viewed as a funnel, the wide range of legal, political, cultural, and diplomatic efforts to seek or resist redress for the system of sexual slavery institutionalized by the Japanese military during the Second World War would be assessed as ultimately pushing in the same direction: toward vindicating human rights. We see in the Comfort Women incident a far more chaotic interaction of law and politics. As critical legal feminist, we are concerned with finding a truthful and ethical way …

Human Rights In The United States: Legal Aid Alleges That Denying Access To Migrant Labor Camps Is A Violation Of The Human Right To Access Justice, Reena Shah, Lauren Bartlett

All Faculty Scholarship

It is estimated that there are more than 86 million migrant workers worldwide, the vast majority of whom suffer poor living and working conditions. In the United States, more than 3 million migrant farmworkers, including at least 100,000 children, are estimated to labor in fields every year, many of whom lack access to justice, earn sub-living wages, and exist in dehumanizing circumstances. Farmworkers are among the most exploited and vulnerable populations in the United States; yet, distressingly, they are also the least protected by U.S. law and law enforcement.

Legal aid advocates in the United States attempt to raise awareness …

The Precarious Situation Of Human Rights In The United States In Normal Times And After September 11, 2001 (La Situación Precaria De Los Derechos Humanos En Estados Unidos En Tiempos Normales Y Después Del 11 De Septiembre De 2001) (Spanish), Stephen C. Thaman

All Faculty Scholarship

The paper criticizes the impact of U. S. American criminal law and procedure on the human rights of U. S. citizens in normal times and the changes that have occurred since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. It deals with racial profiling, the death penalty, Draconian prison sentences in normal times, and the use of unlimited detention, torture and expanded powers of wiretapping and evidence gathering since the attacks of 9-11.

Note: downloadable document is in Spanish

Lost Boys And Forgotten Girls: Intercountry Adoption, Human Rights, And African Children, Barbara Stark

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Ending Child Labor: A Role For International Human Rights Law?, James J. Silk, Meron Makonnen

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Human Rights Policy In The Age Of Terrorism, Juan E. Méndez

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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United States Human Rights Policy In The 21st Century In An Age Of Multilateralism, Catherine Powell

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Hard-Nosed Idealism And U.S. Human Rights Policy, David Sloss

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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A United States Human Rights Policy For The 21st Century, Harold Hongju Koh

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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The Legalization Of World Politics And The Future Of U.S. Human Rights Policy, Derek P. Jinks

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Response To Harold Koh’S Childress Lecture – A United States Human Rights Policy For The 21st Century, Michael H. Posner

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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The Future Of Human Rights Discourse, Ruti Teitel

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Human Rights And Foreign Policy, Phillip R. Trimble

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Is America A Systematic Violator Of Human Rights In The Administration Of Criminal Justice?, Stephen C. Thaman

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Homelessness And Human Rights: Towards An Integrated Strategy, Maria Foscarinis

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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