University of Utah : S.J. Quinney College of Law

ExtraMuros Papers

Papers

The ICC and the US Bilateral Agreements: Impunity Agreements?

Published: 5/22/2006
The author analyzes US measures to limit ICC power: to understand the justifications for its concerns and validity of these measures, especially in relation to Article 98 Agreements. The article seeks to establish the relevant points that must be taken into consideration in determining what the precise interpretation of Article 98 of the ICC Statute should be, and if the interpretation given by the US Government and the wording of the proposed text of Article 98 Agreements may lead into the situation the ICC was created to combat: impunity.

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To Protect or to Control? Imperialism and the Refugee Past...

Published: 5/22/2006
This paper attempts to track imperial influences of the colonial period to modern international relations and policies informed by the self-interest of sovereign states grappling with the forces pf globalization and unmanageable flows of refugees. It seeks to reveal both the North's responsibility to provide for the needs of contemporary refugees and the motivating reasons behind responding to those needs.

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Liberalization of the Temporary Movement of Natural Persons...

Published: 5/22/2006
Explores the movement of labor in connection with the services provision and the WTO General Agreement on Trade and Services. The paper addresses how further liberalizing the service trade, specifically the movement of natural persons, will benefit skilled, unskilled, and semi-skilled workers in developing countries.

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Proudly Made by Workers Over the Age of Twelve...

Published: 5/22/2006
To more fully protect human rights, all people as consumers need to become more aware and involved in the human rights struggle. This paper argues that this can best be accomplished through a labeling process that informs consumers and allows them to force the market to take human rights into account.

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The Commodification of Indigenous Peoples' Traditional Medicinal...

Published: 5/22/2006
This paper weighs the advantages and disadvantages of the commodification of indigenous knowledge by discussing various legal schemes and theories that potentially could protect indigenous communities' rights. While there is no perfect solution, it advances Margaret Jane Radin's theories regarding incomplete commodification to offer a workable and practical solution.

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