By Prof. Deborah Weissman The University of North Carolina School of Law’s Human Rights Policy Lab (HRPL) has sent a 35-page formal submission to 10 UN human rights experts
who oversee treaty obligations. The submission calls upon members of various... [...]
Fabian Klose, “In the Cause of Humanity”. Eine Geschichte der humanitären Intervention im langen 19. Jahrhundert, Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen 2019. The question
of whether, when and how the international community should respond to violations of humanitarian norms and related humanitarian crises is undoubtedly one of the [...]
by Martha F. Davis, Northeastern School of Law In 1831, the French diplomat and scientist Alexis de Toqueville, toured the United States and took extensive notes on social
conditions, American culture, and American democracy. Almost two centuries later, de Toqueville’s... [...]
This past week I had the privilege of attending a performance of What The Constitution Means To Me in New York City. This particular performance was special because domestic
violence advocates from around the country were in the audience. As... [...]
Nicole Belloubet, ministre de la justice, diffuse un projet de code de justice pénale des mineurs qui devrait être adopté par ordonnance à l'automne. Il s'agit donc d'un
document susceptible d'évolutions importantes, sous l'influence des avis de la commission supérieure de codification et du Conseil d'Etat, puis des débats préalables [...]
By Prof. Jeremiah Ho This year’s June LGBTQ Pride Month is distinctive because it marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. A half-century ago, New York City police
raided the Stonewall Inn, a cramped gay bar in Greenwich Village.... [...]
Von Ulrike Krause und Marcus Engler Anlässlich des seit 2001 stattfindenden Weltflüchtlingstags publiziert das Flüchtlingshilfswerk der Vereinten Nationen (UNHCR) jährlichen
seinen Bericht über die globalen Entwicklungen. Darin geht es auf aktuelle Fluchtbewegungen weltweit ein und zeichnet Trends nach. [...]
The Netflix production When They See Us tells the story of the young men, mostly minors, charged with the rape and attempted murder of a white woman who was jogging in central
park. The defendants were males of color. It... [...]
Today, June 19th, is the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. Introduced by the United Nations in 2015, it intends to draw attention to the
many human rights violations in conflicts and war zones with special regard to sexual violence. The necessity of an international day shows that sexual violence [...]
In their new book, Contentious Compliance, Professors Courtenay Conrad and Emily Ritter investigate the effect of international human rights treaties on domestic conflict and
ultimately find that treaties improve human rights outcomes by altering the structure of conflict between political... [...]
