Working Papers
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Migration
- Tom Hare and Estela Rivero, Humanity on the move
- Tom Hare and Estela Rivero, Migration: Time to beat a new path
- Tom Hare and Estela Rivero, Human mobilty: Where do we go from here?
- Antônio Lemos, The theological foundations of the right to migrate in Catholic social teaching
- H. Fabrice Ndayizeye, Navigating Refugee Mobility: The Significance and Challenges of the “Refugee Travel Document”
- Angela Azimah Seidu, Integral Human Development in Action: A Case Study on Migrant Protection and Integration in West Africa
- Vannesa Campuzano Villalobos, US Immigration Application Backlogs, What They Mean for Applicants and Their Families, and What It Will Take for USCIS to Catch Up
- Compendium of International Legal Instruments on Human Migration
Regional Human Rights Systems
"The Future of the Inter-American Human Rights System"
Laurence Burgorgue-Larsen, Between Idealism and Realism: A Few Comparative Reflections and Proposals on the Appointment Process of the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights Members
Dinah Shelton, The Rules and the Reality of Petition Procedures in the Inter-American Human Rights System
Sergio García Ramírez, The Relationship between Inter-American Jurisdiction and States (National Systems): Some Pertinent Questions (versión española)
Paolo Carozza, The Anglo-Latin Divide and the Future of the Inter-American System of Human Rights
Faculty and Scholar Working Papers
Luigi Crema, Are Amnesties Still an Option? A Non-Policy Based Critique of the Inter-American System
Carla A. Arena Ventura, International Law, Mental Health, and Human Rights
Student Working Papers
Andres Pizarro Sotomayor, The Rule Against Duplication of Procedures in the Regional Systems of Human Rights Protection,Working Paper No. 2, Spring 2009
Transitional Justice
Books
Naomi Roht-Arriza and Javier Mariezcurrena, eds., Transitional Justice in the Twenty-First Century (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006).
Faculty and Scholar Working Papers
T. Alexander Aleinikoff and Stephen Poellot, The Responsibility to Solve
Cristian Correa, Integrating Development and Reparations for Victims of Massive Crimes
Student Working Papers
Ayad Derbal, The ICC’s Involvement in the Situation in Darfur: Not a Threat to Peace, Working Paper No. 1, Winter 2008
Katherine C. Reilly, Colombia: The 2008 Extraditions and the Search for Justice, Working Paper No. 3 Winter 2008
Reshma Thapa, Nepal´s Failure to Address Torture: The Relevance of the UN Torture Convention, Working Paper No. 4, Winter 2008
Rose Nakayi, Reaching Out for Justice and Reconciliation in Northern Uganda: The Proposed War Crimes Court and Traditional Justice, Working Paper No. 5, Winter 2008
Paula S. Cuellar, The Judicial Enforceability of the Individual Dimension of the Right to Truth Through the Writ of Amparo in El Salvador, Working Paper No. 6, Spring 2010
Kim Juanita Williams, The Role of Education as a Guarantee of Non-Repetition in a Transitional Process: A Case Study of the South African Farm-Schooling System, Working Paper No. 8, Spring 2010
Matthew J. Jowanna, Torture, American Style: A Recipe for Civil Tort Immunity, Working Paper No. 9, Spring 2010
Law and Human Development
Books
“Elementary Experience and Law” Andrea Simoncini, Lorenza Violini, Paolo Carozza, and Marta Cartabia. Preface by Julian Carron.
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Faculty and Scholar Working Papers
T. Alexander Aleinikoff and Stephen Poellot, The Responsibility to Solve
Erik Longo, Seeking a Better Life: Human Welfare of Migrants in Irregular Situations in the United States and Europe
Mauro Magatti, The Failure of Italy’s “Second Republic” and the Difficult Path to the Future
Cristian Correa, Integrating Development and Reparations for Victims of Massive Crimes
Mauro Magatti, A Weberian Approach to the European Crisis: Why “Spirit” Matters
Student Working Papers
Sienna Carly White, Can Open and Democratic Market Economics Increase Human Development in Eastern Europe?
José Torres, Law, Policy, & Poverty: Entrepreneurship in Chile by and for Urban Poor Females
Alan Sears, Barriers to Entry: Entrepreneurship Among the Youth in Dandora, Kenya
Sabila Kadiruzzaman, Islam Without Borders: Transnationalism, Social Justice, and Refugee Assistance
James Emanuel, Discriminatory Nationality Laws in Jordan and Their Effect on Mixed Refugee Families
Manasi Raveendran, ‘Bloody Foreigners!’ The Capabilities of Migrants in the UK
Rachel Odio, South American Dream: Migration Policies in Chile and Peru
Michael C. Hagerty, Over the Wall: Law, Human Development, and the Migrant Communities of the Arizona Borderlands
International Human Rights Law
Faculty and Scholar Working Papers
Carla A. Arena Ventura, International Law, Mental Health, and Human Rights
Student Working Papers
Mirakmal Niyazmatov, Problematic Exclusiveness of Convention Against Torture’s Exclusionary Rule: General Principles Of Law as a More Coherent Solution, Working Paper No. 10, Fall 2011
Perseo Quiroz Rendon, Beyond subordination and legal fetishism: New reasons for Mexican federal judges to apply international human rights law, Working Paper No. 11, Spring 2012
Human Trafficking
Marcella Ribeiro D’Avila Lins Torres, "Human Trafficking in Brazil: Legal Remedies: Advances in National Legislation"
Neysa Nankervis, "Combatting Trafficking in Persons: Bulgaria’s Response to a Global Crisis"
Audace Gatavu, "Legal Remedies for Human Trafficking in Burundi"
Nathalia Contreras Pardo, "Legal Framework Against Trafficking in Persons in Colombia"
Johanna Villegas, "Legal Remedies for Human Trafficking in Ecuadorian Law and Public Policy"
Karolina Kiskyte, "Legal Remedies for Human Trafficking in the United Kingdom and Lithuania"
Regina Castro Traulsen, "The Mexican Legal Remedies for Trafficking in Persons Victims and Its Compliance with International Standards"
Nwe Nwe Lwin, "Legal Remedies for Victims of Internal Sex Trafficking in Myanmar"
Eliott Fitch, "Human Trafficking in Panama: A Country Analysis"
Robert Cave, "A Critical Analysis of Human Trafficking in South Africa: Remedies and Recommendations"