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The Perils Of "Consensus": Hans Kelsen And The Legal Philosophy Of The United Nations, J. Peter Pham
The Perils Of "Consensus": Hans Kelsen And The Legal Philosophy Of The United Nations, J. Peter Pham
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Recently the United States and a number of its traditional allies have clashed over a variety of foreign policy issues that are profoundly juridical: the authority for war and peace, the International Criminal Court, etc. The source of these recent tensions is to be located at a level deeper than that of narrow national interests and specific policies. Rather, they arise from significant differences concerning the nature of "consensus" and, ultimately, legal philosophy. While the United Nations and many other international organizations derive their legal visions from the philosophy of law of Hans Kelsen (1881-1973), one of the most important …
How The Uncharged Misconduct Rule Was Born, Thomas J. Reed
How The Uncharged Misconduct Rule Was Born, Thomas J. Reed
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An examination of People v. Molineux a 1901 New York landmark case in evidence which gave rise to what is now Rule 404(b) of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the history and background of the common law uncharged misconduct rule, and a legal history of this fascinating criminal prosecution