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Who is the Citizen’s Other? Considering the Heft of Citizenship

Macklin, A. (2007). Who is the Citizen’s Other? Considering the Heft of Citizenship. Theoretical Inquiries in Law. 8 (2). 333-366. Abstract The objective of this Article is to integrate legal and social conceptions of citizenship as they materialize at the geographic, political, and social border crossings that accompany transnational mobility. Rather than pose the question … Continue reading Who is the Citizen’s Other? Considering the Heft of Citizenship

The Silent Stateless and the Unhearing World: Can Equality Compel Us to Listen?

Perks, K. & de Chikera, A. (2009). The Silent Stateless and the Unhearing World: Can Equality Compel Us to Listen? Equal Rights Review. 3. 42-52. Kestutis Zadvydas was born to Lithuanian parents in a displaced persons’ camp in Germany in 1948. When he was eight years old, he immigrated to the United States with his family, and … Continue reading The Silent Stateless and the Unhearing World: Can Equality Compel Us to Listen?

Citizenship undone

 Volpp, L. (2007). Citizenship undone. Fordham Law Review. 75(5). 2579-2586.   

A moral imperative: The human rights implications of climate change

Aminzadeh, S.C. (2007). A moral imperative: The human rights implications of climate change. Hastings International and Comparative Law Review 39(2): 231-265. http://www.cacoastkeeper.org/document/human-rights-implications-of-climate-change.pdf

University of Michigan Law School Refugee Caselaw Site

Comprehensive database from the University of Michigan Law School on refugee case law world wide.

The Foreigner and the Right to Justice in the Aftermath of September 11th

Breakfast on the Hill Lecture Series, Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Parliamentary Restaurant, May 19, 2005