Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal articles from January 1 2006

Yale Human Rights and Development Law Journal archives from January 1 2006

International responsibility for human rights violations by American Indian tribes.
January 1, 2006... The American Indian tribes have a unique status in the law of the United States. They are characterized as sovereigns that predate the formation of the republic and possess inherent powers and immunities. Their powers permit them to create and...

Refugee responses, state-like behavior, and accountability for human rights violations: a case study of sexual violence in Guinea's refugee camps.
January 1, 2006... This Article advocates for better access to justice and a more comprehensive accountability system in refugee camps. Refugee women are frequently subject to sexual violence and sexual exploitation in the country of refuge, and find themselves...

Litigating the rights of street children in regional or international fora: trends, options, barriers and breakthroughs.
January 1, 2006... This article focuses on the fate of street children and interactions between street children and international law and international institutions. The landmark November 1999 decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Villagran...

Mediation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: a second application.
January 1, 2006... A nation born out of mediation turns to mediation again, this time to rescue its judiciary and promote the rule of law. The country known as Bosnia and Herzegovina was created out of U.S. mediation efforts in 1995. Ten years later, the peace...

Building on custom: land tenure policy and economic development in Ghana.
January 1, 2006... This Note addresses the intersection of customary and statutory land law in the land tenure policy of Ghana. It argues that improving the current land tenure policy demands integration of customary land law and customary authorities into the...

The Pinochet Affair: State Terrorism and Global Justice.(Book review)
January 1, 2006... The Pinochet Affair: State Terrorism and Global Justice, by Roger Burbach Publisher: Zed Books (2004) Price: $22.50 While most accounts of the prosecution of Augusto Pinochet focus on the undoubtedly dramatic progression of...

The Ethics and Polities of Asylum.(Book review)
January 1, 2006... The Ethics and Polities of Asylum, by Matthew Gibney Publisher: Cambridge University Press (2004) Price: 17.99 [pounds sterling] In The Ethics and Politics of Asylum, Matthew Gibney explores the ethical and political dimensions of...

Torture: A Collection.(Book review)
January 1, 2006... Torture: A Collection, edited by Sanford Levinson Publisher: Oxford University Press (2004) Price: $29.95 "Pandora's box is open." (1) While we may at first shirk at the possibility of openly discussing the brutal practices...

Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa.(Book review)
January 1, 2006... Human Rights, the Rule of Law, and Development in Africa, edited by Paul Tiyambe Zeleza and Philip J. McConnaughay Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press (2004) Price: $49.95 The 1990s saw a wave of democratization across...