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International Law And Cyber Threats From Non-State Actors, Laurie R. Blank Dec 2013

International Law And Cyber Threats From Non-State Actors, Laurie R. Blank

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Direct Participation In Hostilities And The Interoperability Of The Law Of Armed Conflict And Human Rights Law, Francoise J. Hampson Aug 2011

Direct Participation In Hostilities And The Interoperability Of The Law Of Armed Conflict And Human Rights Law, Francoise J. Hampson

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Iraq And The "Fog Of Law", John F. Murphy Dec 2010

Iraq And The "Fog Of Law", John F. Murphy

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Law In Times Of War: The Case Of Chechnya, Federico Sperotto Aug 2007

Law In Times Of War: The Case Of Chechnya, Federico Sperotto

Human Rights & Human Welfare

In October 1999 “the second Chechen war” broke out. In December the Russian federal army started an operation to take control of Grozny. During the confrontation between the Federal forces and the Chechen separatists, serious human rights violations occurred. Several cases concerning violations of fundamental rights, in and around the city, have been brought before the European Court of Human Rights against Russia. The lawsuits concerned in particular physical integrity issues. This study provides some insights on the jurisprudence of the European Court on Human Rights in order to ascertain the adequacy of the mechanism of protection provided by the …


Preemption By Armed Force Of Trans-Boundry Terrorist Threats: The Russian Perspective, Bakhtiyar R. Tuzmukhamedov Aug 2007

Preemption By Armed Force Of Trans-Boundry Terrorist Threats: The Russian Perspective, Bakhtiyar R. Tuzmukhamedov

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Human Trafficking, Susan Freese Jan 2007

Human Trafficking, Susan Freese

Human Rights & Human Welfare

Human trafficking is one of the greatest, yet little known problems facing Russia and the former Soviet Republics. The most pertinent aspects of this topic include: who is trafficked, causes of trafficking, and the steps that have been and need to be taken to combat trafficking. Following coverage of the preceding aspects, this bibliography will include a brief section on prominent trafficking in specific countries.


Civil Society And Human Rights, Ken Bonneville Jan 2007

Civil Society And Human Rights, Ken Bonneville

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A dynamic civil society is essential to a functioning democracy. After the fall of the Soviet Union there was hope that Russia could create a robust civil society to compliment its burgeoning democracy, but 15 years after the fall neither occurrence appears to be the case. Instead of an open society, Russian civil society faces challenges of oppression, threats of violence, an overbearing bureaucracy, and a constitution open to interpretation. The following research outlines some of the obstacles facing Russia’s civil society and addresses how the government is restricting civil society functions.


The Roma: During And After Communism, Florinda Lucero, Jill Collum Jan 2007

The Roma: During And After Communism, Florinda Lucero, Jill Collum

Human Rights & Human Welfare

The Roma are an interconnected ethnic and cultural group that migrated out of India more than ten centuries ago. In the Czech Republic, they may have been present since the 15th century. Although relations within Czech lands began honorably, they quickly disintegrated into enmity and within a century Czechs could kill the Roma with impunity. Legislation restricting Roma movement came about in 1927 with Law 117: the “Law on Wandering Gypsies,” which stated that the Roma were now required to seek permission to stay overnight in any given location. In the run-up to World War II, parallel restrictions to those …


Chechnya, Kelley Laird Jan 2005

Chechnya, Kelley Laird

Human Rights & Human Welfare

The root of animosity between Russians and Chechens extends for more than a century, beginning when Chechens opposed Russia’s conquest of the Caucasus between 1818 and 1917. Tension reached an apex in the 1940s when Stalin deported thousands of Chechens to Siberia and East Asia in fear that they would collaborate with German Nazis.


Free Speech: It's Great For Hate, Kenneth Lasson Oct 1990

Free Speech: It's Great For Hate, Kenneth Lasson

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Defining Aggression-United States Policy, Rodney V. Hansen Jan 1980

Defining Aggression-United States Policy, Rodney V. Hansen

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.