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Ali Wyne On Understanding Poverty Edited By Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Roland Bénabou, And Dilip Mookherjee. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. 496pp., Ali Wyne Feb 2007

Ali Wyne On Understanding Poverty Edited By Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Roland Bénabou, And Dilip Mookherjee. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. 496pp., Ali Wyne

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Understanding Poverty Edited by Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, Roland Bénabou, and Dilip Mookherjee. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006. 496pp.


The Legality Of The Use Of White Phosphorus By The United States Military During The 2004 Fallujah Assaults, Roman O. Reyhani Jan 2007

The Legality Of The Use Of White Phosphorus By The United States Military During The 2004 Fallujah Assaults, Roman O. Reyhani

ExpressO

The assaults on Fallujah by the United States military in April and November 2004 involved the use of white phosphorus. White phosphorus has extremely damaging effects on the health of victims, including severe burns and irritation of the respiratory system. This article examines whether the use of white phosphorus was a violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Protocol III to the Convention on Conventional Weapons and international humanitarian law. It concludes that the use of white phosphorus was illegal as it could be argued to be a chemical weapon, a riot control agent, or incendiary weapon. Furthermore, the methods and …


Yukos Risk: The Double Edged Sword, Joseph Tanega, Dmitry Gololobov Jan 2007

Yukos Risk: The Double Edged Sword, Joseph Tanega, Dmitry Gololobov

ExpressO

Abstract The article focuses on elucidating the meaning of Yukos risk mainly in terms of corporate bankruptcy litigation in multiple jurisdictions, including, the U.S., U.K., The Netherlands, and Russia. The emphasis is on understanding the various legal theories and the court decisions reached so far in this continuing legal saga.


Diamonds On The Souls Of Her Shoes: The Kimberly Process And The Morality Exception To Wto Restrictions, Karen E. Woody Jan 2007

Diamonds On The Souls Of Her Shoes: The Kimberly Process And The Morality Exception To Wto Restrictions, Karen E. Woody

Scholarly Articles

This Article analyzes the events predicating the Kimberley Process and examines the validity of the Kimberley Process in relation to international trade obligations. Part I describes the background of conflict diamonds and their role in African wars. The section outlines the need for regulation in the diamond industry and examines how other attempted measures at curbing the illicit diamond trade have fallen short. Part II details the Kimberley Process and its guidelines. This section analyzes the relevant U.S. legislation passed in 2003, the Clean Diamond Trade Act. Part II also suggests that because the Kimberley Process ("KP") is predicated upon …


Protocol No. 14 To The European Convention For The Protection Of Human Rights And Fundamental Freedoms: Toward A More Effective Control Mechanism?, Patricia Egli Jan 2007

Protocol No. 14 To The European Convention For The Protection Of Human Rights And Fundamental Freedoms: Toward A More Effective Control Mechanism?, Patricia Egli

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Corporate Accountability For Environmental Human Rights Abuse In The Developing Nations: Making The Case For Punitive Damages Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Audrey Koecher Jan 2007

Corporate Accountability For Environmental Human Rights Abuse In The Developing Nations: Making The Case For Punitive Damages Under The Alien Tort Claims Act, Audrey Koecher

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


La Jurisprudencia De La Corte Interamericana De Derechos Humanos En Materia De Reparaciones Y Los Criterios Del Proyecto De Articulos Sobre Responsibilidad Del Estado Por Hecho Internacionalmente Illicitos, Julio Joe Rojas Baez Jan 2007

La Jurisprudencia De La Corte Interamericana De Derechos Humanos En Materia De Reparaciones Y Los Criterios Del Proyecto De Articulos Sobre Responsibilidad Del Estado Por Hecho Internacionalmente Illicitos, Julio Joe Rojas Baez

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nunca Mas Or Deja Vu, Charles H. Brower Ii Jan 2007

Nunca Mas Or Deja Vu, Charles H. Brower Ii

Law Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


The French Headscarf Law Before The European Court Of Human Rights, Kathryn Boustead Jan 2007

The French Headscarf Law Before The European Court Of Human Rights, Kathryn Boustead

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Human Rights For Transnational Corporations, Lucien J. Dhooge Jan 2007

Human Rights For Transnational Corporations, Lucien J. Dhooge

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Waterboarding Prisoners And Justifying Torture: Lessons For The U.S. From The Chilean Experience, Cristián Correa Jan 2007

Waterboarding Prisoners And Justifying Torture: Lessons For The U.S. From The Chilean Experience, Cristián Correa

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Sanctioned Abuses: The Case Of Migrant Domestic Workers, Nisha Varia Jan 2007

Sanctioned Abuses: The Case Of Migrant Domestic Workers, Nisha Varia

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Kaegan-Marie Williams, Debra B. Lefing, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Mccleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider Jan 2007

Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Kaegan-Marie Williams, Debra B. Lefing, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Mccleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Reflections On The Judgment Of The International Court Of Justice In Bosnia’S Genocide Case Against Serbia And Montenegro, Susana Sácouto Jan 2007

Reflections On The Judgment Of The International Court Of Justice In Bosnia’S Genocide Case Against Serbia And Montenegro, Susana Sácouto

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Holding States Accountable For The Ultimate Human Right Abuse: A Review Of The International Court Of Justice’S Bosnian Genocide Case, Scott Shackelford Jan 2007

Holding States Accountable For The Ultimate Human Right Abuse: A Review Of The International Court Of Justice’S Bosnian Genocide Case, Scott Shackelford

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


United Nations Update, Brent D. Hessel Jan 2007

United Nations Update, Brent D. Hessel

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing Reparations In International Human Rights Law: Prologue, Claudio Grossman Jan 2007

Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing Reparations In International Human Rights Law: Prologue, Claudio Grossman

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing Reparations In International Human Rights Law: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon Jan 2007

Academy On Human Rights And Humanitarian Law Articles And Essays Analyzing Reparations In International Human Rights Law: Introduction, Claudia Martin, Diego Rodriguez-Pinzon

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Law Of Remedies And The Clean Hands Doctrine: Exclusionary Reparation Policies In Peru's Political Transition, Lisa Laplante Jan 2007

The Law Of Remedies And The Clean Hands Doctrine: Exclusionary Reparation Policies In Peru's Political Transition, Lisa Laplante

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Dissuasive Measures And The "Society As A Whole": A Working Theory Of Reparations In The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights, Judith Schonsteiner Jan 2007

Dissuasive Measures And The "Society As A Whole": A Working Theory Of Reparations In The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights, Judith Schonsteiner

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Protection Of Religious Minorities In Europe: The Council Of Europe's Successes And Failures., Lauren C. Baillie Jan 2007

Protection Of Religious Minorities In Europe: The Council Of Europe's Successes And Failures., Lauren C. Baillie

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Business & Human Rights Law: Diverging Trends In The United States And France, Anna Triponel Jan 2007

Business & Human Rights Law: Diverging Trends In The United States And France, Anna Triponel

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Algunas Reflexiones Entorno A La Reparacion Por Satisfaccion Ante Violaciones De Normas De Proteccion De Derechos Humanos Y Su Relacion Con La Teoria General De La Responsibilidad Internacional Del Estado, Luis A. Lopez Zamora Jan 2007

Algunas Reflexiones Entorno A La Reparacion Por Satisfaccion Ante Violaciones De Normas De Proteccion De Derechos Humanos Y Su Relacion Con La Teoria General De La Responsibilidad Internacional Del Estado, Luis A. Lopez Zamora

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Doctrine Of The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights Regarding States' Duty To Punish Human Rights Violations And Its Dangers, Fernando Felipe Basch Jan 2007

The Doctrine Of The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights Regarding States' Duty To Punish Human Rights Violations And Its Dangers, Fernando Felipe Basch

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fencing Out The Neighbors: Legal Implications Of The U.S.-Mexico Border Security Fence, Marta Tavares Jan 2007

Fencing Out The Neighbors: Legal Implications Of The U.S.-Mexico Border Security Fence, Marta Tavares

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Un Disability Convention: Historic Process, Strong Prospects, And Why The U.S. Should Ratify, Tara J. Melish Jan 2007

The Un Disability Convention: Historic Process, Strong Prospects, And Why The U.S. Should Ratify, Tara J. Melish

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Seeking Integral Reparations For The Murders And Disappearances Of Women In Ciudad Juárez: A Gender And Cultural Perspective, Jorge Calderón Gamboa Jan 2007

Seeking Integral Reparations For The Murders And Disappearances Of Women In Ciudad Juárez: A Gender And Cultural Perspective, Jorge Calderón Gamboa

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Las Reparaciones En El Derecho Internacional De Los Derechos Humanos, Derecho Internacional Humanitario Y Derecho Penal Internacional, Juan Pablo Perez-Leon Acevedo Jan 2007

Las Reparaciones En El Derecho Internacional De Los Derechos Humanos, Derecho Internacional Humanitario Y Derecho Penal Internacional, Juan Pablo Perez-Leon Acevedo

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


International Legal Updates, Natalie Huls, Art Steele, Mihir Mankad, Huwaida Arraf, Courtney Nicolaisen, Miya Saika Chen Jan 2007

International Legal Updates, Natalie Huls, Art Steele, Mihir Mankad, Huwaida Arraf, Courtney Nicolaisen, Miya Saika Chen

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Pursuit Of A Rights-Based Approach To Migration: Recent Developments At The Un And The Inter-American System, Sarah Paoletti Jan 2007

Pursuit Of A Rights-Based Approach To Migration: Recent Developments At The Un And The Inter-American System, Sarah Paoletti

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.