Papers by Shellie A Labell JD/MA/MLIS
This article seeks to explain how and why dystopian future films from the 1980s and 1990s resonat... more This article seeks to explain how and why dystopian future films from the 1980s and 1990s resonated with American moviegoers, exploring science fiction films such as RoboCop, Demolition Man, Total Recall, Judge Dredd, Starship Troopers, and other dystopian future films from the late 20th century.
The United Kingdom Act of Parliament, "Human Rights Act 1998" requires that legislation ratified ... more The United Kingdom Act of Parliament, "Human Rights Act 1998" requires that legislation ratified by the United Kingdom parliament be compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. The Act includes a legal doctrine called the “declaration of incompatibility.”
Declarations of incompatibility are judicial declarations that may be issued by the courts when a petitioner claims that United Kingdom legislation was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and his or her human rights have been violated.
Declarations of incompatibility are non-binding and have no effect on the validity of the relevant legislation unless Parliament voluntarily agrees to amend the incompatibility through the legislative process.
This article argues that the declaration of incompatibility doctrine within the Human Rights Act 1998 is an ineffective and unreliable method for protecting human rights in the United Kingdom.
Although women writers from the Baroque period have historically been almost invisible, German wo... more Although women writers from the Baroque period have historically been almost invisible, German women began writing and publishing during the Baroque period at higher rates than ever before. The Baroque period in German-speaking territories began later than in the rest of Europe, due to the Thirty Years War, which ravaged central Europe from 1618 until the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648. The death and destruction of the war opened German society to cultural transformation through a strengthening of the middle class and bourgeois intellectualism, as well as a growing acceptance of women's participation in the public sphere. This paper will argue that the development of unique "women's spaces" in courts of nobility, literary societies, and religious institutions, as well as support from male relatives and intellectuals, worked together to facilitate an unprecedented level of contribution to the literary canon during the German Baroque period.
This article focuses on the Seminole Tribe of Florida (differentiating between the tribal nation ... more This article focuses on the Seminole Tribe of Florida (differentiating between the tribal nation and the corporate entity as necessary), the issue of tribal sovereignty, federal, state, and tribal gaming legislation, the economic and social impacts of Seminole gaming, and the present and future of Indian gaming in Florida.
Analyzes scholarly literature written about the mass immigration of Chinese laborers to the Unite... more Analyzes scholarly literature written about the mass immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States in the mid-19th century.
An analysis of the historiography of German participation in New World colonization efforts durin... more An analysis of the historiography of German participation in New World colonization efforts during the 16th century. Addresses the failed attempts at colonization and exploration of Klein Venedig (Venezuela) and St. Thomas, the search for El Dorado, the funding of the ventures by the Fugger and Welser banking families, and Charles V's involvement in the expeditions.
Analysis of the history and development of refugee/asylum laws since the United Nations 1951 Refu... more Analysis of the history and development of refugee/asylum laws since the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention. This law review article compares the refugee laws regarding female victims of domestic violence in the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Finally, the author proposes model legislation for a more inclusive body of laws, recognizing gender as grounds for asylum in the United States.
This law review article compares the rules of evidence regarding unlawful searches and seizures i... more This law review article compares the rules of evidence regarding unlawful searches and seizures in the United Nations, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and the Russian Federation. It accounts for both de facto and de jure application of these laws by each group/nation's respective governing bodies.
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Papers by Shellie A Labell JD/MA/MLIS
Declarations of incompatibility are judicial declarations that may be issued by the courts when a petitioner claims that United Kingdom legislation was incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and his or her human rights have been violated.
Declarations of incompatibility are non-binding and have no effect on the validity of the relevant legislation unless Parliament voluntarily agrees to amend the incompatibility through the legislative process.
This article argues that the declaration of incompatibility doctrine within the Human Rights Act 1998 is an ineffective and unreliable method for protecting human rights in the United Kingdom.