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Aug 21, 2012

Multinational Enterprises and Workplace Reproductive Health: Extending Corporate Social Responsibili

Corporate social responsibility is a relatively new approach to the protection of human rights. While the human rights to whole-body health and workplace health are long-standing, the right to reproductive health is a new topic of discussion. This Note examines the right to reproductive health in the workplace and proposes that it would be best protected by imposing an affirmative duty on multi-national enterprises via corporate social responsibility. Origins of human rights,

Jul 10, 2012

Sanctions, Countermeasures, and the Iranian Nuclear Issue

The international community’s response to Iran’s nuclear development program highlights the sometimes complex legal relationship between the UN system of collective security and the rights of states to take unilateral countermeasures under the law of state responsibility. It also raises a number of important questions about (a) the discretion afforded to states in the interpretation and implementation of Security Council resolutions, (b) the availability of countermeasures f

Jul 2, 2012

The United States–El Salvador Extradition Treaty: A Dated Obstacle in the Transnational War Against

This Note discusses the dramatic proliferation of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) over the last two decades, primarily focusing on the efforts of the United States and El Salvador to bring the notorious MS-13 to justice. The United States’ deportation policy in the mid-1990s and its impact on the presence of MS-13 in El Salvador and the United States set the backdrop for an analysis of the current weapons available to combat the gang’s transnational threat. As the internationa

Jun 28, 2012

Building a Latin American Coalition on Forests: Negotiation Barriers and Opportunities

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) is one of the most important and most contentious issues in global climate talks. Deforestation talks have been fraught with many of the problems that plague international negotiations involving complex geopolitical and scientific components. In these situations, small developing countries experience particular difficulties preparing and organizing to best pursue their interests and ensure a sustainable out