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History Repeating Itself: The (D)Evolution Of Recent British And Antiterrorist Antiterrorism Legislation, Gregory C. Clark
History Repeating Itself: The (D)Evolution Of Recent British And Antiterrorist Antiterrorism Legislation, Gregory C. Clark
Fordham Urban Law Journal
Through a study of historical development, this note compares the current antiterrorism legislation in the United States and the United Kingdom. In Part I, the author first sets out the history of British attempts to counter terrorism looking specifically at Northern Ireland. He then discusses parallel American law noting the numerous civil rights violations that came with the laws of each country. In Part II, the author investigates provisions of the United State’s Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (“AEDPA”), and Britain’s Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act of 1998 (“EPA”) and Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act of …
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Fordham Urban Law Journal
Civil Rights- Municipalities as Parties- Waiver of Sovereign Immunity by a State does not Give a Federal Cause of Action for Damages under Sections 1983 and 1988 of the Civil Rights Act: This Note evaluates the Supreme Court's holding in Moor v. Alameda with reference to the development of sections 1983 and 1988 of the Civil Rights Act through other relevant case law, such as Monroe v. Pape and United Mine Workers v. Gibbs. It then summarizes the holding, which limits persons deprived of civil rights by a municipal employee and who are seeking damages from the municipality in federal …