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Full-Text Articles in Law
Targeted Killing In U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy And Law, Kenneth Anderson
Targeted Killing In U.S. Counterterrorism Strategy And Law, Kenneth Anderson
Working Papers
Targeted killing, particularly through the use of missiles fired from Predator drone aircraft, has become an important, and internationally controversial, part of the US war against al Qaeda in Pakistan and other places. The Obama administration, both during the campaign and in its first months in office, has publicly embraced the strategy as a form of counterterrorism. This paper argues, however, that unless the Obama administration takes careful and assertive legal steps to protect it, targeted killing using remote platforms such as drone aircraft will take on greater strategic salience precisely as the Obama administration allows the legal space for …
Transcript: Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda, Victor Abramovich, Charlotte De Broutelles, Santiago Canton, Paolo Carozza, Andrew Drzemczewski, Jonathan Fanton, Leonardo Franco, Felipe González, Claudio Grossman, Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Bahame Tom-Mukirya Nyanduga, Diane Orentlicher, Fatsah Ouguergouz, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzón, Sergio Garcia Ramirez, Manuel Ventura Robles, Pablo Saavedra
Transcript: Advocacy Before Regional Human Rights Bodies: A Cross-Regional Agenda, Victor Abramovich, Charlotte De Broutelles, Santiago Canton, Paolo Carozza, Andrew Drzemczewski, Jonathan Fanton, Leonardo Franco, Felipe González, Claudio Grossman, Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Bahame Tom-Mukirya Nyanduga, Diane Orentlicher, Fatsah Ouguergouz, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzón, Sergio Garcia Ramirez, Manuel Ventura Robles, Pablo Saavedra
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
History And Action: The Inter-American Human Rights System And The Role Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Robert K. Goldman
History And Action: The Inter-American Human Rights System And The Role Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Robert K. Goldman
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
This article examines the historical origins of the Inter-American human rights system and key achievements of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights over the past fifty years. The article also focuses on various notable activities and achievements of the Commission during three discreet periods between 1960 and 2004. It explores the Commission’s use of on-site visits and country reports to expose human rights violations of military governments during the 1970s and its increased use of the case system since the restoration of democratic rule in the 1990s. The article notes how key themes and shifts in US foreign policy, from …
Internal Displacement, The Guiding Principles On Internal Displacement, The Principles Normative Status, And The Need For Their Effective Domestic Implementation In Colombia, Robert K. Goldman
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Inter-American System, Claudia Martin
Inter-American System, Claudia Martin
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Inter-American System, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon
Inter-American System, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Human Rights Implications Of Climate Change, David Hunter
Human Rights Implications Of Climate Change, David Hunter
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Inter-American System, Claudia Martin
Inter-American System, Claudia Martin
Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals
No abstract provided.
Developments In The Prosecution Of Gender-Based Crimes - The Special Court For Sierra Leone Experience , Hon. Theresa Doherty
Developments In The Prosecution Of Gender-Based Crimes - The Special Court For Sierra Leone Experience , Hon. Theresa Doherty
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
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O To A, For Helping Kill O: Wisconsin's Decision Not To Bar Inheritance To Individuals Who Assist A Decedent In Suicide, Matthew Barry Reisig
O To A, For Helping Kill O: Wisconsin's Decision Not To Bar Inheritance To Individuals Who Assist A Decedent In Suicide, Matthew Barry Reisig
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Calling A Spade A Spade: Maternal Mortality As A Human Rights Violation, Luisa Cabal, Morgan Stoffregen
Calling A Spade A Spade: Maternal Mortality As A Human Rights Violation, Luisa Cabal, Morgan Stoffregen
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Statute: Federal Common Law As The Standard For Third Party Liability, Alexandra Bradley
Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Statute: Federal Common Law As The Standard For Third Party Liability, Alexandra Bradley
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
International Justice Marks Its Fifteenth Anniversary: A Preliminary Assessment Of The Icty’S Impact In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher
International Justice Marks Its Fifteenth Anniversary: A Preliminary Assessment Of The Icty’S Impact In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Kara Karlson, Jennifer Goldsmith, Laura Jarvis, Megan Chapman
Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Kara Karlson, Jennifer Goldsmith, Laura Jarvis, Megan Chapman
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Structural Human Rights Violations: The True Face Of Mexico’S War On Crime, Stephanie Erin Brewer
Structural Human Rights Violations: The True Face Of Mexico’S War On Crime, Stephanie Erin Brewer
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Defending International Sentencing: Past Criticism To The Promise Of The Icc, Marisa R. Bassett
Defending International Sentencing: Past Criticism To The Promise Of The Icc, Marisa R. Bassett
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
International Legal Updates, Carlin Moore, Bryan Bach, Megan Chapman, Soumya Venkatesh, Kate Kovarovic, Angad Singh, Juvaria Khan
International Legal Updates, Carlin Moore, Bryan Bach, Megan Chapman, Soumya Venkatesh, Kate Kovarovic, Angad Singh, Juvaria Khan
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Jan Kratochvíl, Kavita Kapur
Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Jan Kratochvíl, Kavita Kapur
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
United Nations Update, Andrew Hill
Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief
Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Promoting The Rights Of Human Rights Defenders In The East And Horn Of Africa, Hassan Shire Sheikh, Laetitia Bader Bader
Promoting The Rights Of Human Rights Defenders In The East And Horn Of Africa, Hassan Shire Sheikh, Laetitia Bader Bader
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
A New Way Forward In Afghanistan: A Request For Change In U.S. Policy, Sima Samar
A New Way Forward In Afghanistan: A Request For Change In U.S. Policy, Sima Samar
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Ngo Update, Lindsey Randall
Rethinking The Mérida Initiative: Why The U.S. Must Change Course In Its Approach To Mexico’S Drug War, Stephanie Erin Brewer
Rethinking The Mérida Initiative: Why The U.S. Must Change Course In Its Approach To Mexico’S Drug War, Stephanie Erin Brewer
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Operation Cast Lead: Drawing The Battle Lines Of The Legal Dispute, Avril Mcdonald
Operation Cast Lead: Drawing The Battle Lines Of The Legal Dispute, Avril Mcdonald
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Detention And Prosecution Of Alleged Terrorists And Combatants, Jonathan Tracy
Detention And Prosecution Of Alleged Terrorists And Combatants, Jonathan Tracy
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Hope For Change In Immigration Policy: Recommendations For The Obama Administration, Ajmel Quereshi
Hope For Change In Immigration Policy: Recommendations For The Obama Administration, Ajmel Quereshi
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Jan Kratochvíl, Kavita Kapur
Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Jan Kratochvíl, Kavita Kapur
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
United Nations Update, Andrew Hill
Ngo Update, Lindsey Randall