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The Final Frontier Of The Privatization Of Public Housing: The Rental Assistance Demonstration Program, Ji Hwang Jan 2016

The Final Frontier Of The Privatization Of Public Housing: The Rental Assistance Demonstration Program, Ji Hwang

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Chicago Has The Blueprint For Lasting Police Accountability Reform, But Can The City Build The Future It Needs?, Austin Spillar Jan 2016

Chicago Has The Blueprint For Lasting Police Accountability Reform, But Can The City Build The Future It Needs?, Austin Spillar

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


State Challenges To Refugee Resettlement, Anthony E. Wadas Jan 2016

State Challenges To Refugee Resettlement, Anthony E. Wadas

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Dismantling The School-To-Prison Pipeline: Whether Senate Bill 100 Will Address Problems Specific To Students With Learning Disabilities, Adrien Fernandez Jan 2016

Dismantling The School-To-Prison Pipeline: Whether Senate Bill 100 Will Address Problems Specific To Students With Learning Disabilities, Adrien Fernandez

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Solitary Confinement Banned In Federal Juvenile System, Bethany Dixon Jan 2016

Solitary Confinement Banned In Federal Juvenile System, Bethany Dixon

Public Interest Law Reporter

In January, President Obama banned solitary confinement - the confinement of a prisoner in a cell for virtually the entire day without environmental stimulation and limited opportunity for social interaction - for juveniles in the federal prison system. In his announcement, he stated that solitary confinement has been overused and has the potential to cause tremendous psychological consequences. His decision came after a review by the Justice Department. The report stated that the practice of solitary confinement reduces the chances that a prisoner can be eventually rehabilitated to society. This article will examine the anticipated impact of the President's executive …


Reparations For Descendants Of American Slaves: The Recurring Clarion Call That Emerges From Race-Based, Social, And Political Movements, Erika C. Weaver Jan 2016

Reparations For Descendants Of American Slaves: The Recurring Clarion Call That Emerges From Race-Based, Social, And Political Movements, Erika C. Weaver

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter Jan 2016

Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Retired With Nothing To Retire On: A Proposal For Social Security Credits For The Burge Exonerees, Katie Burnett Jan 2016

Retired With Nothing To Retire On: A Proposal For Social Security Credits For The Burge Exonerees, Katie Burnett

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Death Row Ten: Interrupting Illinois' Death Machine, Alice Kim Jan 2016

The Death Row Ten: Interrupting Illinois' Death Machine, Alice Kim

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Struggle For Reparations In The Burge Torture Cases: The Grassroots Struggle That Could, Joey L. Mogul Jan 2016

The Struggle For Reparations In The Burge Torture Cases: The Grassroots Struggle That Could, Joey L. Mogul

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Why We Need Community Control Of The Police, Larry Redmond Jan 2016

Why We Need Community Control Of The Police, Larry Redmond

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Black People Against Police Torture: The Importance Of Building A People-Centered Human Rights Movement, Vickie Casanova Willis, Standish E. Willis Jan 2016

Black People Against Police Torture: The Importance Of Building A People-Centered Human Rights Movement, Vickie Casanova Willis, Standish E. Willis

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter Jan 2016

Table Of Contents, Public Interest Law Reporter

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


In Defense Of The Closed Primary, Bethany Dixon Jan 2016

In Defense Of The Closed Primary, Bethany Dixon

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Cyberbullying And The Victims Of Modern Technology, Wafeek Elafifi Jan 2016

Cyberbullying And The Victims Of Modern Technology, Wafeek Elafifi

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Voter Identification Laws And The 2016 Election, Conor Grealish Jan 2016

Voter Identification Laws And The 2016 Election, Conor Grealish

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Pursuit Of Equitable Access To Reproductive Healthcare In The United States, Alexandra Lehr Jan 2016

The Pursuit Of Equitable Access To Reproductive Healthcare In The United States, Alexandra Lehr

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Continuing Barriers To Equal Educational Opportunities For Students With Disabilities, Joanna Pawlowska Jan 2016

Continuing Barriers To Equal Educational Opportunities For Students With Disabilities, Joanna Pawlowska

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Are We Contradicting Ourselves?: How The Stanford Rape Case Illustrates The Conflict Between Mandatory Sentencing And Judicial Discretion, Kristine Ruhl Jan 2016

Are We Contradicting Ourselves?: How The Stanford Rape Case Illustrates The Conflict Between Mandatory Sentencing And Judicial Discretion, Kristine Ruhl

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Well-Intended Federal Drug Policies May Leave Minorities Behind, William Ryan Jan 2016

Well-Intended Federal Drug Policies May Leave Minorities Behind, William Ryan

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


The Threat Of Predatory Lending, Marko Stojkovic Jan 2016

The Threat Of Predatory Lending, Marko Stojkovic

Public Interest Law Reporter

This Article is part one of a two-part series exploring the dangers of predatory lending and how Dodd-Frank and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have solved predatory lending and ended the possibility of another subprime debacle. In this part, what will be shown is that due to the U.S. government's deregulation and the greed of banks and predatory lenders in the housing market, predatory lending wreaked havoc on minority, low-income, and immigrant communities, and was the main cause of the 2008 economic collapse.


The Anti-Discrimination Paradox: How Federal Civil Rights Laws Afford Broader Protection From Discrimination Than The Constitutional Provisions That Authorize Them, Henry Rose Jan 2016

The Anti-Discrimination Paradox: How Federal Civil Rights Laws Afford Broader Protection From Discrimination Than The Constitutional Provisions That Authorize Them, Henry Rose

Public Interest Law Reporter

No abstract provided.


Banning Metal Mining In Guatemala, Randall S. Abate, Raquel Aldana Jan 2016

Banning Metal Mining In Guatemala, Randall S. Abate, Raquel Aldana

Journal Publications

Metal mining is unsustainable for Guatemala and its harms insurmountable for its people. Guatemalans who oppose metal mining have been fighting for decades domestically and internationally against the environmental degradation and other human rights abuses from metal mining activities in the country with little to show for their efforts. The State is too weak and corrupt to offer much hope for reform. Guatemala requires extensive governance reforms to become the type of strong democracy capable of reaping the potential benefits of metal mining in its territory. This is a long-term project. Most Guatemalans opposed to metal mining already know this, …


Ocean Iron Fertilization And Indigenous Peoples' Right To Food: Leveraging International And Domestic Law Protections To Enhance Access To Salmon In The Pacific Northwest, Randall S. Abate Jan 2016

Ocean Iron Fertilization And Indigenous Peoples' Right To Food: Leveraging International And Domestic Law Protections To Enhance Access To Salmon In The Pacific Northwest, Randall S. Abate

Journal Publications

Ocean iron fertilization (OIF) is a new and controversial climate change mitigation strategy that seeks to increase the carbon-absorbing capacity of ocean waters by depositing significant quantities of iron dust into the marine environment to stimulate the growth of phytoplankton blooms. The photosynthetic processes of these blooms absorb carbon from the atmosphere and sequester it to the ocean floor. OIF has been criticized on several grounds. including the foreseeable and unforeseeable adverse consequences it may cause to the marine environment, as well as the daunting challenge of reconciling several potentially overlapping sources of international and domestic environmental law, which may …


Human Rights And Extractive Industries: Environmental Law And Standards, Sara Seck Jan 2016

Human Rights And Extractive Industries: Environmental Law And Standards, Sara Seck

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

The importance of environmental laws and standards for sustainable development of extractive industries has been well recognized by the international community for decades. More recently, the relationship between human rights and environmental protection has received greater attention in light of increased global and local recognition of both substantive and procedural environmental rights. Extractive industries search for, discover and develop natural resources in countries in which the governmental and civil society institutions necessary to protect human rights may not exist or where governments lack the capacity or will to effectively ensure the protection of human rights. Allegations of human rights violations …


Climate Change And Human Trafficking After The Paris Climate Agreement, Michael Gerrard Jan 2016

Climate Change And Human Trafficking After The Paris Climate Agreement, Michael Gerrard

Faculty Scholarship

Climate change is a major contributor to migration and displacement. Persistent drought forced as many as 1.5 million Syrian farmers to move to overcrowded cities, contributing to social turmoil and ultimately a civil war that drove hundreds of thousands of people to attempt to cross the Mediterranean into Europe. Drought also worsened refugee crises in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and other parts of the continent. Climate change can cause displacement in multiple ways. No reliable estimates exist of the number of people who will be displaced partly or wholly by climate change, due to uncertainties concerning the rate …


The Role Of The State, Multinational Oil Companies, International Law & The International Community: Intersection Of Human Rights & Environmental Degradation Climate Change In The 21st Century Caused By Traditional Extractive Practices, The Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous People And Universal Jurisdiction To Resolve The Accountability Issue, Marcela Cabrera Luna Dec 2015

The Role Of The State, Multinational Oil Companies, International Law & The International Community: Intersection Of Human Rights & Environmental Degradation Climate Change In The 21st Century Caused By Traditional Extractive Practices, The Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous People And Universal Jurisdiction To Resolve The Accountability Issue, Marcela Cabrera Luna

Master's Theses

Local, national and international conventions that protect indigenous sovereignty and their territories, where many of the resources are extracted from by multinational corporations (MNCs) particularly oil, the number one commodity of the world and cause of climate change, continue to be jeopardized because of the lack of a clear international legal framework that can protect them and potentially hold multinationals accountable for their actions. These practices are causing not only environmental issues to the indigenous and surrounding communities, but climate change is in fact, the real human rights issue of the 21st century and it affects everyone. By using …


Uncloaking The Secrecy Behind Large-Scale Land Deals, Jesse Coleman Dec 2015

Uncloaking The Secrecy Behind Large-Scale Land Deals, Jesse Coleman

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications

Large-scale investments in agriculture and forestry have far-reaching implications for the lives of affected individuals and communities. They are also an integral part of efforts by national governments to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and improve the governance of land resources. Despite their significance, these “land deals” and the contracts that govern them are often cloaked in secrecy, removed from relevant spheres of public scrutiny and debate.


International Legal Protection For Climate Refugees: Where Lies The Haven For The Maldivian People?, Simran Dolla Oct 2015

International Legal Protection For Climate Refugees: Where Lies The Haven For The Maldivian People?, Simran Dolla

Student Works

Climate change and sea level rise are not just mere words for the Maldivian people; they are a grim reality that is consuming their nation. Sea level rise presents one of the gravest dangers for the Maldives because of its already low-lying characteristics. As the levels continue to rise, the nation is sinking into extinction. Some 300,000 people of the Maldives are on the brink of losing their homes and becoming climate change refugees. The existing international laws are not only ill-equipped to provide protections or the much-needed relief, they also make no mention of climate change refugees. Therefore, as …


Books Received, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law Sep 2015

Books Received, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.