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Filartiga V. Pena-Irala After Ten Years: Major Breakthrough Or Legal Oddity?, Karen E. Holt 2014 University of Tennessee

Filartiga V. Pena-Irala After Ten Years: Major Breakthrough Or Legal Oddity?, Karen E. Holt

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Federal Appeals Court Spares Mentally Ill Man From Execution -- For Now, Lauren Carasik 2014 Western New England University School of Law

Federal Appeals Court Spares Mentally Ill Man From Execution -- For Now, Lauren Carasik

Media Presence

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Outcome Report Of Roundtable On Human Rights Impact Assessments (Hrias) Of Large-Scale Foreign Investments, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment 2014 Columbia Law School

Outcome Report Of Roundtable On Human Rights Impact Assessments (Hrias) Of Large-Scale Foreign Investments, Columbia Center On Sustainable Investment

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment Staff Publications

CCSI, the Sciences Po Law School Clinic, and the Columbia Law School Human Rights Institute recently published an outcome document of a one-day roundtable focused on the opportunities and challenges presented by human rights impact assessments (HRIAs) of large-scale foreign investments. The roundtable, which was held in April 2014 at Columbia University, provided an opportunity for collaborative reflection on the development of HRIAs, as well as on ways to enhance HRIAs as a framework and tool for both human rights advocacy and human rights risk management in respect of foreign investments.

By sharing the outcomes of the roundtable, this document …


In Tribute: Eva Hanks, Jil Simon 2014 United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

In Tribute: Eva Hanks, Jil Simon

Cardozo Law Review

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Trespass Vi Et Armis, Jonathan Rohr 2014 Success Academy Charter Schools Network

Trespass Vi Et Armis, Jonathan Rohr

Cardozo Law Review

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Protecting Human Rights During Emergencies: Delegation, Derogation, And Deference, Evan J. Criddle 2014 William & Mary Law School

Protecting Human Rights During Emergencies: Delegation, Derogation, And Deference, Evan J. Criddle

Faculty Publications

Leading human rights treaties permit states as a temporary measure to suspend a variety of human rights guarantees during national crises. This chapter argues that human rights derogation is best justified as a temporary mechanism for empowering states to protect human rights, rather than as a device for enabling national authorities to advance their own interests in a manner that compromises human rights protection. Human rights treaties use broad legal standards to entrust states with responsibility for deciding what measures are best calculated to maximize human right protection during emergencies. For this delegation of authority to operate effectively, international tribunals …


European Court Of Human Rights - Extradition - Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment, Soering Case, 161 Eur. Ct. H.R. (Ser. A) (1989), David L. Gappa 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

European Court Of Human Rights - Extradition - Inhuman Or Degrading Treatment Or Punishment, Soering Case, 161 Eur. Ct. H.R. (Ser. A) (1989), David L. Gappa

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Keynote Address: Proposals For The Future, Louis B. Sohn 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

Keynote Address: Proposals For The Future, Louis B. Sohn

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Panel Iii--General Discussion, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

Panel Iii--General Discussion, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Inter-American System For The Promotion And Protection Of Human Rights, David J. Padilla 2014 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights

The Inter-American System For The Promotion And Protection Of Human Rights, David J. Padilla

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The European System For The Promotion And Protection Of Human Rights, Neri Sybesma-Knol 2014 School of Law, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The European System For The Promotion And Protection Of Human Rights, Neri Sybesma-Knol

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The United Nations System For The Protection Of Human Rights, Larry Johnson 2014 United Nations Office of the Legal Counsel

The United Nations System For The Protection Of Human Rights, Larry Johnson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Panel Iii--Universal And Regional Human Rights Systems And The Potential For United States Accession To The American Convention On Human Rights, Gabriel Wilner 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

Panel Iii--Universal And Regional Human Rights Systems And The Potential For United States Accession To The American Convention On Human Rights, Gabriel Wilner

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Panel Ii--General Discussion, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

Panel Ii--General Discussion, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Potential For United States Adoption Of The Genocide Convention And The Convention Against Torture, David Stewart 2014 U.S. Department of State

The Potential For United States Adoption Of The Genocide Convention And The Convention Against Torture, David Stewart

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Politics Of Ratification: The Potential For United States Adoption And Enforcement Of The Convention Against Torture, The Covenants On Civil And Political Rights And Economic, Social And Cultural Rights, Winston P. Nagan 2014 University of Florida College of Law

The Politics Of Ratification: The Potential For United States Adoption And Enforcement Of The Convention Against Torture, The Covenants On Civil And Political Rights And Economic, Social And Cultural Rights, Winston P. Nagan

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Potential For The United States Joining The Covenant Family, Alfred de Zayas 2014 United Nations Centre for Human Rights

The Potential For The United States Joining The Covenant Family, Alfred De Zayas

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Panel I-- General Discussion, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 2014 University of Georgia School of Law

Panel I-- General Discussion, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


United States Ratification Of The United Nations Covenants, Richard B. Lillich 2014 University of Virginia School of Law

United States Ratification Of The United Nations Covenants, Richard B. Lillich

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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The Process For United States Ratification Of Human Rights Instruments, Craig H. Baab 2014 American Bar Association

The Process For United States Ratification Of Human Rights Instruments, Craig H. Baab

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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