Dammed And The Damned: Draining The Bucket Dry, 2010 Wright State University
Dammed And The Damned: Draining The Bucket Dry, Carla Steiger
Browse all Theses and Dissertations
This thesis investigates how people displaced from the construction of large dams in seek environmental justice. I studied the importance of regime type, the creation of protest groups and the formation of alliances with national, international organizations, and the media. In a comparison between protest movements against the Three Gorges Dam in China and the Sardar Sarovar Dam in India, displaced populations suffered from loss of community, livelihood, and health and were victimized by corrupt actors that supported the dams. The rapid economic development of these two countries emerged as a major point of comparison between the two. Regime type …
The President's Unconstitutional Treatymaking, 2010 BYU Law
The President's Unconstitutional Treatymaking, David H. Moore
Faculty Scholarship
The President of the United States frequently signs international agreements but postpones ratification pending Senate consent. Under international law, a state that signs a treaty subject to later ratification must avoid acts that would defeat the treaty's object and purpose until the nation clearly communicates its intent not to join. As a result, the President in signing assumes interim treaty obligations before the treatymaking process is complete. Despite the pervasiveness of this practice, scholars have neglected the question of its constitutionality. As this Article demonstrates, the practice is unconstitutional. Neither the text, structure, nor history of the Constitution supports the …
Taser Use: Report Of The Use Of Force Working Group Of Allegheny County, 2010 University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Taser Use: Report Of The Use Of Force Working Group Of Allegheny County, David A. Harris
Articles
The Use of Force Working Group was convened in October of 2008 to study police use of electronic control devices, better known as Tasers. Allegheny County (Pa.) District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala, Jr. appointed the Working Group in the wake of an incident in which a person died following a Taser exposure at the hands of local police officers.
This Report concludes that Tasers can be worthwhile and safe weapons in the police arsenal, but only if they are used consistent with proper policy, training, supervision and accountability. Anything less makes the use of these weapons a risky choice from …
Digital Multi-Media And The Limits Of Privacy Law, 2010 University of PIttsburgh School of Law
Digital Multi-Media And The Limits Of Privacy Law, Jacqueline D. Lipton
Articles
While digital video and multi-media technologies are becoming increasingly prevalent, existing privacy laws tend to focus on text-based personal records. Individuals have little recourse when concerned about infringements of their privacy interests in audio, video, and multi-media files. Often people are simply unaware that video or audio records have been made. Even if they are aware of the existence of the records, they may be unaware of potential legal remedies, or unable to afford legal recourse. This paper concentrates on the ability of individuals to obtain legal redress for unauthorized use of audio, video and multi-media content that infringes their …
Do U.S. Courts Discriminate Against Treaties?: Equivalence, Duality, And Treaty Non-Self-Execution, 2010 BYU Law
Do U.S. Courts Discriminate Against Treaties?: Equivalence, Duality, And Treaty Non-Self-Execution, David H. Moore
Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Talk Loudly And Carry A Small Stick: The Supreme Court And Enemy Combatants, 2010 William & Mary Law School
Talk Loudly And Carry A Small Stick: The Supreme Court And Enemy Combatants, Neal Devins
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
International Idealism Meets Domestic-Criminal-Procedure Realism, 2010 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
International Idealism Meets Domestic-Criminal-Procedure Realism, Stephanos Bibas, William W. Burke-White
All Faculty Scholarship
Though international criminal justice has developed into a flourishing judicial system over the last two decades, scholars have neglected institutional design and procedure questions. International criminal-procedure scholarship has developed in isolation from its domestic counterpart but could learn much realism from it. Given its current focus on atrocities like genocide, international criminal law’s main purpose should be not only to inflict retribution, but also to restore wounded communities by bringing the truth to light. The international justice system needs more ideological balance, more stable career paths, and civil-service expertise. It also needs to draw on the domestic experience of federalism …
Selling Its Future Short: Armenia's Economic And Security Relations With Russia, 2010 Claremont McKenna College
Selling Its Future Short: Armenia's Economic And Security Relations With Russia, Ian J. Mcginnity
CMC Senior Theses
It is necessary and desirable for Armenia to retain close relations with Russia in both the short and long term. However, recent concessions to Russia for good relations in the short term may have potentially harmful repercussions for Armenia in the future. These concessions have in part resulted in the Russian dominance in the economic sector, over-dependence on Russia for Armenia’s energy needs, and the perpetuation of Armenian submissiveness to Russian interests. Armenia should, therefore, maintain good relations with Russia while simultaneously securing long-term paths that focus on actual strategic partnership and not dependence. In short, Armenia should return to …
The Science Of Interpersonal Trust, 2010 University of South Florida
The Science Of Interpersonal Trust, Randy Borum
Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Separated Children Fleeing Persecution: A Comparative Study Of Asylum Policies In The U.K. And The U.S., 2010 Connecticut College
Separated Children Fleeing Persecution: A Comparative Study Of Asylum Policies In The U.K. And The U.S., Sarah M. Howe
Government and International Relations Honors Papers
No abstract provided.
Blood In The Wells: The Troubled Past And Perilous Future Of U.S.-Saudi Relations, 2010 Eastern Michigan University
Blood In The Wells: The Troubled Past And Perilous Future Of U.S.-Saudi Relations, Maxwell Czerniawski
Senior Honors Theses and Projects
Perhaps no region other than the Near East plays a more important role in the shaping of both the foreign and domestic policies of the United States. The 9/11 terrorist attacks and subsequent deployment of hundreds of thousands of US soldiers to Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as the massive budgetary burden placed upon the United States government (and, by extension, its citizens) as a result of the War on Terror, lay heavily upon the consciousness of the media and the concerns of the American people. Much recent focus has also been placed on the impact that the need for …
The Right To Survival In The Democratic People’S Republic Of Korea, 2010 Singapore Management University
The Right To Survival In The Democratic People’S Republic Of Korea, Jiyoung Song
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
For the past decade, the author has examined North Korean primary public documents and concludes that there have been changes of identities and ideas in the public discourse of human rights in the DPRK: from strong post-colonialism to Marxism-Leninism, from there to the creation of Juche as the state ideology and finally 'our style' socialism. This paper explains the background to KIM Jong Il's 'our style' human rights in North Korea: his broader framework, 'our style' socialism, with its two supporting ideational mechanisms, named 'virtuous politics' and 'military-first politics'. It analyses how some of these characteristics have disappeared while others …
Arab/American Relations And Human Security, Post-9/11: A Political Narrative Inquiry, 2010 Antioch University - PhD Program in Leadership and Change
Arab/American Relations And Human Security, Post-9/11: A Political Narrative Inquiry, Charlotte Moats-Gallagher
Antioch University Dissertations & Theses
This study explored eighteen women's views and experiences in the arena of Arab/American relations, post-9/11. The study engaged three groups of women: Arab women in Qatar, Arab American women in the U.S., and non-Arab women in the U.S. Qualitative narrative inquiry methodology was used complemented by an innovative use of freewriting to help prepare participants for interviews. Clarke’s (2005a) situational analysis was used to open up and analyze the data. Findings surfaced around the interconnected themes of identity, racism, discrimination and Othering, the role of the media, and how these ultimately influence a collective sense of and experience of human …
The Globalization Of World Politics: Case Studies From Australia, New Zealand And The Asia Pacific, 2009 Selected Works
The Globalization Of World Politics: Case Studies From Australia, New Zealand And The Asia Pacific
Anne Cullen
No abstract provided.
Negotiating Reputational Accountability: The Interfaith Leaders' Summits, 2009 Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne
Negotiating Reputational Accountability: The Interfaith Leaders' Summits, Sherrie Steiner
Sherrie M Steiner
No abstract provided.
"Who Is My Mother? Family, Nation, Discipleship And Debates On Immigration", 2009 DePaul University
"Who Is My Mother? Family, Nation, Discipleship And Debates On Immigration", Michael Budde
Michael Budde
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Mutual Renewal: On The Relationship Of Human Rights To The Muslim World In Patrick James, Ed., 2009 Occidental College
Mutual Renewal: On The Relationship Of Human Rights To The Muslim World In Patrick James, Ed., Anthony Chase
Anthony Chase
No abstract provided.
Conteted Heritage In The Ancient City Of Peace, 2009 Selected Works
Conteted Heritage In The Ancient City Of Peace, William Feighery
William Feighery
As the imperial capital of thirteen dynasties Xi’an, formerly known as Chang’an (eternal peace), houses a legacy of many of the most important periods of Chinese history and is one of the great archeological centers of the world. This legacy of political and cultural dominance places Xi’an at the forefront of debates on cultural heritage and its role in the evolution of China in the 21st century. Xi’an is currently under a triad of influences from processes of globalization, urban transition and domestic and international tourism. In recent decades and particularly since the dawn on the new millennium, the historic …
Latin America And The New Pax Americana, 2009 Bucknell University
Latin America And The New Pax Americana, Alejandra Roncallo, Jorge Neff
Alejandra Roncallo
No abstract provided.
Identity Politics, 2009 University of Texas at El Paso