IntLawGrrls
Intlawgrrls are "voices on international law, policy, practice." They "embrace foremothers' names to encourage crisp commentary, delivered at times with a dash of sass. We welcome replies, and we look forward to fresh dialogue on the matters of the day. It's our world, after all."
Author: Posting under their foremothers' aliases are these law professors: Diane Marie Amann, University of California-Davis (Grace O'Malley) who also contributes to Convictions; Elena A. Baylis, University of Pittsburgh (Amelia Earhart); Johanna Bond, University of Wyoming (Mary Harris Jones); Karen E. Bravo, Indiana University-Indianapolis (Nanny of the Maroons); Janie Chuang, American University (Frances Perkins); Mary Coombs, University of Miami (Charming Betsy); Hélène Ruiz Fabri, Université de Paris (Olympe de Gouges); Michelle Leighton, University of San Francisco (Nancy Ward); Elizabeth Lutes Hillman, Rutgers University-Camden (Vera Brittain); Diane Orentlicher, American University (Beatrice); Hari Osofsky, University of Oregon (Mata Hari); Jaya Ramji-Nogales, Temple University (Lakshmi Bai); and Beth Van Schaack, Santa Clara University (Eleanor Roosevelt).
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • International Law • Legal History • International Courts/Tribunals • International • Africa • Asia • Australia • Europe • Middle East • South America • Université de Paris • American University, Washington College of Law • Indiana University-Indianapolis • Rutgers University-Camden • Santa Clara University • Temple University, Beasley School of Law • University of California, Davis • University of Miami • University of Oregon • University of Pittsburgh • University of San Francisco • University of Wyoming • Law Professor
Recent Posts from IntLawGrrls
- Beyond the IDP Camps
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On November 20
On this day in ...... 1969 (40 years ago today), the Supreme Court of Canada issued its 6-3 decision in The Queen v. Drybones, a landmark in the law relating to the rights of native…
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Condoms against climate change
'Women are on the front lines of many societies buffeted by climate change -- and research indicates they tend to be more vulnerable to these impacts.'So said Robert Engelman, author of a report by the…
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On November 19
On this day in ...... 2004, at a special meeting of the U.N. Security Council held in Nairobi, Kenya -- only the 4th meeting of the Council outside New York since 1952 -- government officials…
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The U.S. & the ICC: A Rapprochement
The Washington Post reported yesterday that the U.S. will attend the upcoming Assembly of State Parties meetings in The Hague as well as the first Review Conference scheduled for June 2010 in Kampala. In the…
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On November 18
On this day in ...... 1964 (45 years ago today), a New York Times writer reported the easing of food shortages, which had spurred riots in India's Kerala state, in dark orange at right. The…
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Customary Justice and Gender
I spent the afternoon at a conference on ‘Customary Justice and Legal Pluralism in War-Torn Societies’ that was co-sponsored by George Washington University, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the World Bank. The conference is…
- Does the U.S. have a Policy on Trade?
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The Next Best Thing Turns Out Not So Great
We've blogged before about the United States' use of immigration law to seek either criminal or administrative remedies against human rights abusers present in this country. The case against one such defendant was recently dismissed.…
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On November 17
On this day in ...... 1866, Voltairine de Cleyre (right) was born in Leslie, Michigan, into a poor family with ties to the Underground Railroad. Sent to a convent school in Canada where her family…