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Clihhr Leads Push For Regulatory Scrutiny Of Amazon Mining Project, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law May 2026

Clihhr Leads Push For Regulatory Scrutiny Of Amazon Mining Project, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

The Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights (CLIHHR), in collaboration with the University of Toronto's International Human Rights Program, filed requests with U.S. and Canadian securities regulators seeking investigations into alleged misrepresentations related to Brazil Potash's proposed mining project in the Brazilian Amazon. The initiative highlights concerns regarding Indigenous rights, environmental impacts, and investor disclosure.


Reimagining Justice: Cast, Indigeneity, And Collective Resistance, Cardozo Law Institute In Holocaust And Human Rights (Clihhr), Caroline Laporte, Christina Dhanuja, Ramya Kudekallu, Brett Jones Apr 2026

Reimagining Justice: Cast, Indigeneity, And Collective Resistance, Cardozo Law Institute In Holocaust And Human Rights (Clihhr), Caroline Laporte, Christina Dhanuja, Ramya Kudekallu, Brett Jones

2025–2026 Flyers

Please join the Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights for a public panel in honor of Dalit History Month and and the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues exploring the intertwined experiences of caste-oppressed and Indigenous communities.


Professor Monroe Price, Former Cardozo Dean And Distinguished Scholar, Dies At 87, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law Mar 2026

Professor Monroe Price, Former Cardozo Dean And Distinguished Scholar, Dies At 87, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

Cardozo School of Law commemorates the life and legacy of Professor Monroe Price, who served as dean from 1982 to 1991 and helped shape the school's growth and academic identity. A pioneering scholar in media law and legal education, Price founded and advanced numerous signature programs at Cardozo while making lasting contributions to intellectual property, communications law, American Indian law, and international legal scholarship.


Democratizing Restitution: Trust As An Equitable Approach To Competing Claims On Cultural Heritage Objects, Britta Redwood Jan 2026

Democratizing Restitution: Trust As An Equitable Approach To Competing Claims On Cultural Heritage Objects, Britta Redwood

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As formerly colonized states began to win their independence in the mid-twentieth century, a growing chorus of voices called on museums in London, Paris, Berlin, and other European cities to return objects taken during the colonial period. Having largely ignored these requests until recently, museums throughout Europe and the United States have begun negotiating returns of these objects to their rightful owners. There is a growing recognition among Western cultural institutions that continuing to hold cultural heritage objects taken under conditions of coercion or violence is morally untenable. More recently, some scholars have argued for a human rights approach to …


Rivers Of Sovereignty: The Epa’S New Water Quality Standards Rule As A Potential Channel For Revitalizing Tribal Reserved Water Rights, Mostyn Josty Jan 2026

Rivers Of Sovereignty: The Epa’S New Water Quality Standards Rule As A Potential Channel For Revitalizing Tribal Reserved Water Rights, Mostyn Josty

Cardozo Law Review

This Note explores the federal government’s evolving approach to its obligation to protect tribal reserved water rights through a case study of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 Water Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions to Protect Tribal Reserved Rights rule (the “WQS Rule”). It argues that while the WQS Rule represents a step forward in safeguarding tribal water rights, the legal challenge it faces underscores broader issues of federalism, administrative authority, and the country’s fluctuating commitment to tribal sovereignty. The Note examines the WQS Rule’s legal foundation, its potential challenges, and the implications for tribal self-determination, emphasizing the need for a …


Clihhr And Other Institutions Publish Report "Resistance: Mura Struggle Against Canadian Potash Mining In Brazil's Amazon", Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law Nov 2025

Clihhr And Other Institutions Publish Report "Resistance: Mura Struggle Against Canadian Potash Mining In Brazil's Amazon", Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Cardozo Law News Archive

The Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights (CLIHHR), together with university legal clinics in Brazil, Canada, and the United States, published a report examining the impacts of a proposed Canadian potash mining project in the Brazilian Amazon and its potential risks to Indigenous communities and the environment.


Kendra's Paradox: Redefining The Statutory Approach To Assisted Outpatient Psychiatric Treatment In New York, Matt Donelian Apr 2025

Kendra's Paradox: Redefining The Statutory Approach To Assisted Outpatient Psychiatric Treatment In New York, Matt Donelian

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note critically examines the limitations of Kendra's Law in New York, which provides Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) for individuals with severe mental illnesses. While the law aims to balance public safety and individual rights, its strict eligibility criteria often prevent timely intervention, leading to worse outcomes for those in need. The note proposes reforming the law to prioritize clinical assessments over past actions, enabling earlier intervention while respecting individual rights. This reform would address the law's retroactive nature and promote a more proactive, compassionate approach to mental health care.


Resistance: The Mura Struggle Against Canadian Potash Mining In Brazil’S Amazon, Cardozo Law Institute In Holocaust And Human Rights (Clihhr), Federal University Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Graduate Program In Law (Ppgd/Ufrgs), International Human Rights Program (Ihrp), University Of Toronto Jackman Law, Observatory Of Socio-Environmental Law And Human Rights In The Amazon (Odsdh/Ufam) Jan 2025

Resistance: The Mura Struggle Against Canadian Potash Mining In Brazil’S Amazon, Cardozo Law Institute In Holocaust And Human Rights (Clihhr), Federal University Of Rio Grande Do Sul, Graduate Program In Law (Ppgd/Ufrgs), International Human Rights Program (Ihrp), University Of Toronto Jackman Law, Observatory Of Socio-Environmental Law And Human Rights In The Amazon (Odsdh/Ufam)

CLIHHR Reports & Policy Submissions

A comprehensive human rights and environmental report documenting the Mura Indigenous people’s resistance to Brazil Potash’s Autazes Potash Project in the Brazilian Amazon. The report details environmental risks, human rights violations, failures in consultation processes, litigation history, corporate accountability, and the ongoing struggle for land demarcation.


Speaking Authorship: Honoring Indigenous Language Sovereignty In Joint Authorship Doctrines, Nancy Fu Jun 2024

Speaking Authorship: Honoring Indigenous Language Sovereignty In Joint Authorship Doctrines, Nancy Fu

Cardozo Law Review

In 2022, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council unanimously voted to banish the Lakota Language Consortium (LLC) and its two European founders from the reservation. The LLC began working with the Tribe in the early 2000s to document the Lakota language and created numerous recordings of Lakota elders, a Lakota dictionary, and many other educational materials. However, the LLC registered those works’ copyrights solely under its own name, so Tribe members must now seek the LLC’s permission to use or access them, which may require payment and may not be granted at all, even for recordings of the requestor’s own …


Condensing The Alphabet Soup: Missed Administrative Rulemaking Concerns In U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission V. Alpine Securities Corporation, David Davani Feb 2024

Condensing The Alphabet Soup: Missed Administrative Rulemaking Concerns In U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission V. Alpine Securities Corporation, David Davani

Cardozo Law Review

For decades, the political landscape in the United States, characterized by deadlock in Congress and increasingly polarized relations among the country’s major political parties, has put the responsibility of keeping the government functioning in the hands of the administrative state. An absence of regular, substantive legislation (and a President willing to sign the bills given to her by Congress into law) leaves the advancement of meaningful policy to the rulemaking functions of federal executive agencies. Agency rules, developed pursuant to Congressional commands, aim to ensure that private industries will keep air and water clean, make sure drugs are safe, and, …


Gender Violence And Indigenous Rights Under International Law, Cardozo International And Comparative Law Review Nov 2023

Gender Violence And Indigenous Rights Under International Law, Cardozo International And Comparative Law Review

2023–2024 Flyers

No abstract provided.


Hamptons Aesthetics Vs. Shinnecock Rights: How The Federal Government Is Failing To Protect Indigenous Sovereignty From State Judicial Infringement, Lindsay M. Brocki Oct 2022

Hamptons Aesthetics Vs. Shinnecock Rights: How The Federal Government Is Failing To Protect Indigenous Sovereignty From State Judicial Infringement, Lindsay M. Brocki

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note examines the conflict between the Shinnecock Nation's sovereignty and state interference, highlighting the federal government's failure to protect indigenous sovereignty. It uses the Shinnecock Nation's legal battle over billboards as a case study to argue for stronger federal protection against state encroachment.


Land, Legacy, And Law: Amending Cercla To Account For Environmental Contamination Of Tribal Cultural Resources, Alexander Toke Jan 2022

Land, Legacy, And Law: Amending Cercla To Account For Environmental Contamination Of Tribal Cultural Resources, Alexander Toke

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The note advocates for amending the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) to enable Native American Tribes to recover damages for injuries to cultural resources. It argues that Tribal lands are disproportionately affected by environmental contamination and that current legal frameworks fail to address the unique cultural and spiritual significance of these resources.


Commandeering The Indian Child Welfare Act: Native American Rights Exception To Tenth Amendment Challenges, Jessie Shaw Sep 2021

Commandeering The Indian Child Welfare Act: Native American Rights Exception To Tenth Amendment Challenges, Jessie Shaw

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Protecting The Children Of Indian Country: A Call To Expand Tribal Court Jurisdiction And Devote More Funding To Indian Child Safety, Adam Crepelle Apr 2021

Protecting The Children Of Indian Country: A Call To Expand Tribal Court Jurisdiction And Devote More Funding To Indian Child Safety, Adam Crepelle

Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice

The article argues that the legal framework governing Indian country, particularly the Supreme Court's decision in *Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe*, has failed to protect Indian women and children from violence, perpetuating a crisis of sexual assault, child abuse, and murder. It contends that affirming tribal sovereignty and expanding tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians are essential to addressing these issues and ensuring the safety and well-being of Indian children.


The Use Of Mediation To Resolve Conflicts Arising From Cultural Appropriation By Western Fashion Brands, Faith Adongo Jan 2021

The Use Of Mediation To Resolve Conflicts Arising From Cultural Appropriation By Western Fashion Brands, Faith Adongo

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

The Cambridge Dictionary defines cultural appropriation as "the act of taking or using things from a culture that is not your own, especially without showing that you understand or respect this culture." It is sometimes referred to as cultural misappropriation, and also defined as taking intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions, or artifacts from a culture other than one's own, without permission. Supporters of cultural appropriation see it as the only realistic way of developing, spreading and integrating cultures, while critics see it as a means through which dominant cultures "borrow" from the cultures of minority groups.


Amicus Memoriais, Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, Cardozo Human Rights & Atrocity Prevention Clinic May 2020

Amicus Memoriais, Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum, Cardozo Human Rights & Atrocity Prevention Clinic

Amicus Briefs

Professor Jocelyn Getgen Kestenbaum and the Human Rights and Atrocity Prevention Clinic submitted an amicus brief in the Brazilian Supreme Court for a landmark ruling for the Xokleng people.


The Universal Periodic Review As A Form Of Alternative Dispute Resolution: Strengths & Shortcomings, Sara Alvarez Jan 2019

The Universal Periodic Review As A Form Of Alternative Dispute Resolution: Strengths & Shortcomings, Sara Alvarez

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

No abstract provided.


Cultural Appropriation Of Traditional Garment Designs In The Post-Star Athletica Era, Sahara F. Farzaneh Jan 2019

Cultural Appropriation Of Traditional Garment Designs In The Post-Star Athletica Era, Sahara F. Farzaneh

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Introduction To The South Dakota Law Review's 2010 Symposium Issue, Marci A. Hamilton Jan 2010

Introduction To The South Dakota Law Review's 2010 Symposium Issue, Marci A. Hamilton

Articles

No abstract provided.


The Uneasy Case For Intellectual Property Rights In Traditional Knowledge, Stephen R. Munzer, Kal Raustiala Jan 2009

The Uneasy Case For Intellectual Property Rights In Traditional Knowledge, Stephen R. Munzer, Kal Raustiala

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


An Imperfect Vocabulary Of Religious Liberty, Marci A. Hamilton Jan 2009

An Imperfect Vocabulary Of Religious Liberty, Marci A. Hamilton

Articles

No abstract provided.


The Court Of Last Resort: American Indians In The Interamerican Human Rights System - Why American Indians Should Utilize Supranational Courts, Derek De Bakker Apr 2004

The Court Of Last Resort: American Indians In The Interamerican Human Rights System - Why American Indians Should Utilize Supranational Courts, Derek De Bakker

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The note examines the efforts of Native American groups to seek redress for human rights violations through the Inter-American human rights system, highlighting the limitations of the U.S. legal system in addressing indigenous rights. It focuses on key cases, such as the Yanomani, Miskito, and Dann cases, to illustrate how indigenous peoples are leveraging international mechanisms to assert their rights to land, cultural integrity, and self-determination. The analysis underscores the potential of the Inter-American Commission and Court to set precedents for indigenous rights in the United States.


The Establishment Clause During The 2004 Term: Big Cases, Little Movement, Marci A. Hamilton Jan 2004

The Establishment Clause During The 2004 Term: Big Cases, Little Movement, Marci A. Hamilton

Articles

No abstract provided.


Defining Traditional Knowledge - Lessons From Cultural Property, Sarah Harding Jul 2003

Defining Traditional Knowledge - Lessons From Cultural Property, Sarah Harding

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The article critiques the assumptions embedded in the terms "traditional" and "cultural" when applied to the property and knowledge of indigenous peoples, particularly Native Americans. It argues that these terms often reflect Western notions of authenticity, collectivity, and inalienability, which may not fully align with the lived experiences and evolving cultural practices of indigenous communities. The analysis emphasizes the need for flexibility in defining cultural property and traditional knowledge, as these concepts are shaped by historical colonization, sovereignty struggles, and contemporary political dynamics.


Religion, The Rule Of Law, And The Good Of The Whole: A View From The Clergy, Marci A. Hamilton Apr 2002

Religion, The Rule Of Law, And The Good Of The Whole: A View From The Clergy, Marci A. Hamilton

Articles

No abstract provided.


Recovering Collectivity: Group Rights To Intellectual Property In Indigenous Communities, Angela R. Riley Jan 2000

Recovering Collectivity: Group Rights To Intellectual Property In Indigenous Communities, Angela R. Riley

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Is This The End Of American Indian Site Specific Free Exercise Claims?: Lyng V. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protection Association, Joseph Tomkiewicz Jan 1990

Is This The End Of American Indian Site Specific Free Exercise Claims?: Lyng V. Northwest Indian Cemetery Protection Association, Joseph Tomkiewicz

Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal

No abstract provided.