Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
-
- Constitution (2)
- Judiciary (2)
- Anti-totalitarianism (1)
- Checks and balances (1)
- Communism (1)
-
- Constitutional procedures (1)
- Criminal law (1)
- Domestic law (1)
- Drugs (1)
- Executioners (1)
- Executive policy (1)
- Foreign affairs (1)
- Freedom fighters (1)
- Illegal importation (1)
- Insurgents (1)
- International law (1)
- Jurisdiction (1)
- Law enforcement (1)
- Legal protection (1)
- Military (1)
- Narcotics (1)
- National interest (1)
- National liberation (1)
- Officials (1)
- Problem solving (1)
- Separation of powers (1)
- Small arms (1)
- Soldiers (1)
- Terror (1)
Articles 1 - 3 of 3
Full-Text Articles in Law
Drugs And Small Arms: Can Law Stop The Traffic?, Christopher L. Blakesley
Drugs And Small Arms: Can Law Stop The Traffic?, Christopher L. Blakesley
Scholarly Works
Professor Blakesley presides over this panel discussion on laws combating the illegal importation of drugs and small arms, and their implications for international and domestic law.
Jurisdiction As Legal Protection Against Terrorism, Christopher L. Blakesley
Jurisdiction As Legal Protection Against Terrorism, Christopher L. Blakesley
Scholarly Works
On June 14, 1985, Robert Stethem was shot to death aboard a hijacked TWA airliner. On October 7, 1985, the Italian cruise-liner, Achille Lauro, was hijacked and the next day Leon Klinghofer was killed and thrown overboard. On Julyu 2, 1986, Rodrgio Rojas was mortally wounded when he was doused with gasoline and set afire while walking with protesters in Santiago, Chile. Soviets are said to leave booby-trapped dolls for Afghan Moujahadeen children. There is evidence that the United States government directly supports the Nicaraguan contras who, in waging their guerilla war, allegedly have killed innocent citizens. It is …
Terrorism And The Constitution, Christopher L. Blakesley
Terrorism And The Constitution, Christopher L. Blakesley
Scholarly Works
How do terrorism and the Iran-Contra hearings relate to the Constitution? My thesis is that there is a tendency for the executive of this or any nation to eschew even constitutionally mandated avenues of problem solving considered to be cumbersome, inefficient, or inimical to the executive’s vision of the national interest in foreign affairs. There is also a tendency to consider one’s own conduct and the conduct of one’s allies and friends to be justified when it is directed at goals deemed by the executive branch to be good. Constitutional provisions based on the checks and balances and separation of …