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Sister Helen Prejean And The Death Penalty: Decades Of Fighting Capital Punishment, University Marketing And Communications, Helen Prejean

DePaul Download

Sister Helen Prejean has dedicated her life to opposing the death penalty after she witnessed an execution in her home state of Louisiana. Her efforts have sparked a national dialogue on capital punishment and she has helped shape the Catholic Church’s position on the topic. In 2011, she donated her personal archives to the university to help the DePaul community continue to learn from her work. On this episode of DePaul Download, Sister Helen talks about life’s work and what keeps her going.

What Philosophers Can Learn From Non-Philosophers About The Concept Of Law, Brian Tamanaha, Michael Giudice, Peer Zumbansen, François Tanguay-Renaud

Peer Zumbansen

Brian Tamanaha, St. John’s University, aims to persuade legal philosophers that useful insights for their own debate can be gleaned from the social scientific discussion of the concept of law. Respondents: Michael Giudice, York University, Dept. of Philosophy; Peer Zumbansen, Osgoode Hall Law School

What Philosophers Can Learn From Non-Philosophers About The Concept Of Law, Brian Tamanaha, Michael Giudice, Peer Zumbansen, François Tanguay-Renaud

François Tanguay-Renaud

Brian Tamanaha, St. John’s University, aims to persuade legal philosophers that useful insights for their own debate can be gleaned from the social scientific discussion of the concept of law.

Respondents: Michael Giudice, York University, Dept. of Philosophy; Peer Zumbansen, Osgoode Hall Law School

International Criminal Law And The Inner Morality Of Law, Larry May, Margaret Martin, Craig Scott

Craig M. Scott

Larry May, W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor Law Vanderbilt University, investigates what Fuller called “procedural natural law” in contemporary international criminal law.

Respondent: Margaret Martin, University of Western Ontario

Sovereignty In Theory And Practice, Winston P. Nagan, Aitza M. Haddad

San Diego International Law Journal

This Article deals with the theory and practice of sovereignty from the perspective of a trend in theoretical perspectives as well as the relevant trend in practice. The Article provides a survey of the leading thinkers’ and philosophers’ views on the nature and importance of sovereignty. The concept of sovereignty is exceedingly complex. Unpacking its meanings and uses over time is challenging. An aspect of this challenge is that the discourse about sovereignty is vibrant among diverse policy, academic, and political constituencies. At times, its narratives are relatively discrete and at other times, the narratives overlap with the discourses from …