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Preventing And Countering The Financing Of Terrorism Within The Roman Catholic Church, Ryan J. Pulkrabek Jan 2014

Preventing And Countering The Financing Of Terrorism Within The Roman Catholic Church, Ryan J. Pulkrabek

Ryan J Pulkrabek

The Holy See/Vatican City State has taken vast measures toward international compliance with Anti-Money Laundering/Countering Financing of Terrorism laws since 2010. The HS/VCS submitted its original AML/CFT law to a MONEYVAL review. The key takeaway from the MONEVYAL assessment was that the Vatican has come a long way in a short period of time. Most of the deficiencies will be ironed out with continued communication with MONEYVAL, trial and error of enforcing Laws NN. CLXVI and XVIII, and continued efforts toward compliance with other international counter-terrorism conventions. Notably, Law No. CLXVI was passed after MONEYVAL’s November visit; thus, Law No. …


Clear Depictions Promote Clear Decisions: Drafting Abortion Speech-And-Display Statutes That Pass First And Fourteenth Amendment Muster, Ryan J. Pulkrabek Feb 2013

Clear Depictions Promote Clear Decisions: Drafting Abortion Speech-And-Display Statutes That Pass First And Fourteenth Amendment Muster, Ryan J. Pulkrabek

Ryan J Pulkrabek

Several states have passed legislation requiring physicians to take, display, and describe an ultrasound to their patients who are seeking an abortion. These statutes have been challenged under both the Fourteenth and First Amendments because the statutes place burdens on women who seek abortion and compel physician speech. Courts are divided on these questions and state legislatures need guidance as they consider reform. This Article proposes a model "speech-and-display" statute that is both consistent with the Constitution and good public policy. This model statute is designed to protect the mental health of patients and the life of the unborn by …