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Freedom From Ignorance: The International Duty To Provide Public Education, Areto A. Imoukhuede
Freedom From Ignorance: The International Duty To Provide Public Education, Areto A. Imoukhuede
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This paper argues that public education is an international human right that the U.S. ought to recognise and protect. Recognising a right to public education would correct a major inconsistency in U.S. law by bringing education rights docrtine more in line with international human rights law. This piece discusses how current U.S. education rights doctrine is inconsistent with U.S. tradition and legal precedent. It then demonstrates how international law recognises public education as a fundamental duty of government before arguing for why the U.S. is obligated to follow international law regarding the right to public education.
The Legal Significance Of Adolescent Development On The Right To Counsel: Establishing The Constitutional Right To Counsel For Teens In Child Welfare Matters And Assuring A Meaningful Right To Counsel In Delinquency Matters, Michael J. Dale, Jennifer K. Pokempner, Riya Saha Shah, Mark F. Houldin, Robert G. Schwartz
The Legal Significance Of Adolescent Development On The Right To Counsel: Establishing The Constitutional Right To Counsel For Teens In Child Welfare Matters And Assuring A Meaningful Right To Counsel In Delinquency Matters, Michael J. Dale, Jennifer K. Pokempner, Riya Saha Shah, Mark F. Houldin, Robert G. Schwartz
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The Fifth Freedom: The Constitutional Duty To Provide Public Education, Areto Imoukhuede
The Fifth Freedom: The Constitutional Duty To Provide Public Education, Areto Imoukhuede
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“The fifth freedom is freedom from ignorance. It means that every[one], everywhere, should be free to develop his [or her] talents to their full potential – unhampered by arbitrary barriers of race or birth or income.” Lyndon B. Johnson This article argues that education is a fundamental human right that the U.S. Supreme Court has failed to recognize because of the Court’s bias towards negative, rather than positive rights. Viewed from the limited perspective of rights as liberties, the concern with declaring a fundamental right to education is that education legislation would be strictly scrutinized, thus causing the undesired result …
Blowing The Lid Off: Expanding The Due Process Clause To Defend The Defenseless Against Hurricane Katrina, Olympia Duhart
Blowing The Lid Off: Expanding The Due Process Clause To Defend The Defenseless Against Hurricane Katrina, Olympia Duhart
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The Trade Winds Of Judicial Activism: An Introduction To The 2004-2005 Goodwin Seminar Articles By Dennis Morrison, Q.C., And The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Q.C., M.P.,, Jane E. Cross
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In Fall 2004, Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center hosted a Goodwin Seminar series entitled Trade Winds in Caribbean Law: Evolution of Legal Norms and the Quest for Independent Justice. Since the conclusion of the Goodwin Seminar in November 2004, there have been two significant developments in the Commonwealth Caribbean. First, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) was inaugurated on April 16, 2005 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Second, the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) was launched on January 30, 2006.