While the enactment of the Violence Against Women Act is undeniably a victory for feminism, serving as a vehicle for a sophisticated national discourse on violence between intimate partners, it is also a civil rights victory. This Article argues that the Violence Against Women Act provides a...

There is no denying that human rights NGOs play an increasingly significant role at the international scene, their contributions to the development of human rights docket (treaties, principles and standards) and active participation in the implementation of the bill of rights at national levels...

The conduct of non-state actors can give rise to human rights violations to a greater extent than one would expect. Human rights law, interpreted in the light of general international law, applies to every private actor that is endowed with state power in any form. It applies to private entities...

Observers of Moroccan politics have debated extensively the significance of the country's ‘top-down' liberalization. At this point, there is no definitive verdict on palace-guided reforms, such as the recent Equity and Reconciliation Commission (IER). Rather, these reforms have left an...