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11 Nov 2010, 1:47 pm by Corporate Action Network
In particular, Jose Gomez del Prado, of the United Nations Working Group on Mercenaries, recently at a parallel meeting to the United States’ Universal Periodic Review before the United Nations Human Rights Council reiterated the poor human rights track record of security providers and called for support of the intergovernmental working group established to create a binding international legal instrument regulating and monitoring their… [read post]
9 Nov 2010, 10:37 am by Steve Bainbridge
It also highlights the shifting jurisprudence and weakening of First Amendment religion clauses that is leading to new federal and state legislation and eroding protection of religious liberty in the United States. [read post]
9 Nov 2010, 8:13 am by Gary L. Francione
I have criticized The Humane Society of the United States for being a partner in exploitation by promoting “happy” exploitation. [read post]
9 Nov 2010, 6:00 am by Liam Thornton
First, UPR reviews a country for human rights compliance on the basis of, the human rights instruments to which the State is party, the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, voluntary commitments made by the State, and applicable international humanitarian law. [read post]
5 Nov 2010, 6:53 pm by Frank Pasquale
That’s 645 million people — double the population of the United States and nearly 20 times the population of Canada. [read post]
The United States, by virtue of Alaska, is an Arctic country and has substantial interests in the region. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 12:53 am by chief
Cochrane predated the coming into force of the Human Rights Act 1998, but in McLellan the CA held that the IT scheme was compatible with art.6 of the Convention. [read post]
4 Nov 2010, 12:53 am by chief
Cochrane predated the coming into force of the Human Rights Act 1998, but in McLellan the CA held that the IT scheme was compatible with art.6 of the Convention. [read post]
3 Nov 2010, 8:43 pm by Stefan Bird-Pollan
A rule of recognition, for instance, is that, in the United States, laws are passed by congress according to a certain procedure. [read post]
2 Nov 2010, 8:40 am
Similarly, our group has worked with the United Nations' Special Representative on Business and Human Rights, Professor John Ruggie (prior IntLawGrrls posts), to create a page on the Business and Society Exploring Solutions site for the posting of comments and for debate about the U.S. [read post]
1 Nov 2010, 3:48 pm by Falk Metzler
Its possession of full legal personality in international law is shown by the fact that it maintains diplomatic relations with 178 states and that it is a member state in various intergovernmental international organizations, such as the United Nations and the WIPO. [read post]
31 Oct 2010, 9:54 pm by Lyonette Louis-Jacques
Additional resources for more information about legalization of prostitution around the world include:  Elaine Mossman, International Approaches to Decriminalising or Legalising Prostitution (New Zealand Ministry of Justice, October 2007)(includes lists of countries that have legalized prostitution or decriminalized, but heavily regulate, with citations) 100 Countries and their Prostitution Policies (ProCon.org) Jo Bindman & Jo Doezema, Redefining Prostitution as Sex Work on the… [read post]
31 Oct 2010, 7:08 am by Benjamin Wittes
The United States Armed Forces, however, often offer compensation anyway.  [read post]
30 Oct 2010, 2:55 pm by Mike
" Soon enough, most of the United States will be an inner city. [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 2:59 am
Frank Perretta, owner of a now Bushway Packing slaughterhouse in Vermont has pleaded no contest to animal cruelty charges, approximately one year after stomach-churning undercover footage was released by the Humane Society of the United States showing Bushway workers brutalizing calves. [read post]
28 Oct 2010, 2:00 am
Caron explained: Convening the international law community throughout the United States and the rest of the world is an important priority for the Society — to serve our far-flung members, and also to reach growing new constituencies of international law within the bar and the judiciary, among representatives of the media, and in the general public.As they do every autumn, ASIL's Executive Council and the editors of the American Journal of International Law will… [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 6:24 pm by uwlegalscholarship
In particular the following questions will be pursued: How are indigenous peoples positioned in law by their respective states, post-Declaration? [read post]
27 Oct 2010, 6:04 pm by Francisco Ciampolini
  The Latin-American Center on Sexuality and Human Rights has identified that the states of Parana and Bahia have the two highest numbers of crimes against homosexuals in the country and at least 15 people were killed in each Brazilian state in 2009, simply for being members of the LGBT community. [read post]