“Bandito heroes flourish in many cultures because they symbolize a virtually universal belief: that at times it’s necessary to break the law in order to obtain justice,” writes historian Paul Vanderwood (1992, p. xix). The idea of justice does seem to animate many of the stories associated wit...   MORE>>

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ON 30 and 31 July 2001, a Conference was held at the Fort Canning Lodge, Singapore on the theme 'Teaching and Researching International Law in Asia'. This is the first international law teaching and research conference Singapore has hosted since 1964. This gathering of Asian inter...   MORE>>

I. INTRODUCTION

Illegal immigrants in the United States represent a significant portion of the workforce, despite laws and enforcement measures designed to prevent the employment of unauthorized aliens. Employers in the United States are faced with not only claims by prosecutors because of their ...   MORE>>

Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), an alien is subject to deportation if convicted of any aggravated felony. A state misdemeanor drug offense is an aggravated felony if that offense would constitute a felony had it been charged under the Federal Controlled Substance Act (CSA). The reci...   MORE>>

The prohibition on refoulement is a fundamental human right enshrined in both customary international law and treaty law. In Arar v. Ashcroft, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit considered plaintiff Maher Arar’s claim for, inter alia, damages under the Torture Victims Prevention Act (T.V....   MORE>>

CASE COMMENTS

Immigration statutes have traditionally contained provisions that limit federal district court jurisdiction over administrative appeals and require individuals to exhaust administrative remedies before seeking judicial review of immigration claims.[1] As in other areas of administra...   MORE>>

CASE COMMENTS

An Immigration Judge (IJ) or the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) will commonly deny an application for asylum in the United States as a result of an adverse credibility determination.[1] Appellate Courts give adverse credibility determinations great deference on appeal if the IJ ...   MORE>>

COMMENT

An alien convicted of an aggravated felony is deportable from the United States.[1] Under former section 212(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), however, certain classes of lawful permanent residents convicted of deportable offenses are eligible to apply for a waiver of depo...   MORE>>

I. INTRODUCTION

Maryam, a 17-year-old girl from Kazakhstan, dreamed of a better future. She thought she had found such a future when a man offered her parents $300 and a forged passport in exchange for her promise to move to Russia and work in a small shop. Instead, when she arrived she found ...   MORE>>

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Section 601(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) amended the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) definition of “refugee” to include victims of coercive family-planning policies.[1] In the 1997 decision In re C-Y-Z-,[2] the B...   MORE>>