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The Rohingya Genocide, Paul Williams, Todd F. Buchwald, Jenny Domino, Rebecca Hamilton, Michael P. Scharf, Meilena Sterio Jan 2020

The Rohingya Genocide, Paul Williams, Todd F. Buchwald, Jenny Domino, Rebecca Hamilton, Michael P. Scharf, Meilena Sterio

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Emerging Challenges In The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law And International Human Rights Law, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon, Claudia Martin Jan 2020

Emerging Challenges In The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law And International Human Rights Law, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon, Claudia Martin

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

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Emerging Challenges In The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law And International Human Rights Law, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Jan 2020

Emerging Challenges In The Relationship Between International Humanitarian Law And International Human Rights Law, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

We are delighted to present this year's publication of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, which includes two of the best essays in English and in Spanish recognized in the 2019 Human Rights Essay Award competition. A third winning essay will be included in Volume 35, Issue 3. It is satisfying to think that this competition allowed a number of participants an opportunity to expound their thoughts on so many important topics and areas of the world. We hope these participants are able to use their articles as mechanisms for change.


Middle East & North Africa Coverage, Human Rights Brief Apr 2019

Middle East & North Africa Coverage, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief Spring 2019 Regional Coverage

No abstract provided.


Europe & Central Asia Coverage, Human Rights Brief Apr 2019

Europe & Central Asia Coverage, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief Spring 2019 Regional Coverage

No abstract provided.


Asia & Oceania Coverage, Human Rights Brief Apr 2019

Asia & Oceania Coverage, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief Spring 2019 Regional Coverage

No abstract provided.


Americas Coverage, Human Rights Brief Apr 2019

Americas Coverage, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief Spring 2019 Regional Coverage

No abstract provided.


Trump's Torture Legacy: Isolating, Incarcerating, And Inflicting Harm Upon Migrant Children, Brendan Lokka Jan 2019

Trump's Torture Legacy: Isolating, Incarcerating, And Inflicting Harm Upon Migrant Children, Brendan Lokka

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Conflict: An International Crime?, Clare Brown Jan 2019

Sexual Exploitation And Abuse In Conflict: An International Crime?, Clare Brown

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Bridging The Enforcement Gap? Evaluating The Inquiry Procedure Of The Cedaw Optional Protocol, Catherine O'Rourke Jan 2019

Bridging The Enforcement Gap? Evaluating The Inquiry Procedure Of The Cedaw Optional Protocol, Catherine O'Rourke

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

Considerable optimism accompanied the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Optional Protocol. However, one of the Optional Protocol’s two enforcement measures, the inquiry procedure, appeared to languish for fourteen years and has, to date, resulted in only four inquiry reports. The article evaluates the inquiry procedure, finding largely unmet expectations in addressing CEDAW’s structural weaknesses, countering the privileging of civil and political rights, and redressing state noncompliance with CEDAW, but significant potential nonetheless. The findings of this Article vindicate the enduring salience of foundational feminist critiques of human rights. The Conclusion …


What Matters More: Preserving A Fundamental Right To Privacy Or Tampering With Another's Dignity Through Searches Because Of "Reasonable Suspicion", Darianne De Leon Jan 2019

What Matters More: Preserving A Fundamental Right To Privacy Or Tampering With Another's Dignity Through Searches Because Of "Reasonable Suspicion", Darianne De Leon

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Violencia De Género, Internet Y El Derecho A La Libertad De Expresón: Un Nuevo Desafío Para El Derecho Internacional De Los Derechos Humanos, Andrea Pietrafesa Jan 2019

Violencia De Género, Internet Y El Derecho A La Libertad De Expresón: Un Nuevo Desafío Para El Derecho Internacional De Los Derechos Humanos, Andrea Pietrafesa

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Global Regulation Of Corporate Conduct: Effective Pursuit Of A Slave-Free Supply Chain, Roza Pati Jan 2019

Global Regulation Of Corporate Conduct: Effective Pursuit Of A Slave-Free Supply Chain, Roza Pati

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Punished For Poverty, Andrew Rock Jan 2019

Punished For Poverty, Andrew Rock

Criminal Law Practitioner

No abstract provided.


Contracting For Human Rights: Looking To Version 2.0 Of The Aba Model Contract Clauses, Sarah Dadush Jan 2019

Contracting For Human Rights: Looking To Version 2.0 Of The Aba Model Contract Clauses, Sarah Dadush

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Private Law Remedies, Human Rights, And Supply Contracts, Jennifer S. Martin Jan 2019

Private Law Remedies, Human Rights, And Supply Contracts, Jennifer S. Martin

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Modern-Day Pirates: Why Domestic Parent Corporations Should Be Liable Under The Alien Tort Statute For Violations Of Workers' Rights Within Global Supply Chains, Erin Downey Jan 2019

Modern-Day Pirates: Why Domestic Parent Corporations Should Be Liable Under The Alien Tort Statute For Violations Of Workers' Rights Within Global Supply Chains, Erin Downey

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays On Gender Violence And International Human Rights: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Jan 2019

Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays On Gender Violence And International Human Rights: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

We are delighted to present this year's publication of the Academy on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, which includes the three best essays in English and in Spanish recognized in the 2018 Human Rights Essay Award competition. It is satisfying to think that this competition allowed a number of participants an opportunity to expound their thoughts on so many important topics and areas of the world. We hope these participants are able to use their articles as mechanisms for change.


Overcoming Institutional And Legal Barriers That Prevent Abused Females From Accessing Justice In Fragile Nigerian Regions, Valentina Okaru-Bisant Jan 2019

Overcoming Institutional And Legal Barriers That Prevent Abused Females From Accessing Justice In Fragile Nigerian Regions, Valentina Okaru-Bisant

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Mitigating The "Lgbt Disconnect": Title Ix's Protection Of Transgender Students, Birth Certificate Correction Statutes, And The Transformative Potential Of Connecting The Two, Kyle Velte Jan 2019

Mitigating The "Lgbt Disconnect": Title Ix's Protection Of Transgender Students, Birth Certificate Correction Statutes, And The Transformative Potential Of Connecting The Two, Kyle Velte

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Broken Bones And Pepper Spray: The State-Sanctioned Abuse Of Immigrant Juveniles In Custody, Alex Bruce Jan 2019

Broken Bones And Pepper Spray: The State-Sanctioned Abuse Of Immigrant Juveniles In Custody, Alex Bruce

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


President Trump's Crusade Against The Transgender Community, Brendan Williams Jan 2019

President Trump's Crusade Against The Transgender Community, Brendan Williams

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Defenseless Against Rape: Outdated Laws And A Proposed Legal Solution, David E. Missirian, Marianne D. Kulow Jan 2019

Defenseless Against Rape: Outdated Laws And A Proposed Legal Solution, David E. Missirian, Marianne D. Kulow

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Contemporary Aspects Of Female Genital Mutilation Prohibitions In The United States, Limor Ezioni Jan 2019

Contemporary Aspects Of Female Genital Mutilation Prohibitions In The United States, Limor Ezioni

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


The Business Case For Lawyers To Advocate For Corporate Supply Chains Free Of Labor Trafficking And Child Labor, E. Christopher Johnson Jr., Fernanda Beraldi, Edwin Broecker, Emily Brown, Susan Maslow Jan 2019

The Business Case For Lawyers To Advocate For Corporate Supply Chains Free Of Labor Trafficking And Child Labor, E. Christopher Johnson Jr., Fernanda Beraldi, Edwin Broecker, Emily Brown, Susan Maslow

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Intersexuales En Estado De Excepción: Violencias Contra Las Corporeidades Diversas, Olga Lucia Camacho Jan 2019

Intersexuales En Estado De Excepción: Violencias Contra Las Corporeidades Diversas, Olga Lucia Camacho

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Something Else: Specific Relief For Break Of Human Rights Terms In Supply Chain Agreements, Jonathan C. Lipson Jan 2019

Something Else: Specific Relief For Break Of Human Rights Terms In Supply Chain Agreements, Jonathan C. Lipson

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mitigating Risk, Eradicating Slavery, Ramona L. Lampley Jan 2019

Mitigating Risk, Eradicating Slavery, Ramona L. Lampley

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The New Social Contracts In International Supply Chains, David Snyder Jan 2019

The New Social Contracts In International Supply Chains, David Snyder

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


The New Social Contracts In International Supply Chains, David Snyder Jan 2019

The New Social Contracts In International Supply Chains, David Snyder

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This Article considers, from legal, practical, moral, and policy perspectives, Model Contract Clauses (MCCs) to protect the human rights of workers in international supply chains. The product of the ABA Business Law Section Working Group to Draft Human Rights Protections in International Supply Contracts, the MCCs are an effort to provide companies with carefully researched and well-drafted clauses to incorporate human rights policies into supply contracts (purchase orders, master vendor agreements, and the like). The Article discusses the impetus, goals, and strategies of the MCCs and explains the paradigm of the corporate, operational, and political landscape for which they are …