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Papers by Ann Mayer

Foreign Affairs, 1992

All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be ... more All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission ...

University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, 2013

She earned a Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan, a Certificate in Islamic and Compa... more She earned a Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan, a Certificate in Islamic and Comparative Law from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania. She has conducted research on legal developments in countries ranging from Morocco to Pakistan, and was in Libya in the summer of 1978 when Qaddafi began to impose his Green Book system.

University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law, 1997

2 A recent study of Muslim input into the UN human rights principles has made an important contri... more 2 A recent study of Muslim input into the UN human rights principles has made an important contribution to expanding awareness of the debt that U.N. human rights system owes to delegates from Muslim countries.

Human Rights Documents online

Facetten islamischer Welten, 2003

Viele Regierungen der islamischen Staaten, die zu den Unterzeichnern der Konvention über die Bese... more Viele Regierungen der islamischen Staaten, die zu den Unterzeichnern der Konvention über die Beseitigung jeder Form von Diskriminierung der Frau (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Wo-1 men [CEDAW]) gehören, machen bedeutsame Vorbehalte gegen die Um-2 setzung verschiedener Bestimmungen geltend. Diese Vorbehalte sind bemerkenswert, da sie einer Ablehnung zentraler Bestimmungen der Konvention gleichkommen, etwa des Artikels 16, der die Beseitigung jeglicher Formen von Diskriminierung gegen Frauen in allen Fragen von Ehe und fami-3 liären Beziehungen fordert. Islamische Staaten verweisen zur Begründung für die von ihnen erhobenen Vorbehalte häufig auf das islamische Recht. Wenn einzelne Muslime individuell die Konvention als ihrem Glauben widersprechend ablehnten, wäre ein solcher Einwand mit Fug und Recht religiös motiviert zu nennen. Können die von Nationalstaaten gegen die Konvention vorgetragenen Vorbehalte überhaupt religiöser Art sein? Kann das Be-1 Konvention über die Beseitigung jeder Form von Diskriminierung der Frau, ange

Feministische Studien, 2003

Journal of Business Ethics, 2009

At the UN, important projects laying down transnational corporations' (TNCs) human rights respons... more At the UN, important projects laying down transnational corporations' (TNCs) human rights responsibilities have been launched without ever clarifying the relevant theoretical foundations. One of the consequences is that the human rights principles in projects like the 2000 UN Global Compact and the 2003 Norms on the Responsibilities of Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights can be understood in different ways, which should not cause surprise given that their authors come from diverse backgrounds, including economics and public policy. An examination of these projects and the views of their authors reveals that, although they are superficially linked to international human rights law, they go well beyond it and attempt to deal with corporate social responsibility issues in ways that elude neat classification as fitting neatly in either legal or non-legal categories. Too little attention has been paid to how in the course of developing these projects the legal and ethical dimensions have become entwined and how lines have gotten blurred. Meanwhile, there has been recognition that these UN projects have emerged simply as ad hoc responses to practical concerns about the sustainability of globalization. The lack of any foundational theory or normative framework should be addressed; it is time to bring together specialists from different fields concerned with the human rights responsibilities of corporations to see if it is possible to define a coherent overarching theory for these UN projects. KEY WORDS: George Kell, Global Compact, human rights, John Ruggie, Kofi Annan, norms on the responsibilities of transnational corporations, universal declaration of human rights

Human Rights Quarterly, 2009

journey. Particularly interesting would be further works building on this excellent book by Dudzi... more journey. Particularly interesting would be further works building on this excellent book by Dudziak and further exploring the vexed tension in Marshall’s vision for the use of the law to transform Kenya and the limitations of rights discourse generally as an instrument of social transformation. Was Marshall right in insisting on a narrow reading of the rule of law even in deeply distorted societies? Should there be a boiler plate normative cure for the protection of minorities no matter the context as Marshall seemed to believe? These and other questions remain unanswered in Dudziak’s book. Yet it provokes them and unwittingly demands that answers be given. What is not in doubt, however, is the fact that Exporting American Dreams has established an inescapable bar that others must meet. Dudziak’s intellectual courage and boldness—going where others had not gone before—is inspiring and deeply welcome by those who seek to understand the breadth of Marshall’s passion for justice. His was a life lived in a rotund pursuit of justice through the rule of law. Even though there are obvious limitations to a quest for justice framed in those confines, no one can deny Marshalls’ profound impact on civil rights in the United States and his influence on Kenyatta, Mboya, and the emergent Kenyan state. Dudziak has weaved a classic tale that intertwines this gripping narrative in the hopeful diction of a thinker who seeks universal justice. Her book is a truly magnificent contribution to understanding Marshall, one of the towering figures of the twentieth century.

Human Rights Quarterly, 2004

Hastings Const. LQ, 1996

The CEDAW preamble includes language emphasizing the need to eradicate apartheid, colonialism, an... more The CEDAW preamble includes language emphasizing the need to eradicate apartheid, colonialism, and neo-colonialism and affirmations of the need to strengthen nuclear disarmament. CEDAW, supra note 1, at 34. 64. Multilateral Treaties, supra note 56, at 166.

American Political Science Review, 1993

studies to mainstream work in international relations, where many analysts have now turned toward... more studies to mainstream work in international relations, where many analysts have now turned toward examining the relative impact of objective versus interpreted structure on state behavior. Both of these books help us to understand how ideology has conditioned the thinking of Moscow elites and help to carry the debate forward. Both will be especially useful as readings in courses on Soviet and post-Soviet foreign policy.

American Journal of International Law, 2005

American Journal of International Law, 1985

American Anthropologist, 1986

A volume in the SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies edited by Said Amir Arjomand and sponsored by... more A volume in the SUNY series in Near Eastern Studies edited by Said Amir Arjomand and sponsored by the Joint Committee on the Near and Middle East of the American Council of Learned Societies and the Social Science Research Council ... Property, Social Structure and Law in the ...

Mich. J. Int'l L.

308 Michigan Journal of International Law [Vol. 15:307 7. The Failure to Endorse International La... more 308 Michigan Journal of International Law [Vol. 15:307 7. The Failure to Endorse International Law 362 8. Summation 363 III. Deconstructing the Constructs 364 A. Dissident Muslim Voices 364 B. Universality versus Cultural Relativism at the Second World Conference on ...

Maghreb-Machrek, 1981

Although lacking an advanced education or any mastery of the complexities of interpreting the Isl... more Although lacking an advanced education or any mastery of the complexities of interpreting the Islamic sources, Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi boldly assumed the role of the master where interpreting Islamic requirements was concerned. In a crucial 1978 speech, he presumed to dictate to Libyans what was the nature of Islamic law, effectively presenting the shari`a as a scheme of guidance almost exclusively concerned with guiding Muslims to follow the moral path that would lead to paradise, a religious law with minimal significance for practical/secular matters. The latter were to be governed by the tenets of his Green Book, which he had come to fear could be criticized for not complying with Islamic principles. Thus, having once posed as a leader committed to reviving shari`a law, Qadhafi effectively minimized its relevance for life in Libya and, where it still pertained, declared his own interpretations to be definitive.

Iranian Studies, 1996

Viewing the record of the first decades of the Islamic Republic of Iran, one sees that the theocr... more Viewing the record of the first decades of the Islamic Republic of Iran, one sees that the theocratic regime struggled unsuccessfully to articulate a coherent policy on human rights. It was torn between the urge to bolster its legitimacy by maintaining that it complied with international human rights law and its extensive violations of international human rights law, which were linked to its commitment to uphold the supremacy of Islamic law, a law that according to its interpretations entailed many egregious violations of international human rights law. A range of documents, official statements, and policies are examined to show the inconsistencies that resulted from the conflicting standards of the official Iranian version of Islamic law and international law. The regime's difficulties justifying its policies in the area of women's human rights and vis-a-vis the Rushdie affair are particularly revealing. In the wake of the delegitimizing impact of the regime's many human rights violations, there were signs of alarm and disagreements among regime insiders regarding the recourse to Islam to justify extensive human rights violations.