One of these “new avenues” is clearly the legal arena. For many activists who work in a framework of the Constitution and domestic statutes, the idea of an alternative, inalienable, universal source of legal rights is something of a revelation. Given the longstanding determination of the United States government to shield itself from any meaningful international human rights obligations, it is usually met with skepticism.
But U.S. legal experts are increasingly converting their skepticism about human rights into a growing appreciation of its use, as environmental justice attorney Monique Harden puts it, “to break out of the chokehold of domestic law.”
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I will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Michigan…
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OATH OF ATTORNEY State of Washington, County of _______________ ss. I, _______________, do solemnly declare: 1. I am fully subject to the laws of the State of Washington and the laws of the United States and will abide by the same…
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- Each person admitted to practice law shall, before receiving a license, take an oath that the person will:
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