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Ensuring The Continuity Of The United States Government: The Presidency: Joint Hearing Before The Committee On The Judiciary And Committee On Rules And Administration, Senate, 108th Congress, Subcommittee On Constitutional Amendments; Committee On The Judiciary. Senate. United States. Sep 2003

Ensuring The Continuity Of The United States Government: The Presidency: Joint Hearing Before The Committee On The Judiciary And Committee On Rules And Administration, Senate, 108th Congress, Subcommittee On Constitutional Amendments; Committee On The Judiciary. Senate. United States.

Congressional Materials

Examines concerns about the Presidential Succession Act and proposals to revise procedures for a transfer of power in case of vacancies in the offices of President and Vice President.


The Evisceration Of The Attorney-Client Privilege In The Wake Of September 11, 2001, Marjorie Cohn Jan 2003

The Evisceration Of The Attorney-Client Privilege In The Wake Of September 11, 2001, Marjorie Cohn

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Old Law For A New World? Third-Party Liability For Terrorist Acts - From The Klan To Al Qaeda, Rebecca Blackmon Joyner Jan 2003

An Old Law For A New World? Third-Party Liability For Terrorist Acts - From The Klan To Al Qaeda, Rebecca Blackmon Joyner

Fordham Law Review

No abstract provided.


International Money Laundering Abatement And Anti-Terrorist Financing Act Of 2001: Congress Wears A Blindfold While Giving Money Laundering Legislation A Facelift, George A. Lyden Jan 2003

International Money Laundering Abatement And Anti-Terrorist Financing Act Of 2001: Congress Wears A Blindfold While Giving Money Laundering Legislation A Facelift, George A. Lyden

Fordham Journal of Corporate & Financial Law

No abstract provided.


Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Terrorists: An In-Depth Analysis Of The Government's Right To Classify United States Citizens Suspected Of Terrorism As Enemy Combatants And Try Those Enemy Combatants By Military Comission, Amanda Schaffer Jan 2003

Life, Liberty, And The Pursuit Of Terrorists: An In-Depth Analysis Of The Government's Right To Classify United States Citizens Suspected Of Terrorism As Enemy Combatants And Try Those Enemy Combatants By Military Comission, Amanda Schaffer

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Comment explores the government's right to treat citizens as enemy combatants and whether their trials should be by military commissions or by the non-military criminal justice system. It gives background information and explains the source of the government's right to determine enemy combatant status and to use military commissions. This Comment also describes the distinctions between a military trial and a regular criminal trial and explains the status of two cases regarding American citizens declared to be enemy combatants. The Comment goes on to explain why the government wants to use military commissions to try terrorists and the advantages …


Responding To Terrorism: How Must A Democracy Do It? A Comparison Of Israeli And American Law, Jonathan Grebinar Jan 2003

Responding To Terrorism: How Must A Democracy Do It? A Comparison Of Israeli And American Law, Jonathan Grebinar

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This Comment compares the Israeli and American laws that sanction controversial responses to terrorism. It discusses criticisms of these laws with respect to human rights violations and how, if at all, the two governments strive to preserve their law's effectiveness without violating international standards. Part I of this comment briefly discusses the origins of terrorism and establishes a universal definition for the word. Part II reviews the history of three Israeli responses to terrorism, including 1) administrative detention, 2) torture, and 3) the demolition of houses; and describes how these tactics are criticized domestically as well as internationally. Part II …