Human Rights Brief ~ Center for Human Rights and

Humanitarian Law

Washington College of Law, American University ~ Volume 3, Number 1 ~ Fall 1995

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

War Crimes Tribunal Dismisses Jurisdictional Challenge

by Diane F. Orentlicher

Beijing Panel Brings Together Activists and Delegates

by Alison E. Graves

The Future of the Inter-American Human Rights System

by David J. Padilla

Enforcement of Human Rights Through ILO Machinery

by Steven Simpson

World Bank Withdraws from Arun III Project on Inspection Panel's Recommendation

by Alfred Escher

MDRI: Pioneering Strategies for International Enforcement of Mental Disability Rights

by Max Lapertosa & Eric Rosenthal

News from the Inter-American System

by Nadia Ezzelarab

WCL Establishes Inter-American Moot Court Competition

by Mare Fox

Task Force Lobbies for Specific Language in Beijing Platform for Action

by Lesley Rein

Indigenous People File Suit Alleging Environment as a Human Right

by Denise Thomasson

Point/Counterpoint: The Quandary of Economic Sanctions

Featuring articles by Michael Malloy and David Cortright, with an introduction by Gabriel Eckstein

Alumnus Profile: Martín Abregu

by Alexandra Wisotsky

Faculty/Staff News

by Dima Malhas and Jennifer Merkle

Credits & Copyright Information

The Human Rights Brief is a publication of the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law in conjunction with the Washington College of Law at American University. No portion of this newsletter may be reprinted without the express written permission of The Human Rights Brief. All correspondence, reprinting requests, and articles proposed for publication may be sent to: American University, Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Washington College of Law, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016-8181 Phone (202) 274-4180, fax (202) 274-0783, e-mail: humlaw@american.edu.


Directors of the Center For Human Rights and Humanitarian Law:
Robert Goldman, Claudio Grossman, Herman Schwartz
Executive Director:
Robert Guitteau
Editor-in-Chief:
Ayesha Qayyum
Senior Articles Editor:
Shashikala Warrier
Managing Editors:
Vanessa Allen, D. Michelle Domke
Editor Emeritus:
Gabriel Eckstein
Junior Articles Editors:
Oliver Kellman, Marla Piaza
Field Reports Editors:
Angela Collier, Andrea Spelberg
Trends Editors:
Arlene J. Hillestad, Christine Quickenden
Faculty/Alumni News Editors:
Ori Ben-Chorin, Jennifer Merkle
Point/Counterpoint Editors:
Gabriel Eckstein, Peter Hansen
Research Editors:
Lizanne Dinoto, Laura Hogan
Inter-American System Editor:
Nadia Ezzelarab
Alumni Board:
Samir Desai, Fernando Gonzalez-Martín, Sharon Healey-Scully, Antonio Maldonado, Claudia Martin, Dharmaputhiran Niles, Rochus Pronk, Diego Rodriguez
Newsletter Staff:
Layli Miller Bashir, Alfred Escher, Mare Fox, Alison E. Graves, Dima Malhas, Lesley Rein, Steven Simpson, Denise Thomasson, Natacha Thys, Alexandra Wisotsky
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