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Terrorism And Hostages In International Law: A Commentary On The Hostages Convention 1979, Christopher L. Blakesley Jan 1996

Terrorism And Hostages In International Law: A Commentary On The Hostages Convention 1979, Christopher L. Blakesley

Scholarly Works

In this piece, Professor Blakesley reviews “Terrorism and Hostages in International Law: A Commentary on the Hostages Convention 1979” by Joseph J. Lambert.


Prosecuting And Defending Violations Of Genocide And Humanitarian Law: The International Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Christopher L. Blakesley Jan 1994

Prosecuting And Defending Violations Of Genocide And Humanitarian Law: The International Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Christopher L. Blakesley

Scholarly Works

A symposium discussing the international war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, established by the United Nations Security Council’s . Christopher L. Blakesley discussed the procedural aspects of the War Crimes Tribunal.


The Native Hawaiian People And International Human Rights Law: Toward A Remedy For Past And Continuing Wrongs, S. James Anaya Jan 1994

The Native Hawaiian People And International Human Rights Law: Toward A Remedy For Past And Continuing Wrongs, S. James Anaya

Publications

No abstract provided.


Protecting The Office Of Legal Counsel From Itself, Harold Hongju Koh Oct 1993

Protecting The Office Of Legal Counsel From Itself, Harold Hongju Koh

Cardozo Law Review

Pardon me if I act like a black sheep at this symposium of Office of Legal Counsel ("OLC") alumni. Like most OLC alumni, I share the genuine affection and respect for the Office and its traditions that this symposium reflects. But at the same time, I cannot fully accept the undertone of self-congratulation that pervades this panel's two principal papers. My discomfort grows from the inordinate amount of time that I have spent over the last few years disagreeing with OLC positions, particularly in three areas of United States foreign policy. The first concerns the "Iran-Contra" prosecution of Oliver North …


Decriminalizing Prostitution: Liberalization Or Dehumanization?, Jeanne Schroeder Jan 1993

Decriminalizing Prostitution: Liberalization Or Dehumanization?, Jeanne Schroeder

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article explores the contentious debate over the decriminalization of prostitution, examining whether it represents liberalization or dehumanization. It highlights the complexities of the issue, emphasizing that decriminalization is not a straightforward solution but rather a deeply contested and multifaceted question. The discussion underscores the need to consider the ethical, legal, and societal implications of prostitution, particularly its impact on women, who are disproportionately affected by both the practice and its criminalization.


The Intersection Of Natural Rights And Positive Constitutional Law, Randy E. Barnett Jan 1993

The Intersection Of Natural Rights And Positive Constitutional Law, Randy E. Barnett

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In this brief essay, the author describes what he sees to be the unavoidable connection between natural law--or, more accurately, natural rights--and the positive law that is the subject of constitutional adjudication. This connection would exist whether or not there is a conceptual distinction between natural and positive law of the sort that Professor Fred Schauer maintains in his article, Constitutional Positivism. Because of this connection, judges in a world in which legal positivism is "true" should act, on occasion, as though the natural rights approach is' correct. And if this is true then, the author maintains, the natural …


The Politics Of Sexual Psychopathy: Washington State's Sexual Predator Legislation, Stuart Scheingold, Toska Olson, Jana Pershing Jan 1992

The Politics Of Sexual Psychopathy: Washington State's Sexual Predator Legislation, Stuart Scheingold, Toska Olson, Jana Pershing

Seattle University Law Review

What are the principles that guide this return to indeterminacy? Taken at face value, rehabilitation would seem to be the goal of the civil commitment provisions that make avail- able a treatment program to cure and reintegrate sexual offenders. Of course, rehabilitation was unequivocally rejected by determinate sentencing reformers, who considered it both discriminatory and ineffective.6 An alternative interpretation is that the sexual predator provisions lead in an incapacitative direction-that is, they are designed to predict which offenders are so dangerous that they must be more or less permanently institutionalized to protect the society. Either way, the sexual predator legislation …


Isolationism Or Deference? The Alien Tort Claims Act And The Separation Of Powers, Victor A. Pappalardo Jan 1989

Isolationism Or Deference? The Alien Tort Claims Act And The Separation Of Powers, Victor A. Pappalardo

Michigan Journal of International Law

This Note examines the rationales behind Filartiga and other cases which have had the opportunity to pass upon its holding, notably the holdings in Tel-Oren v. Libyan Arab Republic and Forti v. Suarez- Mason. It then focuses on the validity of these rationales with respect to the constitutional separation of powers scheme. In so doing, it analyzes Filartiga's conclusions in light of the act of state and political question doctrines, two closely interrelated doctrines which have been at the forefront of the separation of powers criticisms of Filartiga. This Note concludes by suggesting that a clear case exists …


Aids, Prostitution, And The Use Of Historical Stereotypes To Legislate Sexuality, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 777 (1988), Beth Bergman Jan 1988

Aids, Prostitution, And The Use Of Historical Stereotypes To Legislate Sexuality, 21 J. Marshall L. Rev. 777 (1988), Beth Bergman

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Freedom Of Speech And Holocaust Denial, Gerald Tishler Feb 1987

Freedom Of Speech And Holocaust Denial, Gerald Tishler

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Can Mental Health Professionals Predict Judicial Decisionmaking? Constitutional And Tort Liability Aspects Of The Right Of The Institutionalized Mentally Disabled To Refuse Treatment: On The Cutting Edge, Michael L. Perlin Jan 1986

Can Mental Health Professionals Predict Judicial Decisionmaking? Constitutional And Tort Liability Aspects Of The Right Of The Institutionalized Mentally Disabled To Refuse Treatment: On The Cutting Edge, Michael L. Perlin

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Evisceration Of The Political Offense Exception To Extradition, Christopher L. Blakesley Jan 1986

The Evisceration Of The Political Offense Exception To Extradition, Christopher L. Blakesley

Scholarly Works

The Supplementary Convention to the Extradition Treaty between the Government of the United States of American and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, was signed on June 25, 1985, and transmitted to the U.S. Senate on July 17, 1985. This article will focus on the portion of the supplementary treaty which effectively eliminates the political offense exception, and on the statement made by the Legal Adviser to the Department of State, the honorable Judge Abraham D. Sofaer, made in favor of the Supplementary Treaty, on August 1, 1985. This article suggests that approval of …


Teaching Human Rights Law, Howard R. Berman Sep 1985

Teaching Human Rights Law, Howard R. Berman

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.


The Quest To Enforce The Old Promises: Indian Law In The Modern Era, Charles Wilkinson Jan 1985

The Quest To Enforce The Old Promises: Indian Law In The Modern Era, Charles Wilkinson

Publications

No abstract provided.


The Dilemma Of The Refugee: His Standard For Relief, Leon Wildes Jan 1983

The Dilemma Of The Refugee: His Standard For Relief, Leon Wildes

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Protecting The Rights Of The Requested Person In Extradition Proceedings: An Argument For A Humanitarian Exception, Leslie Anderson Jan 1983

Protecting The Rights Of The Requested Person In Extradition Proceedings: An Argument For A Humanitarian Exception, Leslie Anderson

Michigan Journal of International Law

This article will first define the types of post-extradition treatment which requested persons have raised as requiring judicial attention. It will next survey judicial responses to these claims and then consider the scope of executive review. The article concludes that the courts have exaggerated the range of executive discretion to deny extradition. As extradition currently operates in the United States, there is the serious possibility that a bona fide claim of unfair treatment would not receive adequate consideration by either the judicial or executive branch.


Procedural Unvertainty Attending The Assertion Of The Political Offense Exception In Extradition Hearings, Charles R. Meyer Iii Jan 1983

Procedural Unvertainty Attending The Assertion Of The Political Offense Exception In Extradition Hearings, Charles R. Meyer Iii

Michigan Journal of International Law

The American approach to the political offense exception to extradition is under increasing attack. Unfavorable commentary, sparked in part by the recent decision In re McMullen, has noted the confusion present in the operation of the exception. This article will trace some of the difficulties to the uncertain procedural burdens of raising and proving the exception in the judicial hearing. The current practice should be reformed to ameliorate the confusion. To this end, the United States Congress or Supreme Court must intervene to unify the procedural approaches taken by U.S. magistrates with respect to raising and proving the political …


Victims Of Natural Disasters In U.S. Refugee Law And Policy, Janet L. Parker Jan 1982

Victims Of Natural Disasters In U.S. Refugee Law And Policy, Janet L. Parker

Michigan Journal of International Law

This note reviews the history and antecedents of subsection 203(a)(7)(B), suggests explanations for its repeal, and explores alternative relief for the individuals who might formerly have benefited from it. It is presumed that some victims of natural disasters have a need for refuge equal to that of the refugee fleeing persecution. This is not to say that every "catastrophic natural calamity," as the now defunct statutory formulation put it, produces victims requiring the extraordinary relief of asylum. Yet, when the disaster constitutes a continuing threat to human life, and aid to the stricken area cannot restore an acceptable standard of …


The Refugee Act Of 1980: Its Past And Future, David A. Martin Jan 1982

The Refugee Act Of 1980: Its Past And Future, David A. Martin

Michigan Journal of International Law

Offered here is a description of the key provisions of the Refugee Act, suggesting why they took the shape they did and outlining the major difficulties that remain in crafting and sustaining effective refugee and asylum policies.


Deportation And The Refugee, Elwin Griffith Jan 1982

Deportation And The Refugee, Elwin Griffith

Michigan Journal of International Law

Long ago when it was unnecessary to restrict the number of aliens entering the United States, there was little distinction between refugees and other immigrants. Both groups shared similar motivations and problems. Some immigrated solely for economic reasons, while others sought new horizons because of political or religious persecution at home. In the main, though, the desire to immigrate was nurtured by the yearning for a better life.


Federal Funding Of United States Refugee Resettlement Before And After The Refugee Act Of 1980, James A. Elgass Jan 1982

Federal Funding Of United States Refugee Resettlement Before And After The Refugee Act Of 1980, James A. Elgass

Michigan Journal of International Law

This note begins with an examination of the problems of establishing, funding, and terminating previous resettlement programs involving Cuban and Indochinese refugees. These programs were limited to assisting refugees from specific geographic areas. Each refugee influx called for new legislation, and "new" programs frequently lingered on beyond their useful lives. Uncertainty about the timing of their eventual phaseout left state and local administrators unable to plan for a smooth transition following the termination of federal funding.


Appendix Iii, Michigan Journal Of International Law Jan 1982

Appendix Iii, Michigan Journal Of International Law

Michigan Journal of International Law

In this section: • Review of Foreign Laws


Appendix Ii, Michigan Journal Of International Law Jan 1982

Appendix Ii, Michigan Journal Of International Law

Michigan Journal of International Law

In this section: • Review of United States Law


Special Problems Of Custody For Unaccompanied Refugee Children In The United States, Ellen J. Durkee Jan 1982

Special Problems Of Custody For Unaccompanied Refugee Children In The United States, Ellen J. Durkee

Michigan Journal of International Law

Part I of this note provides an overview of federal legislation regarding admissions of unaccompanied refugee children. Part II describes various obstacles to a smooth transition from the child's admission into the United States to his or her placement by a state court with a permanent legal custodian who ensures that the child receives care and supervision. Problems in this area frequently result from uncertainties regarding long-term financial responsibility for the child. Also common are procedural difficulties in introducing unaccompanied refugee children into state child welfare systems. Part III then focuses on conflicts arising after the child's placement, when the …


Legal Rights Of Refugees: Two Case Studies And Some Proposals For A Strategy, Steven M. Schneebaum Jan 1982

Legal Rights Of Refugees: Two Case Studies And Some Proposals For A Strategy, Steven M. Schneebaum

Michigan Journal of International Law

In a recent decision of far-reaching implications, Filartiga v. Pena-Irala, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit not only identified one such right, but provided invaluable guidance as to how the broader question is to be addressed. This essay offers an analysis of the decision in Filarh'a, as well as a case presenting intriguing points of comparison, Tran Qui Than v. Blumenthal. It then proposes several generalizations concerning the identification of legal rights of refugees, suggesting a strategy for their enforcement, the upshot of which is this: creative marshalling and invocation of rights well …


Nordic Refugee Law And Policy, Göran Melander Jan 1982

Nordic Refugee Law And Policy, Göran Melander

Michigan Journal of International Law

Since the end of World War II, the Nordic states have shown an interest in refugee policy and have taken part in work on behalf of refugees through various international organizations. In the 1940s and the 1950s, when Western Europe was faced with a huge refugee problem, the Nordic states shared the burden with countries of first asylum in Central Europe by admitting refugees for permanent resettlement. In the 1960s and 1970s, when other continents were confronted with refugee problems, the Nordic states also generously contributed material assistance to refugees resettled in neighboring countries. In 1979, for instance, the Nordic …


Land And The Forest-Dwelling South American Indian: The Role Of National Law, Joseph C. Grasmick Oct 1978

Land And The Forest-Dwelling South American Indian: The Role Of National Law, Joseph C. Grasmick

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Equal Rights Amendment: Constraint On Discretion In Family Law, Marylou Clark, Tricia Semmelhack, Sara Steinbock Apr 1973

The Equal Rights Amendment: Constraint On Discretion In Family Law, Marylou Clark, Tricia Semmelhack, Sara Steinbock

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.