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Law And Economic Development: A New Beginning?, Lan Cao
Law And Economic Development: A New Beginning?, Lan Cao
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Swapping Amnesty For Peace And The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Diane Orentlicher
Swapping Amnesty For Peace And The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Diane Orentlicher
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The Utility Of International Law For Protecting Women's Health Rights, Vanessa Merton
The Utility Of International Law For Protecting Women's Health Rights, Vanessa Merton
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
There is one area, however, where international law seems to hold promise; certain cultural practices that pose special, direct threats to the lives and health of women (although male infants and children often share women's vulnerability in this regard). I have in mind sexual slavery, coercive prostitution and pornographic exploitation, rape, compulsory marriage, coerced impregnation and its converse, coerced abortion and sterilization; spousal abuse, dowry deaths and coerced suicide, female infanticide and sex-specific abortion. All of these practices are the product not of microbes, poor hygiene, or a lack of health care, but of deliberate human behavior. All these practices …
Attaining Systems For Sustainability Through Environmental Law, Nicholas A. Robinson
Attaining Systems For Sustainability Through Environmental Law, Nicholas A. Robinson
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
Five years have passed since the historic Earth Summit. Although significant progress has been made since Rio, much remains to be done. Poverty and environment degradation continue to affect the lives of millions of people in many parts of the world. Global warming, the loss of biological diversity, the spread of deserts, deforestation, the crisis in many of our cities remind us every day of the challenges which confront us. The unsustainable patterns of consumption and production continue to be the major cause of environmental degradation worldwide. This is therefore not an occasion for complacency or mindless celebration. It is, …