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Beyond The Legal Black Hole: Hyper-Legality, Deferral, And Detention In Northeast Syria, Grace T. Harmon 2027 The American University in Cairo AUC

Beyond The Legal Black Hole: Hyper-Legality, Deferral, And Detention In Northeast Syria, Grace T. Harmon

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the detention of suspected ISIS affiliates and their family members held in facilities administered by the Kurdish-led authorities in North-East Syria. Thousands of foreign nationals remain detained without trial, without repatriation, and in conditions widely criticized as inhumane. Existing scholarship and political discourse often describe these facilities as legal voids, limbo, or black holes where law has broken down or ceased to apply. This thesis challenges that characterization. Rather than existing outside the law, the facilities are governed through overlapping frameworks of international humanitarian law, international human rights law, counterterrorism security resolutions, and domestic laws. I argue …


How Traditional And Social Media Shapes Public Perception Of United States Surpeme Court Decisions On Civil Liberties, Leila P. Martin 2027 The University of Akron

How Traditional And Social Media Shapes Public Perception Of United States Surpeme Court Decisions On Civil Liberties, Leila P. Martin

Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects

This study examines how traditional and social medai shape public perception of U.S. Supreme Court decisions on Civil liberties, focusing on four landmark cases: Dobbs v. Jackson, District of Columbia v. Heller, Materpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, and Obergfell v. Hodges. Using Entmans framing theory, the research analyzes how tone, language, emphasis, and ideological slant differ across media platofrms and how these frames infleunce public attitudes, insitutional trust, and civic understanding. A mixed-methods design combines archival media analysis, national polling data from Pew Rsearch Center and gallup, and an independent survery to asses how media narratives, rather than …


La Libanaise À L’Assaut De Ses Droits Politiques, Hassan-Tabet Rifaat 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

La Libanaise À L’Assaut De Ses Droits Politiques, Hassan-Tabet Rifaat

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Ai Suffrage For Human Flourishing, Simon Goldstein, Guha Krishnamurthi, Peter N. Salib 2026 The University of Hong Kong

Ai Suffrage For Human Flourishing, Simon Goldstein, Guha Krishnamurthi, Peter N. Salib

Fordham Law Review

Should Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems have the vote? One approach to this question is to explore AI systems’ moral characteristics, asking whether they possess the qualities that entitle humans to equal political standing and, consequently, suffrage. Those are important questions. But they are very hard ones, resting on highly contestable premises about ethics, AI, and humanity.

We instead take a functionalist approach: On the current trajectory, AIs will soon be highly agentic and capable, while remaining difficult to align with human objectives. If so, law will be an essential tool for shaping such systems’ behavior to favor positive-sum cooperation with …


Les Monarchies De La Péninsule Arabique : Conditions De La Survie, Ghassane Salamé 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Les Monarchies De La Péninsule Arabique : Conditions De La Survie, Ghassane Salamé

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Note Sur Le « Plan D’Autonomie » Pour La Cisjordanie Et La Bande De Gaza, Nabil Maamari 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Note Sur Le « Plan D’Autonomie » Pour La Cisjordanie Et La Bande De Gaza, Nabil Maamari

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Les Mécanismes De Protection De La Liberté De Conscience Dans Un État Multi‑Communautaire : L'Exemple Libanais, Pierre Gannagé 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Les Mécanismes De Protection De La Liberté De Conscience Dans Un État Multi‑Communautaire : L'Exemple Libanais, Pierre Gannagé

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Étude D'Une Attitude Politique : Analyse Du Comportement De L'Éditorialiste "Libanius" Du Journal "Le Réveil" Face Au Rôle De La F.D.A. Au Liban (Avril 1977 – Décembre 1980), Christiane Gezrawi 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Étude D'Une Attitude Politique : Analyse Du Comportement De L'Éditorialiste "Libanius" Du Journal "Le Réveil" Face Au Rôle De La F.D.A. Au Liban (Avril 1977 – Décembre 1980), Christiane Gezrawi

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


La Décentralisation Territoriale : Contribution À Un Débat Politique Et Administratif Fondamental, À Partir De L'Exemple Français, A.-H. Mesnard 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

La Décentralisation Territoriale : Contribution À Un Débat Politique Et Administratif Fondamental, À Partir De L'Exemple Français, A.-H. Mesnard

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Les « Bureaux De La Fraternité Arabe » Et La Convention De Vienne Sur Les Relations Diplomatiques, Nabil Maamari 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Les « Bureaux De La Fraternité Arabe » Et La Convention De Vienne Sur Les Relations Diplomatiques, Nabil Maamari

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


الإصلاح الإداري, جورج شقير 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

الإصلاح الإداري, جورج شقير

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


L'Exercice De La Fonction Législative Au Liban : Approche Juridico‑Politique, Daoud Sayegh 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

L'Exercice De La Fonction Législative Au Liban : Approche Juridico‑Politique, Daoud Sayegh

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Les Éléments Structurels Du Blocage : Rupture Du Consensus Et Institutionnalisation De La Dyarchie, Fadia Habib 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Les Éléments Structurels Du Blocage : Rupture Du Consensus Et Institutionnalisation De La Dyarchie, Fadia Habib

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


La Légitimation Des Conduites De Politique Extérieure Dans La Crise Du Liban (Israël), Brigitte Bosredon-Larroumet 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

La Légitimation Des Conduites De Politique Extérieure Dans La Crise Du Liban (Israël), Brigitte Bosredon-Larroumet

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Le Discours Politique De L'Élite Musulmane Traditionnelle Au Liban : 1943-1975, Hala Soubra 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Le Discours Politique De L'Élite Musulmane Traditionnelle Au Liban : 1943-1975, Hala Soubra

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


La Solidarité Culturelle Franco-Libanaise À L’Épreuve Des Événements, Nada Klink 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

La Solidarité Culturelle Franco-Libanaise À L’Épreuve Des Événements, Nada Klink

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


وثيقة الوفاق الوطني وتعديل الدستور, إدمون رباط 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

وثيقة الوفاق الوطني وتعديل الدستور, إدمون رباط

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Législateurs Déguisés En Juges Ou Fidèles Serviteurs De La Loi?, Michel Halbecq s.j. 2026 Saint Joseph University of Beirut

Législateurs Déguisés En Juges Ou Fidèles Serviteurs De La Loi?, Michel Halbecq S.J.

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Pandemic Power Plays: Environmental Deregulation & Erosion Of Indigenous Rights In Latin America During Covid-19, Sabrina Prado 2026 Florida International University College of Law

Pandemic Power Plays: Environmental Deregulation & Erosion Of Indigenous Rights In Latin America During Covid-19, Sabrina Prado

Latin American & Caribbean Law Review

The COVID-19 pandemic reshaped global politics. Many governments used their emergency powers under the pretense of maintaining public health and sustaining the economy. However, in Latin America, these powers were exploited and the pandemic became a guise for expanding executive powers and propounding corporate friendly rollbacks which weakens environmental protections and minority rights. This paper will examine how emergency laws were used to sidestep the democratic process and facilitate policies that benefited corporate interests at the expense of environmental regulation and indigenous rights specifically. Brazil, Colombia, and Bolivia were three countries whose leaders centralized power and accelerated environmentally destructive policies …


The Silent Bench: How The Chilean Judiciary Failed To Check Pinochet's Executive Power And The Continued Struggle For Judicial Independence, Daniela González García 2026 Florida International University College of Law

The Silent Bench: How The Chilean Judiciary Failed To Check Pinochet's Executive Power And The Continued Struggle For Judicial Independence, Daniela González García

Latin American & Caribbean Law Review

Although authoritarian regimes are often associated with lawlessness, many consolidate power through carefully crafted legal framework that create the illusion of illegality. Chile under Augusto Pinochet offers a critical case study of this phenomenon. In Chile, Pinochet ushered in his “authoritarian legality” after spearheading a military coup in 1973 that toppled a democratically elected left-wing government. Through Chile’s 1980 Constitution, drafted by hand-picked loyalists and approved in a tightly controlled setting, Pinochet’s regime embedded executive supremacy, restricted judicial review, and transformed Chile’s courts into a silent bench. Applying David S. Clark’s theory that judicial review must be evaluated within a …


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