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A New Way Forward In Afghanistan: A Request For Change In U.S. Policy, Sima Samar Jan 2009

A New Way Forward In Afghanistan: A Request For Change In U.S. Policy, Sima Samar

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Panel 2: How Are Laws Applied And Detention Practices Reformed? Reforming Interrogation Practices: Alexis St. Martin And The Post-9/11 Era Opportunity , Eugene R. Fidell Jan 2009

Panel 2: How Are Laws Applied And Detention Practices Reformed? Reforming Interrogation Practices: Alexis St. Martin And The Post-9/11 Era Opportunity , Eugene R. Fidell

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


U.S. Policy Recommendation: Ottawa Convention On Anti-Personnel Landmines, Trevor Holbrook Jan 2009

U.S. Policy Recommendation: Ottawa Convention On Anti-Personnel Landmines, Trevor Holbrook

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Promoting The Rights Of Human Rights Defenders In The East And Horn Of Africa, Hassan Shire Sheikh, Laetitia Bader Bader Jan 2009

Promoting The Rights Of Human Rights Defenders In The East And Horn Of Africa, Hassan Shire Sheikh, Laetitia Bader Bader

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Panel 3: Transparency And Access Of Independent Experts To All Places Of Detention Experience In Latin America, Santiago Canton Jan 2009

Panel 3: Transparency And Access Of Independent Experts To All Places Of Detention Experience In Latin America, Santiago Canton

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Panel 3: Transparency And Access Of Independent Experts To All Places Of Detention: Expectations Of The Subcommittee On The Prevention Of Torture, The National Preventative Mechanisms, And The Un Optional Protocol To The Convention Against Torture , Malcolm Evans Jan 2009

Panel 3: Transparency And Access Of Independent Experts To All Places Of Detention: Expectations Of The Subcommittee On The Prevention Of Torture, The National Preventative Mechanisms, And The Un Optional Protocol To The Convention Against Torture , Malcolm Evans

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


International Justice Marks Its Fifteenth Anniversary: A Preliminary Assessment Of The Icty’S Impact In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher Jan 2009

International Justice Marks Its Fifteenth Anniversary: A Preliminary Assessment Of The Icty’S Impact In Serbia, Diane Orentlicher

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Andrew Hill Jan 2009

United Nations Update, Andrew Hill

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Realizing A Promise: A Case For Ratification Of The Optional Protocol To The Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights, Jan Kratochvíl Jan 2009

Realizing A Promise: A Case For Ratification Of The Optional Protocol To The Covenant On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights, Jan Kratochvíl

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Panel 3: Transparency And Access Of Independent Experts To All Places Of Detention Question & Answer Session , Claudio Grossman, Malcolm Evans Jan 2009

Panel 3: Transparency And Access Of Independent Experts To All Places Of Detention Question & Answer Session , Claudio Grossman, Malcolm Evans

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Fifty State Survey Of Official Misconduct Statutes, Brenda V. Smith Jan 2009

Fifty State Survey Of Official Misconduct Statutes, Brenda V. Smith

The Project on Addressing Prison Rape - Surveys

This publication is part of a larger scholarly project and one in a series that aims to create a “legal toolkit” for addressing sexual violence in custody. This survey is in chart form and compiles statutes that address official misconduct in all fifty states, as well as surrounding territories. This chart includes information on the statutes, relevant definitions, penalties, and administrative procedures.


Perspective: Technology Transfer And Human Rights: Joining Up The Dots, Stephen Humphreys Jan 2009

Perspective: Technology Transfer And Human Rights: Joining Up The Dots, Stephen Humphreys

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Prologue , Claudio Grossman Jan 2009

Prologue , Claudio Grossman

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And The African Child Today: Progress Or Problems? , Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile Jan 2009

The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights And The African Child Today: Progress Or Problems? , Uché Ewelukwa Ofodile

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


La Declaracion Americana Y Los Derechos De Los Familiares De La Victima , José Antonio Arcila Cano Jan 2009

La Declaracion Americana Y Los Derechos De Los Familiares De La Victima , José Antonio Arcila Cano

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


60 Years Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights: Towards An Individual Responsibility To Protect, Kathleen Renée Cronin-Furman Jan 2009

60 Years Of The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights: Towards An Individual Responsibility To Protect, Kathleen Renée Cronin-Furman

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Human Rights And Environmental Protection: The Pressure Of The Charter For The Environment On The French Administrative Courts, David Marrani Jan 2009

Human Rights And Environmental Protection: The Pressure Of The Charter For The Environment On The French Administrative Courts, David Marrani

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Gender Strategy Is Not Luxury For International Courts Symposium: Prosecuting Sexual And Gender-Based Crimes Before International/Ized Criminal Courts, Patricia Viseur Sellers Jan 2009

Gender Strategy Is Not Luxury For International Courts Symposium: Prosecuting Sexual And Gender-Based Crimes Before International/Ized Criminal Courts, Patricia Viseur Sellers

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


A Pragmatic Approach To Law And Organizing: A Comment On "The Story Of South Ardmore", 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 631 (2009), Scott L. Cummings Jan 2009

A Pragmatic Approach To Law And Organizing: A Comment On "The Story Of South Ardmore", 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 631 (2009), Scott L. Cummings

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Lawyers And The Power Of Community: The Story Of South Ardmore, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 595 (2009), Corey S. Shdaimah Jan 2009

Lawyers And The Power Of Community: The Story Of South Ardmore, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 595 (2009), Corey S. Shdaimah

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Alinsky's Prescription: Democracy Alongside Law, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 723 (2009), Barbara L. Bezdek Jan 2009

Alinsky's Prescription: Democracy Alongside Law, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 723 (2009), Barbara L. Bezdek

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


You Can Move In But You Can't Stay: To Protect Occupancy Rights After Halprin, The Fair Housing Act Needs To Be Amended To Prohibit Post-Acquisition Discrimination, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 751 (2009), Scott N. Gilbert Jan 2009

You Can Move In But You Can't Stay: To Protect Occupancy Rights After Halprin, The Fair Housing Act Needs To Be Amended To Prohibit Post-Acquisition Discrimination, 42 J. Marshall L. Rev. 751 (2009), Scott N. Gilbert

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Commentary: International Prosecution Of Heads Of State For Genocide, War Crimes, And Crimes Against Humanity, 43 J. Marshall L. Rev. Xxv (2009), Hans Corell Jan 2009

Commentary: International Prosecution Of Heads Of State For Genocide, War Crimes, And Crimes Against Humanity, 43 J. Marshall L. Rev. Xxv (2009), Hans Corell

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Ochrona Praw Czlowieka Z Perspektywy Ameriykanskiej Oceny Historycznego Legatu Rady Europy, Rett R. Ludwikowski Jan 2009

Ochrona Praw Czlowieka Z Perspektywy Ameriykanskiej Oceny Historycznego Legatu Rady Europy, Rett R. Ludwikowski

Scholarly Articles

No abstract provided.


Book Review, Kavita Kapur Jan 2009

Book Review, Kavita Kapur

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Protections Provided By International Law, Manfred Nowak Jan 2009

Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Protections Provided By International Law, Manfred Nowak

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Counter-Insurgency, Human Rights, And The Law Of Armed Conflict, Federico Sperotto Jan 2009

Counter-Insurgency, Human Rights, And The Law Of Armed Conflict, Federico Sperotto

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Human Security And The Rights Of Refugees: Transcending Territorial And Disciplinary Borders, Alice Edwards Jan 2009

Human Security And The Rights Of Refugees: Transcending Territorial And Disciplinary Borders, Alice Edwards

Michigan Journal of International Law

This Essay examines the concept of human security through the lens of refugee protection. In particular, the author asks whether the concept of human security could add anything to the international protection regime for refugees and asylum seekers under international law. Before international lawyers can reject the notion of human security on the basis of its non-legal, and therefore nonbinding, character, it is necessary to examine the gaps in the existing legal framework, into which policy discourse, including security discourse, may step in as an important player.


Disability Rights In Cambodia: Using The Convention On The Rights Of People With Disabilities To Expose Human Rights Violations, Ulrike Buschbacher Connelly Jan 2009

Disability Rights In Cambodia: Using The Convention On The Rights Of People With Disabilities To Expose Human Rights Violations, Ulrike Buschbacher Connelly

Washington International Law Journal

In Cambodia, the percentage of the population living with disabilities is one of the highest in the world. At least 650,000 Cambodians live with a disability, and the exact count may be as high as 1.4 million. The incidence of disability is also expected to increase in the future. Despite the fact that many Cambodians have at least one disability, the country does not have adequate legal provisions to protect the human rights of people with disabilities. There are no comprehensive laws that address disability issues. The few existing laws provide only implicit protections and some directly discriminate against people …


Calling A Spade A Spade: Maternal Mortality As A Human Rights Violation, Luisa Cabal, Morgan Stoffregen Jan 2009

Calling A Spade A Spade: Maternal Mortality As A Human Rights Violation, Luisa Cabal, Morgan Stoffregen

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.