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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.


On Dignity And Whether The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Remains A Place Of Refuge After 60 Years , Adrienne Anderson Jan 2009

On Dignity And Whether The Universal Declaration Of Human Rights Remains A Place Of Refuge After 60 Years , Adrienne Anderson

American University International Law Review

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.


Structural Human Rights Violations: The True Face Of Mexico’S War On Crime, Stephanie Erin Brewer Jan 2009

Structural Human Rights Violations: The True Face Of Mexico’S War On Crime, Stephanie Erin Brewer

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Statute: Federal Common Law As The Standard For Third Party Liability, Alexandra Bradley Jan 2009

Corporate Liability Under The Alien Tort Statute: Federal Common Law As The Standard For Third Party Liability, Alexandra Bradley

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Defending International Sentencing: Past Criticism To The Promise Of The Icc, Marisa R. Bassett Jan 2009

Defending International Sentencing: Past Criticism To The Promise Of The Icc, Marisa R. Bassett

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


International Legal Updates, Carlin Moore, Bryan Bach, Megan Chapman, Soumya Venkatesh, Kate Kovarovic, Angad Singh, Juvaria Khan Jan 2009

International Legal Updates, Carlin Moore, Bryan Bach, Megan Chapman, Soumya Venkatesh, Kate Kovarovic, Angad Singh, Juvaria Khan

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Kara Karlson, Jennifer Goldsmith, Laura Jarvis, Megan Chapman Jan 2009

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Kara Karlson, Jennifer Goldsmith, Laura Jarvis, Megan Chapman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Jan Kratochvíl, Kavita Kapur Jan 2009

Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Jan Kratochvíl, Kavita Kapur

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Ngo Update, Lindsey Randall Jan 2009

Ngo Update, Lindsey Randall

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief Jan 2009

Center News/Faculty And Staff Updates, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Rethinking The Mérida Initiative: Why The U.S. Must Change Course In Its Approach To Mexico’S Drug War, Stephanie Erin Brewer Jan 2009

Rethinking The Mérida Initiative: Why The U.S. Must Change Course In Its Approach To Mexico’S Drug War, Stephanie Erin Brewer

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Detention And Prosecution Of Alleged Terrorists And Combatants, Jonathan Tracy Jan 2009

Detention And Prosecution Of Alleged Terrorists And Combatants, Jonathan Tracy

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Hope For Change In Immigration Policy: Recommendations For The Obama Administration, Ajmel Quereshi Jan 2009

Hope For Change In Immigration Policy: Recommendations For The Obama Administration, Ajmel Quereshi

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Operation Cast Lead: Drawing The Battle Lines Of The Legal Dispute, Avril Mcdonald Jan 2009

Operation Cast Lead: Drawing The Battle Lines Of The Legal Dispute, Avril Mcdonald

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


International Legal Updates, Carlin Moore, Bryan Bach, Megan Chapman, Soumya Venkatesh, Kate Kovarovic, Angad Singh, Hellia Kanzi Jan 2009

International Legal Updates, Carlin Moore, Bryan Bach, Megan Chapman, Soumya Venkatesh, Kate Kovarovic, Angad Singh, Hellia Kanzi

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Ellie Stevenson, Jenn Goldsmith, Peter Tran, Alexia Brooks, Katherine Anne Cleary Jan 2009

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Shaleen Brunsdale, Ellie Stevenson, Jenn Goldsmith, Peter Tran, Alexia Brooks, Katherine Anne Cleary

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Jan Kratochvíl, Kavita Kapur Jan 2009

Updates From The Regional Human Rights Systems, Jan Kratochvíl, Kavita Kapur

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Andrew Hill Jan 2009

United Nations Update, Andrew Hill

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Ngo Update, Lindsey Randall Jan 2009

Ngo Update, Lindsey Randall

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


International Conference On The Prevention Of Torture And Other Ill-Treatment: Opening Remarks, Claudio Grossman, Mark Thomson Jan 2009

International Conference On The Prevention Of Torture And Other Ill-Treatment: Opening Remarks, Claudio Grossman, Mark Thomson

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Introductory Remarks And Presentation Of Panelists, Richard Wilson Jan 2009

Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Introductory Remarks And Presentation Of Panelists, Richard Wilson

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Challenging Impunity , Diane Orentlicher Jan 2009

Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Challenging Impunity , Diane Orentlicher

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Domestic Incorporation Of Obligations Under The Convention Against Torture, Luis Gallegos, Claudio Grossman Jan 2009

Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Domestic Incorporation Of Obligations Under The Convention Against Torture, Luis Gallegos, Claudio Grossman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Torture As A Specific Criminal Offense In Domestic Laws , Matt Pollard Jan 2009

Panel 1: Are Adequate Legal Frameworks In Place At The Domestic Level? Torture As A Specific Criminal Offense In Domestic Laws , Matt Pollard

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.