Links: International Politics & Human Rights

  • DipNote, a ridiculously named but nonetheless very interesting blog from the US State Department. A dipnote is apparently an internal document that they write about issues, but still, the name is ridiculous.
  • Francis Fukuyama's website at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
  • The Carnegie Endowment's China Program
  • Citizendium - in response to wikipedia we have this "new knowledge society" where "the general public and experts collaborate" to "create the world's most trusted knowledge base."
  • The International Monetary Fund
  • NYU Law - Human Rights Seminars - include lists of excellent resources intended as prep reading for the seminars, and informative reading in general including:
  • Martti Koskenniemi's "Between Impunity and Show Trials"
  • And a number of covenants and other key international documents from the website of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Other great resources, tho not available online, unless through a Library:
    ?Mutua, Makau (2000). "From Nuremberg to the Rwanda Tribunal: Justice or Retribution?" Buffalo Human Rights Law Review, 6, 77-91
    ? Cassese, From Nuremberg to Rome: International Military tribunals to the International Criminal Court, in The Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court: A Commentary (edited by: Cassese, Gaeta and Jones) (Oxford university Press, 2002), pp. 3-20
    ? The Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
    ? The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Rules of Procedure and Evidence

    Recent Reports

  • Not on the Agenda The Continuing Failure to Address Accountability in Kosovo Post-March 2004
  • Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2005 from the US State Department
  • HRW's Turkey Country Report with updated information, including discussion on the attack on judges in Turkey's highest court on 17th May, 2006.
  • Amnesty International Report 2006 or go to their report on The state of the world's human rights
  • A "Continuous Adventure": The Pursuit Of Stability And Growth In Modern Economies

    Old Links

    Theodore S. Orlin, J.D. (excellent, inspiring, and always busy Utica College professor) has just been elected president of the International Human Rights Education Consortium, as well as becoming the first holder of UC's first Endowed professorship, the Harld T. Clark Jr. Endowed Professorship.

    Vik Kanwar is an attorney and legal scholar researching in the areas of international jurisprudence and the legal regulation of collective violence. He includes some of his papers (working and otherwise), as well as links to a ton of reading lists he's created on various topics, including this fantastic one on International Law

    Human Rights in China - pretty thorough explorations of specific cases including original legal documents related to particular issues.

    Jean-Henri Dunant wrote A Memory of Solferino about one of "19th-century Europe's bloodiest battles," which Dunant saw as an observer, seeking an audience with the emperor on another matter. The book and Dunant's experience there in turn led to the founding of the International Red Cross. (I learned of this in the September 5, 2005 issue of Knowledge News, "Red Cross Help," compiled by Steve Sampson.)

    RealChange is about building a better world, with focus on Armenia and social change.

    The Social Science Research Council is involved in many interesting studies directed at improving understanding of the world and world understanding...

    Here's some help for researching the European Union, and some extras from an individual at UW Aberystwyth by the name of Richard Robinson. Also, the European Central Bank is online. Some information on the Euro can be found on the Sanpaolo Bank Web.

    The EF Foundation for Foreign Study has information on hosting international students and on experiencing study abroad. Its EF Education site contains information on other programs related to international experiences and language studies.

    The Geneva International Forum is a "Directory guide of international institutions, missions, consulates and companies". The resources, organizations, etc, that it links to are extensive.

    The Lawyer's Committee for Human Rights is now known as Human Rights First. Previously I looked at their campaign for the creation of an International Criminal Court. Also involved in the advocacy of such a court is an associated agency known as WITNESS. Witness is an award-winning pioneer in human rights video advocacy, which, among other things, has, in partnership with the Coalition for an International Criminal Court, produced a video public service announcement (PSA) to educate the international community about the need for an International Criminal Court.

    Interested in the Roma? Take a look at the RomNews Network, which includes history as well as recent news.

    ArabNet describes itself as "the online resource for the Arab world in the Middle East & North Africa."

    Info on Albania or look at this connected site. Albanian.com has much information as well.

    Looking for sources for international news? The International Herald Tribune is a great online source, and the World Press Review appears to be a good source, although full articles are not available online. I'll give a "final" verdict on the actual magazine when I receive my free issue in the mail.

    Bob Fay offers A glance into the eyes of Asia with pictures he has taken of the people there. He shares these on his website.

    Latest news is, of course, available at CNN Interactive, the online site for the Cable News Network. They have chat rooms open daily for discussions of news events.

    Green Net is "Networking for the environment, peace, human rights and development".

    "Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. " You can learn about their organization on their main site or go to their Campaigns website to learn how you can take action.

    Amnesty International works for human rights around the world, involving citizens in activism to aid people in trouble. To see recent Action Alerts and find out how you can take action in the fight for Human Rights go to Amnesty USA's Action Center.

    For help writing research papers take a look at the page of Donna E. Arzt, Professor of Law at Syracuse University. On the page for her International Law course she describes development and writing of a research paper.