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Settlers And Immigrants In The Formation Of American Law, Aziz Rana
Settlers And Immigrants In The Formation Of American Law, Aziz Rana
Aziz Rana
This paper argues that the early American republic is best understood as a constitutional experiment in “settler empire,” and that related migration policies played a central role in shaping collective identity and structures of authority. Initial colonists, along with their 19th century descendants, viewed society as grounded in an ideal of freedom that emphasized continuous popular mobilization and direct economic and political decision-making. However, many settlers believed that this ideal required Indian dispossession and the coercive use of dependent groups, most prominently slaves, in order to ensure that they themselves had access to property and did not have to engage …
A Flag Is Flipped And A Nation Flaps: The Politics And Patriotism Of The First International World Series, Todd J. Wiebe
A Flag Is Flipped And A Nation Flaps: The Politics And Patriotism Of The First International World Series, Todd J. Wiebe
Todd J Wiebe
No abstract provided.
Review Of Native And National In Brazil (American Historical Review), Tracy Devine Guzmán
Review Of Native And National In Brazil (American Historical Review), Tracy Devine Guzmán
Tracy Devine Guzmán
No abstract provided.
01 01 Unit One Introduction (Reading), Robert Berry
01 01 Unit One Introduction (Reading), Robert Berry
Robert Berry
This is the introductory unit to a course on documents research. Building confidence in documents research—using a wide variety of resources, such as law materials, government patent databases, or library of congress digital collections, to name just a few—increases the chances students will excel in any graduate or professional schools you subsequently enroll in or at any research projects they choose to undertake.
The Prohibition On The Use Of Force For Arms Control: The Case Of Iran’S Nuclear Program, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Reyam El Molla
The Prohibition On The Use Of Force For Arms Control: The Case Of Iran’S Nuclear Program, Mary Ellen O'Connell, Reyam El Molla
Mary Ellen O'Connell
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 …
Epilogue: Some Sober Second Thoughts, Christopher Hoebeke
Epilogue: Some Sober Second Thoughts, Christopher Hoebeke
Christopher H Hoebeke
No abstract provided.
The Paradox Of Popular Sovereignty: An Introductory Essay, Christopher Hoebeke
The Paradox Of Popular Sovereignty: An Introductory Essay, Christopher Hoebeke
Christopher H Hoebeke
No abstract provided.
Looking Back At Brezhnev, Peter Rutland, Victoria Smolkin-Rothrock
Looking Back At Brezhnev, Peter Rutland, Victoria Smolkin-Rothrock
Peter Rutland