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  • Hague International Child Abduction Convention Analysis

    Hague International Child Abduction Convention: Legal Analysis Introduction The Convention was adopted on October 24, 1980 at the Fourteenth Session of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in Plenary Session by unanimous vote of twenty-three member states of that organization. The Convention was opened for signature on October 25, 1980, at which time it…

  • Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes

    Internet-facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes [e], the Law and other Social Sciences Internet crimes against children are a problematic yet often misunderstood phenomenon. Prominent examples of these offenses include child pornography crimes, adults soliciting minors online, and […]

  • Protection of Journalists

    Protection of Journalists in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Protection of Journalists: On July 17, 2013, Acting U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, Rosemary DiCarlo, delivered remarks at a Security Council open debate on protecting journalists, […]

  • Protection of Journalists

    Protection of Journalists in 2013 United States views on international law [1] in relation to Protection of Journalists: On July 17, 2013, Acting U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN, Rosemary DiCarlo, delivered remarks at a Security Council open debate on protecting journalists, […]

  • International Standards for Constitutional Religious Freedom Protections

    International Standards for Constitutional Religious Freedom Protections Several countries in the world are or soon will be drafting new constitutions. It is vital that these constitutions protect universal human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief. Based on its experience analyzing constitutions against international standards, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom…

  • Child Sexual Exploitation

    Child Sexual Exploitation Introduction The commercial sexual exploitation of children is a major public health problem in the United States and worldwide. It has been estimated that approximately 244,000 U.S. children are at risk for commercial sexual exploitation each year.(Estes & Weiner, 2002) In a recent study, Edwards and colleagues found that among a nationally…

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 7

    Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 7   108 THE UNITED STATES AND ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE Convention on the Rights of the Child St. Louis University Public Law Review Volume 22, Number 2, 2003 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 109 U.S. RATIFICATION OF THE Convention on the Rights of the Child John…

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 6

    Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 6   90 From a State-Centered Approach to Transnational Openness: Adapting the Hague Convention with Contemporary Human Rights Standards as Codified in the Convention on the Rights of the Child Allison M. Scott Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies Volume 11, Number 2, Summer 2004 p.233 LAW…

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 5

    Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 5   69 Seeking Asylum under the Convention on the Rights of the Child : A case for Complementary Protection McAdam, Jane International Journal of Children’s Rights Volume 14, Number 3, 2006 p.251-274 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 70 Municipal Legal Obligations of States Parties to the…

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 3

    Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 3   38 Balancing the Rights of the Child and the Rights of Parents in the Convention on the Rights of the Child Ann Quennerstedt Journal of Human Rights Volume 8, Number 2, 2009 p.162-176 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 39 Mieke Verheyde and Geert Goedertier (eds.),…

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 2

    Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 2   21 The Child Perspective in the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child Maria Grahn-Farley New York City Law Review Volume 12, Number 2, Summer 2009 p.431 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 22 The Convention on the Rights of the Child : The Child…

  • Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 1

    Convention on the Rights of the Child Part 1   1 The weight of the child’s view (Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child ) Krappmann, Lothar International Journal of Children’s Rights Volume 18, Number 4, 2010 p.501-513 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 2 20 years of the Convention on the…

  • International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant 8

    International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant   Article 44 1. States Parties, recognizing that the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State, shall take appropriate measures to ensure the protection of the unity of the families of…

  • International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant 6

    International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant   Article 20 1. No migrant worker or member of his or her family shall be imprisoned merely on the ground of failure to fulfil a contractual obligation. 2. No migrant worker or member of his or her family shall be deprived of his…

  • International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant 5

    International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant   Article 16 1. Migrant workers and members of their families shall have the right to liberty and security of person. 2. Migrant workers and members of their families shall be entitled to effective protection by the State against violence, physical injury, threats and…