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For A Global Peoples Assembly, Andrew Strauss, Richard Falk
For A Global Peoples Assembly, Andrew Strauss, Richard Falk
Andrew L. Strauss
No abstract provided.
Government By Trade Agreement, David Wirth
Dangerous Undertones Of The New Nativism: Peter Brimelow And The Decline Of The West, Daniel Kanstroom
Dangerous Undertones Of The New Nativism: Peter Brimelow And The Decline Of The West, Daniel Kanstroom
Daniel Kanstroom
Nativism - an intense opposition to immigrants and other non-native members of society - has been deeply imbedded in the American character from the earliest days of the nation. Dating from the Alien and Sedition controversy of 1798 to California's recent Proposition 187, nativism has long been a driving force in policy making, a particular irony in a country founded and populated by immigrants.
This anthology of original, specially commissioned essays is informed at its core by George Santayana's famous edict that "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Examining the current surge in nativism in …
Economic Assistance, The World Bank, And Nonbinding Instruments, David Wirth
Economic Assistance, The World Bank, And Nonbinding Instruments, David Wirth
David A. Wirth
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Christians V. Crystal Evangelical Free Church: Interpreting Rfra In The Battle Among God, The Government, And The Bankruptcy Code, Susan Franck
Susan D. Franck
In the past, religious debtors have used the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) to tithe to their churches at a time when they were insolvent and questions have arisen whether these tithes are fraudulent transfers, which should be repatriated to the bankruptcy estate for the benefit of all creditors. This case comment analyzes the first circuit court opinion to evaluate the intersection of religious tithing, bankruptcy, fraudulent conveyance law and RFRA. In light of the doubts as to RFRA's constitutionality, this comment argues for a narrow interpretation of RFRA and, when determining the scope of free exercise protection, courts should …
Civil Rights During The 1990'S: New Treaty Law Could Help Immensely, Connie De La Vega
Civil Rights During The 1990'S: New Treaty Law Could Help Immensely, Connie De La Vega
Connie de la Vega
This article argues that ratification by the United States of two major international human rights treaties (the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)) should have an impact on civil rights issues in this country. It contends that although many of the rights enumerated in the treaties are similar to those provided for in state and federal constitutions and statutes, there are many areas where the treaty clauses are more protective of individuals' rights. It also asserts that even though the United States ratified both treaties …