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Driving Into Unreasonableness: The Driveway, The Curtilage, And Reasonable Expectations Of Privacy, Vanessa Rownaghi Sep 2011

Driving Into Unreasonableness: The Driveway, The Curtilage, And Reasonable Expectations Of Privacy, Vanessa Rownaghi

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Staring Down The Sights At Mcdonald V. City Of Chicago: Why The Second Amendment Deserves The Kevlar Protection Of Strict Scrutiny, James J. Williamson Ii Jun 2011

Staring Down The Sights At Mcdonald V. City Of Chicago: Why The Second Amendment Deserves The Kevlar Protection Of Strict Scrutiny, James J. Williamson Ii

Legislation and Policy Brief

In June of 2008, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in District of Columbia v. Heller, declaring that a District of Columbia law prohibiting the possession of handguns in a private home for personal protection violated the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Justice Scalia, writing for a 5-4 majority, recognized that the protections provided by the Second Amendment apply to individuals—not just “militias”—and emphatically declared that “the enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table. These include the absolute prohibition of handguns held and used for self-defense in the home.” After four years of …


"No New Babies?" Gender Inequality And Reproductive Control In The Criminal Justice And Prisons System, Rachel Roth May 2011

"No New Babies?" Gender Inequality And Reproductive Control In The Criminal Justice And Prisons System, Rachel Roth

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


International Criminal Court's Protection Of Women: The Hands Of Justice At Work, Tina R. Karkera May 2011

International Criminal Court's Protection Of Women: The Hands Of Justice At Work, Tina R. Karkera

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Why Do They Continue To Get The Worst Of Both Worlds? The Case For Providing Louisiana's Juveniles With The Right To A Jury In Delinquency Adjudications, Sandra M. Ko May 2011

Why Do They Continue To Get The Worst Of Both Worlds? The Case For Providing Louisiana's Juveniles With The Right To A Jury In Delinquency Adjudications, Sandra M. Ko

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Atkins V. Virginia: National Consensus Or Six-Person Opinion?, Joanna Hall May 2011

Atkins V. Virginia: National Consensus Or Six-Person Opinion?, Joanna Hall

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Conceptualizing The Law From A Gender Perspective: Conceptions Regarding Victim And Accused, Gladys Acosta Vargas Feb 2011

Conceptualizing The Law From A Gender Perspective: Conceptions Regarding Victim And Accused, Gladys Acosta Vargas

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Illinois V. Wardlow Feb 2011

Illinois V. Wardlow

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Supreme Court Watch: Recent Decisions Of Selected Criminal Cases, Stephanie Cannuli, Monica Trigoso Jan 2011

Supreme Court Watch: Recent Decisions Of Selected Criminal Cases, Stephanie Cannuli, Monica Trigoso

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.


Letter From The Editor, Monica Trigoso Jan 2011

Letter From The Editor, Monica Trigoso

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.


Burning, John R. Maney, Jr. Jan 2011

Burning, John R. Maney, Jr.

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.


A Personal Perspective On Media And The Law: The Case Of Death Row Inmate Troy Anthony Davis, Gemma Puglisi Jan 2011

A Personal Perspective On Media And The Law: The Case Of Death Row Inmate Troy Anthony Davis, Gemma Puglisi

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.


Blaming “Culture:” “Cultural” Evidence In Homicide Prosecutions And A New Perspective On Blameworthiness, Christian G. Ohanian Jan 2011

Blaming “Culture:” “Cultural” Evidence In Homicide Prosecutions And A New Perspective On Blameworthiness, Christian G. Ohanian

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.


Sext Appeals: Re-Assessing The Exclusion Of Self-Created Images From First Amendment Protection, Carmen Naso Jan 2011

Sext Appeals: Re-Assessing The Exclusion Of Self-Created Images From First Amendment Protection, Carmen Naso

American University Criminal Law Brief

No abstract provided.


The Exercise Of Jurisdiction By The International Criminal Court Over Palestine, William Thomas Worster Jan 2011

The Exercise Of Jurisdiction By The International Criminal Court Over Palestine, William Thomas Worster

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Permanent Hybrid Court For Terrorism, Erin Creegan Jan 2011

A Permanent Hybrid Court For Terrorism, Erin Creegan

American University International Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Somali Piracy Problem: A Global Puzzle Necessitating A Global Solution, Milena Sterio Jan 2011

The Somali Piracy Problem: A Global Puzzle Necessitating A Global Solution, Milena Sterio

American University Law Review

Over the past few years, piracy has exploded off the coast of Somalia. The Somali pirates congregate on a mother ship and then divide into smaller groups that sail out on tiny skiffs. Using potent weapons like AK-47’s and hand-propelled grenades, the Somali pirates then attack civilian ships carrying cargo through the Gulf of Aden, toward South Africa or Asia. Once they have overtaken the victim vessel, pirates typically hijack the vessel’s cargo and crewmembers. The former is often resold to willing buyers (some of which include terrorist organizations like Al Qaeda). The latter are taken to the Somali shore …


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Slava Kuperstein, Lindsay Roberts, John Coleman, Beka Feathers, Anna Naimark, Ivan Carpio Jan 2011

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Slava Kuperstein, Lindsay Roberts, John Coleman, Beka Feathers, Anna Naimark, Ivan Carpio

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts , Slava Kuperstein, Lindsay Roberts, Catlin Meade, Elizabeth Francis, Ivan Carpio Jan 2011

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts , Slava Kuperstein, Lindsay Roberts, Catlin Meade, Elizabeth Francis, Ivan Carpio

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Claire Grandison, Benjamin Watson, Brynn Weinstein, Adam Dembling, Yaritza Velez, Michelle Flash Jan 2011

Updates From The International And Internationalized Criminal Courts, Claire Grandison, Benjamin Watson, Brynn Weinstein, Adam Dembling, Yaritza Velez, Michelle Flash

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.