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21 Nw. U. J. Int'l Hum. Rts. 1 (2023)

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Copyright 2023 by John Ramming Chappell                     Volume 21, Number 1 (2023)
Northwestern Journal of Human Rights



THE RISE AND FALL OF SECTION 502B


                                                John  Ramming Chappell*



                           TABLE   OF CONTENTS

    I.  THE  MECHANICS OF SECTION 502B ................................................3
    II. THE  RISE OF  SECTION  502B.............................................................5
        A.  The  Origins of Section 502B                                   5
        B.  Establishing  Human   Rights Reports                          10
    III. EXECUTIVE   RESISTANCE   AND  THE FALL  OF SECTION   502B..........12
        A.  Early  Executive Resistance                                   12
        B.  Section 502B  in the Carter Era                               13
        C.  Executive  Disregard for Section 502B  after Carter           15
        D.  Judicial Tolerance                                            17
        E.  Legislative Acquiescence                                      20
    IV. THE  RETURN   OF SECTION   502B?...................................................22
        A.  Resurgent  Interest in Congress                               23
        B.  A  Potential Role for 502B                                    26
        C.  Potential Constitutional Barriers to Using  Section 502B      29
    V.  APPLYING   SECTION   502B  ..............................................................33
        A.  Approaches   to Enforcing Section 502B                        33
        B.  Application  to Saudi Arabia                                  35
    VI. HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE CENTER OF U.S. FOREIGN POLICY ......39













    John Ramming Chappell is a joint J.D. and M.S. in Foreign Service candidate, 2023, at Georgetown
University. I would like to thank Professors Rita Siemion and Heather Brandon-Smith for their guidance
and support. I am grateful to Katie Dames and Ari Tolany for reviewing drafts of this Article, and to
Annie Shiel, Brittany Benowitz, David Fite, Seth Binder, and Professor Jane Stromseth for their insights
and questions. Finally, thanks to the Northwestern Journal of Human Rights staff for their editorial work.
Any errors or oversights are mine alone.


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