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Zivotofsky V. Kerry: Choosing International Reputation Over Separation Of Powers, Hannah Cole-Chu
Zivotofsky V. Kerry: Choosing International Reputation Over Separation Of Powers, Hannah Cole-Chu
Maryland Law Review
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Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals: Why Granting Driver’S Licenses To Daca Beneficiaries Makes Constitutional And Political Sense, Kari E. D'Ottavio
Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals: Why Granting Driver’S Licenses To Daca Beneficiaries Makes Constitutional And Political Sense, Kari E. D'Ottavio
Maryland Law Review
No abstract provided.
Citizenship Under Fire: The Forging Of The New Americans, Shruti Rana
Citizenship Under Fire: The Forging Of The New Americans, Shruti Rana
Faculty Scholarship
This essay reviews and critiques two new books on the debate over immigration and citizenship, Anna O. Law, The Immigration Battle in American Courts, and Ediberto Roman, Citizenship and Its Exclusions: A Classical, Constitutional, and Critical Race Critique. Law’s book takes a procedural approach to unraveling the complex immigration cases emanating from the U.S. courts of appeals and the U.S. Supreme Court. This essay challenges some of Law’s conclusions and suggests methodological alterations that may strengthen her key arguments. Roman’s book is distinct from Law’s in that it takes on a much broader historical and procedurialist view of the …
The Right Of Public Participation In The Law-Making Process And The Role Of The Legislature In The Promotion Of This Right, Karen Czapanskiy, Rashida Manjoo
The Right Of Public Participation In The Law-Making Process And The Role Of The Legislature In The Promotion Of This Right, Karen Czapanskiy, Rashida Manjoo
Faculty Scholarship
In 2006, the South African Constitutional Court found a constitutional right to participate in the legislative process in the case of Doctors for Life, Case CCT 12/05 (decided 17 August 2006). In this article, we argue that, first, legislation is better when legislators are required to invite and attend to public input, and, second, citizenship is better when legislators are required to invite and attend to public input. Doctors for Life puts South Africa on the road to improving both legislation and citizenship. In the United States, this road is largely untraveled. While rejecting traditional representative democracy as an adequate …
Mr. Justice Miller's Clause: The Privileges Or Immunities Of Citizens Of The United States Internationally, David S. Bogen
Mr. Justice Miller's Clause: The Privileges Or Immunities Of Citizens Of The United States Internationally, David S. Bogen
Faculty Scholarship
Justice Miller’s list in the Slaughter-House Cases of privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States includes a significant number of international ones. This article examines the international dimensions of the Fourteenth Amendment’s privileges or immunities clause. These include the ability to engage in international trade and commerce; the protection of person and property abroad; the rights secured to individual citizens by treaties of the United States; and the privileges and immunities available under customary international law to the extent that the federal government behaves consistently with such rights. In addition to describing the privileges or immunities, the article …
The Maryland Context Of Dred Scott: The Decline In The Legal Status Of Maryland Free Blacks 1776-1810, David S. Bogen
The Maryland Context Of Dred Scott: The Decline In The Legal Status Of Maryland Free Blacks 1776-1810, David S. Bogen
Faculty Scholarship
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Nationality And International Law In Chinese Perspective, Hungdah Chiu
Nationality And International Law In Chinese Perspective, Hungdah Chiu
Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies
No abstract provided.
Legal Aspects Of United Nations Citizenship, S. Raymond Dunn
Legal Aspects Of United Nations Citizenship, S. Raymond Dunn
Maryland Law Review
No abstract provided.