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International Law
Section Purpose
The International Law Section focuses on public international law, especially international human rights. The following links are good sources for reading and research. We would also offer links to help human rights attorneys: lawyers around the world imperiled for their insistence that courts should apply their country’s laws. You can easily download a letter to send to that country’s government, asking for their legal protection. Those attorneys freed in the past through active letter writing often become powerful advocates and include Juan Mendez, who was recently appointed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan as the Special Rapporteur on Genocide.
We welcome input and comment about the International Law Section, its activities, and this website. To suggest a site or report an outdated link, please send an e-mail to yatra@ak.net.
Human Rights Committee E-Brief
http://www.abanet.org/dch/comadd.cfm?com=IC950000&pg=3&edit=1
Research Guides
University of Minnesota Human Rights Library
http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/index.html
Public International Law @ Oxford University
http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/PIL/index.php
American Society of International Law Guide to Electronic Resources
http://www.asil.org/electronic-publications.cfm#insights
International Law thoughtfully applied to Current Events
American Society of International Law Insights
http://www.asil.org/insights.htm
Opinio Juris
http://opiniojuris.org
To help Human Rights Defenders
The Law Society (England’s equivalent of the American Bar Association)
http://www.lawsociety.org.uk/influencinglaw/internationallaw/humanrights.law
Human Rights First
http://www.humanrightsfirst.org/defenders/hr_defenders.htm
List Server
The American Bar Association provides an excellent list server for international human rights opportunities. To subscribe, visit http://w3.abanet.org/abanet/common/email/listserv/listcommands.cfm?parm=subscribe&listgroup=inthumrights
Co-Chairs
Richard Curtner
Federal PublicDefender's Office
601 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 800
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907.646.3412|Fax: 907.646.3480
Email: Rich_Curtner@fd.org
Andrew H. Haas
Haas & Spigelmyer
350 Bonanza Avenue
Homer, AK 99603
Phone: 907-235-1007
Fax: 907-235-2029
Email: yatra@ak.net
Julie L. Webb
Office of Public Advocacy
900 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 702
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907-274-3937
Fax: 907-274-0857
Email: julie.webb@alaska.gov
Register for this section!
The International Law section meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month. For details about a specific meeting, please consult the Event Calendar.
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