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What Is In A Name: Why The European Same-Sex Partnership Acts Create A Valid Marital Relationship, Edward Brumby Sep 2014

What Is In A Name: Why The European Same-Sex Partnership Acts Create A Valid Marital Relationship, Edward Brumby

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Democracy In Disguise: Assessing The Reforms To The Fundamental Rights Provisions In Guyana, Arif Bulkan Sep 2014

Democracy In Disguise: Assessing The Reforms To The Fundamental Rights Provisions In Guyana, Arif Bulkan

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Exploring The Limits Of International Human Rights Law, Margaret E. Mcguinness Sep 2014

Exploring The Limits Of International Human Rights Law, Margaret E. Mcguinness

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Letting The Cat Out Of The Bag: Providing A Civil Right Of Action For Torture Committed By U.S. Officials Abroad, An Obligation Of The Convention Against Torture?, Leland H. Kynes Sep 2014

Letting The Cat Out Of The Bag: Providing A Civil Right Of Action For Torture Committed By U.S. Officials Abroad, An Obligation Of The Convention Against Torture?, Leland H. Kynes

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Defining The Battlefield In Contemporary Conflict And Counterterrorism: Understanding The Parameters Of The Zone Of Combat, Laurie R. Blank Sep 2014

Defining The Battlefield In Contemporary Conflict And Counterterrorism: Understanding The Parameters Of The Zone Of Combat, Laurie R. Blank

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


"Disillusioned Words Like Bullets Bark": Incitement To Genocide, Music, And The Trial Of Simon Bikindi, Robert H. Snyder Sep 2014

"Disillusioned Words Like Bullets Bark": Incitement To Genocide, Music, And The Trial Of Simon Bikindi, Robert H. Snyder

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Spain's Expanded Universal Jurisdiction To Prosecute Human Rights Abuses In Latin America, China, And Beyond, Mugambi Jouet Sep 2014

Spain's Expanded Universal Jurisdiction To Prosecute Human Rights Abuses In Latin America, China, And Beyond, Mugambi Jouet

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Ready Or Not, Here Comes Dr-Cafta: Comparing The Right Of Association In Mexico, Guatemala, And El Salvador, Laura Glass-Hess Sep 2014

Ready Or Not, Here Comes Dr-Cafta: Comparing The Right Of Association In Mexico, Guatemala, And El Salvador, Laura Glass-Hess

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


No Worldwide Consensus: The United Nations Declaration On Human Cloning, Channah Jarrell Sep 2014

No Worldwide Consensus: The United Nations Declaration On Human Cloning, Channah Jarrell

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


A Break With The Past Or Justice In Pieces: Divergent Paths On The Question Of Amnesty In Argentina And Colombia, Douglas Jacobson Sep 2014

A Break With The Past Or Justice In Pieces: Divergent Paths On The Question Of Amnesty In Argentina And Colombia, Douglas Jacobson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Sad Stories: Trafficking In Children - Unique Situations Requiring New Solutions, Virginia Garrard Sep 2014

Sad Stories: Trafficking In Children - Unique Situations Requiring New Solutions, Virginia Garrard

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Human Rights Enforcement In The Twenty-First Century, Douglas Donoho Sep 2014

Human Rights Enforcement In The Twenty-First Century, Douglas Donoho

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Restrictions On Humanitarian Aid In Darfur: The Role Of The International Criminal Court, Mominah Usmani Sep 2014

Restrictions On Humanitarian Aid In Darfur: The Role Of The International Criminal Court, Mominah Usmani

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Official, National, Common Or Unifying: Do Words Giving Legal Status To Language Diminish Linguistic Human Rights?, Paul C. Hale Sep 2014

Official, National, Common Or Unifying: Do Words Giving Legal Status To Language Diminish Linguistic Human Rights?, Paul C. Hale

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Jurisprudence Of Discrimination As Opposed To Simple Inequality In The International Civil Service, Brian D. Patterson Sep 2014

The Jurisprudence Of Discrimination As Opposed To Simple Inequality In The International Civil Service, Brian D. Patterson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


A Globally Sustainable Right To Land: Utilizing Real Property To Protect The Traditional Knowledge Of Indigenous Peoples And Local Communities, Jennifer Lynn Zweig Sep 2014

A Globally Sustainable Right To Land: Utilizing Real Property To Protect The Traditional Knowledge Of Indigenous Peoples And Local Communities, Jennifer Lynn Zweig

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Human Rights And Climate Change: Moving From An Intrinsic To An Instrumental Approach, Edward Cameron Sep 2014

Human Rights And Climate Change: Moving From An Intrinsic To An Instrumental Approach, Edward Cameron

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Intersection Of International Human Rights And Domestic Environmental Regulation, Rebecca M. Bratspies Sep 2014

The Intersection Of International Human Rights And Domestic Environmental Regulation, Rebecca M. Bratspies

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


"First, Do No Harm": Human Rights And Efforts To Combat Climate Change, Naomi Roht-Arriaza Sep 2014

"First, Do No Harm": Human Rights And Efforts To Combat Climate Change, Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Introduction: Climate Change And Human Rights: Unpacking The Issues, Daniel Bodansky Sep 2014

Introduction: Climate Change And Human Rights: Unpacking The Issues, Daniel Bodansky

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


B.Y.O. Heroin: Will Canada Finally Recognize The Fundamental Rights Of Injection Drug Users By Providing Access To Safe Injection Facilities?, Robert Marston Sep 2014

B.Y.O. Heroin: Will Canada Finally Recognize The Fundamental Rights Of Injection Drug Users By Providing Access To Safe Injection Facilities?, Robert Marston

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


When Skeletons Come Out Of The Closet: Implications Of The Bosnian Genocide Decision For Serbia's Eventual Eu Accession, Edina Slomic Sep 2014

When Skeletons Come Out Of The Closet: Implications Of The Bosnian Genocide Decision For Serbia's Eventual Eu Accession, Edina Slomic

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


M.S.S. V. Belgium And Greece (European Court Of Human Rights): The Interplay Between European Union Law And The European Convention On Human Rights In The Post-Lisbon Era, Ton Zuijdwijk Sep 2014

M.S.S. V. Belgium And Greece (European Court Of Human Rights): The Interplay Between European Union Law And The European Convention On Human Rights In The Post-Lisbon Era, Ton Zuijdwijk

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


International Law In A Time Of Scarcity: An Introduction, Harlan G. Cohen Sep 2014

International Law In A Time Of Scarcity: An Introduction, Harlan G. Cohen

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Turkey's Article 301: A Legitimate Tool For Maintaining Order Or A Threat To Freedom Of Expression?, Jahnisa Tate Sep 2014

Turkey's Article 301: A Legitimate Tool For Maintaining Order Or A Threat To Freedom Of Expression?, Jahnisa Tate

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Joint Submission To The U.N. Committee Against Torture Concerning The United States’ Mistreatment Of Immigrant Detainees In Violation Of The Convention Against Torture And Other Cruel, Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment In Relation To The United States 5th Periodic Report On The Convention Against Torture, Sarah Dávila-Ruhaak, Steven D. Schwinn, Jennifer Chan, John Marshall Law School International Human Rights Clinic Sep 2014

Joint Submission To The U.N. Committee Against Torture Concerning The United States’ Mistreatment Of Immigrant Detainees In Violation Of The Convention Against Torture And Other Cruel, Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment In Relation To The United States 5th Periodic Report On The Convention Against Torture, Sarah Dávila-Ruhaak, Steven D. Schwinn, Jennifer Chan, John Marshall Law School International Human Rights Clinic

Faculty White Papers

This report relates to the mistreatment and abuse that adult immigrant detainees suffer in United States detention facilities. It is submitted in response to the United States’ periodic report relating to the Convention Against Torture (CAT) and specifically addresses the deplorable conditions of detention, the use of solitary confinement, the problem of sexual violence in detention and the lack of investigation of such acts, the refoulement of detainees who face risk of torture, the enforcement of the non-derogable prohibition of torture, and the prevention of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This report discusses current practices of the U.S. …


First Responders: An International Workshop On Collecting And Analyzing Evidence Of International Crimes, Andrea Lampros, Alexa Koenig, Julia Rayner, Stephen Cody Sep 2014

First Responders: An International Workshop On Collecting And Analyzing Evidence Of International Crimes, Andrea Lampros, Alexa Koenig, Julia Rayner, Stephen Cody

Suffolk University Law School Faculty Works

This report presents major points of discussion and recommendations from an international conference held in September 2014 in Salzburg, Austria. Workshop participants discussed how local and international NGOs, journalists, forensic scientists, health professionals, and other “first responders” to war crimes and human violations can most effectively work with courts — and the International Criminal Court (ICC) in particular — in the collection of evidence of serious war crimes, such as genocide and crimes against humanity.


The Truth About Truth Commissions: Why They Do Not Function Optimally In Post-Conflict Societies, Matiangai V.S. Sirleaf Aug 2014

The Truth About Truth Commissions: Why They Do Not Function Optimally In Post-Conflict Societies, Matiangai V.S. Sirleaf

Cardozo Law Review

Almost forty years after the first truth commission convened and more than sixty-seven others have been employed, there is little clarity on how they contribute to their stated objectives and in which transitional contexts they succeed or fail. This Article uses data gathered from my field research in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Liberia to develop a theoretical framework for understanding in which contexts truth commissions may be the most effective. Using insights from the legal transplant literature and applying it to the diffusion of truth commissions, this Article finds that truth commissions face greater challenges carrying out their mandates in …


Targeted Killing, Procedure, And False Legitimation, Matthew Craig Aug 2014

Targeted Killing, Procedure, And False Legitimation, Matthew Craig

Cardozo Law Review

No abstract provided.


On The Effectiveness Of Private Security Guards On Board Merchant Ships Off The Coast Of Somalia -- Where Is The Piracy? What Are The Legal Ramifications?, Barry H. Dubner, Claudia Pastorius Jul 2014

On The Effectiveness Of Private Security Guards On Board Merchant Ships Off The Coast Of Somalia -- Where Is The Piracy? What Are The Legal Ramifications?, Barry H. Dubner, Claudia Pastorius

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.