Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf

University of Pittsburgh - School of Law

Assistant Professor of Law

3900 Forbes Ave.

Pittsburgh, PA 15260

United States

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“  My work focuses on remedying the accountability and responsibility gaps that exist in international law. My current research agenda analyzes the disproportionate distribution of highly-infectious diseases and the role of law in facilitating this result.  ”

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Regional Approach to Transitional Justice? Examining the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Liberia

Florida Journal of International Law, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2009
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 09 Nov 2009 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2016
Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Regionalism, Regime Complexes and the Crisis in International Criminal Justice

Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 54, No. 699, 2016, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-31
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 15 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2016
Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law, International Humanitrian Law, Courts & Tribunals, International Institutions, Law & Society, Criminal Law & Procedure, Regional Organizations, Legitimacy, Regionalism, Regime Complex, International Relations

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Beyond Truth & Punishment in Transitional Justice

Virginia Journal of International Law, 2014, U of Penn Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 13-21
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 16 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 13 Sep 2014
Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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International Law, International Human Rights Law, Transitional Justice, Criminal Law & Theory, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Courts & Tribunals, Remedies

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Ebola Does Not Fall from the Sky: Structural Violence & International Responsibility

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, Vol. 51, No. 3, 2018, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-09
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 26 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 07 May 2018
Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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public international law, international human rights law, international responsibility, international organizations, infectious diseases, structural violence, global public health law, post-conflict peacebuilding, third world approaches to international law, public health crises, causation

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The African Justice Cascade and the Malabo Protocol

International Law Journal of Transitional Law, Vol. 11, March 2017, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-01
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Jan 2017 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2017
Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Transitional Justice, International Criminal Law, International Law, International Human Rights, Courts and Tribunals

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The Truth About Truth Commissions: Why They Do Not Function Optimally in Post-Conflict Societies

Cardozo Law Review, Vol. 35, August 2014, University of Baltimore School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-03
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 14 Aug 2013 Last Revised: 20 May 2015
Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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alternative dispute resolution, comparative law, human rights, international law, international institutions

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Responsibility for Epidemics

Texas Law Review, Vol. 97, 2018-2019, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-38
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 17 Dec 2018
Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Public International Law, Global Public Health, Global Responsibility, Epidemic Diseases, International Environmental Law, Human Rights Law, Culpability, Capacity, Need, Socio-Economic Rights, Common but Differentiated Responsibility, International Health Regulations

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Not Your Dumping Ground: Criminalization of Trafficking in Hazardous Waste in Africa

Wisconsin International Law Journal, Vol. 35, No. 2, 2018, U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-10
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 May 2018 Last Revised: 22 May 2018
Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law
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Public International Law, International Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law, Malabo Protocol, International Environmental Law, Bamako Convention, Toxic Colonialism, Accountability, Basel Convention, Environmental Justice, Trafficking in Hazardous Waste, Dirty Dumping, Toxic Dumping, TWAIL

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Making Room for the Distributive in Transitional Justice

Posted: 16 Jul 2013
Matiangai V. S. Sirleaf
University of Pittsburgh - School of Law

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International Law, International Human Rights, Remedies, Torts, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Comparative Law, Law and Society