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An Examination Of The Philippines' Anti-Terror Law—Suaviter In Modo, Fortiter In Re, Brent H. Lyew
An Examination Of The Philippines' Anti-Terror Law—Suaviter In Modo, Fortiter In Re, Brent H. Lyew
Washington International Law Journal
The Philippines is rife with competing struggles for rights of self-determination and international terrorist networks. For years, the Philippine government prosecuted suspected terrorists without an anti-terror law. The absence of an express criminal violation for acts of terrorism led to a blurred distinction between punishing terrorists and punishing secessionists. Responding to public outcry that the Philippine government was violating human rights by punishing secessionists unjustly, the United Nations conducted an investigation. This investigation led to the placement of the Philippine government on the United Nations’ human rights watch list. The Philippine legislature, shortly thereafter, passed the Human Security Act of …
Mainstreaming Civil Rights In The Law School Curriculum: Criminal Law And Procedure, Tamara F. Lawson
Mainstreaming Civil Rights In The Law School Curriculum: Criminal Law And Procedure, Tamara F. Lawson
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A Post-Race Equal Protection?, Mario L. Barnes, Erwin Chemerinsky, Trina Jones
A Post-Race Equal Protection?, Mario L. Barnes, Erwin Chemerinsky, Trina Jones
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Policymaking By The Japanese Judiciary In The Criminal Justice Field, Daniel H. Foote
Policymaking By The Japanese Judiciary In The Criminal Justice Field, Daniel H. Foote
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When one speaks of policymaking by the judiciary, the image that often comes to tnind is the U.S. judiciary, especially the Supreme Court of the United States. That reaction is understandable. Examples abound of policymaking by courts in the United States; and a seemingly never-ending stream of books and articles discuss, analyze, and, depending on the authors'point of view, praise or decry "policymaking" or "judicial activism" by U.S. courts. The field of criminal justice frequently is offered as a prominent example of judicial policymaking in the United States. Expansion in due process protections and other rights for criminal suspects and …