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The International Legal System: Cases And Materials (7th Ed., Foundation Press 2015), Mary O'Connell, Richard Scott, Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Daniel Bradlow
The International Legal System: Cases And Materials (7th Ed., Foundation Press 2015), Mary O'Connell, Richard Scott, Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Daniel Bradlow
Mary Ellen O'Connell
The world of international law continues to grow and change at an accelerated pace. The International Legal System, 7th Edition captures the critical developments for law students as they prepare for the global legal marketplace.Important additions include expanded treatment of international environmental law in a new chapter; updates on international legal theory; expanded coverage of cyber law; new cases on jurisdiction ranging from the International Court of Justice’s Jurisdictional Immunity of the State to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kiobel v. Shell; the latest results of international trade talks, and new cases at the intersection of armed conflict and human rights.Professor …
The International Legal System: Cases And Materials (7th Ed., Foundation Press 2015), Mary O'Connell, Richard Scott, Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Daniel Bradlow
The International Legal System: Cases And Materials (7th Ed., Foundation Press 2015), Mary O'Connell, Richard Scott, Naomi Roht-Arriaza, Daniel Bradlow
Naomi Roht-Arriaza
The world of international law continues to grow and change at an accelerated pace. The International Legal System, 7th Edition captures the critical developments for law students as they prepare for the global legal marketplace.Important additions include expanded treatment of international environmental law in a new chapter; updates on international legal theory; expanded coverage of cyber law; new cases on jurisdiction ranging from the International Court of Justice’s Jurisdictional Immunity of the State to the U.S. Supreme Court’s Kiobel v. Shell; the latest results of international trade talks, and new cases at the intersection of armed conflict and human rights.Professor …
Notes From A New Underground: The Intersection Of Russian Orthodoxy, Religious Liberty, Lgbt Rights, And State Authority, John Ehrett
John Ehrett
Current laws in the Russian Federation impose sanctions against both speech deemed offensive to Russia’s traditional religious groups and speech considered “propaganda” of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. This Article offers a contemporary examination of the historical, cultural and political forces underlying these ongoing trends, and offers an interdisciplinary consideration of issues surrounding the intersection of liberty of religious expression with liberty of LGBT expression in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. This is historically contextualized through consideration of the political integration of church and state as a contributing factor toward limitations on these political freedoms. Ultimately, a vision of …
Demanding Individual Rights And Civil Liberties: An Iranian Approach, Zahra Takhshid
Demanding Individual Rights And Civil Liberties: An Iranian Approach, Zahra Takhshid
Zahra Takhshid
Iran has a long history of social movements and revolutions. The 1906 Constitutional Revolution led to the recognition of individual rights as part of Iran’s first Constitution. With the Islamic Revolution of 1979, a new constitution was enacted, which devoted one chapter to “the Rights of the Nation.”
The Constitution has introduced several methods to protect the recognized rights: the Guardian Council, the Tribunal of Administrative Justice, and the Commission of Article 90.
In addition to the institutions introduced in the Constitution, the Legislature and the Executive branch proposed new safeguarding procedures and adopted new statutes, which recognized broader range …
Global Economic Inequality And The Potential For Global Democracy: A Functionalist Analysis, Andrew Strauss
Global Economic Inequality And The Potential For Global Democracy: A Functionalist Analysis, Andrew Strauss
Andrew L. Strauss
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