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Israel's Voice Muffled Amid Hail Of Stones: Distortion: Confronted With A Campaign Of Violence And Propaganda, Israel Goes Unheard In The Court Of World Opinion, Kenneth Lasson

All Faculty Scholarship

"I am in the U.S. until February. A few weeks ago, I went to our embassy in Washington and offered to speak on Israel's behalf, to present the true story of what's going on, to counter the very effective job being done by the Palestinians of making it appear as if they are Davids fighting Goliath, and we are not getting the truth out. But the people at the embassy just shrugged."

He knows that in 1948 some 630,000 Arab refugees were encouraged to leave Israel by their leaders, who promised to purge the land of Jews. Instead, they became …

The Second Amendment: Structure, History, And Constitutional Change, David Yassky

Michigan Law Review

A fierce debate about the Second Amendment has been percolating in academia for two decades, and has now bubbled through to the courts. The question at the heart of this debate is whether the Amendment restricts the government's ability to regulate the private possession of firearms. Since at least 1939 - when the Supreme Court decided United States v. Miller, its only decision squarely addressing the scope of the right to "keep and bear Arms" - the answer to that question has been an unqualified "no." Courts have brushed aside Second Amendment challenges to gun control legislation, reading the Amendment …

The Status And Needs Of Small Businesses Owned And Controlled By Disabled Veterans, Paul R. Camacho

William Joiner Institute for the Study of War and Social Consequences Publications

This introduction provides a thumbnail sketch, or landscape, of the history and conditions of veterans’ benefits against which to profile the issue of veterans’ small business opportunities. After years of applied research on issues pertaining to the veteran community, it has become abundantly clear to this researcher that the good people who serve in our federal and state agencies, and as staff persons in various congressional and state legislative offices often lack the data and/or information they need to fully and meaningfully address the needs of veterans and their families. This situation is no doubt a result of demographic facts. …

Nuclear Weapons, Ethics, Morals, And Law, Jonathan Granoff

BYU Law Review

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Trends. Sending Messages: The Fate Of Slobodan Milosevic, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

As President Vojislav Kostunica continues to attempt to consolidate his political power throughout Yugoslavia, controversy still rages as to the fate of the former president, Slobodan Milosevic. Of special interest is whether he should be forced to stand trial at The Hague as an indicted war criminal.

This article discusses arguments for and against Milosevic standing trial.

Trends. Spillover: Is United States Government Military Aid To Colombia All Wet?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses spillover of conflicts in Colombia into surrounding countries as related to United States government military aid.

Did Decide Or Should Have Decided: Issue Exhaustion And The Veterans Benefits Appeals Process , Gary E. O'Connor

American University Law Review

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The Westphalian Peace Tradition In International Law: From Jus Ad Bellum To Jus Contra Bellum, Ove Bring

International Law Studies

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Introduction (Volume 75)

International Law Studies

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Full Volume 75: International Law Across The Spectrum Of Conflict

International Law Studies

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The Initiation, Suspension, And Termination Of War, Yoram Dinstein

International Law Studies

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My Lai: An American Tragedy, William G. Eckhardt

Faculty Works

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Table Of Contents (Volume 74)

International Law Studies

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Index (Volume 74)

International Law Studies

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Holocaust Deniers Can't Be Ignored: History: As Victims And Witnesses Of World War Ii Die Off, Revisionist Views Of The Nazi Horrors Could Gain Broader Acceptance, Kenneth Lasson

All Faculty Scholarship

On trial in an English courtroom, where British historian David Irving has sued American professor Deborah Lipstadt for defamation, is not only the scholars' reputations but history itself. Irving claims that he was libeled by Lipstadt's 1993 book, "Denying the Holocaust: The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory," in which she called him "one of the most dangerous of the `revisionists'" because, "familiar with historical evidence, he bends it until it conforms with his ideological leanings and political agenda." But under British law, the burden of proof in defamation is squarely on the defendant, thus making it necessary for Lipstadt …

Of Law, Lawlessness, And Sovereignty : Multinational Peacekeeping And International Law, Antje Mays

Dacus Library Faculty Publications

Laws of war have been carefully defined by individual nations’ own codes of law as well as by supranational bodies. Yet the international scene has seen an increasing movement away from traditionally declared war toward multinational peacekeeping missions geared at containing local conflicts when perceived as potential threats to their respective regions’ political stability. While individual nations’ laws governing warfare presuppose national sovereignty, the multinational nature of peacekeeping scenarios can blur the lines of command structures, soldiers’ national loyalties, occupational jurisdiction, and raise profound questions as to which countries’ moral sense/governmental system is to be the one upheld. Historically increasingly …

International Security And The War Powers Resolution, Alexander C. Linn

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

In recent history, the authority to commit US. troops to theaters of conflict has shifted from Congress to the President. After the Vietnam War, the War Powers Resolution was written to reestablish balanced authority over war between the political branches of government. In the post-Cold War era, forces frequently are deployed as part of multilateral UN. operations. This trend creates two contradictory needs: first, the need for the Executive to be able to act swiftly and decisively in formulating military commitments to the United Nations, and second, the need for Congress to authorize potentially long-term military deployments. To reconcile these …

Military Arms To Taiwan: Competing Agendas, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article explores competing cognitions about the advisability of the United States Government (USG) selling advanced weapons to Taiwan.

United States Government Policies On Lesbians And Gays In The Military: Don't Ask, Don't Tell If Many Wrongs Make A Right, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes problems with United States Government (USG) personnel policies on lesbians and gays in the uniformed services and assesses whether there are significant redeeming features of these problems.

The Classifieds And Classified Information: Lee And Deutch Redux, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes positive and negative security implications of classifying information.

The Human Terrain Of Urban Operations, Ralph Peters

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Back To Basics: Us Foreign Policy For The Coming Decade, James E. Goodby, Kenneth Weisbrode

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Trends. Cognitive Complexity And The Russian Biological Warfare Threat, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses possible covert Russian biological warfare activities through Biopreparat, a Russian government-funded program alleged to have directed the Soviet biological warware program.

Soldiers For Justice: The Role Of The Tuskegee Airmen In The Desegregation Of The American Armed Forces, F. Michael Higginbotham

William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal

Often noted for their heroic prowess as pilots in World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen served just as nobly fighting racial segregation within the Army. Considered exemplary in its integration today, the armed forces were a testing ground for integration in the middle of the twentieth century. Black officers and enlisted men, putting themselves in harm's way for a segregated United States, rebuked the notion of separate but equal, thereby slowly paving the way for integration in the military, and eventually, the nation. In this Article, F. Michael Higgenbotham examines the history of segregation in the United States Armed Forces …

Trends. Problems With The National Ignition Facility: Implications For Leadership And Test Bans, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article examines issues surrounding the National Ignition Facility (NIF), designed to allow scientists to study the properties of nuclear weapons without detonating them.

Orientalism Revisited In Asylum And Refugee Claims, Susan M. Akram

Faculty Scholarship

This article examines the stereotyping of Islam both by advocates and academics in refugee rights advocacy. The article looks at a particular aspect of this stereotyping, which can be seen as ‘neo-Orientalism’ occurring in the asylum and refugee context, particularly affecting women, and the damage that it does to refugee rights both in and outside the Arab and Muslim world. The article points out the dangers of neo-orientalism in framing refugee law issues, and asks for a more thoughtful and analytical approach by Western refugee advocates and academics on the panoply of Muslim attitudes and Islamic thought affecting applicants for …

Trends. Chechnya As Projective Container, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article discusses and evaluates the views of political observers of Russian activities in Chechnya.

Imbalances And Balance Theories: Israel, Taiwan, And The United States, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article highlights the imbalance in simple balance theories addressing the attitudes of allies and adversaries.

Post-Cold War International Security Threats: Terrorism, Drugs, And Organized Crime Symposium Transcript, Michigan Journal Of International Law

Michigan Journal of International Law

Symposium transcript.

Talisman Energy, Sudan, And Corporate Social Responsibility, Chios Carmody

Law Publications

No abstract provided.