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Civil Rights and Discrimination

Western New England University School of Law

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Obama’S National Security Exceptionalism, Sudha Setty Jan 2016

Obama’S National Security Exceptionalism, Sudha Setty

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This Article discusses how continued national security exceptionalism engenders a view of the United States as considering itself to be above international obligations to investigate and prosecute torturers and war criminals, and the view by the global community that the United States is willing to apply one standard for itself, and another for the rest of the world. Exceptionalism not only poses real challenges in terms of law, morality, and building useful relationships with allied nations, but acts as a step backward for the creation of enforceable international norms and standards, and in efforts to restore a balance in the …


Supreme Court Argument On Same-Sex Marriage Clouds Predictions, Lauren Carasik Apr 2015

Supreme Court Argument On Same-Sex Marriage Clouds Predictions, Lauren Carasik

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No abstract provided.


Doj Clears Wilson But Excoriates Ferguson Police, Lauren Carasik Mar 2015

Doj Clears Wilson But Excoriates Ferguson Police, Lauren Carasik

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No abstract provided.


Retrogressive Anti-Gay Law In Uganda Has Ties To The Us, Lauren Carasik Jan 2014

Retrogressive Anti-Gay Law In Uganda Has Ties To The Us, Lauren Carasik

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