The United States has obligations under international law and US statutory law to adhere to the legal principle of nonrefoulement to consider asylum claims. Under these laws, a person who qualifies as a refugee may be eligible for asylum and may avoid being deported to his or her country of origin if the applicant meets specific legal requirements. Because of congressional limitations to asylum...

1 Regional Nutrition Advisor, Hellen Keller international (HKI), Asia Pacific Regional officer 2 Regional Director, HKI Asia Pacific & Country Director, HKI, Indonesia Regional officer 3 Director, Field Operation & Data Management, HKI Indonesia 4 Field Director, SUMMIT Program, HKI Indonesia 5 Deputy Director, HKI Indonesia 6 National Institute for Health Research & Development, Jakarta, Indon...

The article explores the intersection between child rights, water scarcity, sanitation, and the human security paradigm. The recognition of child rights has been advanced through the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international legal instruments, while water rights are increasingly affirmed in international law and through the historic July 2010 United Nations General Asse...

The Precautionary Principle is a legal and moral requirement for private and public decision-makers to act when confronted with uncertainty and potential irreversible damage. At its most simple it is a tool for timely action when dealing with the harmful effects of human activities. However, there is wide debate surrounding what defines the Principle in practice as the following discussion will...

Returning genetic research results to relatives raises complex issues. In order to inform the U.S. debate, this paper analyzes international law and policies governing the sharing of genetic research results with relatives and identifies key themes and lessons. The laws and policies from other countries demonstrate a range of approaches to balancing individual privacy and autonomy with family a...

Today, the global system is formed based on multilateralism, which is based on international relations and the origin of international organizations and institutions. But this matter is endangered by the unilateralism pursued by the United States of America. Coercive unilateral measures such as sanctions, threats, military intervention, and even measures such as withdrawal from international tr...

Robert Howse is professor of law at University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Elisabeth Tuerk is staff attorney at the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), Geneva, Switzerland. SETTING THE STAGE FOR NEGOTIATIONS At present, WTO members are negotiating to further liberalize international trade in services. Services cover activities ranging from financial and telecommu...

it has been tried to compare the “price payment method” in iranian law with “principles of international commercial contracts” and “convention on contracts for international sale of goods vienna, 1980” in this study. different law regulations in various countries should be unified in order to extend rapid and insured trusted law relations among the nations and people all over the world because ...