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Immigration Policy From Scratch: The Universal And The Unique, Stephen H. Legomsky Dec 2012

Immigration Policy From Scratch: The Universal And The Unique, Stephen H. Legomsky

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

No abstract provided.


Aimed At Protecting Ethnic Groups Or Women? A Look At Forced Pregnancy Under The Rome Statute, Alyson M. Drake Apr 2012

Aimed At Protecting Ethnic Groups Or Women? A Look At Forced Pregnancy Under The Rome Statute, Alyson M. Drake

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Neuroscience In The Courtroom: An International Concern, Dominique J. Church Apr 2012

Neuroscience In The Courtroom: An International Concern, Dominique J. Church

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of The Empowerment Of Women: Mapping Enabling Environments Within Narratives Of Femininity And Power, Jinn Winn Chong Apr 2012

The Politics Of The Empowerment Of Women: Mapping Enabling Environments Within Narratives Of Femininity And Power, Jinn Winn Chong

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Proportionality In Counterinsurgency: A Relational Theory, Evan J. Criddle Feb 2012

Proportionality In Counterinsurgency: A Relational Theory, Evan J. Criddle

Faculty Publications

At a time when the United States has undertaken high-stakes counterinsurgency campaigns in at least three countries (Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan) while offering support to insurgents in a fourth (Libya), it is striking that the international legal standards governing the use of force in counterinsurgency remain unsettled and deeply controversial. Some authorities have endorsed norms from international humanitarian law as lex specialis, while others have emphasized international human rights as minimum standards of care for counterinsurgency operations. This Article addresses the growing friction between international human rights and humanitarian law in counterinsurgency by developing a relational theory of the use …


Book Review: International Law Stories, Frederick W. Dingledy Jan 2012

Book Review: International Law Stories, Frederick W. Dingledy

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


The Legal Dilemma Of Guantanamo Detainees From Bush To Obama [Updated], Linda A. Malone Jan 2012

The Legal Dilemma Of Guantanamo Detainees From Bush To Obama [Updated], Linda A. Malone

Faculty Publications

The stage for the Guantanamo detainees’ commission proceedings was set by the interplay between the Executive’s detention powers and the Judiciary’s habeas powers. The Bush administration turned to Congress to provide less than what was required by the court, instead of the minimum deemed necessary to comply with each decision, or to explore another legal argument for not complying. This article examines how the law for the Guantanamo detainees has been shaped by the US courts and by Congress. The article begins by observing the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court for compliance with the constitutional and humanitarian law requirements, …