Human Rights Accountability: Congress, Federalism And International Law

While regularly seeking to apply international human rights norms tojudge the behavior of other governments, the United States has vehemently rejected efforts to apply such rules to United States domestic behavior

Changes in the Laws Governing the Parent-Child Relationship in Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua

Nicaragua provides a useful case analysis for the response of family law to change. This Article reviews family law in effect in Nicaragua prior to the 1979 revolution. The Article then describes how the overthrow of the Somoza regime affected law and legislation in general. The most important new legislation affecting the parent-child relationship is discussed with emphasis on the 1982 law regulating family relationships and the family law provisions of the 1987 Nicaraguan Constitution. The Article analyzes the recent reforms with regards to the relevant international standards

The Curious History of the Alien Tort Statute

The Alien Tort Statute (ATS) has provoked extensive, passionate debate, despite the relatively modest practical import of ATS cases. The outsized controversy surrounding the statute reflects its role in a longstanding struggle for control over the interpretation and enforcement of international law, and over whether that law will serve as a meaningful restraint on the actions of states, state officials, and corporations. As a result, the history of the ATS offers a unique window into the modern history of international law