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Dead Man's Hand: Reshuffling Foreign Sovereign Immunities In U.S. Human Rights Litigation, David J. Bederman Oct 2014

Dead Man's Hand: Reshuffling Foreign Sovereign Immunities In U.S. Human Rights Litigation, David J. Bederman

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The "Blank Stare Phenomenon": Proving Customary International Law In U.S. Courts, Paul L. Hoffman Oct 2014

The "Blank Stare Phenomenon": Proving Customary International Law In U.S. Courts, Paul L. Hoffman

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Litigating Customary International Human Rights Norms, Beth Stephens Oct 2014

Litigating Customary International Human Rights Norms, Beth Stephens

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Relevance Of Customary International Norms To The Death Penalty In The United States, Joan Fitzpatrick Oct 2014

The Relevance Of Customary International Norms To The Death Penalty In The United States, Joan Fitzpatrick

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Complex Nature, Sources And Evidences Of Customary Human Rights, Jordan J. Paust Oct 2014

The Complex Nature, Sources And Evidences Of Customary Human Rights, Jordan J. Paust

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Treaties And Other Formal International Acts On The Customary Law Of Human Rights, Arthur M. Weisburd Oct 2014

The Effect Of Treaties And Other Formal International Acts On The Customary Law Of Human Rights, Arthur M. Weisburd

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Human Rights As Part Of Customary International Law: A Plea For Change Of Paradigms, Anthony D'Amato Oct 2014

Human Rights As Part Of Customary International Law: A Plea For Change Of Paradigms, Anthony D'Amato

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Human Rights And State "Sovereignty", Louis Henkin Oct 2014

Human Rights And State "Sovereignty", Louis Henkin

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Growing Importance Of Customary International Human Rights Law, Richard B. Lillich Oct 2014

The Growing Importance Of Customary International Human Rights Law, Richard B. Lillich

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Germany V. United States In The International Court Of Justice: An International Battle Over The Interpretation Of Article Thirty-Six Of The Vienna Convention On Consular Relations And Provisional Measures Orders, Stephanie Baker Oct 2014

Germany V. United States In The International Court Of Justice: An International Battle Over The Interpretation Of Article Thirty-Six Of The Vienna Convention On Consular Relations And Provisional Measures Orders, Stephanie Baker

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Democracy's Struggle Against Terrorism: The Powers Of Military Commanders To Decide Upon The Demolition Of Houses, The Imposition Of Curfews, Blockades, Encirclements And The Declaration Of An Area As A Closed Military Area, Emanuel Gross Oct 2014

Democracy's Struggle Against Terrorism: The Powers Of Military Commanders To Decide Upon The Demolition Of Houses, The Imposition Of Curfews, Blockades, Encirclements And The Declaration Of An Area As A Closed Military Area, Emanuel Gross

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


License To Discriminate: How A Washington Florist Is Making The Case For Applying Intermediary Scrutiny To Sexual Orientation, Kendra Lacour Oct 2014

License To Discriminate: How A Washington Florist Is Making The Case For Applying Intermediary Scrutiny To Sexual Orientation, Kendra Lacour

Seattle University Law Review

Over the past few decades, the debate over sexual orientation has risen to the forefront of civil rights issues. Though the focus has generally been on the right to marriage, peripheral issues associated with the right to marriage—and with sexual orientation generally—have become more common in recent years. As the number of states permitting same-sex marriage—along with states prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation—increases, so too does the conflict between providers of public accommodations and those seeking their services. Never is this situation more problematic than when religious beliefs are cited as the basis for denying services to …


Ironic Simplicity: Why Shaken Baby Syndrome Misdiagnoses Should Result In Automatic Reimbursement For The Wrongly Accused, Jay Simmons Oct 2014

Ironic Simplicity: Why Shaken Baby Syndrome Misdiagnoses Should Result In Automatic Reimbursement For The Wrongly Accused, Jay Simmons

Seattle University Law Review

Shaken baby syndrome (SBS)’s shortcomings include the debatable science behind SBS theory and diagnosis—the questioning of which has grown more vociferous—and the arguably biased, discriminatory treatment of the accused. Professor Deborah Tuerkheimer notes that the evolving SBS skepticism and contentious debate has resulted in "chaos" in many SBS adjudications and within the medical and biomechanical fields, with the same SBS proponents and opponents continually crusading for and clashing over their beliefs. The issues surrounding the medical and biomechanical components of SBS diagnoses have been repeatedly examined and discussed, and are not the focus of this Note. This Note recounts those …


The Laws Of War: An Examination Of The Legality Of Nato's Intervention In The Former Yugoslavia And The Role Of The European Court Of Human Rights In Redressing Claims For Civilian Casualties In War, Robert W. Stannard Oct 2014

The Laws Of War: An Examination Of The Legality Of Nato's Intervention In The Former Yugoslavia And The Role Of The European Court Of Human Rights In Redressing Claims For Civilian Casualties In War, Robert W. Stannard

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Voiceless Victims: Sex Slavery And Trafficking Of African Women In Western Europe, Melanie R. Wallace Oct 2014

Voiceless Victims: Sex Slavery And Trafficking Of African Women In Western Europe, Melanie R. Wallace

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Remaking The Pen Mightier Than The Sword: An Evaluation Of The Growing Need For The International Protection Of Journalists, Dylan Howard Oct 2014

Remaking The Pen Mightier Than The Sword: An Evaluation Of The Growing Need For The International Protection Of Journalists, Dylan Howard

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Is There A Right To Die?: A Comparative Study Of Three Societies (Australia, Netherlands, United States), Lara L. Manzione Oct 2014

Is There A Right To Die?: A Comparative Study Of Three Societies (Australia, Netherlands, United States), Lara L. Manzione

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Hitler's Ghosts: The Interplay Between International Organizations And Their Member States In Response To The Rise Of Neo-Nazism In Society And Government, Marjorie L. Morton Oct 2014

Hitler's Ghosts: The Interplay Between International Organizations And Their Member States In Response To The Rise Of Neo-Nazism In Society And Government, Marjorie L. Morton

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Human Rights Abuses In Yugoslavia: To Bring An End To Political Oppression, The International Community Should Assist In Establishing An Independent Kosovo, Ted Baggett Oct 2014

Human Rights Abuses In Yugoslavia: To Bring An End To Political Oppression, The International Community Should Assist In Establishing An Independent Kosovo, Ted Baggett

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Opinion Of The Court Of Justice Regarding Accession To The European Convention For The Protection Of Human Rights And Fundamental Freedoms: Redirecting The Development Of Fundamental Rights Within The European Union, Alysa J. Ward Oct 2014

The Opinion Of The Court Of Justice Regarding Accession To The European Convention For The Protection Of Human Rights And Fundamental Freedoms: Redirecting The Development Of Fundamental Rights Within The European Union, Alysa J. Ward

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


In The Belly Of The Beast: A Comparison Of The Evolution And Status Of Prisoners' Rights In The United States And Europe, Roberta M. Harding Oct 2014

In The Belly Of The Beast: A Comparison Of The Evolution And Status Of Prisoners' Rights In The United States And Europe, Roberta M. Harding

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Adjudication Of International Human Rights Claims In The European Court Of Human Rights And The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights: Why Atca Suits In U.S. Courts Are The Better Alternative For Claims Against American Multinational Corporations, Jenny N. Bounngaseng Oct 2014

Adjudication Of International Human Rights Claims In The European Court Of Human Rights And The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights: Why Atca Suits In U.S. Courts Are The Better Alternative For Claims Against American Multinational Corporations, Jenny N. Bounngaseng

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Legal Recognition Of Gender Change For Transsexual Persons In The United Kingdom: The Human Rights Act 1998 And "Compatibility" With European Human Rights Law, Robert E. Rains Oct 2014

Legal Recognition Of Gender Change For Transsexual Persons In The United Kingdom: The Human Rights Act 1998 And "Compatibility" With European Human Rights Law, Robert E. Rains

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Constitutionalization Of Human Rights In Post-Soviet States And Latin America: A Comparative Analysis, Rett R. Ludwikowski Oct 2014

Constitutionalization Of Human Rights In Post-Soviet States And Latin America: A Comparative Analysis, Rett R. Ludwikowski

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Is The United Nations Endorsing Human Rights Violations?: An Analysis Of The United Nations' Combating Defamation Of Religions Resolutions And Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws, Rebecca J. Dobras Oct 2014

Is The United Nations Endorsing Human Rights Violations?: An Analysis Of The United Nations' Combating Defamation Of Religions Resolutions And Pakistan's Blasphemy Laws, Rebecca J. Dobras

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Kosovar Declaration Of Independence: "Botching The Balkans" Or Respecting International Law?, Milena Sterio Oct 2014

The Kosovar Declaration Of Independence: "Botching The Balkans" Or Respecting International Law?, Milena Sterio

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Outsourcing Corporate Accountability, Kishanthi Parella Oct 2014

Outsourcing Corporate Accountability, Kishanthi Parella

Scholarly Articles

This Article addresses the problem of preventing human rights violations abroad that result from the globalization of business. It specifically explores the challenge of improving labor standards in global value chains. The modern business has changed dramatically and has “gone global” in order to court foreign markets and secure resources, including labor. Familiar household names, such as Nike and Apple, have “outsourced” many of their functions to suppliers overseas. As multinational buyers, they dominate one end of the global value chain. At the opposite end of the value chain are the local managers and owners of the factories and workhouses …


Human Rights Infringements In Brazil’S Penitentiary System Understood Through Access To Healthcare, Sara Morris Oct 2014

Human Rights Infringements In Brazil’S Penitentiary System Understood Through Access To Healthcare, Sara Morris

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Brazil has a reputation of being home to some of the worst penitentiary conditions worldwide, eventually leading the United Nations to make an appeal to the Brazilian government in 2003 to analyze their systems and make necessary improvements. The poor conditions and lack of access to legal counsel, living space, and specifically healthcare, cause riots and uprisings within prisons that in the past have lead to death of prisoners and guards. Prisons serve a very specific purpose in society, and according to most social theorists that is to reform, not to torture. In Brazil there is no capital punishment, so …


Hidden In Plain Sight: Exploring The Vulnerabilities Of Street-Working Boys In Se Asia, Jarrett Davis, Glenn Miles Oct 2014

Hidden In Plain Sight: Exploring The Vulnerabilities Of Street-Working Boys In Se Asia, Jarrett Davis, Glenn Miles

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 6th (2014)

The sexual exploitation of men and boys is often little understood and commonly goes ignored. Internationally, it is said that 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before reaching adulthood and in some nations the exploitation and abuse of boys far outweighs that of girls. Social and cultural norms often assume men and boys to be inherently strong and/or invulnerable to sexual exploitation; however, research in this area continues to show these assumptions to be false. Because of this lack of awareness, the efforts of the organizations and individuals who work to provide for the needs of male victims are …


Analysis Of Human Trafficking Cases In Rhode Island, 2009-2013, Donna M. Hughes, Rachel Dunham, Faith Skodmin, Lucy Tillman, Jessica Wainfor Oct 2014

Analysis Of Human Trafficking Cases In Rhode Island, 2009-2013, Donna M. Hughes, Rachel Dunham, Faith Skodmin, Lucy Tillman, Jessica Wainfor

Annual Interdisciplinary Conference on Human Trafficking: 6th (2014)

This presentation is an analysis of seven state and federal cases of human trafficking, including forced labor and sex trafficking, in Rhode Island from 2009 until 2013. In 2009, Rhode Island passed a comprehensive human trafficking law. Since then there have been six cases of sex trafficking and one case of forced labor. Sources for information on the human trafficking cases were police reports, witness statements, court documents and media reports. This presentation will briefly summarize the cases and discuss the similarities and difference among the cases and discuss of some key findings from these cases, which include:
1) Victims …