The liberal discourse of freedom of association has played an important role in propelling suburbanization, as whites who opposed racial integration rallied under the banner of individual rights and freedom of association in order to justify their decision to abandon the "chaos" of city life and...

This paper examines the question of whether international human rights law can aid citizens' efforts to respond to, and prevent, government abuse. I argue that where human rights treaties contribute to the legalization of domestic institutions designed to protect individual rights they can serve...

This paper explores questions regarding the bearer of rights in international human rights law. Specifically, who is the human in human rights law? What constitutes the self in the concept of self-determination? I argue that the dominant interpretations of human rights in international law are...

This paper assesses government compliance to European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decisions and the fulfillment of ECHR member-state criminal justice obligations. Judgments of the ECHR can involve either a monetary award given by the state to the claimant, individual measures or general...

What is the relationship between the concept of humanity and human rights? This paper argues that at least three senses of humanity inform understandings of human rights: a biological sense, a cultural sense, and a political sense. The paper engages critically with contemporary human rights...

In recent years, immigrant rights advocates have criticized certain policies of the U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) system of immigration detention, including the widespread use of private contractors, the lack of proper oversight, the grouping of violent criminals and non-violent...

This project studies transnational Christian networks who try to promote religious freedom in China through both strategic and opportunity perspectives. What makes an advocacy group more successful than others? Does the strategy they used play a role in their success, or is it more about the...

Until recently, philosophers had shown little direct engagement with the ethical implications of climate change and when they did it was predominately as an economic matter. However, there has been a push by activists to move beyond mere cost-benefit analyses and economics. One way to do this is...