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Navigating The Shoals Of ‘Use’ Immunity And Secret International Enterprises In Major Congressional Investigations: Lessons Of The Iran-Contra Affair, George Van Cleve, Charles Tiefer
Navigating The Shoals Of ‘Use’ Immunity And Secret International Enterprises In Major Congressional Investigations: Lessons Of The Iran-Contra Affair, George Van Cleve, Charles Tiefer
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In its Iran-Contra investigation, Congress faced legal challenges which evolved logically from the two-century long history of Congressional investigations, and yet at the same time were unmatched in their significance. One challenge concerned "use" immunity, and its employment when high advisers to the President faced parallel Congressional and criminal proceedings. A second concerned the investigation of a secret international "Enterprise," which, like similar enterprises, was established overseas to carry on international operations without public accountability, and was protected by multiple layers of secrecy sanctioned by law. This article addresses how history brought Congress to those challenges, and how Congress met …
The Deforestation Of The Brazilian Amazon: Law, Politics, And International Cooperation, Henry Mcgee, Kurt Zimmerman
The Deforestation Of The Brazilian Amazon: Law, Politics, And International Cooperation, Henry Mcgee, Kurt Zimmerman
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This article discusses the Brazilian Amazon rain forest and its remarkable biological diversity. Many scientists believe the world's largest jungle serves as a regional and perhaps even "global thermostat." It is therefore essential that vigorous efforts be directed toward its preservation. This article will examine Brazilian attitudes toward its preservation, and possible solutions to the forest destruction with reference to domestic and international law.