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Vishaka v. Rajasthan
Conventions and Other International Documents
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1155 U.N.T.S. 331, 8 I.L.M. 679, entered into force Jan. 27, 1980. |
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Cases
Attorney General v. Unity Dow, [1992] LRC (Const) 628 (1992). (Appeal Court of Botswana) |
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Botswana is located in Southern Africa, north of South Africa.
Vishaka v. Rajasthan, [1997] 3 LRC 361(1997). |
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India is located in Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between
Burma and Pakistan.
Asakura v. City of Seattle, 265 U.S. 332 (1924). |
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Seattle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located in the U.S. state of Washington between Puget Sound and Lake Washington, about 96 miles (155 km) south of the United States–Canadian border in King County, of which it is the county seat. (Source: Wikipedia)
Other Relevant Conventions
African (Banjul) Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, adopted June 27, 1981, OAU Doc. CAB/LEG/67/3 rev. 5, 21 I.L.M. 58 (1982), entered into force Oct. 21, 1986. |
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Supplementary Slavery Convention, 226 U.N.T.S. 3, entered into force April 30, 1957. |
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Slavery Convention of 1926, 60 U.N.T.S. 253, entered into force March 9, 1927. |
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Protocol Amending the Slavery Convention, 182 U.N.T.S. 51, entered into force December 7, 1953. |
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Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, G.A. Res. 2263, U.N. Doc. A/RES/2263 (Nov. 7, 1967). |
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For a recent Supreme Court decision on self-execution versus non-self-execution, see the case below:
Medellin v. Texas, 552 U.S. ____(2008).* |
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*Slip opinion.
^Search for term "Medellin", then click on the third result.
For a report explaining possible meanings of Medellin and making recommendations, see below:
ABA/ASIL Joint Task Force on Treaties in U.S. Law, ABA/ASIL, March 16, 2009, available at http://www.asil.org/files/TreatiesTaskForceReport.pdf |
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For a case in Bangladesh with a similiar result to Vishaka, see below:
Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) v. Govt of Bangladesh, Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association (BNWLA) v. Govt. of Bangladesh and Others, [2009] |
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