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Appeal To Heaven: On The Religious Origins Of The Constitutional Right Of Revolution, John M. Kang Dec 2009

Appeal To Heaven: On The Religious Origins Of The Constitutional Right Of Revolution, John M. Kang

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

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Women’S Rights And Legislative Reforms: An Overview, Flavia Agnes Sep 2009

Women’S Rights And Legislative Reforms: An Overview, Flavia Agnes

International Journal of Legal Information

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The Rights Of Muslim Women In The Middle East: A Pathfinder, Lauren E. Schroeder Apr 2009

The Rights Of Muslim Women In The Middle East: A Pathfinder, Lauren E. Schroeder

International Journal of Legal Information

This annotated pathfinder is designed to serve as a guide for those who wish to learn about the legal and social situation of Muslim women in the region of the Middle East, but who do not have a great amount of advanced knowledge concerning the topic. It is meant to serve as an organized starting point from which to begin further research, and to provide a context for the current status of Muslim women’s rights in the Middle East. A wide variety of types of materials are included, from books to reports to treaties.


Adding Fuel To The Fire: Justifying Iraq’S Media Incitement Laws, Erica Smith Apr 2009

Adding Fuel To The Fire: Justifying Iraq’S Media Incitement Laws, Erica Smith

International Journal of Legal Information

With its improving stability and approaching independence, Iraq must decide a centuries-old question: which is more important, liberty or security? This Article addresses this question in the realm of Iraq’s freedoms of the press.


Symposium: The Civil Rights Roots Of Tinker's Disruption Tests, Kristi L. Bowman Jan 2009

Symposium: The Civil Rights Roots Of Tinker's Disruption Tests, Kristi L. Bowman

American University Law Review

This past spring marked the fortieth anniversary of Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, the landmark student speech case in which the Supreme Court held that three students were protected by the First Amendment when they wore black armbands in their Des Moines, Iowa public schools to protest the Vietnam War. Looking at Supreme Court precedent alone, it would seem as though the Tinker tests were created out of whole cloth: the substantial or material disruption, reasonable anticipation of such disruption, and rights of others tests did not have much of a basis in earlier Supreme Court decisions. …