The Object Of Torture Is Torture: Extraordinary Renditions To Jordan And Human Rights In The War On Terror,
2010
University of Denver
The Object Of Torture Is Torture: Extraordinary Renditions To Jordan And Human Rights In The War On Terror, Kat Mitchell
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Hassan Saleh bin Attash, a Yemeni national, was just seventeen at the time of his September 2002 arrest in Pakistan. The young man spent four days in a Karachi prison before being taken to a United States-run prison in Kabul, where he was held and allegedly tortured through the middle of September. He was then rendered to Jordan.
Persecution Of Coptic Christians In Modern Egypt,
2010
University of Denver
Persecution Of Coptic Christians In Modern Egypt, Alla Rubinstein
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The Christian community of Egypt dates back to the seventeenth century and comprises 12 per cent of the population today. As one of the oldest churches of the world, the Coptic Christian Church, first formed in Alexandria, has stood resilient and faithful to its traditions against intolerance, siege and persecutions. Having been present in most institutions of the state among the overwhelmingly Sunni-Muslim population, Copts are not new to the slow process of Islamization that Egypt has been undergoing for the last twenty years. What has been unique to the recent Coptic experience is the forced integration of Shari’a law …
Dying For Love: Homosexuality In The Middle East,
2010
University of Denver
Dying For Love: Homosexuality In The Middle East, Heather Simmons
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Today in the United States, the most frequent references to the Middle East are concerned with the War on Terrorism. However, there is another, hidden battle being waged: the war for human rights on the basis of sexuality. Homosexuality is a crime in many of the Middle Eastern states and is punishable by death in Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Qatar, Kuwait, and Iran (Ungar 2002). Chronic abuses and horrific incidences such as the 2009 systematic murders of hundreds of “gay” men in Iraq are seldom reported in the international media. Speculation as to why this population is hidden includes the …
Bedouin Women In The Naqab, Israel: Ongoing Transformation,
2010
University of Denver
Bedouin Women In The Naqab, Israel: Ongoing Transformation, Marcy M. Wells
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Since its inception in 1948, the state of Israel has based development plans on an agenda of nation-building that has systematically excluded Palestinian Arab citizens such as the indigenous Bedouin. Policies of relocation, resettlement, and restructuring have been imposed on the Bedouin, forcing them from their ancestral lands and lifestyle in the Naqab (or Negev, as it is called in Hebrew) desert of southern Israel. The rapid and involuntary transition from self-sufficient, semi-nomadic, pastoral life to sedentarization and modernization has resulted in dependency on a state that treats the Bedouin as minority outsiders through unjust social, political, and economic structures. …
Finding A Voice: Using The Internet For Free Speech And Expression In Iran,
2010
University of Denver
Finding A Voice: Using The Internet For Free Speech And Expression In Iran, Chelsea Zimmerman
Human Rights & Human Welfare
In July 2009, many Iranians took to the streets to protest the results of the presidential election in which Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won with a reported 62% of the vote. The protests, stemming from allegations of electoral fraud, quickly exposed the government's limited tolerance for dissent. In addition to street demonstrations, protestors utilized social networking websites to express their opposition to the election results. The world, following Internet feeds, witnessed the restrictive mechanisms Iran’s government placed on expression and speech. People throughout the world admonished Iran for the government's interference with cell phone and Internet networks. Iran’s free speech and expression …
Human Rights Education In Peace-Building: A Look At Where The Practice Has Come From, And Where It Needs To Head,
2010
Vassar College
Human Rights Education In Peace-Building: A Look At Where The Practice Has Come From, And Where It Needs To Head, Tracey Holland
Human Rights & Human Welfare
The world’s peace-building and development organizations increasingly are incorporating human-rights frameworks into the myriad of activities now under their purview. Slower to develop, however, are the capacity-building programs designed to impart knowledge about human rights to citizens and communities. Field-workers throughout the world indicate that the lack of such guidance-giving education hinders them when it comes to monitoring activities, helping to rebuild public institutions, setting up and organizing electoral politics, building an unfettered media, protecting human security, setting up transitional justice mechanisms, and the myriad of other peace-building activities and democratization challenges they face in post-conflict situations. This paper not …
Beyond The Brink: Somalia’S Health Crisis,
2010
University of Denver
Beyond The Brink: Somalia’S Health Crisis, Bryson Brown
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Somalia is approaching a daunting anniversary: in 2011, the country will begin its twentieth consecutive year without an effective centralized government. The fall of the Soviet supported Siad Barre government in 1991 created a power vacuum that was filled by warlords, clans and, most recently, Islamists. Fourteen interim governments have failed to supplant those forces. Health infrastructure and the general health of the population have been devastated as a result. Precious few organizations are still providing health-related services. Unfortunately, recent events suggest that this crisis is going to get worse before it gets better.
On Visibly Dangerous Silliness,
2010
Occidental College
On Visibly Dangerous Silliness, Anthony Chase
Human Rights & Human Welfare
“Silly” is what Ramadan calls the Swiss minaret referendum. He urges, in response to its passage, that Swiss Muslims be more rather than less visible. Each point is worth reflection. How and why does silliness transform itself into danger? And how and why is visibility the correct response to such danger—even if it leads in directions Ramadan may not suspect?
Litigating The Arab-Israeli Conflict In U.S. Courts: Critiquing The Lawfare Critique,
2010
California Western School of Law
Litigating The Arab-Israeli Conflict In U.S. Courts: Critiquing The Lawfare Critique, William J. Aceves
Faculty Scholarship
The lawfare critique offers a provocative challenge to the use of law and legal process in the context of the Arab-Israeli conflict. It has been used to question the legitimacy of numerous lawsuits filed by individuals harmed in the conflict. The lawfare critique is misguided, however, because it fails to recognize that the purpose of any legal system is to offer a viable alternative to the use of force. In addition, the lawfare critique runs counter to the right to a remedy, a firmly established principle of international law. Legal fora should remain accessible to victims, who should have the …
Issues Arising From Further Commercial Development Of The Great Lakes,
2010
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Issues Arising From Further Commercial Development Of The Great Lakes, Bill Hearn, Rose Ann Deleon, Georges Robichon
Canada-United States Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Invisible Man: The Conscious Neglect Of Men And Boys In The War On Human Trafficking, 2010 Utah L. Rev. 1143 (2010),
2010
John Marshall Law School
The Invisible Man: The Conscious Neglect Of Men And Boys In The War On Human Trafficking, 2010 Utah L. Rev. 1143 (2010), Samuel Vincent Jones
UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Some Lessons Learned From The Aids Pandemic, 19 Annals Health L. 63 (2010),
2010
John Marshall Law School
Some Lessons Learned From The Aids Pandemic, 19 Annals Health L. 63 (2010), Mark E. Wojcik
UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Navigating The Murky Waters Of Untruth In Negotiation: Lessons For Ethical Lawyers,
2010
Yeshiva University, Cardozo School of Law
Navigating The Murky Waters Of Untruth In Negotiation: Lessons For Ethical Lawyers, Deborah Schmedemann
Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution
Verbena Gardens had been working for months on its new product in its offices at Kost Properties' Southwest Suites when the burglary occurred, sometime between 8:00 and 10:00 at night. The case was never solved; Verbena's property was never recovered. While the burglary pushed the project back by months, the market moved on, and the promising new product was scuttled.
International Advocate For Peace Award Acceptance Speech,
2010
Covington & Burling, LLP
International Advocate For Peace Award Acceptance Speech, Stuart E. Eizenstat
Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution
I feel very much at home here because I was here three or four year ago at a symposium at the law school-a panel with Adam Durshowitz and Erwin Cogler, who was then Administer of Justice of Canada, and others. I have also received an honorary doctorate from Yeshiva University, and I feel very much at home here. I just met Dean Dillard and Professor Love, but I have some longtime friends here: Professor Weisberg, who I will talk about in a moment, is one of the heroes of this whole episode; Eric Pan, your professor of Commercial and International …
Immigration As Invasion: Sovereignty, Security, And The Origins Of The Federal Immigration Power,
2010
University of Baltimore School of Law
Immigration As Invasion: Sovereignty, Security, And The Origins Of The Federal Immigration Power, Matthew Lindsay
All Faculty Scholarship
This Article offers a new interpretation of the modern federal immigration power. At the end of the nineteenth century, the Supreme Court and Congress fundamentally transformed the federal government’s authority to regulate immigration, from a species of commercial regulation firmly grounded in Congress’ commerce authority, into a power that was unmoored from the Constitution, derived from the nation’s “inherent sovereignty,” and subject to extraordinary judicial deference. This framework, which is commonly referred to as the “plenary power doctrine,” has stood for more than a century as an anomaly within American public law. The principal legal and rhetorical rationale for the …
The Literature Of The Law In A Networked Age,
2010
University of Minnesota Law School
The Literature Of The Law In A Networked Age, David Wippman
Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vols 1-28:1 (1992-2019)
No abstract provided.
The Icc As Arbiter In Kenya's Post-Electoral Violence,
2010
University of Minnesota Law School
The Icc As Arbiter In Kenya's Post-Electoral Violence, Abraham Korir Sing'oei
Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vols 1-28:1 (1992-2019)
No abstract provided.
Justice In Transition: The Effectiveness Of Truth Commissions In Africa And Recommendations For The Kenyan Truth, Justice, And Reconciliation Commission,
2010
University of Minnesota Law School
Justice In Transition: The Effectiveness Of Truth Commissions In Africa And Recommendations For The Kenyan Truth, Justice, And Reconciliation Commission, Jonathan Moler
Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vols 1-28:1 (1992-2019)
No abstract provided.
Animal Planet: Supporting Terrorism Since 2008?,
2010
University of Minnesota Law School
Animal Planet: Supporting Terrorism Since 2008?, Matt Tews
Minnesota Journal of International Law, Vols 1-28:1 (1992-2019)
No abstract provided.
Is The Failure To Respond Appropriately To A Natural Disaster A Crime Against Humanity - The Responsibility To Protect And Individual Criminal Responsibility In The Aftermath Of Cyclone Nargis, 38 Denv. J. Int'l L. & Pol'y 227 (2010),
2010
The John Marshall Law School, Chicago
Is The Failure To Respond Appropriately To A Natural Disaster A Crime Against Humanity - The Responsibility To Protect And Individual Criminal Responsibility In The Aftermath Of Cyclone Nargis, 38 Denv. J. Int'l L. & Pol'y 227 (2010), Stuart K. Ford
UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship
On May 2 and 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, devastating large portions of the Irrawaddy Delta and creating the potential for a massive humanitarian crisis. Yet, the Myanmar government rejected aid from some countries, limited the amount of aid entering the country to a fraction of what was needed, and strictly controlled how that aid was distributed The United Nations and many governments criticized Myanmar's response to the Cyclone as inadequate and inhumane, and senior politicians from a number of countries discussed whether the situation justified invoking the "responsibility to protect" doctrine This article explores several questions, including: (1) …
