The Columbia Human Rights Law Review

Pereira v. Sessions:
A Jurisdictional Surprise for Immigration Courts

Kit Johnson
Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma College of Law
See Volume 3.1 of HRLR Online

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The United States Supreme Court issued a bombshell opinion regarding immigration court procedure on June 21, 2018: Pereira v. Sessions. On its face, the case is a boon for certain noncitizens seeking relief from deportation. Yet, as this Essay explains, Pereira’s implications are far greater.

Modern Self-Defense in Practice: Two Case Scenarios

José Luis Aragón Cardiel, Amanda Davis, and Lauranne Macherel

See Volume 2.2 of HRLR Online

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The article explores possible legal bases States could draw on in using military force to respond to significant threats or harms that are not military in nature but that may be optimally tackled with some form of military action where the United Nations Security Council (Security Council) has failed to act.

Call for Submissions for HRLR’s 50th Volume

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The Columbia Human Rights Law Review is currently accepting submissions for publication in Volume 50 (2018-2019).
Submit manuscripts here.

HRLR Alumnae Selected for Supreme Court Clerkships

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Beatrice Franklin ’14 and Sarah Hartman Sloan ’16 will serve as law clerks to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, former faculty advisor to the journal, and retired Justice John Paul Stevens. Read more here. 

Announcing the 2018-2019 Editorial Board

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The Columbia Human Rights Law Review is proud to announce its 2018-2019 Editorial Board.
 See the full list here. 

Volume 49.3 Now Available

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The Spring 2018 issue features articles discussing issues ranging from the use of force against non-military threats and in self-defense, to trauma in the field human rights advocacy.
Authors include Kristin Booth Glen,Sarah Knuckey,José Luis Aragón Cardiel, and Ryan Santicola.

The issue also features student notes by the following HRLR alumni (Class of 2018), including Joseph Payne, Clemency Wang, and Nikolas Youngsmith.

Read the articles here. 

The Columbia Human Rights Law Review is the leading legal journal on human rights, covering foreign and domestic human and civil rights issues. HRLR also publishes HRLR Online, an online forum for timely, responsive human rights scholarship, and A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual, a guide for prisoners to pursue claims pro se. 

The Trump Human Rights Tracker

To aid journalists, civil society organizations, and the general public, the human rights organizations of Columbia Law School have launched a tool to track the Trump administration’s actions and their impact on human rights. The tracker summarizes the action taken by the President, identifies the human rights implications, and provides links to sources where readers can find more detailed analysis.

Read the announcement here.

A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual

A handbook of legal rights and procedures designed for use by people in prison. Since publication of the First Edition in 1978, tens of thousands of prisoners in institutions across the country have used A Jailhouse Lawyer’s Manual to exercise their legal rights. Prisoners are often indigent and lack access to legal counsel while incarcerated. The JLM informs prisoners of their legal rights and instructs them about how to secure these rights through the judicial process, clearly explaining legal research techniques and how to read legal documents. Prisoners may use the JLM to address specific problems related to their treatment in prison, or to attack their unfair convictions or sentences.