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Rhetoric And Rage: Third World Voices In International Legal Discourse, Karin Mickelson

All Faculty Publications

This paper sets out to question the conventional view of the Third World and international law, which tends to characterize Third World legal discourse as ad hoc and reactive. It considers whether it might be possible to identify "distinctive modes of thought and analysis" characteristic of a Third World approach to international law. In her analysis, the author begins by exploring various usages of the term "Third World," and explains the way in which it is used in this paper. She then sketches out Third World approaches to the subject areas of international economic law, human rights and the environment, …

Endangered Species Wannabees, John Copeland Nagle

Journal Articles

Environmental law and theories of statutory interpretation have developed side by side in the United States during the past twenty-five years. Many of the leading environmental law cases are also statutory interpretation cases. China is different. China has enacted many environmental statutes, often patterned after foreign laws such as those in the United States, but there are no Chinese environmental law statutory interpretation cases.

This article examines why there are no such cases, and what we may learn from that fact. I am indebted to the work of Professor Stewart, whose engaging article in this symposium issue combines three of …

Oct. 7, 1997, D. Clark And D. Hunter, Ciel, And A. Durbin, Foe, Letter To Board Code Members Re Inspection Mechanism For Ifc And Miga, David Hunter, Dana Clark, Andrea Durbin

CAO Creation Pre-1999

This document is the cover letter dated October 7, 1997, from Dana Clark and David Hunter, Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), and Andrea Durbin, Friends of the Earth--US (FoE-US) to Members of the Committee on Development Effectiveness, proposing an Inspection Mechanism for IFC/MIGA. Attached to the letter is the proposed draft resolution proposing an Independent Review Panel for the IFC and MIGA using the World Bank Inspection Panel as a starting point. The NGO proposal was part of the multi-year (1996-1998) discussions regarding the correct approach to n accountability mechanism for IFC. The eventual launch of the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman …

Sept. 19, 1997, Think Piece On Inspection Panel, Unattributed

CAO Creation Pre-1999

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Sept. 3, 1997, T. Armstrong, Email To R. Bissell, Wbip, Cc C. Dobson, Bic, Comments On Proposed Independent Inspection Commission, Tish Armstrong

CAO Creation Pre-1999

This document an email from Tish Armstrong, International Center Human Rights, dated September 3, 1997, to Richard Bissell, Inspection Panel Member, commenting on an informal "Scope paper" for an Independent Inspection Commission.

Aug. 15, 1997, Ciel And Foe, Proposal For An Independent Review Panel Faxed October 7, 1997, D. Hunter D. Clark To C. Lee, General Counsel, Ifc, Center For Internatinal Enviornmental Law, Friends Of Earth-U.S., David Hunter, Dana Clark

CAO Creation Pre-1999

Prompted by public concern about alleged non-compliance with policies of the Bank Group, and project-specific controversies (such as the Pangue Dam on Chile's BioBio river), the President and top management of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the two private sector arms of the World Bank Group, have announced their intention to create a review mechanism patterned after the existing World Bank Inspection Panel (which only applies to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA)). Mr. Wolfensohn, in particular, has supported the extension of the Panel as …

Jan. 28, 1997, Outline For Response To Enron Et Al, Notification Of The Proposed Project, Center For International Environmental Law

CAO Creation Pre-1999

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Reflections On Environmental Rights As Third Generation Solidarity Rights, Ileana M. Porras

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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Mexico's El Cuchillo Dam Project, Raúl M. Sánchez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

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Selected Bibliography: The Reintegration Of Hong Kong Into China, Audrey E. Haroz, Jonathan R. Smith

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The reintegration of Hong Kong into the People's Republic of China (hereinafter P.R.C.) on July 1, 1997, brought together two countries, one capitalist and one communist, under one rule. As evidenced by the variety of perspectives offered at the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law's Symposium on Hong Kong's Reintegration into the P.R.C., there is much scholarly debate concerning this merger and the effect it will have on the people and politics of both countries as well as on the international community.

An earlier version of this bibliography is included in the May 1997 issue of the Journal. This bibliography has …

The Environmental Threat Of Military Operations, William M. Arkin

International Law Studies

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International Environmental Law Considerations During Miltary Operations Other Than War, Bruce A. Harlow, Michael E. Mcgregor

International Law Studies

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Indigenous People File Suit Alleging Environment As A Human Right, Denise Thomasson

Human Rights Brief

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Human Rights And Environmentalism: Forging Common Ground, Gabriel Eckstein, Miriam Gitlin

Human Rights Brief

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Adoption Nightmares Prompt Judicial Recognition Of The Tort Of Wrongful Adoption: Will New York Follow Suit?, Marci J. Blank

Cardozo Law Review

On May 13, 1966, Martin and Phyllis Juman adopted a sixteenmonth-old baby boy named Michael. The adoption agency, Louise Wise Services, represented to the Jumans that Michael was healthy. However, over the past twenty-seven years, Michael, now twentyeight, has experienced a myriad of psychological problems and has been hospitalized on several occasions.

The Role Of Public Opinion, Public Interest Groups, And Political Parties In Creating And Implementing Environmental Policy., Irma S. Russell

Faculty Works

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Public Law, Private Actors: The Impact Of Human Rights On Business Investors In China, Diane Orentlicher

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Human Rights In Africa: Observations On The Implications Of Economic Priority, Minasse Haile

Articles

The article argues that the failure of economic development strategies in Africa is deeply intertwined with the denial of civil and political rights, particularly for the rural poor. It critiques the "economic rights first" approach, which prioritizes material needs over democratic participation, and contends that such an approach is both principled and practically flawed. The analysis emphasizes that without civil and political rights, development strategies like the Basic Needs Strategy (BNS) are unlikely to succeed, as they require equitable distribution of wealth and benefits, which undemocratic regimes often fail to implement. The article also examines the limitations of both Afro-Marxist …

Book Review Of Passion: An Essay On Personality , Richard F. Devlin Frsc

Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press

Passion is a cogently structured, compel Jingly argued and seductively enthralling masterpiece which, in years to come, will undoubtedly stand out as an inspirational source for many who seek social transformation. Unger's style, in this essay at least, is lucid and inviting. Substantively, Passion demonstrates not only the depth of his penetrating intellect but also his command of an array of' disciplines. Unger's polymathy is all the more impressive when we remember that ours is an era in which idiosyncratic specialization is the norm.

On Dissent, Violence, And The Intellectual, Page Keeton

Vanderbilt Law Review

If I have properly assessed the meaning of Dean Forrester's comments, he stated that: (1) America is now in the midst of an attempted revolution, an attempt to create a new society by force and violence; (2) war, race relations, poverty, environment, and the other festers in our society, while great problems, are not the real causes of the discontent; (3) the attempted revolution is the product of a generation of university teaching and writing which has created the intellectual atmosphere and the state of mind that sustain the conflict. I respectfully dissent while recognizing at the same time the …