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International Law And Religion In Latin America: The Beagle Channel Dispute, M C. Mirow Jan 2004

International Law And Religion In Latin America: The Beagle Channel Dispute, M C. Mirow

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In 1978, an Argentine diplomat proposed a method of defusing a territorial dispute that very nearly sparked off a war between Argentina and Chile, It,was an offer calculated to be rejected by Chile, and yet Chile’s immediate response was “Agreed” - a response so unthinkable to Argentina that within hours its military Junta revoked the power of the Foreign Minister and the President to sign the agreement it had just proposed. In December 1978, the countries were quickly moving towards a war that, if waged, would most likely have engulfed much of Latin America. The Vatican, however, intervened and brought …


Separation, Neutrality, And Clergy Liability For Sexual Misconduct, William P. Marshall Jan 2004

Separation, Neutrality, And Clergy Liability For Sexual Misconduct, William P. Marshall

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Dissent And Disestablishment: The Church/State Settlement Of The New American Republic, Carl H. Esbeck Jan 2004

Dissent And Disestablishment: The Church/State Settlement Of The New American Republic, Carl H. Esbeck

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This paper has two aims. They are more in the nature of history than law. The first aim is to show that since the fourth century Western civilization has presupposed that there are not one but two sovereigns. Each has a jurisdiction of legitimate operation, and while there are areas of shared cognizance, there are other subject matter areas in which each is noncompetent to perform the tasks of the other. The second aim of this paper is to uncover historical figures that advanced a proposition concerning religious freedom that became the American church-state settlement.