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  • Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 4

    Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 4   49 Punishing Children as Adults: On Meeting International Standards and U.S. Ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child Cynthia L. Schirmer Michigan State Journal of International Law Volume 16, Issue 3, 2008 p.715 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 50 ‘Article 3:…

  • European Convention on Human Rights

    Introduction The European Convention on Human Rights was a reaction against the horrific abuses of human rights that took place before and during the Second World War, followed by further abuses occurring within the newly formed Communist block. These led, in 1949, due in part to the […]

  • Human Rights

    Introduction to Human Rights "Since World War II international law has become increasingly concerned with the protection of human rights. It has provided improved procedures for that purpose within the UN. This new emphasis has also been manifested in the adoption by the UN of the […]

  • Human Rights

    Introduction to Human Rights "Since World War II international law has become increasingly concerned with the protection of human rights. It has provided improved procedures for that purpose within the UN. This new emphasis has also been manifested in the adoption by the UN of the […]

  • Rights of the Child

    Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2013 (Continuation) United States views on international law [1] in relation to Committee on the Rights of the Child: This afternoon, we will describe three themes that drive our work regarding the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in […]

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights

      Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2 Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without […]

  • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

    See also: Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Treaty, Legislation International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Optional Protocol 1 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) <div […]

  • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

    See also: Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Treaty, Legislation International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Optional Protocol 1 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) <div […]

  • Committee on the Rights of the Child

    Committee on the Rights of the Child in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Committee on the Rights of the Child: On January 16, 2013, the United States appeared before the Committee on the Rights of the Child for the Committee's review of the second […]

  • Judicial Proceedings for Return of Child

    Judicial Proceedings for Return of Child Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Right To Seek Return When a person’s custody rights have been breached by the wrongful removal or retention of the child by another, he or she can seek return of the child pursuant to the Convention. This…

  • Judicial Proceedings for Return of Child

    Judicial Proceedings for Return of Child Under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction Right To Seek Return When a person’s custody rights have been breached by the wrongful removal or retention of the child by another, he or she can seek return of the child pursuant to the Convention. This…

  • Conduct Actionable under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

    Conduct Actionable under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction “International Child Abduction” not Criminal: Hague Convention Distinguished From Extradition Treaties Despite the use of the term “abduction” in its title, the Hague Convention is not an extradition treaty. The conduct made actionable by the Convention — the wrongful removal or…

  • Conduct Actionable under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

    Conduct Actionable under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction “International Child Abduction” not Criminal: Hague Convention Distinguished From Extradition Treaties Despite the use of the term “abduction” in its title, the Hague Convention is not an extradition treaty. The conduct made actionable by the Convention — the wrongful removal or…

  • Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

    Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction A fundamental purpose of the Hague Convention is to protect children from wrongful international removals or retentions by persons bent on obtaining their physical and/or legal custody. Children who are wrongfully moved from country to country are deprived of the stable…

  • Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction

    Children Protected by the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction A fundamental purpose of the Hague Convention is to protect children from wrongful international removals or retentions by persons bent on obtaining their physical and/or legal custody. Children who are wrongfully moved from country to country are deprived of the stable…