Dominicans of Haitian Descent and the Compromised Right to Nationality: Report Presented to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the Occasion of its 140th Session
Open Society Justice (2010). Dominicans of Haitian Descent and the compromised right to nationality: Report presented to the Inter-American Commission on human rights on the occasion of its 140th session. Introduction The right to nationality is one of the most critical of human rights. Although in theory few rights such as to hold national … Continue reading Dominicans of Haitian Descent and the Compromised Right to Nationality: Report Presented to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the Occasion of its 140th Session →
The compromised right to nationality in the Dominican Republic
Open Society Justice (2011). The compromised right to nationality in the Dominican Republic. In the Dominican Republic, enjoyment of the right to nationality has become all but impossible for Dominicans of Haitian descent. Since 2004, this vulnerable population has faced an avalanche of hostile legislative changes and administrative policies which have effectively stripped them of … Continue reading The compromised right to nationality in the Dominican Republic →
Climate migration in Latin America: A future flood of refugees to the North?
This Council on Hemispheric Affairs research pape synthesizes current developments regarding environmentally-driven human migration and more specifically, migration caused by the environmental manifestations of anthropogenic climate change which are capable of exposing their potential harmful effects in Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean. Although this region has received far less media attention … Continue reading Climate migration in Latin America: A future flood of refugees to the North? →
Climbing the agricultural ladder: Social mobility and motivations for migration in an Ecuadorian colonist community
During the early decades of the 20th century in the American Midwest young farming families achieved social mobility by moving up an agricultural ladder through a series of rungs, from unpaid family work, to wage labor, to tenant farming, to a mortgaged farm, and, finally, to full ownership of a farm. In this paper we … Continue reading Climbing the agricultural ladder: Social mobility and motivations for migration in an Ecuadorian colonist community →
The Barbecho crisis, la plaga del banco, and international migration: Structural adjustment in Ecuadors Southern Amazon
Structural adjustment policies have had devastating effects on segments of Latin America’s population, especially when environmental degradation has added to the squeeze. In Ecuador’s Southern Amazonian region, the withdrawal of public subsidies for agricultural loans coincided with productivity declines related to environmental degradation. As oil wealth in the 1960s gave way to financial crisis, interest … Continue reading The Barbecho crisis, la plaga del banco, and international migration: Structural adjustment in Ecuadors Southern Amazon →
Enhanced refugee registration and human security in northern Ecuador
A new research publication has just been released by the UNHCR Research Paper No. 198 Enhanced refugee registration and human security in northern Ecuador By Ian McGrath You can download the report here: http://www.unhcr.org/4d35556e9.html
Graduate Education and Professional Practice in International Peace and Conflict, USIP
Report on Graduate Education and Professional Practice in International Peace and Conflict, USIP Graduate Education and Professional Practice in International Peace and Conflict. Special Report by Nike Carstarphen, Craig Zelizer, Robert Harris, and David J. Smith. To download the full report, please visit: http://www.usip.org/resources/graduate-education-and-professional-practice-in-international-peace-and-conflict *Summary* * Graduate-level academic institutions are not adequately preparing … Continue reading Graduate Education and Professional Practice in International Peace and Conflict, USIP →
Immigration Detention and the Law, Global Detention Project
Immigration Detention and the Law: U.S. Policy and Legal Framework A Global Detention Project Working Paper August 2010 One year ago, in August 2009, the Barack Obama administration announced that it intended to transform the much criticized U.S. immigration detention regime into a “truly civil detention system.” Among the planned changes were reducing the number … Continue reading Immigration Detention and the Law, Global Detention Project →
Master in Arts of Law and Diplomacy
Addressing displacement and refugee, gender, conflict, human rights and, protection issues in emergencies The Fletcher School is a leading professional graduate school of international affairs distinctive for its collaborative, interdisciplinary approach to theory and practice. The Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy (MALD) is a two-year, highly flexible degree offering 19 concentrations including … Continue reading Master in Arts of Law and Diplomacy →
