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Human Dignity Has No Borders: Respecting The Rights Of "People On The Move" And The Rights And Religious Freedom Of Those Who Aid Them, Christine Venter

Journal Articles

This Article argues that states must desist from and be held accountable for the ongoing practices of denying refugees due process and denying humanitarian groups the rights to freely associate and freely exercise their religion in assisting refugees.

Drug Prohibition In The United States: Costs, Consequences, And Alternatives, Ethan A. Nadelmann

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Exploitation Nation: The Thin And Grey Legal Lines Between Trafficked Persons And Abused Migrant Laborers, Dina Francesca Haynes

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

A Broken Windows Theory Of International Corruption, Roger P. Alford

Journal Articles

The Article re-conceptualizes corruption through the lens of the broken windows theory of community policing, focusing on the root consequences of corruption as well as its secondary effects.

Part II of the Article posits that corruption is a broken window that signals the breakdown of community controls necessary for the maintenance of social order. A government that abuses its power for private gain is a government that cannot be trusted to pursue the general welfare. Empirical evidence finds ample support for this claim, confirming that corruption negatively alters the public’s perception of government and society.

Part III of the Article …

The Democratic Virtues, Our Common Life And The Common School: Trust In Democracy: Anabaptists, Italian Americans, And Solidarity, Thomas L. Shaffer

Journal Articles

Consider two phrases in Professor Marie Failinger's charge to those of us discussing Jeffrey Stout's Democracy and Tradition, October 28, 2005, at Hamline University: (i) "How would we construct a real democratic sociality holding each other responsible for ethical life that would warrant trust in democracy? . . . and, (ii) How do the religious traditions help us reflect on this issue?"

My reflection, probably sectarian, refers more to where we come from than to what we choose. The reference here is to three communities, none of which is primarily concerned with "real democratic sociality." But none of them is …

Notre Dame Lawyer - Spring 2005, Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Beyond Nightmare And Hope: Engineering Electoral Proportionality In Presidential Democracies, Yen-Tu Su

Journal of Legislation

No abstract provided.

Notre Dame Lawyer - Fall 2003, Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame Lawyer

No abstract provided.

Notre Dame Lawyer - Spring 1999, Notre Dame Law School

Notre Dame Lawyer

Ndls Update 11/1998, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Update

No abstract provided.

Ndls Update 12/1997, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Update

No abstract provided.

Terrorism, Territorial Sovereignty, And The Forcible Apprehension Of International Criminals Abroad, Jimmy Gurule

Journal Articles

Examines current international law governing use of force extraterritorially; in light of the Alvarez-Machain case in which a Mexican national suspected of murder was forcibly extradited to stand trial in the US.

Notre Dame Law School Annual Report For Academic Year 1989–1990, David T. Link

1975–1999: David T. Link

Dean David Link provides a description of the state of Notre Dame Law School as it closes the 1988–1989 academic year. The elements covered in his report include: important developments, strengths, and needs. Supplementary reports are included from the Kresge Law Library, the Center for Civil and Human Rights, the Notre Dame Law Review, the Journal of College and University Law, the Journal of Legislation, the London Law Centre, the Summer London Law Program, and the Thomas J. White Center.