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Human Rights And Imposed Constitutions, Mark Weston Janis
Human Rights And Imposed Constitutions, Mark Weston Janis
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Dred Scott And International Law, Mark Weston Janis
Dred Scott And International Law, Mark Weston Janis
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As we ponder the contemporary debate about the proper use of international and foreign law in interpreting U.S. constitutional law, it might be well to remember that in 1857, the Supreme Court, in its most infamous judgment, Dred Scott v. Sandford, was already struggling with the controversy. This Article looks first at the increasingly hostile position that international and foreign law took towards slavery in the period from the American Revolution to our Civil War. Second, we discuss the nine judicial opinions in Dred Scott and explain how the judges variously relied on international and foreign law to defend or …
Book Review: Ferrari & Durham, Law And Religion In Post-Communist Europe, Mark Weston Janis
Book Review: Ferrari & Durham, Law And Religion In Post-Communist Europe, Mark Weston Janis
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