Full Text The contested and divided province of Jammu and Kashmir, situated on the western side of the Hindu Kush Himalayan Mountains, is one of the most dangerous and heavily militarized places on earth. It is a Muslim-majority borderland harboring contested territorial claims of three nuclear powers—India, Pakistan, and China. Through it flow the headwaters…

Full Text One of the principal purposes of the Rome Statute is the prevention of future international crimes. To achieve this goal, the International Criminal Court (ICC) must consider the effects that its law enforcement measures will have on the commission of atrocities in a situation under review. This article responds to the need for…

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Full Text Ship-breaking is widely known as a colossally dangerous and polluting activity. Bangladesh has emerged as the market leader in ship-breaking, producing the highest amount of steel from recycling End of Life ships owned by global owners. Economic contribution of ship-breaking in Bangladesh has been well documented from the report published under the auspicious…

Since the advent of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (“CRC”), the international community has witnessed significant progress on children’s rights in both law and practice. Yet as we reach the 30th anniversary of the CRC, children’s rights violations remain widespread. These abuses reinforce the fact that children’s rights—and human rights more generally—have yet to be fully embraced in all communities. A precursor to children’s rights being fully embraced and respected is to have them widely known and understood.

Basic Law: Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People (“the Law”) was enacted on July 19, 2018. The Law is the fourteenth and latest Basic Law enacted as part of the incremental, ongoing process of enactment of constitutional norms in Israel. The enactment of the Law triggered an intense public debate in Israel, one that is still far from subsiding.

This Article challenges the conventional narrative on fundamental rights adjudication in India. The narrative goes like this: The Indian judiciary, led by the Supreme Court, produced several transformational decisions in the 1980s. These decisions, among other things, loosened procedural rules to permit fundamental rights petitions on behalf of poor and marginalized groups and also recognized an array of socioeconomic rights, such as rights to work and shelter.

Whether you are in your car, on a run, or in a store, music surrounds you. Music is a part of everyday life. We form opinions, talk about, and connect with music on personal levels. Furthermore, music can influence not only personal decisions but broader social goals and ideas. This article focuses on how recording artists use their music and their celebrity status to influence social and humanitarian goals, including legal regulations and the business world. Nearly everyone can name a current or past artist associated with a social movement.

Twenty-five years ago, Rwanda experienced an unprecedented human rights atrocity. In just one hundred days in the spring and early summer of 1994, over 800,000 Rwandans were killed by their fellow countrymen and women.2 The dead totaled nearly eleven percent of the country’s population.3 What was horrifically unique about the Rwandan genocide was the number of citizen killers.4 These individuals used rudimentary means to slaughter their neighbors and fellow community members. Families, friendships, communities, and an entire country, were torn apart within the course of three months. And with a fifty percent drop in GDP in 1994, the country’s economy also was in shambles.5 After the genocide, the task of rebuilding community trust and economic stability was beyond daunting. 

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