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The Paradox of Partnership: Assessing New Forms of NGO Advocacy on Labor Rights [Abstract] | Shareen Hertel | 06/14/2010
Labor rights public-private partnerships are an important and growing phenomenon in corporate governance, even while they are sometimes used instrumentally by business for reputational reasons, and may ultimately fail to transform fundamentally the system they seek to redress.
Deterrence, Democracy, and the Pursuit of International Justice [Abstract] | Leslie Vinjamuri | 06/14/2010
Recent indictments of sitting heads of state and rebel leaders engaged in ongoing conflicts are radically altering our conception of international criminal justice. But contrary to the mantra that justice delayed is justice denied, the most promising way to promote justice may be to postpone it.
The Responsibility to Protect—Five Years On [Abstract] | Alex J. Bellamy | 06/14/2010
States' Responsibility to Protect vulnerable populations has become a prominent feature in international debates about preventing genocide and mass atrocities and about protecting potential victims. But profound disagreements persist about RtoP's function, meaning, and proper use.