Keynote Speaker,
2015
Gideon's Promise, John Marshall Law School, Harvard Law School
Keynote Speaker, Jonathan Rapping
Working in the Public Interest Conferences
Keynote address presented by president and founder of Gideon’s Promise and director of the honors program in criminal justice at Atlanta’s John Marshall Law School, lecturer on law at Harvard Law School, 2014 MacArthur Foundation fellow and "genius grant" recipient, and 2013 Public Interest Scholar in Residence at Touro Law School.
Prisoners Of Debt: Costs And Consequences Of Civil Penalties And Routine Criminal Procedures,
2015
University of Georgia School of Law
Prisoners Of Debt: Costs And Consequences Of Civil Penalties And Routine Criminal Procedures, Russell C. Gabriel, Charles E. Auslander Iii, Sarah Geraghty, Edward Brumby
Working in the Public Interest Conferences
This panel will consider the costs incurred by people when their lives become entwined with law enforcement, the collateral consequences of criminal sentences, and civil penalties. From the fees associated with probation, to the costs that a person incurs when they are arrested for a failure to appear in court, to the consequences of being jailed when bail exceeds a person's means, are the punitive consequences proportionate to the offense? This panel discussed the costs incurred by citizens who become trapped in a cycle of debt and imprisonment and the options for alleviating undue collateral consequences.
Current Issues And Pro Bono Opportunities In Immigration Law: Asylum, Due Process And Enforcement Concerns,
2015
University of Georgia School of Law
Current Issues And Pro Bono Opportunities In Immigration Law: Asylum, Due Process And Enforcement Concerns, Jason A. Cade, Azadeh Shahshahani, Dana Leigh Marks, Joseph H. Rosen
Working in the Public Interest Conferences
Immigration courts must handle a large number of cases, including asylum cases, with extremely limited resources. Adequate legal representation is not always available, giving rise to concerns about the integrity of the deportation process and the treatment of persons subject to U.S. immigration law. This panel discussed the nature of the due process problems, the practical consequences faced by people moving through the system, deportation and incarceration issues, and the services attorneys can provide to vulnerable individuals.
Human Trafficking: Georgia's Response To An International Problem,
2015
University of Georgia School of Law
Human Trafficking: Georgia's Response To An International Problem, Diane Marie Amann, Sam Olens, Martina Vandenberg, Rosa De Kelly, Mark Northcutt
Working in the Public Interest Conferences
In October 2014, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens announced the appointment of a dedicated human trafficking prosecutor. The scale and horrific consequences of human trafficking have prompted international concern, with the United States ratifying the UN Trafficking Protocol (supplementing the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime) in 2005. At the same time, domestic sex trafficking often involved children who have never crossed state lines. While federal law controls important components of assisting victims of human trafficking, the prevention and punishment of human trafficking requires the commitment of state resources and the enforcement of state laws. Georgia has tough laws and an …
Welcoming Remarks,
2015
University of Georgia Law School
Welcoming Remarks, Peter B. Rutledge
Working in the Public Interest Conferences
No abstract provided.
Trending@Rwu Law: Professor Emily Sack's Post: More Death Penalty Puzzles Highlighted By New Supreme Court Case,
2015
Roger Williams University School of Law
Trending@Rwu Law: Professor Emily Sack's Post: More Death Penalty Puzzles Highlighted By New Supreme Court Case, Emily Sack
Law School Blogs
No abstract provided.
The Right To Counsel Must Be Protected And Expanded,
2015
Western New England University School of Law
The Right To Counsel Must Be Protected And Expanded, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Nuclear Weapons And Law. Ed. Arthur Selwyn Miller And Martin Feinrider. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1984.,
2015
University of Georgia School of Law
Book Review: Nuclear Weapons And Law. Ed. Arthur Selwyn Miller And Martin Feinrider. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1984., Dorinda G. Dallmeyer
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Targeting And Detention In Non-International Armed Conflict: Serdar Mohammed And The Limits Of Human Rights Convergence,
2015
U.S. Naval War College
Targeting And Detention In Non-International Armed Conflict: Serdar Mohammed And The Limits Of Human Rights Convergence, Aurel Sari, Sean Aughey
International Law Studies
In recent years, the United Kingdom has seen a steady flow of legal challenges arising out of its involvement in the armed conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. Among these, the case of Serdar Mohammed, decided by the English High Court in May 2014, is of particular interest because of its wider implications. In essence, the High Court’s judgment in Mohammed questions the existence of a legal basis under the law of armed conflict for the conduct of status-based operations in non-international armed conflicts. This article demonstrates that the restrictive approach adopted by the High Court in Mohammed is mistaken as …
Is There A Way Out Of The Non-International Armed Conflict Detention Dilemma?,
2015
U.S. Naval War College
Is There A Way Out Of The Non-International Armed Conflict Detention Dilemma?, Gabor Rona
International Law Studies
Detention in non-international armed conflicts (NIACs, or wars fought between States and non-State armed groups) is a time-honored military and humanitarian necessity. And yet, the principles of sovereignty, the texts of the law of armed conflict and international human rights law and the historical record leave little doubt: international law recognizes no inherent detention power in such wars. As long as NIACs were purely internal civil wars, there was little basis to question the exclusive role of domestic law in regulating detention of the enemy. With the advent of transnational NIACs, such as the war in Afghanistan involving multi-national forces …
Causality In Contemporary American Sociology: An Empirical Assessment And Critique,
2015
The Catholic University of America
Causality In Contemporary American Sociology: An Empirical Assessment And Critique, Brandon Vaidyanathan, Michael Strand, Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Thomas Buschman, Meghan Davis, Amanda Varela
School of Peace Studies: Faculty Scholarship
Using a unique data set of causal usage drawn from research articles published between 2006–2008 in the American Journal of Sociology and American Sociological Review, this article offers an empirical assessment of causality in American sociology. Testing various aspects of what we consider the conventional wisdom on causality in the discipline, we find that (1) “variablistic” or “covering law” models are not the dominant way of making causal claims, (2) research methods affect but do not determine causal usage, and (3) the use of explicit causal language and the concept of “mechanisms” to make causal claims is limited. Instead, we …
Supreme Court Should Not Gut Fair Housing Protections,
2015
Western New England University School of Law
Supreme Court Should Not Gut Fair Housing Protections, Lauren Carasik
Media Presence
No abstract provided.
Comments On The World Bank’S Revised Draft Environmental And Social Framework,
2015
Columbia Law School
Comments On The World Bank’S Revised Draft Environmental And Social Framework, Columbia Center On Sustainable Investment
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications
In February 2015, CCSI sent comments to the World Bank regarding its draft Environmental and Social Framework. This took place in the context of the Bank’s consultations on the review and update of its safeguards policies. CCSI’s comments focused on ensuring consistent and comprehensive application of the framework, and on the need to more expansively incorporate human rights standards. The memo also underlined the need to protect all legitimate tenure rights, including those not currently recognized by national law, and to limit the permissibility of forced evictions. In addition, the comments include proposed amendments that would ensure that government borrowers …
Letting Innocence Suffer: The Need For Defense Access To The Law Enforcement Dna Database,
2015
The University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Letting Innocence Suffer: The Need For Defense Access To The Law Enforcement Dna Database, Jason Kreag
Cardozo Law Review
Law enforcement has gradually amassed a sizable DNA database that holds considerable promise for solving cold cases and identifying suspects. The Supreme Court has blessed this effort, allowing investigators to include profiles of arrestees as well as convicted persons in the database. At present, though, law enforcement has a near monopoly on use of the DNA database, leaving defendants at the whim of the law enforcement officials who control access to this tool. Legal scholars have alternatively praised and decried the database, but none has examined its prospects for proving defendants' innocence post-conviction. This Article fills that void by identifying …
Book Review: The Palestine Yearbook Of International Law. Ed. Al-Shaybani Society Of International Law. Nicosia, Cyprus.,
2015
Holiday Inns, Inc.
Book Review: The Palestine Yearbook Of International Law. Ed. Al-Shaybani Society Of International Law. Nicosia, Cyprus., Ralph B. Lake
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Data Beyond Borders: Mutual Legal Assistance In The Internet Era,
2015
University of Kentucky College of Law
Data Beyond Borders: Mutual Legal Assistance In The Internet Era, Andrew K. Woods
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
The global nature of today’s Internet services presents a unique challenge to international law enforcement cooperation. On a daily basis, law enforcement agents in one country seek access to data that is beyond their jurisdictional reach; as one industry analyst put it, there has been, “an internationalization of evidence.” In order to gain lawful access to data that is subject to another state’s jurisdiction, law enforcement agents must request mutual legal assistance (MLA) from the country that can legally compel the data’s disclosure. But the MLA regime has not been updated to manage the enormous rise of requests for MLA. …
Genocide Convention - Intentional Starvation - Ethiopian Famine In The Eritrean War For Independence. The Applicability Of The Genocide Convention To Government Imposed Famine In Eritrea.,
2015
University of Georgia School of Law
Genocide Convention - Intentional Starvation - Ethiopian Famine In The Eritrean War For Independence. The Applicability Of The Genocide Convention To Government Imposed Famine In Eritrea., Jean E. Zeiler
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Climate Change Impacts On Ocean And Coastal Law: U.S. And International Perspectives,
2015
Florida A & M University College of Law
Climate Change Impacts On Ocean And Coastal Law: U.S. And International Perspectives, Randall S. Abate
Faculty Books and Book Contributions
Ocean and coastal law has grown rapidly in the past three decades as a specialty area within natural resources law and environmental law. The protection of oceans has received increased attention in the past decade because of sea-level rise, ocean acidification, the global overfishing crisis, widespread depletion of marine biodiversity such as marine mammals and coral reefs, and marine pollution. Paralleling the growth of ocean and coastal law, climate change regulation has emerged as a focus of international environmental diplomacy, and has gained increased attention in the wake of disturbing and abrupt climate change related impacts throughout the world that …
Improving Substantive And Procedural Protections For Indigenous Rights In Redd+ Projects: Possible Lessons From Brazil,
2015
Florida A&M University College of Law
Improving Substantive And Procedural Protections For Indigenous Rights In Redd+ Projects: Possible Lessons From Brazil, Kristen Taylor
Student Works
Nations around the world are beginning to acknowledge that climate change is an imminent threat to our planet and are responding with mitigation efforts. REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation plus) may be a way to minimize the deforestation that has lead to the increased greenhouse gas emissions causing a change in our global climate. Although REDD+ is one the leading proposals to address climate change, it lends itself to potentially harmful effects on indigenous people, if the regulating nation does not possess adequate policy for protections of their indigenous peoples. Indigenous peoples face the challenge of safeguarding access …
Submerging Islands: Tuvalu And Kiribati As Case Studies Illustrating The Need For A Climate Refugee Treaty,
2015
Florida A&M University College of Law
Submerging Islands: Tuvalu And Kiribati As Case Studies Illustrating The Need For A Climate Refugee Treaty, Rana Balesh
Student Works
No abstract provided.
