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Unpopular Constitutionalism, Mila Versteeg Jul 2014

Unpopular Constitutionalism, Mila Versteeg

Indiana Law Journal

Constitutions are commonly thought to express nations’ highest values. They are often proclaimed in the name of “We the People” and are regarded—by scholars and the general public alike—as an expression of the people’s views and values. This Article shows empirically that this widely held image of constitutions does not correspond with the reality of constitution making around the world. The Article contrasts the constitutional-rights choices of ninety countries between 1981 and 2010 with data from nearly one-half million survey responses on cultural, religious, and social values conducted over the same period. It finds, surprisingly, that in this period, the …


Regulating The Corporate Tap: Applying Global Administrative Law Principles To Achieve The Human Right To Water, Kristin L. Retherford Apr 2013

Regulating The Corporate Tap: Applying Global Administrative Law Principles To Achieve The Human Right To Water, Kristin L. Retherford

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Patents Fettering Reproductive Rights, Scott A. Allen Jan 2012

Patents Fettering Reproductive Rights, Scott A. Allen

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Liberty Lost: The Moral Case For Marijuana Law Reform, Eric Blumenson, Eva Nilsen Jan 2010

Liberty Lost: The Moral Case For Marijuana Law Reform, Eric Blumenson, Eva Nilsen

Indiana Law Journal

Marijuana policy analyses typically focus on the relative costs and benefits of present policy and its feasible alternatives. This Essay addresses a prior, threshold issue: whether marijuana criminal laws abridge fundamental individual rights, and if so, whether there are grounds that justify doing so. Over 700, 000 people are arrested annually for simple marijuana possession, a small but significant proportion of the 100 million Americans who have committed the same crime. In this Essay, we present a civil libertarian case for repealing marijuana possession laws. We put forward two arguments corresponding to the two distinct liberty concerns implicated by laws …


The Alien Tort Claims Act In 2007: Resolving The Delicate Balance Between Judicial And Legislative Authority, Hannah R. Bornstein Oct 2007

The Alien Tort Claims Act In 2007: Resolving The Delicate Balance Between Judicial And Legislative Authority, Hannah R. Bornstein

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Extradition And The Political Offense Exception In The Suppression Of Terrorism, Antje C. Petersen Jul 1992

Extradition And The Political Offense Exception In The Suppression Of Terrorism, Antje C. Petersen

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


International Law And Control Of The Media: Terror, Repression And The Alternatives, Jordan J. Paust Jul 1978

International Law And Control Of The Media: Terror, Repression And The Alternatives, Jordan J. Paust

Indiana Law Journal

Terrorism and the Media: Legal Responses, Symposium


Security Council Resolutions In United States Courts, Janis P. Bianchi Oct 1974

Security Council Resolutions In United States Courts, Janis P. Bianchi

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.