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The Law's Conscience: Equitable Constitutionalism In America, Neil A. Riemann
The Law's Conscience: Equitable Constitutionalism In America, Neil A. Riemann
Michigan Law Review
A Review of The Law's Conscience: Equitable Constitutionalism in America by Peter Charles Hoffer
The Substance Of Equality, Jeremy Waldron
The Substance Of Equality, Jeremy Waldron
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Speaking of Equality: An Analysis of the Rhetorical Force of "Equality" in Moral and Legal Discourse by Peter Westen
Self-Determination, Minority Rights, And Constitutional Accommodation: The Example Of The Czech And Slovak Federal Republic, Claudia Saladin
Self-Determination, Minority Rights, And Constitutional Accommodation: The Example Of The Czech And Slovak Federal Republic, Claudia Saladin
Michigan Journal of International Law
Part I of this note will explore the concepts of self-determination and minority rights in international law and their development over time. This is particularly relevant to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, because these concepts saw their first full flowering in the period during and following the First World War, when those countries gained their independence from the European powers. Part II will discuss the evolution of the constitutional relationship between the Czechs and the Slovaks from the constitution of the first Czechoslovak Republic to the current constitutional reforms of the CSFR. This analysis will show the emerging …
Note, The Convention For The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women: Radical, Reasonable, Or Reactionary?, Sarah C. Zearfoss
Note, The Convention For The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Women: Radical, Reasonable, Or Reactionary?, Sarah C. Zearfoss
Michigan Journal of International Law
This Note will explore the merits behind these positions and attempt a resolution. If the potential effect of the Convention can only be to freeze and enshrine sex equality law as it currently exists, one who is interested in achieving changes in the law for the purpose of benefiting women will not want to put her energy into lobbying for ratification. It is therefore important to get past political strategies and determine what promise the Convention might hold for women in the United States. If the United States were to ratify the Convention, what changes, if any, would result?
Nurturin Rights: An Essay On Women, Peace, And International Human Rights, Barbara Stark
Nurturin Rights: An Essay On Women, Peace, And International Human Rights, Barbara Stark
Michigan Journal of International Law
This essay will explore the relationship between what many view as the two most urgent issues of our time: nurturing rights, and promoting peace.