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VIII. State Responsibility: Injuries to Aliens and International Human Rights

A. State Responsibility for Injuries to Aliens

1. Historical Background

J.L. Brierly, The Law of Nations

Restatement Section 711, Reporters Notes

Notes and Questions

2. Attribution of Conduct to the State

Gordon A. Christenson, Attribution Issues in State Responsibility

U.N. Draft Articles 4-11

Notes and Questions

3. Property Rights

Restatement Section 412, Reporters Notes

U.N. General Assembly Resolution 1803

Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States

Notes and Questions

4. The Law of Diplomatic Protection

Restatement Sections 713, 211, 213; Comments & Reporters Notes

B. International Human Rights

1. Background

Louis Henkin, The Age of Rights

2. U.N. Charter and Universal Declaration

Louis B. Sohn, The New International Law: Protection of the Rights of Individuals Rather than States

Notes and Questions

3. The International Covenants

U.N. Document, General Comment 24(52)

Observations by the United States on General Comment 24(52)

Notes and Questions

4. Other Human Rights Treaties

Notes and Questions

5. U.N. Human Rights System

6. Customary International Human Rights Law

Restatement (Third) Section 702

Richard B. Lillich, The Growing Importance of Customary International Human Rights Law

Bruno Simma & Philip Alston, The Sources of Human Rights Law: Custom, Jus Cogens, and General Principles

Questions

7. Role of NGOs

Kenneth Roth, Human Rights Organizations: A New Force for Social Change, in Realizing Human Rights: Moving from Inspiration to Impact

Notes and Questions

8. The United States and International Human Rights Law

a. Ratification of Human Rights Treaties

Curtis A. Bradley & Jack L. Goldsmith, Treaties, Human Rights, and Conditional Consent

Curtis A. Bradley & Jack L. Goldsmith, Treaties, Human Rights, and Conditional Consent

Louis Henkin, U.S. Ratification of Human Rights Conventions: The Ghost of Senator Bricker

Notes and Questions

b. Economic Sanctions

Barry E. Carter, International Economic Sanctions: Improving the Haphazard U.S. Regime

22 U.S.C. 262d

Notes and Questions

c. Diplomatic Pressure

d. Domestic Litigation

Notes and Questions

9. Regional Human Rights Law

a. European System

Henry J. Steiner & Philip Alston, International Human Rights in Context

The Soering Case

Notes and Questions

b. Inter-American System

Henry J. Steiner & Philip Alston, International Human Rights in Context

Notes and Questions

c. African System

Henry J. Steiner & Philip Alston, International Human Rights in Context

Questions

10. International Humanitarian Law

Bibliography

 

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