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Full-Text Articles in Law
Brief Amicus Curiae For The National Black Law Students Association In Support Of Respondent, Fisher V. Univ. Of Texas (No. 11-345), U.S. Supreme Court (August 2012) (With Deborah N. Archer, Susan J. Abraham & Aderson Francois)., New York Law School Racial Justice Project.
Brief Amicus Curiae For The National Black Law Students Association In Support Of Respondent, Fisher V. Univ. Of Texas (No. 11-345), U.S. Supreme Court (August 2012) (With Deborah N. Archer, Susan J. Abraham & Aderson Francois)., New York Law School Racial Justice Project.
Racial Justice Project
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Unshared Bounty: How Structural Racism Contributes To The Creation And Persistence Of Food Deserts. (With American Civil Liberties Union)., New York Law School Racial Justice Project.
Unshared Bounty: How Structural Racism Contributes To The Creation And Persistence Of Food Deserts. (With American Civil Liberties Union)., New York Law School Racial Justice Project.
Racial Justice Project
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Promoting Social Change In Asia And The Pacific: The Need For A Disability Rights Tribunal To Give Life To The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities, Michael L. Perlin
Promoting Social Change In Asia And The Pacific: The Need For A Disability Rights Tribunal To Give Life To The Un Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities, Michael L. Perlin
Articles & Chapters
There is no question that the existence of regional human rights courts and commissions has been an essential element in the enforcement of international human rights in those regions of the world where such tribunals exist. In the specific area of mental disability law, there is now a remarkably robust body of case law from the European Court on Human Rights, some significant and transformative decisions from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and at least one major case from the African Commission onHuman Rights.
In Asia and the Pacific region, however, there is no such body. Many reasons have …
You Kill Me: Why I Don’T Want To Live Around People With Guns, Brandt Goldstein
You Kill Me: Why I Don’T Want To Live Around People With Guns, Brandt Goldstein
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The Fiscal Crisis As An Opportunity For Criminal Justice Reform: Defenders Building Alliances With Fiscal Conservatives, Randolph N. Jonakait, Larry Eger
The Fiscal Crisis As An Opportunity For Criminal Justice Reform: Defenders Building Alliances With Fiscal Conservatives, Randolph N. Jonakait, Larry Eger
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Superheroes, Bandits, And Cyber-Nerds: Exploring The History And Contemporary Development Of The Vigilante, Stephanie Juliano
Superheroes, Bandits, And Cyber-Nerds: Exploring The History And Contemporary Development Of The Vigilante, Stephanie Juliano
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This article will first discuss what defines a vigilante, the history of vigilantes, and the contemporary vigilante's effect on the legal system as a whole. Also, this article will focus on those scenarios that bring an ordinary person to react in an illegal way to a perceived injustice. In focusing on these scenarios, this article will examine a little more closely the answers of deeper questions about the nature of law and justice, and their roles in the accelerating world of new media.