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2372
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In addition to both federal and state constitutional guarantees, lawyers can sometimes use international instruments like United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, when defending clients.
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15789
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A year and a half after it moved in, the Chapel Hill and Carrboro Human Rights Center is being given 90 days to leave Abbey Court, which for decades has housed some of the town's lowest income and most underserved residents. The center is embedded in the community, not just serving it, providing residents with access to services such as after-school tutoring, cooking classes, English lessons, and computer literacy classes.
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Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 28 Issue 49, Dec 2011, p9, 65, f Periodical Website
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25819
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Undergraduate Angela Harper spent six weeks interviewing families in Ghana to understand why parents sold their children into slavery. Child traffickers maximize profits by going to the poorest villages and offering parents a deal. Harper will extend her humanitarian work by attending the UNC School of Law this fall to focus on international law and human rights.
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Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 24 Issue 3, Spring 2008, p28-29, por Periodical Website
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40703
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Credited with coining the term genocide, Lemkin also receives credit for participating in the adoption of international human rights law. Nazi atrocities upon Jews inspired Lemkin's efforts, which continued during his tenure as a Duke University political science lecturer and law student.