Volume 1 Contents

Articles
1. Confronting the Violence Committed by Armed Opposition Groups by Ravi Nair
   
   In many nations of the world the state is only one among several actors that perpetrates abuses against innocent civilians. Should human rights organizations move to criticize the activities of non-state groups? Is it important that only states have signed international human rights conventions, and how would human rights organizations avoid taking political sides? In addressing these questions Director Ravi Nair argues that any such criticism should be exercised with care, but sometimes is necessary if human rights organizations are to help create a more humane society.
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2. Maya Aboriginal Land and Resource Rights and the Conflict Over Logging in Southern by Belize S. James Anaya
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3. Crossing the Border: The Interdependence of Foreign Policy and Racial Justice in the United States by Natsu Taylor Saito
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4. Treaty, Custom and the Cross-fertilization of International Law by Phillipe Sands
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5. Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?: Why and How UNHCR Governance of "Development" Refugee Camps Should be Subject to International Human Rights Law by Ralph Wilde
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6. The U.N. Environment Programme: Thinking Globally, Retreating Locally by Matthew Heimer
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7. NGO Proposals for an Asian-Pacific Human Rights System by Ralph Wilde
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8. Understanding "Hostage-Diplomacy": The Release of Wei Jingsheng and Wang by Dan Hari Osofsky
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