United Nations

The Politics of UN Human Rights Council and Iran’s Candidacy

Elahe Amani • Apr 19 2010 • Articles

The candidacy of Iran for the UN Human Rights Council is comparable to electing apartheid South Africa to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination or to awarding the US for humane treatment of detainee’s right after the world was shocked with pictures revealing sexual torture and humiliation of naked prisoners.

International Law and the Bush Doctrine

Stephen McGlinchey • Sep 9 2009 • Articles

The Bush doctrine took shape throughout the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, developing in various speeches by the President and high ranking staff. This essay considers how the doctrine complimented, or challenged international law.

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