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The Prohibition On The Use Of Force For Arms Control: The Case Of Iran’S Nuclear Program, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Reyam El Molla

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

International law does not permit the use of military force against Iran to attempt to end its nuclear program. The resort to military force in international relations is covered first and foremost by Article 2(4) of the United Nations Charter. Article 2(4) is a general prohibition on resort to force that includes resort to military force for arms control, including nuclear weapons control. The Charter has two express but limited exceptions to the ban on military force. A state that is the victim of a significant armed attack may use force in necessary and proportional self-defense; the United Nations Security …

Caroline Revisited: An Imagined Exchange Between John Kerry And Mohammad Javad Zarif, James W. Houck

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

In 1837, sailors of Great Britain's Royal Navy sank the American ship the Caroline over Niagra Falls. Great Britain justified the incident the preemptive strike as an act of self-defense. Diplomats of the two nations negotiated a legal framework to guide future preemptive uses of force. In the face of twenty-first century nuclear weapons, however, the Caroline framework seems outdated and impractical. To date, Iran continues to develop their nuclear program, while refusing international inspectors full access to their centrifuges. The United States is committed to keeping a nuclear weapon out of Iran's hands. The United States and Iran …

Iran's Nuclear Program And International Law, Daniel H. Joyner

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

In this article, Professor Daniel Joyner analyzes the legal arguments on both sides of the Iran nuclear issue. The article address what the sides regard as the relevant sources of international nuclear law, and their respective interpretations of these sources law. Professor Joyner argues that Iran’s case illustrates warped and incorrect legal interpretations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and other sources of law, and a prejudicial and inconsistent application of the law by the West and by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The article posits that this warped interpretation of NPT obligations has led to a bleak future for the …

Npt: A Pillar Of Global Governance, Richard Butler

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

The NPT is regarded as the cornerstone of nuclear arms control. It is the sole, widely agreed commitment in international law, to a world free of nuclear weapons. This fact and its operational mechanisms, establish NPT as a pillar of global governance. Any breakout from it, such as the development of nuclear weapons by Iran, a non-nuclear weapons state party to NPT, would jeopardize the future of the treaty and deeply harm the structure of contemporary global governance. If it chooses to do so, Iran cannot be prevented from taking such action by threatening it with the use of force, …

The Iranian Nuclear Issue, The End Of The American Century, And The Future Of International Order, Flynt L. Leverett

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

How the U.S.-Iranian competition for influence in the Middle East plays out will have profound consequences not just for the Middle East, but also for the legal frameworks, rules-based regimes, and mechanisms of global governance that shape international order in the 21^st century. This is particularly true with regard to U.S.-Iranian disagreements over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear activities. Strategic competition between America and Iran and its implications for international order play out against a backdrop of the progressive diminution of U.S. leadership in world affairs. Relative decline challenges the United States to share the prerogatives of global governance, especially …

Foreword, Amy C. Gaudion

Penn State Journal of Law & International Affairs (2012 - Present)

No abstract provided.

The Grizzly, November 14, 2013, Sabrina Mcgettigan, Briana Keane, Jenna Yaich, Briana Mullan, Olivia Z. Schultz, Vivek Reddy, Evan Hill, Bethany Mitchell, Derrick Falletta, Shawn Hartigan, Max Denardo, Melissa Arrisueno, Brandon Patterson, Austin Fox, James Wilson, Adebayo Adeyemo

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Bearitones and B'Naturals Perform This Weekend • UCEA Waste Watching at the Philadelphia Marathon • Climate and Sustainability Action Plan Announced • Process of Making New Classes at UC • UCDC Hosts Local Choreographers • Ursinus Athletics Honors Graduates • Wind Ensemble Performance • Opinion: Assign Credit for Varsity Athletics; Academic Probation Policy Exempts Athletics • Women's Basketball Will Rely on Young Talent • UC Wrestlers Ready to Meet Expectations • Exciting Weekend for UC Athletics

It's Ok To Giggle: Colbert's Gettysburg Address, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

There hasn't been all that much righteous indignation from the lands of historians and the historically inclined public. I'd wager they just haven't noticed. I was a little surprised, to be honest. As soon as I hit play on Stephen Colbert's rendition of the Gettysburg Address, part of Ken Burns' Learn the Address marketing initiative for his upcoming documentary, I figured the flame war was inevitable. [excerpt]

Jriles, Benjamin Edward (Sc 1218), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1218. "Christmas 1893," a poem written by Benjamin Edward Jriles, of Henderson County, Kentucky, detailing his adventure of driving a buggy from his home in Cairo, Kentucky to Ridgway, Kentucky, to eat Christmas dinner.

Braly, William D. (Sc 1188), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1188. Letter written by William D. Braly, stationed near Tullahoma, Tennessee, to Miss A.E. Abernathy. He mentions that his regiment is guarding a bridge near Tullahoma, but he is chiefly concerned about not receiving a letter from her despite writing to her about a year earlier.

Meador, John, 1853-1944 (Sc 2779), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

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Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2779. Letter of John Meador, Bristow Station, Kentucky, to his brother A. G. “Gillie” Meador, Union City, Tennessee, 28 June 1873. He refers to Meador’s gaining possession of some land, mentions an outbreak of cholera in Bowling Green, and reports on his activities and the health of mutual friends.

“Consternation Was Depicted On All Their Countenances”: Gettysburg’S African American Community And Confederate Invasion, Brian D. Johnson

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

On June 15, 1863, Albert Jenkins’s Confederate cavalry brigade became the first of Lee’s men to enter the North when it crossed the Potomac River and headed for Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Lee had issued strict orders forbidding his men to damage or confiscate private property unless it was a requisition made for necessary supplies, and overseen by authorized Confederate staff. Jenkins’s men half-heartedly obeyed, and scoured the area for anything valuable, including African Americans, fugitive or legally free, who might be sold into slavery. One horrified Chambersburg resident watched local blacks attempt to hide in cornfields only to have troopers chase …

The Grizzly, November 7, 2013, Sabrina Mcgettigan, David Rogers, Mary Deliberti, Briana Keane, Briana Mullan, Vivek Reddy, Olivia Z. Schultz, Bethany Mitchell, Dom Roher, Deana Harley, Dana Feigenbaum, James Wilson, Adebayo Adeyemo

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Poet Brian Teare Invited to Ursinus • The Street Piano Program Expanded to Collegeville • Tour Guides Serve as Ambassadors of the Ursinus Student Body • Campus Sculptures Donated Over Time • Counselor Sets Goals • Foreign Film Screenings at Ursinus • Students Speak About Kemper • Opinion: UC-Themed Anonymous Accounts are Hurtful; Courtyard Pilot Program's Work Not Yet Complete • Ursinus Men's Basketball Preview • Moliken Headed for Coaches Hall of Fame • Fall Sports Come to a Close

Dallas, William Robert, Sr., 1910-1997 (Mss 472), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 472. Correspondence, almost exclusively between William Robert Dallas, Sr., and his girlfriend, fiancé, and later wife Virginia “Ginny” Eileen Lindsay. Dallas was in the Army Air Corps and stationed in Louisville, Kentucky, while Ginny was living in her hometown of Ventnor, New Jersey, right outside Atlantic City. The letters are courtship related and are filled with plans for their wedding on 15 September 1945.

Topmiller Family Papers (Sc 2778), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2778. Letters and papers of various members of the Topmiller family of Kentucky, Tennessee and New Mexico. Includes letters of Benjamin E. Topmiller to his wife Jessie; letters of condolence to Jessie on her husband’s death; postcards from a World War I serviceman to a young lady in Owensboro, Kentucky; and letters to Victor Topmiller regarding his service to the Davet Home and School for Spastic Paralysis in Owensboro.

The Storm Breaks: Gettysburg’S African-American Community During The Battle, Brian D. Johnson

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

By late June 1863, though rebel troops had already occupied Gettysburg briefly, the threat to the borough grew still more ominous. Rebel troops had cut the town’s railroad lifeline to the north by destroying a bridge across Rock Creek, and convinced the local telegraph operator to flee with his equipment. The new isolation from news accentuated scattered reports of large forces, rebel and federal, approaching the borough from all directions. When federal cavalry arrived on June 30 to take up defensive positions west of town, Gettysburg residents sensed a looming battle. [excerpt]

Eddings, B. C. (Sc 1169), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1169. Letter written by B.C. Eddings, Yost, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, to Opalrae Johnson, Bowling Green, Kentucky. He is responding to Johnson’s letter breaking off their courtship.

Lg Ms 026 Michael Martin Papers Finding Aid, Nicholas Martin

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Description:

Print materials collected by this AIDS activist, primarily about the AIDS epidemic and treatment, including The AIDS Project in Maine.

Size of Collection:

1 ft.

Poverty In The Prosperous Years: The Working Poor Of The 1920s And Today, Brian Payne

Bridgewater Review

No abstract provided.

'Dred Scott V. Sandford' Analysis, Sarah E. Roessler

Student Publications

The Scott v. Sandford decision will forever be known as a dark moment in America's history. The Supreme Court chose to rule on a controversial issue, and they made the wrong decision. Scott v. Sandford is an example of what can happen when the Court chooses to side with personal opinion instead of what is right.

The Grizzly, October 31, 2013, Sabrina Mcgettigan, Briana Mullan, Bethany Mitchell, Deana Harley, Vivek Reddy, Briana Keane, Shawn Hartigan, Adebayo Adeyemo, Caroline Sandberg, Mary Deliberti, Derrick Falletta, James Wilson

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Scudera Discusses Gay Marriage in Pennsylvania • "Bell, Book and Candle" Premieres This Halloween • Bard College Sustainability Webinar Occurs This March • Record Donation to Honor UC Professor • Senior Halloween Celebration Returns • UC Singers to Perform Opera • History Professor Teaches by Example • Opinion: In Defense of the Men's Lacrosse Team; Gender-Neutral Housing Fosters Equality • DiJoseph More Than Just an Athlete • NFL's "A Crucial Catch" Under Scrutiny • Week in Sports: Mixture of Wins and Losses

The Grizzly, October 24, 2013, Sabrina Mcgettigan, David Rogers, Bethany Mitchell, Deana Harley, Nicholas Dimuzio, Vivek Reddy, Shawn Hartigan, Brandon Patterson, Adebayo Adeyemo, Dom Roher, Briana Mullan, Mary Deliberti, Derrick Falletta, Austin Fox, James Wilson

Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper, 1978 to Present

Ursinus Receives Largest Private Donation in History • Parking at Ursinus • History Department Takes Students to Gettysburg • Pennsylvania Senator Rafferty and Representative Vereb Speak in Bear's Den • UC Students Volunteer to Plant Trees for Non-Profit • UC Energy Games • UC Jazz Ensemble Performance • New Galleries at the Berman • Opinion: Don't Take Safety for Granted in Reimert; Slut-Shaming Persists as a Double Standard • Controversy Surrounding 2014 Winter Games • McIntyre Striving for Excellence, On and Off Court • Centennial Conference: Where the Bears Stand

Only Hindsight: Where Are The Historian Futurists?, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

A friend who is planning a pie-in-the-sky conference (about which I'm super excited) texted me today with a quick question. "Who would be a good 'Historian of the Future?'" he asked, adding the bonus that I could dream big. "Money no object," the next text read.

I was at a loss for a few minutes. Who is the historian of the future? Who is trying to visualize that skill-set, categorize that life, read the trends of the past and plot the course of history yet to come? [excerpt]

Calm Before The Storm: Gettysburg’S African-American Community Before The Battle, Brian D. Johnson

The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History

African-Americans have always been a part of Gettysburg’s community fabric. Slaves belonging to Samuel Gettys, the area’s first settler, arrived as early as 1762 to build one of the first local taverns. Samuel’s son James, who founded Gettysburg in 1786, also owned slaves, including Sydney O’Brien. After her owner’s death, O’Brien obtained her freedom, and in purchasing a small lot along South Washington Street helped establish the borough’s African-American neighborhood. The free black community continued to grow over the first decades of the nineteenth century as Pennsylvania’s policy of gradual emancipation effectively ended slavery in the state by the 1840s. …

Her Bright Blazon Forever Unstained, John M. Rudy

Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public

Just a few lyrics today, nothing more, nothing less. Lyrics of joy. Lyrics of home. Lyrics of who we are as a nation. Might we never forget who we are again. [excerpt]

Fresh, Mary A. Elizabeth (Logan), 1816-1894 - Letter To (Sc 2774), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid, scan and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2774. Letter to Eliza Fresh, Auburn, Kentucky, from a niece, Anna, in Paducah, Kentucky. She writes of the death of her sister, Lizzie, from typhoid fever on 18 October, the circumstances of her death, and the family's sadness.

Warren County, Kentucky Anti-Liquor Association (Sc 1121), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1121. Minutes, correspondence, and research notes of the Warren County, Kentucky Anti-Liquor Association and the local option election held in Bowling Green, Kentucky on 24 September 1960.

Coombs, Elizabeth Robertson, 1893-1988 (Sc 1126), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1126. Letter written by Elizabeth Robertson Coombs, Bowling Green, Kentucky, to Santa Claus, 1901.

The Emergence Of Singlehood In The 20th And Early 21st Century: Hong Kong, Japan, And Taiwan, Joanna Kang

2013 New England Association for Asian Studies Conference

In East Asia, Confucian philosophy is the dominant value system, especially its prominent doctrine of filial piety. Filial piety is a requirement of life, and being filial is an essential approach to acquire public recognition as an individual with integrity. The most unfilial and unforgivable behavior is being unmarried or sonless.[1] However, there are more and more Asian women who are immersed in this social milieu yet are choosing to embrace their singlehood. The liberation of Asian women is one of the momentous outcomes of Western modernization. This is also a trans-cultural trend that spans nations, societies, and ideologies. What …

The Lost Opportunity For Ethiopia: The Failure To Move Toward Democratic Governance, Theodor Vestal

International Journal of African Development

During the critical five year period leading up to the velvet revolution and the overthrow of Haile Selassie’s regime, there were missed opportunities to bring about peaceful change in Ethiopia’s governance. This paper analyzes the events of this period that led to the rise of the Derg and the revolutionary changes that followed and speculates on when strategic steps could have been taken to avoid the catastrophic events that ensued in 1974.