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Afghanistan – What’S At Stake: National Security, Human Rights, And The Rule Of Law, Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

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Panelists will discuss the history of the Afghan legal system and the obstacles to development. Is democracy a prerequisite to a rule of law system? How, if at all, did Afghanistan’s 2004 Constitution change the legal landscape? Panelists will also discuss peacebuilding strategies and whether international law can be used as leverage over the Taliban, which is now in control of the government. If the Taliban thwarts monitoring efforts about suspected human rights violations, what can be done by the international community as a response?

Comparative Limitations On Abortions: The United States Supreme Court V. The European Court Of Human Rights, Sunaya Padmanabhan

Northwestern Journal of Law & Social Policy

This Note compares the balancing tests implemented by the United States Supreme Court and the European Court of Human Rights to determine the legal status of abortion within their jurisdictions. This Note will argue that the Supreme Court’s balancing test better protects a woman’s legal path to an abortion because it A) limits states’ restrictions to specific categories and B) regulates the extent to which states can restrict a woman’s pre-viability abortion.

This Note will also examine the ways in which each court’s abortion jurisprudence substantively restricts a woman’s ability to obtain an abortion, even where legal avenues to the …

This Must Be Our Place: Protectionism And Foreign Investment In Kazakhstan’S Farmland, Kristi Lew

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

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Games Without Frontiers: The Increasing Importance Of Intellectual Property Rights In The People’S Republic Of China, James M. Cooper

Faculty Scholarship

Intellectual property (“IP”) protection in the People's Republic of China has been murky and amorphous. The country is currently enjoying a historic era with significant infrastructure and investment projects occurring as the Chinese consumer society substantially expands. These simultaneous trends require that China commit to the securitization and protection of IP rights to sustain its rapid economic growth.

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Conflicting Limitation Periods: A Comparison Between Hong Kong And Mainland China, Alan Gibb, King Fung Tsang

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The article examines the conflicting approaches to limitation periods in private international law between Hong Kong and Mainland China. It highlights the complexities arising from Hong Kong's traditional common law approach, which characterizes limitation periods as procedural, and Mainland China's structured approach, which treats them as substantive. The article advocates for legislative reform in Hong Kong to adopt a more modern approach, aligning with international practices and reducing forum shopping and legal uncertainty.

What Is Wrong With Intimate Partner Abuse And Why It's Criminalization Might Not Be Right, Galia Schneebaum

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

Considering a contemporary debate between United States ("US') and United Kingdom ("UK') approaches, this article probes the appropriateness of criminalizing non-violent abuse in intimate partner relationships. Criminal lawyers in the US and the UK are divided on prohibiting intimate partner abuse. Whereas US jurisdictions retain a traditionalfocus on physical injury, England and Wales enforce a novel prohibition on "controlling or coercive behavior," covering conduct such as micromanaging intimate partners'schedules or restricting their behaviors through rules. While the US approach has been criticized as conservative, this article questions the progressiveness of the UK approach. It suggests, first, that in prohibiting "controlling …

Striking The Balance Between Contractual Rights And Obligations: Restructured Contract Law In The Newly Enacted Chinese Civil Code, Mo Zhang

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

Contract legislation in China experienced a significant change as a result of the Civil Code's enactment in 2020. With a focus on civil rights and private interests, contract law and other areas of law are expected to help promote the development of a rights-based society under the Civil Code-a much wanted shift from the traditionally obligation-based society. In this context, the Civil Code is hailed in China as a milestone in the country's legal landscape.

The Civil Code consolidated the 1999 Contract Law with judicial practices and restructured the legal framework governing contracts by modifying or adding provisions aimed at …

Transforming Affirmative Action Jurisprudence: Applying Eidelson's Theory On The Supreme Court Of India, Sawinder Singh

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

This paper compares the affirmative action jurisprudence developed by the Indian Supreme Court with United States affirmative action jurisprudence in the context of the philosophy of equality developed by Harvard Law School Professor Benjamin Eidelson. It evaluates the potential of Eidelson's claim that if the U.S. Supreme Court accepts his philosophy, it may incrementally allow the Court to adopt a more favorable attitude towards the affirmative action policies. The question raised here is whether Eidelson's approach can provide a constitutionalfoundation capable of giving us a consistently benevolent interpretation of affirmative action policies, as he hoped. This article concludes that, at …

Climate Reparations: Moral, Historical, And Legal Justifications For United States Reparations Payments To Female Population Groups In Developing Countries, Kate Belsito

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note advocates for a community-based reparations program targeting women in rural, developing countries most affected by climate change. It asserts that the United States, as a major historical emitter of greenhouse gases, bears significant responsibility for these harms and has failed to meet its international treaty obligations. The proposed program would address past injustices while promoting future adaptation, emphasizing moral accountability and systemic change.

The Right To Dine: Why New York City's Restaurant Culture Is Worth Saving, Evelyn Baert

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note argues that New York City's restaurant culture, akin to Paris's, holds significant cultural and economic value and should be preserved through comprehensive government relief measures. It advocates for adopting a French-inspired approach to economic aid, emphasizing the importance of restaurants as social and cultural hubs beyond mere economic entities.

Title Vii Prohibits Employment Discrimination... Except When It Doesn't: Eliminating The Small Firm Exemption, Hayley Bronner

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

The note argues that the small firm exemption in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which excludes employers with fewer than fifteen employees from coverage, undermines the law's purpose of eradicating employment discrimination. The exemption, initially a political compromise, lacks an evidence-based foundation and disproportionately affects vulnerable groups such as women and minorities. The analysis suggests that eliminating this exemption is essential to achieve universal protection and align Title VII with broader state and international laws, proposing measures like damage caps to mitigate potential burdens on small businesses.

Hamiltonian Shifts In State Aid And The Coming Breakdown Of The Internal Market: Can The European Union Survive Its Covid-19 Response?, Richard Dacher

Cardozo International & Comparative Law Review

This Note analyzes the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic to the legal structure of the EU and its path forward. The EU's and the member states' actions to combat the pandemic have brought the political and economic union to the precipice of a breakdown of the Internal Market. Fiscal policies mirroring those of the United States will likely rise in its place. Recent tax court decisions, acquiescence to federal debt-sharing schemes, and deregulated state aid policies highlight the federalization of the EU as a unified economic structure, and also foreshadow its diminished influence over the member states' state aid policies. …

Environmental Protection And Human Rights In The Pandemic, Maria Antonia Tigre, Sarah C. Slinger, James R. May

Scholarly Works

The Covid-19 outbreak in 2020 took the world by surprise. The virus spread quickly around the globe and death tolls were constantly on the rise at early stages of the pandemic. Although vaccine rollouts have helped halt the number of deaths, inequality in accessing vaccines and effective treatments is still a major issue. From the onset, Covid-19 negatively impacted global well-being and myriad human rights. The present report examines how environmental protection and related human rights have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on link between environmental and human health, this report focuses on ecological human rights. The report …

Incentivizing Fair Housing, Stewart E. Sterk

Articles

Restrictive land use regulation has thwarted the upward mobility of many Americans, particularly Americans of color. Local restrictions imposed by affluent municipalities have limited access to safe neighborhoods, better housing, and good schools. Racism and economic self-interest have both played a role in exclusionary practices which have contributed to high housing costs that place a strain on the entire economy.

Fair Housing Act litigation has been one weapon in the fight against these practices. Despite the Supreme Court's decision in Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. , disparate impact litigation faces significant obstacles that …

Pro Kontra Terhadap Prosedur Dan Substansiomnibus Law Rancangan Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja, Bambang Sadono, Lintang Ratri Rahmiaji

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

There are at least two main issues concerning the pros and cons of this omnibus law. First is the posedural issue in the process of making laws. Omnibus law should not be solely to support economic growth and facilitate investment. At thesame time other issues must be considered, for example human rights. So that the omnibus law is not merely a technical problem of legal drafting, but is also part of the implementation of the countrys legal politics. This study uses a literature reviewanalysis method. The results of the deepening of the literatureexplain that the reasons for urgent needs, and …

Politik Hukum Pemberian Grasi, Amnesti Dan Abolisi Sebagai Konsekuensi Logis Hak Prerogatif, Suyogi Imam Fauzi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The granting of clemency, amnesty and abolition is a prerogative rights owned by the president based on Article 14 of the 1945 Constitution of the of Indonesia (UUD 1945). The long proses of implementing thegranting of clemency, amnesty and abolition after independence to the post-amendment of the UUD 1945 produce a lesson forIndonesia regarding the law shall be correspond in treating prisoners rights properly in accordance with Human Rights. There is a differences regarding the way of granting clemency which is more dynamically developing beside amnesty and abolition is still at a sustain of stagnation even after the amendment UUD …

Politik Hukum Rancangan Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja Disektor Lingkungan Hidup Dan Kehutanan (Suatu Telaah Kritis), Wahyu Nugroho, Erwin Syahruddin

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Draft Law on Cipta Kerja using the omnibus law method in the environment and forestry sector needs to be tested in the current constitutionalism of the environment. In this article, the author will focus on environmental and forestry issues in the content of the Draft Law on CiptaKerja with the formulation of the problem, how is the critical review of the material contained in the Draft Law on Cipta Kerja inthe environment and forestry sector? and what are the implications of the material content regulated in the DraftLaw on Cipta Kerja in the environment and forestry sector?The results of his …

Rekonstruksi Relasi Antar Lembaga Legislasi Di Indonesia, Sutan Sorik

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This study discusses the reconstruction of relations between legislative institutions in Indonesia. This study aims to find the ideal relations of the Regional Representative Council(DPD), the House of Representatives (DPR), and the President in the formation of laws in Indonesia, as an effort to produce laws that have efficacy and usefulness. The type of research used in this study is normative juridical research. From the analysis found that the authority of the DPD is constitutionally only optional and has no imperative power, which then has implications for the relations between the DPD and the DPR and the President in shaping …

Analisis Yuridis Kedudukan Narapidana Sebagai Justice Collaborator, Bambang Sugiri, Nurini Aprilianda, Hanif Hartadi

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This article aims to examine the inmates position as a justice collaborator in the disclosure of organized crime that can assist law enforcement officers. This is againstthe backdrop of crown witnesses who are often used in proving criminal cases but are judged to be in violation of human rights. The difficulty of disclosure of organized crime is that the perpetrators involved in organized crime are bound by the oath of silence (omerta). Information from inmates related to crime networks he has committed, facilitates the disclosure of organized crime by law enforcement officers. This paper is based on the results of …

Politik Hukum Program Keluarga Berencana Di Indonesia, Aditya Rahmadhony, Mardiana Dwi Puspitasari, Maria Gayatri, Iwan Setiawan

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Regime or government change has specificlegal political characteristics, including the Political Law of Family Planning. Each period of government has different views and policies on the implementation of the national family planning program as one of the programs in population control in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the effect of legal politics on the success of the family planningprogram in Indonesia by analyzing statutory regulations in the form of policy rules relating to the family planning program at each government period. The research method used is juridical-normative research through a literature review approach by analyzing policies in the form …

Urgensi Prinsip Non-Diskriminasi Dalam Regulasi Untuk Pengarus-Utamaan Kesetaraan Gender, Anisatul Hamidah

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Discrimination against women seems to have become part of the human history and development because it has happened since years ago until now.Therefore,the issue of discrimination against women is still interesting and becomes an important topic to discuss both at the global level and in Indonesia. Efforts to minimize the existence of discrimination against women have actually been carried outby establishing global consensus listed in various legal instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). These instruments explicitly state the obligation of countries to …

Perilaku Ramah Air Dalam Perspektif Hukum(Studi Peraturan Daerah Dki Jakarta Dan Kota Depok Terkait Sumber Daya Air), R. Ismala Dewi, Aad Rusyad Nurdin

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Various water resource problems that occur in Indonesia, including in DKI Jakarta and surrounding cities, such as flooding, drought, raw water crisis, river water pollution, have an impact on decreasing water availability. This is partly due to the unfriendly behavior of the community in using water, especially those in water catchment areas. Therefore, it is necessary to manage waterto maintain the sustainability of water availability so as to provide fair benefits to the community. Given these objectives and the existence of complex water problems, it requires adequate regulation. A rule that is not only to overcome the act of destroying …

Fungsi Akta Notaris Dalam Lisensi Hki: Perspektif Fidusia, Dian Cahayani, Merlin Swantamalo Magna

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

This study aims to analyse the function of a notarial deed in an Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) license based on a fiduciary perspective. This type of research is normative legal research by examining secondary data sourced from the principles and theories and laws and regulations. The method of data collection is done by studying literaturesuch as regulations, books, documents or other writings to support this research. The collected data is thenanalyzed qualitatively using data analysis methods. Based on the results of the study it can be concluded that the notary has the authority in making the deed of fiduciary guarantee …

Pandemi Covid-19: Force Majeure Dan Hardship Pada Perjanjian Kerja, Nindry Sulistya Widiastiani

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

In the civil law system, there are force majeure and hardship concepts which is related with situation when debtors unable to fulfill their contract obligations. Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia causes employers’ difficulties in order to fulfill their work agreement obligations, such as payingtheir workers wages and Religious Holiday Allowances. In the context of fulfilling work agreement obligations, force majeure dan hardship concepts could not be found in the Indonesia’s Manpower Law. This conceptual article aims to analyse the chance of using force majeure and hardship concepts in the implementation of work agreement during covid-19 pandemic. The analysis uses conceptual approach …

Pendekatan Keadilan Integratif Dalam Membangun Institusi Publik Yang Legitim, Tri Harnowo, Alavi Ali

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Public institutions have a very important role in providing public services in order to fulfill basic needs and the rights of every citizen, therefore the formation and operation must have public legitimacy. This paper discusses conceptual ideas in establishing legitimate public institutions based on the integrative justice principle, by taking Rawlss proscedural justice, Habermass communication theory and Lind’s perceptive justice as theoritical framework. The results of this study provide a concept of legitimate public institutions where in its formation and operatioan must fulfill the principles of participatory, constitutionality, universality, accessibility, efficiency, partiality, dialectic, deliberative, care, respect and explanatory.

Mengkaji Penerapan Sanksi Pidana Dalam Pencegahan Penyebaran Covid-19 Di Indonesia, Aliyth Prakarsa, Dadang Herli, Rena Yulia

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The police in handling policies that are applied in an emergency period use criminal sanctions, meanwhile, the police also need to provide education and legal protection for the community when there are repressive efforts from the police in enforcing government policies through the Chief of Polices Declaration. The specific target to be achieved is to examine the application of the Chief of Polices Declaration in the application of the contents of the edict that contains criminal sanctions and examine its effectiveness in its application. The method used in this study is a normative and empirical legal research method. Normative research …

Surat Edaran Sebagai Instrumen Administrasi Negara Di Masa Pandemi Covid-19, Fitriani Ahlan Sjarif, Efraim Jordi Kastanya

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Since Indonesia entered a period of health emergencies caused by the outbreak ofthe Covid-19, the Indonesian government has attempted to develop various legal instruments to regulatethe behavior of the Indonesian people. One of the instruments used is a circular letter. This paper tries to examine the normative juridical use of circular letters as an instrument of state administration during this pandemic. In legislation science and administrative law theory,a circular letter is a piece of legislationthat should be used as an official note to warn and remind, notto regulate.In practice, there are several problematic Circular Letters which are used to regulate …

Penerapan Pertanggungjawaban Pidana Korporasi Dalam Berbagai Putusan Pengadilan, Muhammad Fatahillah Akbar

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

By the development of criminal law in Indonesia, the corporate criminal responsibility has been introduced in many Acts. In the practices, there are criminal court decisions which sentenced corporations. This article aims to comprehensively examine how corporate criminal responsibility is implemented in various court decisions. It is found that aggregation theory, which corporate criminal responsibility is based on the actions of some people in the corporation scope, has been applied in most cases. Howeverm the weakness of the aggregation theory, in environment crimes, only corporation which was responsible and most organizers were not. On the other hand, in the corruption …

Status Hukum Penjelasan Undang-Undang Berdasarkan Sistem Peraturan Perundang-Undangan Indonesia, Ilham Fajar Septian, Ali Abdurahman

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The law explanationis interpretation of norms contained in the body of the law. However, its existence as part of the law promulgatesthe unclear status of the lawexplanation as a mere interpretation or also as a binding legal norm. This has been further emphasized by the Constitutional Court Decision whichchanges its stance in judicial review to the law explanation. Therefore, issues regarding the legal status of the law explanationand the extent to which the Constitutional Court can judicial review tothe law explanationneed to be resolved. This research is a normative juridical research through literature study with historical, statutory, case, conceptual, and …