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Human Rights And Copyright: The Introduction Of Natural Law Considerations Into American Copyright Law , Orit Fischman Afori Dec 2004

Human Rights And Copyright: The Introduction Of Natural Law Considerations Into American Copyright Law , Orit Fischman Afori

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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"Bound Fast And Brought Under The Yokes": John Adams And The Regulation Of Privacy At The Founding, Allison L. Lacroix Jan 2004

"Bound Fast And Brought Under The Yokes": John Adams And The Regulation Of Privacy At The Founding, Allison L. Lacroix

Fordham Law Review

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Supreme Court Of The United States As Quasi-International Tribunal: Reclaiming The Court's Original And Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Treaty-Based Suits By Foreign States Against States, The, Thomas H. Lee Jan 2004

Supreme Court Of The United States As Quasi-International Tribunal: Reclaiming The Court's Original And Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Treaty-Based Suits By Foreign States Against States, The, Thomas H. Lee

Faculty Scholarship

The thesis of this Article is that the Constitution vests in the Supreme Court original and exclusive jurisdiction over suits brought by foreign states against States alleging violation of ratified treaties of the United States. The basis for non-immunity in suits by foreign states is the same theory of ratification consent that is presumed to justify suits against States by other States or the United States. Just as the States by ratifying the Constitution agreed to suits in the national court by other States and the national sovereign to ensure domestic peace, they agreed to suits by foreign states in …


Austria's Pre-War Brown V. Board Of Education, Maria L. Marcus Jan 2004

Austria's Pre-War Brown V. Board Of Education, Maria L. Marcus

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article discusses the Austrian Constitutional Court's 1931 decision in which it held that the University of Vienna's regulations dividing students into ethnically based groups was unconstitutional. The article compares the similarities and differences between this case and later critical American equal opportunity cases including Brown v. Board of Education and suggests that an understanding of the current racial challenges is most effective by examining both global and American perspectives. This article explores the balance between maintaining universities autonomy and ensuring that racism does not foster in an institution free from judicial intervention. In discussing two cases, this article points …