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“A Jewish And Democratic State:” Reflections On The Fragility Of Israeli Secularism, Zvi Triger 2015 Pepperdine University

“A Jewish And Democratic State:” Reflections On The Fragility Of Israeli Secularism, Zvi Triger

Pepperdine Law Review

An essay is presented in which the author explores fragility of Israeli secularism related to Jewish religion. Topics discussed are the impact of religious monopoly over personal status in Israel on Israeli secularism, the origination of religious monopoly over personal status during the Ottoman Empire's rule over Palestine, and dispute resolution of domestic cases in communities' and tribes' religious tribunals under their religious laws.


“Islamic Law” In Us Courts: Judicial Jihad Or Constitutional Imperative?, Faisal Kutty 2015 Pepperdine University

“Islamic Law” In Us Courts: Judicial Jihad Or Constitutional Imperative?, Faisal Kutty

Pepperdine Law Review

At the beginning of 2014, about a dozen states introduced or re-introduced bills to ban the use of Sharī’ah law. They hope to join the seven states that have ostensibly banned it to date. Anti-Sharī’ah advocates have cited a number of cases to back their tenuous claim that Sharī’ah is stealthily sneaking in through the doctrine of comity, but a close examination of the cases they cite contradicts their claim. Comity, when one court defers to the jurisdiction of another, has been accepted and denied based on legal principles and public policy, on a case-by-case basis. There is no creeping …


Conceptions Of Religion In The Secular State: Evolving Turkish Secularism, Seval Yildirim 2015 Pepperdine University

Conceptions Of Religion In The Secular State: Evolving Turkish Secularism, Seval Yildirim

Pepperdine Law Review

The article focuses on the concepts of religion in secular states such as Republic of Turkey. Topics discussed include distinction between secularism and religion, views of philosopher of liberalism John Locke on delegation of matters of faith to the Church and matters of public good to the state along with the relationship of modernization and secularism.


People's Republic Of China - The 1983 Joint Venture Implementing Regulations - The Supplement Of Detail, In An Attempt To Attract Foreign Investment, Eileen Golden 2015 University of Georgia School of Law

People's Republic Of China - The 1983 Joint Venture Implementing Regulations - The Supplement Of Detail, In An Attempt To Attract Foreign Investment, Eileen Golden

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Solicitors' Right To Advertise: A Historical And Comparative Analysis, M. Catherine Harris 2015 University of Georgia School of Law

Solicitors' Right To Advertise: A Historical And Comparative Analysis, M. Catherine Harris

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Tacking In Stormy Weather: The Shipping Act Of 1984, R. Dale Hughes 2015 University of Georgia School of Law

Tacking In Stormy Weather: The Shipping Act Of 1984, R. Dale Hughes

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Buying Time In Spain: The Spanish Law Of Installment Sales, John M. Steadman 2015 District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Buying Time In Spain: The Spanish Law Of Installment Sales, John M. Steadman

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Securities Regulations Investigations - United States-Swiss Treaty Attempts To Increase Cooperation In Releasing Names Of Swiss-Based Account Holders Involved In United States Securities And Exchange Commission Investigations, Daniel B. Simon III 2015 University of Georgia School of Law

Securities Regulations Investigations - United States-Swiss Treaty Attempts To Increase Cooperation In Releasing Names Of Swiss-Based Account Holders Involved In United States Securities And Exchange Commission Investigations, Daniel B. Simon Iii

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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International Satellite Piracy: The Unauthorized Interception And Retransmission Of United States Program-Carrying Satellite Signals In The Caribbean, And Legal Protection For United States Program Owners, Judith S. Weinstein 2015 Barnard College

International Satellite Piracy: The Unauthorized Interception And Retransmission Of United States Program-Carrying Satellite Signals In The Caribbean, And Legal Protection For United States Program Owners, Judith S. Weinstein

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Removing The Distraction Of Delay, Jill E. Family 2015 The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

Removing The Distraction Of Delay, Jill E. Family

Catholic University Law Review

Immigration adjudication is in an awkward position. There is an intricate system to adjudicate immigration removal (deportation) cases, but that system is hindered by restrictions, and the constant threat of further restrictions, that reflect distaste for providing process to foreign nationals facing removal. There is a push and pull phenomenon, with immigration adjudication stretched uncomfortably in between two forces. On the one side, there is a push to apply common notions of due process to immigration removal cases, to push that the same concepts of procedural justice should apply in immigration cases as they would in any other context. On …


Section 702 And The Collection Of International Telephone And Internet Content, Laura K. Donohue 2015 Georgetown University Law Center

Section 702 And The Collection Of International Telephone And Internet Content, Laura K. Donohue

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) authorizes the NSA to collect the electronic communications of non-U.S. targets located overseas. Recent media reports and declassified documents reveal a more extensive program than publicly understood. The article begins by considering the origins of the current programs and the relevant authorities, particularly the transfer of part of the post-9/11 President’s Surveillance Program to FISA. It outlines the contours of the 2007 Protect America Act, before its replacement in 2008 by the FISA Amendments Act (FAA). The section ends with a brief discussion of the current state of foreign intelligence collection …


High Courts And Election Law Reform In The U.S. And India, Manoj Mate 2015 University at Buffalo School of Law

High Courts And Election Law Reform In The U.S. And India, Manoj Mate

Journal Articles

Over the past decade, the push for electoral reform in India and the United States – the world’s two largest democracies – has been prominent in the politics and governance of both nations. The supreme courts in each country have played important, but distinct, roles in recent electoral reform efforts, responding to different facets and regimes of political corruption. In the 1990s, the Indian Supreme Court became increasingly assertive in requiring greater levels of disclosure and transparency for political parties in India. In a series of decisions in 2002 and 2003, the Indian Supreme Court challenged the Central Government’s failure …


Escaping The American Blot - A Comparative Look At Federalism In Australia And The United States Through The Lens Of Family Law, William Buss, Emily Buss 2015 Cornell University Law School

Escaping The American Blot - A Comparative Look At Federalism In Australia And The United States Through The Lens Of Family Law, William Buss, Emily Buss

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law Managing Board, 2015-2016, Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law 2015 University of Georgia School of Law

Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law Managing Board, 2015-2016, Georgia Journal Of International And Comparative Law

Materials from All Student Organizations

No abstract provided.


Strategic Globalization: International Law As An Extension Of Domestic Political Conflict, Jide Nzelibe 2015 Northwestern Pritzker School of Law

Strategic Globalization: International Law As An Extension Of Domestic Political Conflict, Jide Nzelibe

Northwestern University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Operating Islamic Jurisprudence In Non-Muslim Jurisdictions: Traditional Islamic Precepts And Contemporary Controversies In The United States, Mustafa R. K. Baig 2015 University of Exeter

Operating Islamic Jurisprudence In Non-Muslim Jurisdictions: Traditional Islamic Precepts And Contemporary Controversies In The United States, Mustafa R. K. Baig

Chicago-Kent Law Review

With the recent public furor in the United States regarding “Shari‘a,” studies into the content of Islamic jurisprudence concerning Muslims living under non-Muslim jurisdiction are more pertinent than ever in the U.S. context. As “anti-Shari‘a” rhetoric has increased in fervency, informed input into the debates could go some way in correcting the peddled misconceptions. The paper begins by assessing how Muslim scholars viewed a Muslim’s travel to and residence in non-Muslim lands, and the obligation to abide by the laws of the land. It will focus on the jihad (siyar) section in Islamic jurisprudence and the section on …


Kompetenz-Kompetenz: Varying Approaches And A Proposal For A Limited Form Of Negative Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Ashley Cook 2015 Pepperdine University

Kompetenz-Kompetenz: Varying Approaches And A Proposal For A Limited Form Of Negative Kompetenz-Kompetenz, Ashley Cook

Pepperdine Law Review

This paper analyzes differing views and approaches to kompetenz-kompetenz and proposes a workable framework of kompetenz-kompetenz for the future. Part II provides an overview of the general principle of kompetenz-kompetenz, discussing the views of some of the leading international commercial arbitration scholars on kompetenz-kompetenz. Part III analyzes the approaches taken by the United States and the United Kingdom and uses them as helpful illustrations of kompetenz-kompetenz in practice. Part IV notes the shortcomings of the aforementioned approaches and proposes a limited form of negative kompetenz-kompetenz as the solution.


Book Review: The Palestine Yearbook Of International Law. Ed. Al-Shaybani Society Of International Law. Nicosia, Cyprus., Ralph B. Lake 2015 Holiday Inns, Inc.

Book Review: The Palestine Yearbook Of International Law. Ed. Al-Shaybani Society Of International Law. Nicosia, Cyprus., Ralph B. Lake

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


English Labor Law - The 1984 Trade Union Immunities Act And Its Effect On Unions' Legal Status, Bret J. Pangborn 2015 University of Georgia School of Law

English Labor Law - The 1984 Trade Union Immunities Act And Its Effect On Unions' Legal Status, Bret J. Pangborn

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Availability Of The "Cultural Defense" As An Excuse For Criminal Behavior, Julia P. Sams 2015 University of Georgia School of Law

The Availability Of The "Cultural Defense" As An Excuse For Criminal Behavior, Julia P. Sams

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


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