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International Civil Disobedience: Unauthorized Intervention And The Conscience Of The International Community, Nathan J. Miller

Maryland Law Review

No abstract provided.

Informal Transnational Police-To-Police Information Sharing: Its Structure And Reform, Michael Robert Walton

LLM Theses

This thesis examines the informal sharing of information and cooperation between police agencies across international borders, and how it is or should be informed by international human rights law. The author looks at how intelligence-led policing theory has affected transnational policing. A distinction is made between police actions made on domestic soil that have adverse consequences abroad and police actions made on foreign soil that have adverse consequences. The first category of cases is firmly within jurisdiction and covered by domestic and international legal obligations. The second category of cases introduces the concept of the extraterritorial application of international human …

Sexual Violence Directed Against Men And Boys In Armed Conflict Or Mass Atrocity: Addressing A Gendered Harm In International Criminal Tribunals, Valerie Oosterveld

Law Publications

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Adjudicating Human Rights In Transitional Contexts: A Nigerian Case-Study, 1999-2009 , Basil Emeka Ugochukwu

PhD Dissertations

While transitional justice and democracy literature bristles with the expectation that human rights conditions would improve with the progression from the “darkness” of a dictatorship to the “light” of democratic rule, Nigeria’s transition to civil rule in 1999 would seem to provide a sobering contra-reality. Democracy does not seem to have produced a better human rights environment in the post-transition Nigerian context. This dissertation answers the question why the restoration of civil rule in Nigeria has not translated to results in human rights practices that come close to matching the expectations of its citizens and the predictions of transitional justice …

Adjudications, Brigette Buynak, Darcy S. Bushnell

Water Matters!

Adjudications are lawsuits that take place in state or federal court to resolve all claims to water use in the state of New Mexico, including those of Pueblos, tribes and the federal government. These cases are required by statute to create a formal inventory of water uses and to facilitate administration of New Mexico’s surface and groundwater. The geographic scope of each case is generally described by a stream system and occasionally by a groundwater basin. By statute, the State is always the plaintiff. The mission is to formally identify and recognize all valid water rights in each area being …

Guilty Of Homelessness: Evaluating The Criminalization Of Homelessness Through A Human Rights Framework, Cristina M. Semi

Departmental Honors Projects

Several international treaties and declarations affirm adequate housing as a fundamental human right. However, the United States, while a signatory to several of these agreements, does not recognize this right. Homelessness violates the right to housing. Moreover, homelessness often subjects individuals to additional rights violations. These additional violations often occur because governments criminalize homelessness.

Public order laws that criminalize basic life-sustaining behaviors, such as sitting, lying, and sleeping in public spaces, violate several constitutional rights when applied to unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness. Devoid of any accommodation aside from the public streets, such individuals must necessarily perform the prohibited conduct in …

Selected Coverage Of The 150th Session Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Kendall Niles, David Llanes, Min Jung Kim

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Seleccionado Cobertura De El 149 Período De Sesiones De La Comisión Interamericana De Derechos Humanos, Marianna Belalba, Sebastian Valencia, Paula Cortes

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

European Court Of Human Rights, Sydney Pomykata

Human Rights Brief

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Regional Human Rights Systems, Brittany West, Sydney Pomykata, Whitney Hood

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Fifty State Survey Of Mandatory Reporting Statutes, Brenda V. Smith

The Project on Addressing Prison Rape - Surveys

Mandatory reporting state statutes regarding the sexual abuse of children are compiled and reported. Entries include (if provided) the following information: state; mandatory reporting statutes name; what has to be reported; relevant definitions; persons required to report; reporting procedures; and penalty for failure to report.

Ice's New Policy On Segregation And The Continuing Use Of Solitary Confinement Within The Context Of International Human Rights, Sarah Dávila A.

UIC Law Review

The purpose of this essay is to discuss ICE Policy 11065.1 on segregation, its deficiencies and its unlikely full implementation, and emphasize that the current use of solitary confinement in immigration detention is in contravention of international human rights principles.

Monitoring, Reporting, And Fact-Finding: Does The Human Rights Council Report On Human Rights In North Korea Provide A Template For The Sri Lankan Investigation?, Chris Jenks

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

2014 has already heralded two significant developments related to monitoring, reporting, and fact-finding (MRF) mechanisms for collecting information on alleged international law violations. First, the Human Rights Council (HRC) published their “Report of the detailed findings of the commission of inquiry on human rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea” in February. This report may provide a roadmap for the second important development, the HRC’s decision in March to investigate alleged international law violations during the final phase of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka. More broadly, both these efforts offer lessons for any group or body participating in …

Redefining Viability: Why The State Must Ensure Viable Alternatives To Pregnancy And Motherhood, Lauren Maisel Goldsmith

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

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Bonded And Child Labor In Pakistan: Interview With Human Rights Practitioner Pirbhu Lal Satyan, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Judgment Summary: International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda, Megan Race

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Judgment Summary: Special Court For Sierra Leone, Patty Walsh

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Regulation 55 And The Rights Of The Accused At The International Criminal Court, Susana Sácouto, Katherine Cleary Thompson

Human Rights Brief

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Balintulo V. Daimler Ag, 727 F.3d 174 (2013). Second Circuit Closes The Door For Victims Of International Rights Violations, Emily M. Nellermoe

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

No abstract provided.

The U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement: Ignoring The Paramilitary's Human Rights Abuses?, Pooja Shah

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Child Labor And Ratification Of Trade And Labor Provisions In Sub-Saharan Africa: Is It A Question Of Political Choices?, Caiphas Chekwoti

Loyola University Chicago International Law Review

No abstract provided.

Judicial Conceptions Of Prisoners' Rights In Ireland: An Emerging Field, Mary Rogan

Conference Papers

This paper will discuss four themes. The first concerns judicial discussions of conditions of detention, secondly I will examine the development of the principles of procedural fairness in decisions on the use of separation or isolation of prisoners. I will then move to look at issues concerning foreign prisoners, and say a few words about conditions of detention in the immigration context. Finally, I will explore some of the barriers to a greater role for the Irish courts in the area of conditions of detention. I will speak from the experiences drawn from my research, but also from legal practice.

Letter From The Editors, Human Rights Brief

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

A Jail By Any Other Name: Labor Camp Abolition In The Context Of Arbitrary Detention In China, Harry Wu, Cole Goodrich

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Building A Dangerous Precedent In The Americas: Revoking Fundamental Rights Of Dominicans, Marselha Gonçalves Margerin, Monika Kalra Varma, Salvador Sarmiento

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Punishments In Penal Institutions: (Dis)-Proportionality In Isolation, Jacob Zoghlin

Human Rights Brief

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The International Human Rights Treaty System: Impact At The Domestic And International Levels, Navi Pillay

Human Rights Brief

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The International Human Rights Treaty System: Impact At The Domestic And International Levels, Claudio Grossman

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Selected Coverage Of The 149th Session Of The Inter-American Commission On Human Rights, Brittany West, Whitney-Ann Mulhauser, Jason Cowin

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.

Judgment Summaries: International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda, Jacqueline Niba, Davina Ugochukwu

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.