Houston Journal of International Law articles from March 2002

Houston Journal of International Law archives from March 2002

English criminal procedure under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights: implications for custodial interrogation practices.
March 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION In the English legal system, the criminally accused has a general right to a fair trial by a jury of peers. The trial is a rigorous exercise in the regulation of the flow of information from and between the parties,...

Trying a Bin Laden and others: evaluating the options for terrorist trials.
March 22, 2002... "We must never forget that the record on which we judge these defendants today is the record on which history will judge us tomorrow. To pass these defendants a poisoned challice is to put it to our own lips as well." (1) On November 13,...

The expansion of the Biological Weapons Convention: the history and problems of a verification regime.
March 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION The threat of biological warfare is real. The September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. and the letters contaminated with anthrax that have killed five Americans and infected many others, show the...

Sex trafficking and forced prostitution: comprehensive new legal approaches.
March 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION At least 700,000 persons annually, primarily women and children, are trafficked within or across international borders.... Many of these persons are trafficked into the international sex trade, often by force,...

Remembering the persecuted: an analysis of the International Religious Freedom Act.
March 22, 2002... "Remember the prisoners, as though in prison with them, and those who are ill-treated, since you yourselves are also in the body."--Hebrews 13:3. I. INTRODUCTION Religious persecution has never enjoyed the degree of attention paid to...