Rich Furman, Douglas Epps and Greg Lamphear (eds), Detaining the Immigrant Other: Global and Transnational Issues (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016) 220 pages. Author: Jenny Poon Excerpt An extraordinarily timely contribution to literature, Detaining the Immigrant Other is a rich… Continue Reading →
Authors: Penelope Sanz & Robin Hansen Abstract Impact assessments have a political dimension, as scholarship in this area explores. The political characteristics of one Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) are examined in this article, using ethnographic analysis. The article examines… Continue Reading →
Author: Attila H Rezaie Abstract For centuries, fossil fuels have monopolized the energy market. Seeking greener, renewable energy sources, nations have recently turned to agro-biofuels. This article will focus on first generation agro-biofuel technology, and argue that this technology undermines… Continue Reading →
Author: Eleni Polymenopoulou Abstract This article examines the protection of indigenous peoples’ intangible heritage at the international level by addressing the problem of appropriation and commodification of traditional and artistic cultural expressions (TCEs) through the multiplicity of existing international legal… Continue Reading →
Patrick Macklem, The Sovereignty of Human Rights (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015) 259 pages. Author: Umut Özsu Excerpt A great deal of ink has been spilled over the years about sovereignty and human rights. Both concepts have long pedigrees, and both have… Continue Reading →
Author: Karen Busby Abstract In less than a decade, Canada has moved from resisting the recognition of the human right to water and sanitation in international law to explicitly recognizing the right. This paper reviews how Canada and, tangentially, other countries,… Continue Reading →
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