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Applying A Sovereign Agency Theory Of The Law Of Armed Conflict, Eric Talbot Jensen Jan 2012

Applying A Sovereign Agency Theory Of The Law Of Armed Conflict, Eric Talbot Jensen

Chicago Journal of International Law

The current bifurcated conflict classification paradigm for applying the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC) has lost its usefulness. Regulation of state militaries was originally based on the principle that the armed forces of a state were acting as the sovereign agents of the state and were granted privileges and given duties based on that grant of agency. These privileges and duties became the bases for the formulation of the modern LOAC. During the twentieth century, the LOAC became bifurcated, with the complete LOAC applying only to armed conflicts between sovereigns and only few provisions of the law applying to armed …


The Road To Modern India Through World War Ii, The Great Partition, And The Green Revolution, Lydia Dumais Jan 2012

The Road To Modern India Through World War Ii, The Great Partition, And The Green Revolution, Lydia Dumais

Theses & ETDs

This thesis explores some of the administrative failings of the British Raj at the twilight of its reign, beginning at the close of World War II with the rising tide of Indian nationalism. After a century of British rule, the call for Indian independence was growing deafening. A discourse had began in India: What defined India, as a people and as a nation? In the struggle for independence from the British the question of national identity became intertwined with religious identity, causing a deep divide between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League. The road towards independence became a …


Forging Links And Renewing Ties: Applying The Principles Of Restorative And Procedural Justice To Better Respond To Criminal Offenders With A Mental Disorder, Thomas L. Hafemeister, Sharon G. Garner, Veronica E. Bath Jan 2012

Forging Links And Renewing Ties: Applying The Principles Of Restorative And Procedural Justice To Better Respond To Criminal Offenders With A Mental Disorder, Thomas L. Hafemeister, Sharon G. Garner, Veronica E. Bath

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Christianity, John C. Hawley Jan 2012

Christianity, John C. Hawley

English

According to tradition and to the early church historian Eusebius, Christianity was preached in Ethiopia by the apostle Matthew before it reached Europe; Mark the evangelist is said to have established the church in Alexandria in 43 C.E. What is clear is that some of the most important early Christian theologians were from northern Africa: Augustine, from present-day Algeria, and Clement and Origen, from present-day Egypt. The monastic movement in the early church drew its inspiration from these writers. By the 4th century, Christianity was well established in what are today Ethiopia and Eritrea, and was centered in a city …


The Legacy Of Gordon Arthur Riley (1911–1985) And The Development Of Mathematical Models In Biological Oceanography, Thomas R. Anderson, Wendy C. Gentleman Jan 2012

The Legacy Of Gordon Arthur Riley (1911–1985) And The Development Of Mathematical Models In Biological Oceanography, Thomas R. Anderson, Wendy C. Gentleman

Journal of Marine Research

Gordon Arthur Riley (1911–1985) is remembered for his pioneering work in the development of marine ecosystem models during the mid-20th century. Using models that were necessarily simple because of the limited understanding of plankton physiology at the time, as well as the fact that calculations had to be done by hand, Riley studied the processes that control plankton stocks, production, and nutrient cycling, notably at Georges Bank. His great achievement lay not so much in the simulation of plankton dynamics per se, but rather in bringing to the fore the concept of using modeling as a means of explaining …


Still Too Close To Call? Rethinking Stampp's "The Concept Of A Perpetual Union", Daniel W. Hamilton Jan 2012

Still Too Close To Call? Rethinking Stampp's "The Concept Of A Perpetual Union", Daniel W. Hamilton

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.


The Future Of Cybertravel: Legal Implications Of The Evasion Of Geolocation, Marketa Trimble Jan 2012

The Future Of Cybertravel: Legal Implications Of The Evasion Of Geolocation, Marketa Trimble

Scholarly Works

Although the Internet is valued by many of its supporters particularly because it both defies and defeats physical borders, these important attributes are now being exposed to attempts by both governments and private entities to impose territorial limits through blocking or permitting access to content by Internet users based on their geographical location—a territorial partitioning of the Internet. One of these attempts, for example, is the recent Stop Online Piracy Act (“SOPA”) proposal in the United States. This article, as opposed to earlier literature on the topic discussing the possible virtues and methods of erecting borders in cyberspace, focuses on …


Bio-Cultural Knowledge And The Challenges Of Intellectual Property Rights Regimes For African Development, Ikechi Mgbeoji Jan 2012

Bio-Cultural Knowledge And The Challenges Of Intellectual Property Rights Regimes For African Development, Ikechi Mgbeoji

Articles & Book Chapters

African states have, since the colonial encounter, been part of the international regimes on intellectual property rights. Formal accession to various treaties and conventions on intellectual property rights instruments should not be mistaken for actual internalization of the policies, structures and norms required for reaping the promised benefits of participation in such regimes. There is ample evidence showing that most African states do not have the requisite structures for fruitful engagement with international intellectual property rights regimes. Until this anomaly is rectified, African states' engagement with international intellectual property regimes will remain structurally flawed and inimical to the human development …


"Missionaries Of Ordered Liberty": U.S. Colonial Sponsorship Of Self-Government In The Wake Of The Spanish-American War, 1899-1904, Conor Crawford Jan 2012

"Missionaries Of Ordered Liberty": U.S. Colonial Sponsorship Of Self-Government In The Wake Of The Spanish-American War, 1899-1904, Conor Crawford

Harvey M. Applebaum ’59 Award

No abstract provided.


Dissertation And Theses Notices, Gary Mcintosh Jan 2012

Dissertation And Theses Notices, Gary Mcintosh

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.


China's 20th Century Sophist: Analysis Of Hu Shi's Ethics, Logic, And Pragmatism, Rya Butterfield Jan 2012

China's 20th Century Sophist: Analysis Of Hu Shi's Ethics, Logic, And Pragmatism, Rya Butterfield

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

This is a study of the theory of critical Sophistic logic that underwrote Hu Shi’s involvement in China’s 20th century reform period known as the Chinese Renaissance. Hu Shi was a radical liberal reformer who played a leading role in the New Culture Movement. He pursued a two-pronged project for cultural reform. One side of the reform was focused on developing a critical pragmatic logical theory. This side was aimed at the intellectual class and appealed to the heritage of the Confucian literati. The other side of the reform was focused on lifting the people’s vernacular language from vulgarity to …


Forgiveness In Islamic Ethics And Jurisprudence, Russell Powell Jan 2012

Forgiveness In Islamic Ethics And Jurisprudence, Russell Powell

Faculty Articles

Some commentators characterize the relationship between Islam and other religions as a clash of cultures. Deep seated senses of harm, whether arising from the Crusades or 9/11, make the process of intercommunal engagement particularly challenging. However, some contemporary Muslim scholars propose a new paradigm for constructive interaction with non-Muslim communities that is authentically rooted in Islamic jurisprudential and textual traditions. The paper explores a number of potential starting points for intercommunal toleration, forgiveness, and reconciliation within Islamic tradition. Islamic jurisprudence contains deep commitments to forgiveness and reconciliation in its textual traditions (the Quran and Sunna), in its classical jurisprudence (particularly …


Leadership And Management In Second Generation Medium-Size Family Businesses: A Comparative Study, Gonzalo Gonzalez-Serna Jan 2012

Leadership And Management In Second Generation Medium-Size Family Businesses: A Comparative Study, Gonzalo Gonzalez-Serna

Theses and Dissertations

A research study was conducted among 10 second generation owners of medium-size family businesses in Mexico to gain a better understanding of how their firms were founded and of how these business owners have succeeded in growing their companies and keeping their business alive for more than 40 years. Literature from leadership, management, and family business was reviewed to analyze the existing research on the topic. The literature review revealed that many authors have addressed similar issues, but from different perspectives. This study presents the experiences of a group of second generation business owners in great detail, focusing on their …


Themes Of Trauma And Morally Injurious Events Among Vietnam Non-Combat Veterans: A Qualitative Examination Of The Nvvrs, Thomas M. Hanson Jan 2012

Themes Of Trauma And Morally Injurious Events Among Vietnam Non-Combat Veterans: A Qualitative Examination Of The Nvvrs, Thomas M. Hanson

Theses and Dissertations

To broaden our understanding of traumatic events, Litz et al. (2009) introduced moral injury (MI), defined as "perpetrating, failing to prevent, or bearing witness to acts that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations" (pg. 6). While Drescher et al. (2011) interviewed trauma experts to identify types of events that maybe associated with MI, it is unknown if these themes of events are experienced by non-combat veterans (i.e., Vietnam Era Veterans; N=200). Therefore, this qualitative study identifies the themes of traumatic events reported by a random selection of the non-combat subsample within the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS), and …


Themes Of Moral Injury In Trauma Experiences Of Vietnam Combat Veterans: A Qualitative Examination Of The Nvvrs, Alison Flipse Vargas Jan 2012

Themes Of Moral Injury In Trauma Experiences Of Vietnam Combat Veterans: A Qualitative Examination Of The Nvvrs, Alison Flipse Vargas

Theses and Dissertations

In the hopes of broadening our understanding of traumatic events, Litz et al. (2009) introduced moral injury (MI), defined as "perpetrating, failing to prevent, or bearing witness to acts that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations" (p. 6). Although Drescher et al. (2011) interviewed trauma experts to identify types of events which could create MI, it is unknown how prevalent these themes are within a military context. Therefore, this qualitative study identifies the themes of traumatic events reported by a 100 randomly selected members of the Combat Subsample within the National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study (NVVRS), and compares these …


Following The Trail Of Ants: An Examination Of The Work Of E.O. Wilson, Samantha Kee Jan 2012

Following The Trail Of Ants: An Examination Of The Work Of E.O. Wilson, Samantha Kee

Writing Across the Curriculum

No abstract provided.


Powerful Peace: A Navy Seal's Lesson On Peace From A Lifetime At War. By J. Robert Du Bois. New York Counter Insurgency, N.Y.: Morgan James Publishing, 2012., Don Sine Jan 2012

Powerful Peace: A Navy Seal's Lesson On Peace From A Lifetime At War. By J. Robert Du Bois. New York Counter Insurgency, N.Y.: Morgan James Publishing, 2012., Don Sine

Journal of Strategic Security

No abstract provided.


Managing The Insider Threat: No Dark Corners. By Nick Catranzos. Boca Raton, Fl.: Crc Press, 2012., Mark J. Roberts Jan 2012

Managing The Insider Threat: No Dark Corners. By Nick Catranzos. Boca Raton, Fl.: Crc Press, 2012., Mark J. Roberts

Journal of Strategic Security

No abstract provided.


Riot Control Agents And Chemical Weapons Arms Control In The United States, Sean P. Giovanello Jan 2012

Riot Control Agents And Chemical Weapons Arms Control In The United States, Sean P. Giovanello

Journal of Strategic Security

This article examines the issue of riot control agents as it relates to the subject of chemical weapons arms control at the international level and, more specifically, implications for the United States. The article examines how the issue of riot control agents has complicated efforts for the United States to enter into and ratify chemical weapons-related arms control agreements. The article provides an overview of chemical weapons, examines the relevant arms control agreements, explores why and how riot control agents influence debates over the merits of these treaties, and explains why riot control agents remain a contentious issue in chemical …


Exploiting Seams And Closing Gaps: Lessons From Mumbai And Beyond, Andrea Dew Jan 2012

Exploiting Seams And Closing Gaps: Lessons From Mumbai And Beyond, Andrea Dew

Journal of Strategic Security

This article analyzes a single event—the 2008 Mumbai attacks—in order to consider the strategic and operational lessons for dealing with other armed groups. How and why was Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) able to carry out such a sophisticated attack in the heart of Mumbai? And what lessons does Mumbai hold for strategists seeking to counter other armed groups around the world? While tactical level lessons from Mumbai have been well documented, it is important to also consider what the Mumbai attacks tell us at the strategic and operational levels. Specifically, the Mumbai attacks provide valuable insight into how armed groups use the …


The Libyan Model And Strategy: Why It Won't Work In Syria, Lance Kildron Jan 2012

The Libyan Model And Strategy: Why It Won't Work In Syria, Lance Kildron

Journal of Strategic Security

Operation Unified Protector (Libya, 2011) is the latest example of how a limited-means military intervention in a humanitarian crisis can stop the murder of innocent civilians. Proponents of intervention in the name of "responsibility to protect" (R2P) have stated that the air campaign strategy used in Libya could be the model for future U.S. military engagement overseas. This begs the question of when the United States should insert itself militarily into a humanitarian crisis. For instance, Syria is a potential candidate for military intervention. The following article takes the reasons for military intervention in Libya, as explained by President Obama …


The Mcdougal Lecture: National Strategy, Collective Security, And The Global Common, Gary W. Hart Jan 2012

The Mcdougal Lecture: National Strategy, Collective Security, And The Global Common, Gary W. Hart

Denver Journal of International Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


What We Didn't See Before, Allison Anna Tait Jan 2012

What We Didn't See Before, Allison Anna Tait

Law Faculty Publications

The essays in this Issue concentrate on a primary, and crucial, cluster of analytic concerns about the ways in which governments, artists, and architects have chosen to represent the concept of justice.


The Law Of Cyber-Attack, Rebecca Crootof, Oona A. Hathaway Jan 2012

The Law Of Cyber-Attack, Rebecca Crootof, Oona A. Hathaway

Law Faculty Publications

Cyber-attacks have become increasingly common in recent years. Capable of shutting down nuclear centrifuges, air defense systems, and electrical grids, cyber-attacks pose a serious threat to national security. As a result, some have suggested that cyber-attacks should be treated as acts of war. Yet the attacks look little like the armed attacks that the law of war has traditionally regulated. This Article examines how existing law may be applied-and adapted and amended-to meet the distinctive challenge posed by cyber-attacks. It begins by clarifying what cyber-attacks are and how they already are regulated by existing bodies of law, including the law …


Cross-Dressers With Benefits: Female Combat Soldiers In The United States And Israel, Pamela Laufer-Ukeles Jan 2012

Cross-Dressers With Benefits: Female Combat Soldiers In The United States And Israel, Pamela Laufer-Ukeles

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.


The New Guiding Principles On Business And Human Rights' Contribution In Ending The Divisive Debate Over Human Rights Responsibilities Of Companies: Is It Time For An Icj Advisory Opinion?, Jean-Marie Kamatali Jan 2012

The New Guiding Principles On Business And Human Rights' Contribution In Ending The Divisive Debate Over Human Rights Responsibilities Of Companies: Is It Time For An Icj Advisory Opinion?, Jean-Marie Kamatali

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Investigations At The Toncrey Site (16pl7): Analysis Of A Late Prehistoric Site In Extreme Southern Louisiana, Rebecca Muriel Brown Jan 2012

Investigations At The Toncrey Site (16pl7): Analysis Of A Late Prehistoric Site In Extreme Southern Louisiana, Rebecca Muriel Brown

LSU Master's Theses

The Toncrey site (16PL07), located in the coastal marsh of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, is a prehistoric mound site containing three earthen mounds, on the north, west, and south edges of a plaza. The layout of the mounds in cardinal directions around the plaza suggests that this component of the site dates to the Coles Creek period. On the eastern side of the site an extensive, wave-washed and re-deposited oyster (Crassostrea virginica) shell midden contains diagnostic Coles Creek, Plaquemine, and Mississippian pottery. Archaeological research at the site was conducted to confirm the cultural affiliation of the mound group and midden, and …


"Pure Americanism": Building A Modern St. Louis And The Reign Of Know Nothingism, Vanessa Varin Jan 2012

"Pure Americanism": Building A Modern St. Louis And The Reign Of Know Nothingism, Vanessa Varin

LSU Master's Theses

This thesis will explore the relationship between the rise of the Know Nothing Party and the modernization of St. Louis, the first Western metropolis. By the mid-1850s, two distinct visions of St. Louis existed. On one side of the ideological aisle, Democrats and conservative Whigs cautiously pursued an economic policy that advocated a slow but steady growth in St. Louis’ city infrastructure. But by 1850, a new faction of wealthy Yankee merchants, stirred by dreams of empire and western supremacy, challenged the traditional approach and strategically joined the national Know Nothing movement. Influenced by the intellectual currents of the American …


Mood Management And Video-Game Engagement: The Importance Of User-Experience And Gender In Assessing The Psychological Effects Of Video-Game Play, Crystine Serrone Jan 2012

Mood Management And Video-Game Engagement: The Importance Of User-Experience And Gender In Assessing The Psychological Effects Of Video-Game Play, Crystine Serrone

Master's Theses

The overall purpose of this thesis was to investigate the psychological effects of video-game play. The two central goals were to (a) compare and contrast three classic media theories (Mood Management Theory, The Catharsis Hypothesis, and Excitation-Transfer Theory) as they apply to the effects of video-game play, and (b) investigate the importance of user-experience variables and gender in predicting psychological outcomes of play. In a two-group mixed experimental design, all participants underwent a frustration/stress mood-induction procedure before playing a violent or nonviolent video-game. Questionnaires were administered both pre- and post-play to assess affect, arousal, and dominance as well as the …


Changing Tactics: Rehabilitating Canadian Justice For Traumatized Veterans, J. Jason Samson Jan 2012

Changing Tactics: Rehabilitating Canadian Justice For Traumatized Veterans, J. Jason Samson

LLM Theses

This thesis examines how military members and veterans with Operational Stress Injuries are treated by Canadian justice systems. It suggests a correlation between mental injuries sustained on operations by military personnel and propensities for military and societal misconduct. By comparing civilian and military processes with American justice counterparts, a plan to improve the existing Canadian legal landscape is proposed. Using an analysis of the underlying philosophy and purpose of military justice, a problem solving diversionary court is recommended, along with legislative and policy amendments. The use of a consent-based "Treatment Standing Court Martial" would place military justice officials parallel to …