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The Nuclear Terrorism Convention: Will Detainees Be Classified As "Enemy Combatants" By The United States?, Heather R. Demner
The Nuclear Terrorism Convention: Will Detainees Be Classified As "Enemy Combatants" By The United States?, Heather R. Demner
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
As images of recent bombings in subways and buses in London on July 7, 2005 make their way across newspapers and news stations internationally, the international community relives the atrocious images of the attacks on New York's World Trade Center and is reminded that the threat of terrorism has not vanished
El Convenio Terrorism Nuclear: Seran Clasificados Los Detenidos Como "Combatientes Enemigos" Por Los Estados Unidos?, Heather R. Demner
El Convenio Terrorism Nuclear: Seran Clasificados Los Detenidos Como "Combatientes Enemigos" Por Los Estados Unidos?, Heather R. Demner
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
Mientras las imigenes de los recientes bombardeos producidos en ferrocarriles subterfineos y autobuses en Londres el 7 de julio del 2005 aparecen en peri6dicos y estaciones de noticias alrededor del mundo, la comunidad intemacional revive las imigenes atroces de los atentados terroristas del once de septiembre contra las torres gemelas de Nueva York hacidndoles recordar que la amenaza del terrorismo no ha desaparecido.'
The Provincial Archive As A Place Of Memory: The Role Of Former Slaves In The Cuban War Of Independence (1895-98), Rebecca Scott
The Provincial Archive As A Place Of Memory: The Role Of Former Slaves In The Cuban War Of Independence (1895-98), Rebecca Scott
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Prof. Scott focuses on the study of the role of former slaves in the Cuban War of Independence, in light of the avoidance of the theme of race within this war in Cuban historiography. She discusses reasons for the silence on race issues, and for the historic construction of the "myth" of racial equality in this era.
Grados De Libertad: Democracia Y Antidemocracia En Cuby Y Luisiana, 1898-1900, Rebecca J. Scott
Grados De Libertad: Democracia Y Antidemocracia En Cuby Y Luisiana, 1898-1900, Rebecca J. Scott
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This comparative study between the quest for political racial inclusivity in 1890s Louisiana and the fight against state-sanctioned racialized violence in Cuba in the early 1900s exposes similarities, tensions, and differences between the two systems. The article traces the evolving contests for citizenship and suffrage in each climate at the end of the 19th century and into the beginning of the twentieth, juxtaposing the expression of race, suffrage, and citizenship in the constitution and political climate of each locale. In 1898, the new Louisiana state constitution disenfranchised African-Americans, while in 1900 Cuba was positioning itself for a grant of universal …