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The Right To Equal Education: Merely A Guiding Principle Or Customary International Legal Right?, Connie De La Vega

Connie de la Vega

In San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 1 (1973), the United States Supreme Court held that wealth discrimination was not illegal discrimination and that the right to be educated was not a fundamental constitutional right. This article contends that international human rights law provides broad authority for a right to equal opportunity to education and is a useful tool for those seeking to develop theories that that right exists under either the state or federal constitutions. This article provides a brief introduction to those cases in which courts have been asked to look at international human rights …

Protecting Economic, Social And Cultural Rights, Connie De La Vega

Connie de la Vega

This article reviews the international human rights standards relevant to protecting and promoting economic, social, and cultural rights in the United States, focusing particularly on those norms that would assist advocates of welfare and education rights. It discusses three ways in which these norms can be used in litigation before federal and state courts in the United States and argues that, in order to make more effective use of these standards, parties should raise the standards themselves, and not rely solely on amici curiae briefs or on courts' raising the standards sua sponte. This article also asserts that civil rights …

Prometheus Born: The High Middle Ages And The Relationship Between Law And Economic Conduct, David J. Gerber

David J. Gerber

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Developing Countries In The International Trade Order, Bartram Brown

Bartram Brown

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The United States And The World Bank: Constructive Reformer Or Fly In The Functional Ointment?, David A. Wirth

David A. Wirth

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Treaty Law: A Primer For Human Rights Lawyers, Perry S. Bechky

Perry S. Bechky

This short article introduces the law of treaties to domestic lawyers handling civil liberties cases.

State Succession To Debts And Assets: The Modern Law And Policy, Paul R. Williams, Jennifer Harris

Paul Williams

When a state dissolves, or when territorial entities of a state break away and become independent states, those states and other members of the international community are faced with a host of legal questions concerning the continuation of the predecessor state’s treaty obligations, succession to the predecessor state’s membership in various international organizations, an the allocation of its debts and assets. This article addresses the legal rules governing the allocation of debts and assets among successor states, and in particular the role of the creditor states in formulating that allocation.

Sensibility At Nuremberg: A Review Essay On Telford Taylor's The Anatomy Of The Nuremburg Trials, Kenneth Anderson

Kenneth Anderson

United Nations Intervention In Internal Conflicts: Iraq, Somalia, And Beyond, Ruth Gordon

Ruth Gordon

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