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Hard Times For Peace Between Two Internally Divided Societies, Claudia Heiss

Human Rights & Human Welfare

These are not promising days for those who desire peace between Israelis and Palestinians, with two states respected by each other and recognized by the international community, living securely side by side. Richard Falk’s article rightly stresses the negative role played by the US Government in its sharp rejection of the Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations Security Council. The problem, however, seems to lie deeper in these complex societies and their current political leaderships.

November Roundtable: The Palestine Bid For Statehood At The Un, Introduction, Claudia Fuentes Julio

Human Rights & Human Welfare

An annotation of:

“Statehood versus “Facts on the Ground””. By Richard Falk. Aljazeera, September 20, 2011.

The Sum Of The Parts, Therese O'Donnell

Human Rights & Human Welfare

From one perspective the Middle East lends itself as a macabre mise-en-scene where the triumph of realpolitik over the legitimacies of international law can be continually re-staged. To be sure, at least two sovereign states seem to go their own way, even in the face of rampant and valid international criticism—the end of a construction freeze on illegal settlements and failures to condemn clearly illustrate this point. However, two can play at that game. The US veto of the October 2003 draft Security Council resolution declaring as illegal Israel’s construction of its security fence, beyond the 1949 Green Line and …

The Us On The Palestinian Statehood Bid: Weighing The Costs, Thomas Pegram

Human Rights & Human Welfare

Reflecting on the controversy surrounding the Palestinian bid for statehood, Richard Falk neatly subverts the opening words of the UN Charter, “we the people,” as having always surrendered to “we the governments,” and, in the modern era of American empire, “we the hegemon.”

This may well be true. The UN Security Council (UNSC), in particular, is viewed in Washington as a vehicle for hegemonic ambitions—to be indulged when it serves its purpose and vetoed and sidelined when it does not. Unfolding events at the UNSC, reportedly due to vote on the Palestinian resolution on November 11 but now postponed perhaps …

The Legal Framework For Water Transfers In The Colorado River Basin Will Be Important, Jennifer Pitt

Water Law Review

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Vol. 15, No. 1: Table Of Contents, Water Law Review

Water Law Review

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Considerations For Analyzing Colorado Ground Water: A Technical Perspective, Christopher J. Sanchez

Water Law Review

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Centennial Water & Sanitation Dist. V. City & Cnty. Of Broomfield, 256 P.3d 677 (Colo. 2011), Molly Callender

Water Law Review

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S. Fork Water & Sanitation Dist. V. Town Of S. Fork, 252 P.3d 465 (Colo. 2011), J. Tobin Weiner

Water Law Review

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Upper Yampa Water Conservancy Dist. V. Dequine Family L.L.C. 249 P.3d 794 (Colo. 2011), Michael Lerch

Water Law Review

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Vol. 15, No. 1: Full Issue

Water Law Review

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September Roundtable: "The Syrian Spring" And Human Rights, Introduction, Raslan Ibrahim

Human Rights & Human Welfare

An annotation of:

“The UN Security Council's Pro-Syrian 'Defiance Coalition' Crumbles”. By Raghida Dergham. Huffington Post, August 2011.

Frenchman Cambridge Irrigation Dist. V. Dep't Of Natural Res., 801 N.W.2d 253 (Neb. 2011), Gregory Angstadt

Water Law Review

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The Arab Spring: Endgames As Framing Battle, Colm Campbell

Human Rights & Human Welfare

The narrative of the Arab Spring (including the Syrian uprising) in the mainstream media appears clear and linear: a cruel dictator is challenged in a series of street demonstrations that rapidly coalesce to become a popular uprising. The dictator resorts to increasingly brutal repression, but this fails to end the challenge. Within a relatively short time the dictator is overthrown. Elections within a reasonable period are announced, promising the creation of a democracy that is representative not only of the protest movement, but of society as a whole. Raghida Dergham's Huffington Post article largely reflects this perspective, drawing attention to …

White Noise, White Heat, Therese O'Donnell

Human Rights & Human Welfare

If, as former British Prime Minister Harold Wilson famously uttered, "A week is a long time in politics," then the Six weeks since Raghida Dergham's article could be a lifetime and the last six months of the "Arab Spring" an aeon.

The Un Security Council On Syria: Radical Change Or Continuity?, Thomas Pegram

Human Rights & Human Welfare

The Presidential Statement issued by the UN Security Council on August 3 condemning the widespread violation of human rights by Syrian authorities was hailed by some as signaling the collapse of the pro-Syrian "defiance coalition."

This "defiance coalition," comprised of the so-called "BRICs" (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) along with Lebanon, did indeed relent, begrudgingly, to growing international pressure for action on Syria. However, whether a statement containing little actionable content signals the crumbling of defiance rather than a diplomatic maneuver as calculations are recalibrated in light of developments is another matter.

Vol. 15, No. 1: Front Matter

Water Law Review

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David H. Getches 1942-2011, James N. Corbridge

Water Law Review

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The Legal And Historical Barriers To Out-Of-District Transfers From Mainstream Colorado River Irrigation Districts In Arizona, Dean Waters Price

Water Law Review

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Improving Efficiency And Overcoming Obstacles To Water Transfers In Utah, Johanna Hamburger

Water Law Review

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Charles Fishman, The Big Thirst, Jessica Bidgood

Water Law Review

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Alex Prud'homme, The Ripple Effect: The Fate Of Freshwater In The Twenty-First Century, Johna Varty

Water Law Review

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Steven Soloman, Water: The Epic Struggle For Wealth, Power, And Civilization, Gregory Cowan

Water Law Review

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Future Of Ditch-Wide Change Cases In Colorado: Reducing Per-Share Water Quantities With Historical Consumptive Use Determinations Based On Unlawful Enlargements And Average Reservoir Releases: Burlington Ditch Reservoir & Land Co. V. Metro Wastewater Reclamation Dist., David W. Baker

Water Law Review

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The Colorado Water Conservation Board, John Lahner

Water Law Review

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Kobobel V. Dep't Of Natural Res., 249 P.3d 1127 (Colo. 2011), John Lahner

Water Law Review

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S. Ute Indian Tribe V. King Consol. Ditch Co., 250 P.3d 1226 (Colo. 2011), Michael L. Downey

Water Law Review

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Clear Springs Foods, Inc. V. Spackman, 252 P.3d 71 (Idaho 2011), Richard Neiley

Water Law Review

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Cochran V. State Dept. Of Agric., Div. Of Water Res., 249 P.3d 434 (Kan. 2011), Patrick Peluso

Water Law Review

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The Moral International Sphere As A New "Civic Virtue", Claudia Heiss

Human Rights & Human Welfare

Liberal political theory, the predominant paradigm at least since the 1970s, rules out as oppressive the imposition of any substantive notion of a "good way of life" and proposes instead a neutral conception where each individual should have the right to pursue his or her own preferred project of life. This opposition of an ancient "virtue" and a modern "freedom" seems challenged by current debates about morality and the responsibility to protect innocent civilians from massive crimes. The moral outrage of the international community may be interpreted as a signal of a perhaps minimal notion of civic virtue, which translates …