Abstract
When the subject of human rights is raised in the United States, we instinctively think of events taking place "out there," that is, beyond our own borders. Research conducted in my recent human rights law courses at Creighton has often reflected this outward orientation. Students have investigated genocide in Darfur, the use of child soldiers in Sri Lanka, "disappearances" in Latin America, the world trade in "blood diamonds," and the widespread trafficking in women as sex slaves or mail-order brides. All of these problems are real, and all of them beg for a response from the international community. We are part of that community, and we have legal tools at our disposal. We should use them.