Human rights hero: Lucas Guttentag
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Immigration attorney Lucas Guttentag's accomplishments in championing constitutional and civil rights for non-citizens are celebrated. Guttentag's work with the American Civil Liberties Union's Immigrants' Rights Project and his opposition to the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 and the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act are highlighted.
Publication Name: Human Rights
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0046-8185
Year: 2001
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International human rights treaties can make a difference: U.S. implementation of Article 3 of the United Nations Convention Against Torture
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The author discusses interim US Department of Justice regulations implementing of Article 3 of the United Nations Convention Against Torture. Topics include the history of US implementation of the article, continuing problems with implementation, and the lawful sanctions exclusion to application of the Convention.
Publication Name: Human Rights
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0046-8185
Year: 2001
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Paying the ultimate price for human rights: the life and death of Rosemary Nelson
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The author outlines the human rights cases taken by attorney Rosemary Nelson in Northern Ireland on behalf of both the Protestant and Catholic communities. Nelson's death by bomb blast, attributed to a Protestant paramilitary group, is discussed.
Publication Name: Human Rights
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0046-8185
Year: 2000
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