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Files available for download are in PDF format. Download Acrobat Reader to view them..Global Reach: 1990-2006
This publication chronicles the sixteen-year history of IHRLI. 60 pp. 2006, International Human Rights Law Institute.
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Constitutional Support for Iraq
Compilation of Arab Constitutions and a Comparative Study of International Human Rights Standards (Arabic)
This book contains the full text of each of the twenty-two Arab constitutions, as well as a comparative study by Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni that highlights basic due process protections within regional criminal procedures as analyzed in relation to international, regional, and general constitutional standards. The majority of Arab constitutions include extensive guarantees for civil rights and public freedoms, illustrative examples of which are the prohibition on discrimation, equality before the law, sanctity of the house and personal correspondence, as well as rights to privacy, freedom of opinion, expression, thought, conscience, and religion. This book also includes a series of guiding principles regarding the basic rights defined by international human rights instruments. 836 pp. 2005, International Human Rights Law Institute. $10.00.
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Compilation of Iraqi Constitutions and Comparative Studies of International Human Rights Standards (Arabic)
This publication presents an overview of the evolution of Iraqi constitutional thought from 1925 to the present. It contains the full texts of the nation's early basic laws and six previous interim/transitional constitutions and provides a comparative analysis of these texts, as well as a review of Iraqi Constitutions in relation to international human rights law standards. 392 pp. 2005, International Human Rights Law Institute. $10.00
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Compilation of Legislative Laws and Regulations of Select Arab Legal Systems (Arabic)
This publication contains a selection of Arab legislation and regulations on legislative organization. It illustrates how Arab states during the second half of the twentieth century have sought to unify the general framework of their respective legislative processes, particularly through multilateral cooperation within the League of Arab States. 308 pp. 2005, International Human Rights Law Institute. $10.00
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Gender Justice and Women’s Rights in Iraq (Arabic)
This publication is a compilation of twenty-four specialized essays written by participants of the Gender Justice in Iraq Conference, which was held in Amman, Jordan, November 11-14, 2005. The papers are organized in two parts: Part 1 includes fifteen studies focusing on Women’s Issues in Iraq; and Part 2 includes nine studies focusing on Arab Experiences and how Iraqi society can draw on them to improve conditions in Iraq. Part 3 includes the important Recommendations issued by Conference Participants in the form of a Final Communiqué, as well as a List of Participants. 361 pp. 2006, International Human Rights Law Institute. $10.00
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Iraqi Constitutional Studies: Basic Principles for the New Iraqi Constitution (Arabic)
This book presents discussions on the major constitutional issues facing Iraq today written by Iraqi legal professionals - members of the judiciary, practicing attorneys, and academics - who reflect Iraq's cultural and ethnic diversity. It also includes the opinions and views of leading constitutional experts who participated in a symposium on the Iraqi Constitution held at the Baghdad University Faculty of Political Science in October 2004 under IHRLI's
Raising the Bar: Legal Education Reform in Iraq Project. 524 pp. 2005, International Human Rights Law Institute. $10.00
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Public Freedoms and Democracy (Arabic)
Through this book, IHRLI attempts to define the rights and freedoms necessary to ensure a democratic system of government. Articles begin with a study by Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni on the basic principles of democracy and continue with commentary by Dr. Abd El-aziz Salman, Moataz Abo El-ezz, and Nefert Shihab on "Human Rights and Public Freedoms in Arab Constitutions, Jurisprudence, Doctrine and the Islamic Shari'a." The final piece, by legal researcher Mohammed Helal, is a discussion on the relation between public freedoms and democracy, as well as a comparative study of Arab constitutional provisions and international human rights standards. 308 pp. 2005, International Human Rights Law Institute. $10.00
International Criminal Justice
Iraq Post-Conflict Justice: A Proposed Plan
In this report, M. Cherif Bassiouni outlines a comprehensive program for the development of a post conflict regime in Iraq that will achieve international credibility and gain local support. The comprehensive program will link international principles with capacity-building within the Iraqi justice system. The goals of the program are: to avoid individual acts of vengeance; provide some closure to victims; support the establishment of a democratic form of government based on the rule of law; restore an independent judiciary; and build the foundations for the democratic future, territorial integrity and national peace of Iraq. This Proposal includes both the English and Arabic versions of the statute of the Iraq Special Tribunal, passed into law by the Iraqi Governing Council on December 10, 2003. 101 pp. 2003, International Human Rights Law Institute.
Download PDF file free of chargeFinal Report of the Commission of Experts Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 780 to Investigate Violations of International Humanitarian Law in the Former Yugoslavia
This is the final report of the Commission of Experts Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 780. The Report includes a survey of the Commission's work since its inception as well as a review of its mandate, structure and methods of work. The Report also presents the Commission's views on select legal issues and a general study of the military structure of the "warring factions" and their strategies and tactic. The Report reviews substantive findings on alleged crimes of "ethnic cleansing", genocide and other massive human rights violations, data on rape and sexual assault as well as information concerning the destruction of cultural property. The most complete record of the Commission's work and findings is contained in the Annexes to the Final Report, which are based on the data collected by the Institute, as well as on the investigations of the Commission and the research of its members and their staff. The Commission of Experts was chaired by Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni. IHRL I staff contributed significantly to the production of this Report. 4000+ pp. 1994, United Nations Security Council.
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In this publication edited by M. Cherif Bassiouni, thirty scholars and experts from around the world discuss a variety of accountability measures, including: the establishment of ad hoc criminal tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda; truth commissions in South Africa and El Salvador; and lustration laws for the former Czechoslovakia and Germany after its reunification. 800 pp. 2002, Transnational Publishers, Inc. $145.00
Order directly from Transnational PublishersThe Princeton Principles on Universal Jurisdiction
The Princeton Principles on Universal Jurisdiction are a progressive restatement of international law on the subject of universal jurisdiction. The Principles are intended to help guide national legislative bodies seeking to enact implementing legislation, to aid judges who may be required to construe universal jurisdiction, and to otherwise assist in promoting international criminal accountability. The volume describes the aims of the Princeton Project on Universal Jurisdiction and includes the Princeton Principles and the Commentary. 67 pp. 2001, Princeton University Press.
Download PDF file free of chargeProgress Report of the International Criminal Court, 10th Edition
This report documents the progress made by states toward the accession, ratification, and national implementation of the ICC Statute. It includes full lists of acceding and ratifying states, as well as a summary of the Preparatory Commission's Ten Sessions. pp. 16. 2003, International Human Rights Law Institute.
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The International Criminal Court: Introduction to the Study of the Rome Statute Provisions and Its Domestic Implementation (Arabic)
This book recounts the history of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court since its adoption on 17 July 1998 by the United Nations Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court. It reviews the status of states with regard to ratification, acceptance, approval, and accession and examines the opposing policy of the United States to the establishment of an International Criminal Court and the various bilateral agreements that the US launched against the Court. This book includes a model law and a manual for implementation of the Rome Statue for states within the system of the Arab League.
Download PDF file free of chargeThe International Criminal Court: Its Conception and its Statute (in Arabic)
This Arab language manual on the International Criminal Court includes a survey of the history of international investigation committees and international criminal tribunals. Co-Authored and Edited by M. Cherif Bassiouni. Third Edition. 510 pp. 2001, Nadi Al-Qudat, The National Association of Judges, Cairo, Egypt.
Currently UnavailableInternational Humanitarian Law (in Arabic)
This book presents a collection of M. Cherif Bassiouni's writings on international humanitarian law in Arabic. It examines the law's normative framework, gaps and ambiguities and includes relevant documents and excerpts from international instruments. 351 pp. 2003, International Human Rights law Institute. $10.00
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International Instruments for Human Rights - Volume 1 and II (in Arabic)
This two-volume set provides scholars with a complete collection of the major international human rights instruments in Arabic, including 132 United Nations documents. Many of these texts were previously unavailable in Arabic. These books were published by Dar Al-Shorok in Cairo, the largest publisher in the Arab world. Volume I, 1056 pp. Volume II, 534 pp. 2003, Dar Al-Shorok.
Download Volume I and II PDF FilesLegal Terminology Glossary (Arabic)
This glossary provides legal scholars with hundreds of accurate Arabic-to-English and English-to-Arabic translations of legal terms. It contains special sections on CMA terminology and Types of Cases. It also includes a Computer and Training Glossary that compliments IHRLI’s recent work introducing state-of-the-art technology at Iraqi Law Schools. The glossary was developed by IHRLI as part of the Raising the Bar: Legal Education Reform in Iraq project.
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Geneva Workshop on Preventing Disease Weaponization: Summary Report and List of Attendees
Download PDF file free of chargeDirectory of International and Regional Organisations
The directory provides contact information, the history, and the mission of United Nations Offices, United Nations Programs, Funds, Specialized Agencies, and other International Organizations, United Nations Research and Training Institutes, Regional Organizations, and International Non-Governmental Organizations. Prepared by Prof. Barry Kellman and Dr. Orley Muthe Lindgren. 69 pp. 2003, International Weapons Control Center.
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Draft Convention on the Prohibition and Prevention of Biological Terrorism 2002
The Draft Model Convention is designed to strengthen the international community's ability to prevent and interdict biological terrorism. The Draft Model Convention seeks to develop an internationally-based approach to biological terrorism that respects the sovereignty of individual States. Weaving together four strategies for deterrence, prevention, detection, and interdiction, the Draft Model Convention creates a net of mechanisms for prohibiting and preventing biological terrorism. Prepared by Barry Kellman for the Workshop on Biological Terrorism-An International Criminal Law Approach. 107 pp. 2002.
Download PDF file free of chargeManaging Terrorism's Consequences - Legal Issues
This book provides a useful overview of federal disaster and emergency assistance, paying particular attention to health issues. 192 pp. 2003, the Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism.
Download PDF file free of chargeManual for National Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention
This Manual focuses governmental attention on the legal issues concerning Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) implementation. Written in a highly-structured and unambiguous style, this Manual is a useful tool to increase understanding of the CWC, to identify its obligations, and to suggest national implementing measures to meet them. Prepared by Barry Kellman and Edward A. Tansman. Published in English and Arabic. 194 pp. 2nd edition, February 1998, International Criminal Justice and Weapons Control Center.
Download PDF file free of chargeNational Laws and Measures for Counter-Terrorism and Regulation of Biology
This volume includes summaries of 55 States' laws and measures for counter-terrorism and regulation of biology that are based on State Reports submitted to the United Nations Security Council Counter Terrorism Committee, established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1373. These summaries are supplemented by information compiled on penal and security measures relevant to biology prepared for the Meeting of Experts of the Biological Weapons Convention, August 2003. 187 pp. 2003, International Weapons Control Center.
Download Introduction and State SummariesRegulation of Biological Science in the Terrorism Era
This paper offers a detailed review of the United States regulations biological sciences. The objective is to provide a framework of policy reform to establish rules for the scientific community. Written by Prof. Barry Kellman and Dr. Orley Muthe Lindgren. 15 pp. 2003, International Weapons Control Center.
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This draft outlines a set of measures to prevent disease weaponization, suggesting strategies for exercising strict and effective control over the possession and transfer of pathogens. Written by Prof. Barry Kellman and Dr. Orley Muthe Lindgren. 15 pp. 2003, International Weapons Control Center.
Download PDF file free of chargeMiddle East Peace and Justice
Documents on the Arab-Israeli Conflict - Volumes I and II
This publication contains a collection of the most significant documents (595) that grew out of the Arab-Israeli conflict from 1897 to 2004 (including 64 texts on Jerusalem from 636 CE to 2004). The documents consist of United Nations reports and resolutions, international treaties, other agreements, and government and inter-governmental documents, as well as letters and memoranda from heads of state. The two volumes are organized according to the conflict's major topic areas, with introductory notes for each chapter and section, as well as a summary of each document. Volume 1 covers the end of Turkish Ottoman rule in the region, the British occupation of Palestine, the League of Nations Mandate for Palestine, the establishment of the State of Israel, the five major Arab-Israeli wars, the Arab-Israeli peace process, efforts to establish Middle East regional security, and legal regimes designed to protect Jerusalem and the Holy Sites. Volume 2 focuses on the Palestinians' move toward statehood, t he consequences of the Israeli military occupation, and the Israeli-Palestinian peace initiatives presented thus far by governments and others. Also included are relevant maps and historic photographs. M. Cherif Bassiouni, Ed. 2494 pp. 2005, Transnational Publishers, Inc. Hardcover only. $325.00.
Order directly from the Transnational PublishersProtecting Jerusalem's Holy Sites: A Strategy for Negotiating a Sacred Peace
The holy sites in Jerusalem exist as objects of international veneration and sites of nationalist contest. They stand at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, yet surprisingly, the many efforts to promote peace, mostly by those outside the Middle East, have ignored the problem. This book seeks to address this omission by focusing upon proposals of development of a legal regime to protect the holy sites separable from the final peace negotiations to not only protect the holy sites but promote peace by removing these particularly volatile icons from the field of conflict. Peace and the protection of the holy sites cannot occur without the consent and cooperation of those on the ground. This book supports local involvement by developing a comprehensive plan for how to negotiate: outlining the relevant history, highlighting issues of import, and identifying effective strategies for promoting negotiation. David E. Guinn. 223 pp. 2006, Cambridge University Press. Hardcover only. $75.00
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Mexico: Facing the Challenges of Human Rights and Crime
Bringing together the writings of ten leading experts on Mexico, this book analyzes the human rights situation in Mexico, the underlying causes of violations and the impact of these abuses on civil society and the nation's politics and economy. The book also includes a Resource Annex composed of a Report by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Mexico, relevant United Nations Resolutions, and various primary documents. Edited by William Cartwright, with an Introduction by M. Cherif Bassiouni. 677 pp. 1999, Transnational Publishers, Inc. $10.00
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Demand Dynamics: The Forces of Demand in Global Sex Trafficking - Conference Report
This report contains the proceedings of the groundbreaking trafficking conference, Demand Dynamics, which was held October 15-17, 2003, at the Newberry Library in Chicago. The conference was co-organized by the the International Human Rights Law Institute and Captive Daughters, an anti-trafficking group based in Los Angeles. The conference focused on the demand side of the sex industry, which has been inadequately studied to date. The Conference drew upon the expertise of a working group of seventy experts, addressing such issues as sex-industry consumers, the organization of sex trafficking, governmental policies that allow or enable trafficking, and strategies to reduce the demand that drives the sex industry. Each session combined short presentations with open discussions designed to elicit new and innovative responses to the demand side of sex trafficking. This report includes these presentations as well as transcripts of the question-and-answer sessions that followed. 166 pp. 2004, International Human Rights Law Institute. $10.00
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In Modern Bondage: A National and Regional Overview
This publication presents an expansive study of trafficking of women and children for purposes of sexual exploitation in the Americas. The book includes detailed country reports from Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The book also presents an overview of domestic legislation and international trafficking networks in Central America and the Caribbean. Edited by David E. Guinn and Elissa Steglich. 460 pp. 2003, Transnational Publishers, Inc. $125.00
Order directly from IHRLIIn Modern Bondage: Sex Trafficking in the Americas
This report examines key features of trafficking for sexual exploitation in Central America and the Caribbean, covering Belize, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Beyond the assessment of the impact of this crime on developing countries, this book offers public policy recommendations at the regional and national level. This important study was conducted in association with the Inter-American Commission of Women and the Inter-American Children's Institute of the Organization of American States. 205 pp. 2002, International Human Rights Law Institute.
Download report free of chargeIn Modern Bondage: Sex Trafficking in the Americas (Second Revised Edition)
This second revised edition includes the expanded findings of IHRLI's groundbreaking 2000 study of trafficking of women and children for purposes of commercial sexual exploitation in the Americas. Included in this publication are the newly edited regional overview, which examines the situation of trafficking in Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama, and a summary report of trafficking in Brazil that is based on the extensive findings of IHRLI's research partner, CECRIA (Centro De Referência, Estudos E Ações Sobre Crianças E Adolescentes). 248 pp. 2005, International Human Rights Law Institute. $10.00
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Investigating International Trafficking in Women and Children for Commercial Sexual Exploitation
This pamphlet published by IHRLI provides informational and statistical analysis of the crime of international trafficking from a human rights perspective. It also announces the launch of IHRLI's 2000 study of trafficking in the Americas. 4 pp. 2001, International Human Rights Law Institute.
Download PDF file free of chargeStudy on Trafficking in Women, Children and Adolescents for Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Brazil
This report examines the crime of trafficking in Brazil through careful examination of its manifestations in the various principalities of the country. The study takes into consideration trafficking in women, children and adolescents for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation as a result of social contradictions, which have been intensified by globalization and weak government structures, further deepening gender, race and ethnic inequalities. 179 pp. 2003, PESTRAF. $10.00 (English only)
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Esclavitud Moderna: Tráfico Sexual en las Americas
Este informe ofrece un resumen de los hallazgos de una investigación sobre el tráfico de mujeres, niños, niñas y adolescentes con fines de explotación sexual en ocho paises de las Amèricas - Belice, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá y la República Dominicana. Esta versión, en idioma español, sea de utilidad para contribuir en el combate de este problema que requiere de la contribución de todas las iniciativas posibles -públicas y privadas- siempre desde una óptica integral. Este proyecto fue realizado en asociación con la Comisión Interamericana de Mujeres y el Instituto Interamericano del Niño ambos de la Organización de los Estados Americanos. 197 pp. 2003, International Human Rights Law Institute. $10.00
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Distinctas Informes de los Países de Centroamèrica y el Caribè, 2003
BeliceCosta Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panamá
La República Dominicana
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