Why Central Banks Need To Take Human Rights More Seriously,
2019
American University Washington College of Law
Why Central Banks Need To Take Human Rights More Seriously, Daniel D. Bradlow
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
Most central bankers think that there is a tenuous connection between the operations of central banks and human rights. Their responsibility is to concentrate on the relatively narrow set of macro-economic variables that are relevant to their mandates and to leave to their country’s political leadership the decisions dealing with the complex and politically sensitive variables that affect the functioning of the economy and society.
This position is no longer tenable. Climate change is forcing the central banking community to rethink their view of their responsibilities. The recent release of the Network for Greening, the Financial System’s first comprehensive report …
Human Rights Heroes: The Challengers Of Free Speech,
2019
American University Washington College of Law
Human Rights Heroes: The Challengers Of Free Speech, Stephen Wermiel
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
The U.S. Supreme Court's jurisprudence on freedom of speech and press spans little more than 100 years, during which justices from Oliver Wendell Holmes to John Roberts have weighed in on the development of the law. But perhaps more than in some other areas of constitu- tional law, the evolution and growth of free speech have required the courage, sacrifice, determination, and commitment of hundreds, maybe thousands, of litigants over the years who have waged heroic struggles for their rights.
The New Social Contracts In International Supply Chains,
2019
American University Washington College of Law
The New Social Contracts In International Supply Chains, David Snyder
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
This Article considers, from legal, practical, moral, and policy perspectives, Model Contract Clauses (MCCs) to protect the human rights of workers in international supply chains. The product of the ABA Business Law Section Working Group to Draft Human Rights Protections in International Supply Contracts, the MCCs are an effort to provide companies with carefully researched and well-drafted clauses to incorporate human rights policies into supply contracts (purchase orders, master vendor agreements, and the like). The Article discusses the impetus, goals, and strategies of the MCCs and explains the paradigm of the corporate, operational, and political landscape for which they are …
The Paris Agreement And Global Climate Litigation After The Trump Withdrawal,
2019
American University Washington College of Law
The Paris Agreement And Global Climate Litigation After The Trump Withdrawal, David Hunter
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
The article addresses the emergence of cases in many countries around the world that are addressing climate change by enforcing, or at least referring to, the Paris Agreement.
The Problem Of The Terror Non-State: Rescuing International Law From Isis And Boko Haram,
2019
Brooklyn Law School
The Problem Of The Terror Non-State: Rescuing International Law From Isis And Boko Haram, Darin E.W. Johnson
Brooklyn Law Review
This article examines how terror non-states, such as ISIS and Boko Haram, blur the distinctions between non-state actors and states under international law. Terror non-states’ confounding of this dichotomy undermines the efficacy of international human rights law in the territories that they control, complicates responsive foreign military intervention, and confuses the appropriate legal framework that governs armed conflicts in which they are involved. This article assesses these challenges and makes recommendations from a perspective that gives primacy to the protection and liberation of vulnerable populations. The article recommends that the United Nations Security Council pass a resolution that mandates that …
Dam(N) Displacement: Compensation, Resettlement, And Indigeneity,
2019
UCLA School of Law
Dam(N) Displacement: Compensation, Resettlement, And Indigeneity, Stephen R. Munzer
Cornell International Law Journal
Hydroelectric dams produce electricity, provide flood control, and improve agricultural irrigation. But the building and operation of these dams frequently involve forced displacement of local communities. Displacement often has an outsized impact on indigenous persons, who are disproportionately poor, repressed, and politically marginalized. One can limit these adverse effects in various ways: (1) taking seriously the ethics of dam-induced development, (2) rooting out corruption, (3) paying compensation at or near the beginning of dam projects, (4) using land-for-land exchanges, (5) disbursing resettlement funds as needed until displaced persons are firmly established in their new locations, and (6) having entities that …
Violencia De Género, Internet Y El Derecho A La Libertad De Expresón: Un Nuevo Desafío Para El Derecho Internacional De Los Derechos Humanos,
2019
American University Washington College of Law
Violencia De Género, Internet Y El Derecho A La Libertad De Expresón: Un Nuevo Desafío Para El Derecho Internacional De Los Derechos Humanos, Andrea Pietrafesa
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
The International Law Commission's First Draft Convention On Crimes Against Humanity,
2019
Florida International University College of Law
The International Law Commission's First Draft Convention On Crimes Against Humanity, Charles C. Jalloh
Articles
The UN General Assembly established the International Law Commission ("ILC") in 1947 to assist States with the promotion of 1) the progressive development of international law and 2) its codification. The ILC's first assignment from the General Assembly was to formulate the Nuremberg Principles, which affirmed the then radical idea that individuals can be held liable for certain international crimes at the international level. Since then, the ILC has played a seminal role in the development of modern international criminal law. In 2017, the ILC adopted on first reading a draft convention aimed at the prevention and punishment of crimes …
Submission To The U.N. Human Rights Committee In Relation To The List Of Issues Of The United States Concerning The Unsafe Dumping And Mismanagement Of Coal Ash In Puerto Rico,
2019
UIC School of Law
Submission To The U.N. Human Rights Committee In Relation To The List Of Issues Of The United States Concerning The Unsafe Dumping And Mismanagement Of Coal Ash In Puerto Rico, Sarah Dávila A.
Faculty White Papers
The IHRC has investigated the human rights abuses arising out of the environmental injustices imposed on communities in the southern municipalities of Puerto Rico that represent violations of international human rights, and specifically of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (“ICCPR”). Since 1994, Applied Energy Systems (“AES”), a private American energy company, has been responsible for continued coal ash contamination of the southern coastal region of Puerto Rico.[i] AES coal-fired power plants in Puerto Rico have released toxic amounts of coal ash into the air and water, negatively impacting air quality and drinking water for residents in …
Global Regulation Of Corporate Conduct: Effective Pursuit Of A Slave-Free Supply Chain,
2019
St. Thomas University
Global Regulation Of Corporate Conduct: Effective Pursuit Of A Slave-Free Supply Chain, Roza Pati
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
It's Complicated: The Challenge Of Prosecuting Tncs For Criminal Activity Under International Law,
2019
St. Mary's University School of Law
It's Complicated: The Challenge Of Prosecuting Tncs For Criminal Activity Under International Law, Jena Martin
Faculty Articles
Like it or not, Transnational Corporations (TNCs) are taking an increasingly active role in larger societal issues and debates. Whether it's a social advocacy campaign that seeks to reduce violence and bullying, a decision by a pharmacy company to stop selling tobacco products, or a sportswear company's decisions to take a stand in solidarity with an advocate's resistance to police brutality, TNCs are becoming increasingly vocal regarding their role in larger societal issues.
But there is a darker side to the increased intermingling between corporations and the larger societal impact; namely the potential for a corporation to be involved, or …
Punished For Poverty,
2019
University of Mississippi
An Information Operations Theory Of Domestic Counterterrorism Efforts,
2019
Lewis & Clark Law School
An Information Operations Theory Of Domestic Counterterrorism Efforts, Tung Yin
South Carolina Law Review
No abstract provided.
Black Interests In Slaveries,
2019
Valparaiso University
Black Interests In Slaveries, Karen E. Bravo
Valparaiso University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Contracting For Human Rights: Looking To Version 2.0 Of The Aba Model Contract Clauses,
2019
Rutgers Law School
Contracting For Human Rights: Looking To Version 2.0 Of The Aba Model Contract Clauses, Sarah Dadush
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Private Law Remedies, Human Rights, And Supply Contracts,
2019
St. Thomas University
Private Law Remedies, Human Rights, And Supply Contracts, Jennifer S. Martin
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Modern-Day Pirates: Why Domestic Parent Corporations Should Be Liable Under The Alien Tort Statute For Violations Of Workers' Rights Within Global Supply Chains,
2019
American University Washington College of Law
Modern-Day Pirates: Why Domestic Parent Corporations Should Be Liable Under The Alien Tort Statute For Violations Of Workers' Rights Within Global Supply Chains, Erin Downey
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
October 1, 2019 Broadcast: 'The Rohingya Genocide',
2019
American University Washington College of Law
October 1, 2019 Broadcast: 'The Rohingya Genocide', Rebecca Hamilton
Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals
No abstract provided.
Between The Margins And The Mainstream: The Case Of Women's Rights,
2019
University of Michigan Law School
Between The Margins And The Mainstream: The Case Of Women's Rights, Hilary Charlesworth, Christine M. Chinkin
Book Chapters
This chapter investigates the conceptual limits of the field of women’s rights. It identifies two main currents of activity in the field: the elaboration of human rights standards, particularly through the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 1979; and the development of the ‘Women, Peace and Security’ agenda by the UN Security Council since 2000. Both areas are limited in their understandings of the diverse lives of women. The chapter argues that campaigns for the recognition of women’s rights shuttle between the mainstream and the margins of international law and that the structural …
Roots Of Revolution: The African National Congress And Gay Liberation In South Africa,
2019
University of Florida Levin College of Law
Roots Of Revolution: The African National Congress And Gay Liberation In South Africa, Joseph S. Jackson
UF Law Faculty Publications
South Africa’s post-apartheid constitutions were the first in the world to contain an explicit prohibition of discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, and that prohibition established the foundation for marriage equality and broad judicial and legislative protection of gay rights in South Africa. The source of this gay rights clause in the South African Constitution can be found in the African National Congress’s decision to include such a clause in the ANC’s A Bill of Rights for a New South Africa, published when the apartheid government of South Africa was still in power. This article traces the story of that …
