Denver Journal of International Law and Policy articles from September 2000

Denver Journal of International Law and Policy archives from September 2000

Enforcement of human rights on multi-national corporations: global climate, strategies and trends for compliance.
September 22, 2000... I. INTRODUCTION Engaging in a human rights discussion concerning multi-national corporation (MNC) enforcement is multi-dimensional. Economic, political, social and profit issues, among others, dangle precariously from the web of an...

Economic freedom and privatization -- from Egypt and Mesopotamia to Eastern Europe.(problems with privatization in the Russian Federation and Czech Republic,)
September 22, 2000... "Fundamentally, there are only two ways of co-coordinating the economic activities of millions. One is central direction involving the use of coercion [and]... [t]he other is voluntary co-operation of individuals...."(1) INTRODUCTION ...

Is the continued use of sanctions as implemented against Iraq a violation of international human rights?
September 22, 2000... I. INTRODUCTION Since 1990, the fate of the Iraqi population has constantly been threatened by the most extensive sanctions in the history of the United Nations (UN). These sanctions were imposed on Iraq to influence its government to...

NAFTA, GATT, and the current free trade system: a dangerous double standard for workers' rights.
September 22, 2000... The single, clearest, most direct result of economic globalization to date is a massive global transfer of economic and political power away from national governments and into the hands of global corporations and the trade bureaucracies they...

Female genital mutilation: a discussion of international human rights instruments, cultural sovereignty and dominance theory.
September 22, 2000... "African women, now and throughout history, have developed analyses and strategies for action to take control of our own lives in those areas that we have collectively determined for redress."(1) I. INTRODUCTION The foundation of...

The computer piracy superhighway.(litigation involving use of illegal software by corporations)
September 22, 2000... I. INTRODUCTION A. Summary With the current technology available through Internet services and the ability to exchange and update computer software in an instant, corporations that deal in the production and marketing of computer...