Military Commissions Revived: Persisting Problems Of Perception,
2011
Human Rights First’s Law and Security Program
Military Commissions Revived: Persisting Problems Of Perception, Devon Chaffee
The University of New Hampshire Law Review
[Excerpt] “When the first military commission proceedings began in July 2004, the Bush Administration identified fifteen Guantanamo Bay detainees subject to the military commissions. Subsequently, Bush Administration officials asserted that they had evidence to move forward with between sixty and eighty cases within the commission system. But, by the time President George W. Bush left office in early 2009, the commissions had resolved only three cases.
Upon taking office, President Barack Obama initially suspended the military commission proceedings in the thirteen cases in which charges were pending, but, in May 2009, he announced his intention to move forward with some …
March Roundtable: Libya And The Responsibility To Protect, Introduction,
2011
University of Denver
March Roundtable: Libya And The Responsibility To Protect, Introduction, Claudia Fuentes
Human Rights & Human Welfare
An annotation of:
Article under review: “It’s Time to Intervene” by Shadi Hamid. Slate. February 23 2011.
I Will Survive,
2011
University of Chile
I Will Survive, Robert Funk
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Academics do not often quote 70s disco tunes. At least not in print. But if there is one thing that has been striking about the events in Libya in recent weeks—and indeed looking back over decades—it is the sheer ability of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to survive. He is, perhaps with Fidel Castro, the world’s greatest survivor. He has indeed learned how to carry on.
Is It Really Time To Intervene In Libya?,
2011
Organization of American States
Is It Really Time To Intervene In Libya?, Christina Cerna
Human Rights & Human Welfare
Shadi Hamid, in “It’s Time to Intervene,” suggests that the international community—specifically, the United States, the United Nations, and NATO—must intervene in Libya because Muammar Gaddafi has declared that he is ready and willing to slaughter his own people if his survival depends on it. The author considered Gaddafi’s speech otherwise “bizarre” and “incoherent.”
Feminism And Democracy,
2011
University of Denver
Feminism And Democracy, Louis Edgar Esparza
Human Rights & Human Welfare
After work on December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks walked onto a bus that was to take her home that night. She ended up on a trip to jail instead, for refusing to give her seat to a white passenger. The event triggered resistance to bus segregation, the founding of the Montgomery Improvement Association, and the election of the then-unknown Dr. Martin Luther King as its leader. The success of the campaign is an integral battle in our historical retellings of the US African American Civil Rights Movement. Fewer recount the sexual harassment against black women by white …
We Do Indeed Reap What We Sow,
2011
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
We Do Indeed Reap What We Sow, Walter Lotze
Human Rights & Human Welfare
When violence first broke out in Tunisia in January 2011, few observers would have predicted that waves of unrest would engulf North Africa and the Arab world. When demonstrations swiftly spread to Algeria, Sudan, Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, and Jordan, observers hastened to place bets on which regime would be the next to fall. That Hosni Mubarak would be felled next came perhaps as no surprise; Egypt had for years been on a knife’s edge, liberalizing and modernizing society while closing all space for political and social participation. Most analysts then turned their attention to Sudan, Yemen, and Bahrain, predicting that …
Finding A New Green In Postwar Iraq And Afghanistan: An Argument For Cooperation,
2011
William & Mary Law School
Finding A New Green In Postwar Iraq And Afghanistan: An Argument For Cooperation, Nathan Kent Miller
William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review
No abstract provided.
Review Of The 1998-2001 Veterans Benefits Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
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2011
American University Washington College of Law
Review Of The 1998-2001 Veterans Benefits Decisions Of The United States Court Of Appeals For The Federal Circuit
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - Except In A Job Interview: The Discriminatory Effect Of The Policy On A Veteran's Employment,
2011
American University Washington College of Law
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" - Except In A Job Interview: The Discriminatory Effect Of The Policy On A Veteran's Employment, Amanda Alquist Pope
Legislation and Policy Brief
A United States military veteran’s ability to receive benefits, such as preference in federal employment is, in part, based upon the reason for discharge. Lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB) members of the military may be dishonorably discharged under the “policy concerning homosexuality in the armed forces,” commonly referred to as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT). Under this policy, the reason for discharge on a service member’s papers may be listed as “homosexual conduct,” “homosexual act,” or “homosexual admission.” One major discriminatory effect of this policy is that, given the narrative reason that appears on the dis-charge form, this policy effectively …
War Courts: Terror's Distorting Effects On Federal Courts,
2011
Stanford University
War Courts: Terror's Distorting Effects On Federal Courts, Collin P. Wedel
Legislation and Policy Brief
In recent years, federal courts have tried an increasing number of suspected terrorists. In fact, since 2001, federal courts have convicted over 403 people for terrorism-related crimes. Although much has been written about the normative question of where terrorists should be tried, scant research exists about the impact these recent trials have had upon the Article III court system. The debate, rather, has focused almost exclusively upon the proper venue for these trials and the hypothetical problems and advantages that might inhere in each venue.
The war in Afghanistan, presenting a host of thorny legal issues, is now the longest …
“Get Real” Giving Writing Assignments,
2011
IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law
“Get Real” Giving Writing Assignments, Todd Haugh
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
The Unfortunate Advantage Of The Holyland People,
2011
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
The Unfortunate Advantage Of The Holyland People, Tomer Benito
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
No Strict Scruting—The Court's Deferrential Position On Material Support To Terrorism In Holder V. Humanitarian Law Project,
2011
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
No Strict Scruting—The Court's Deferrential Position On Material Support To Terrorism In Holder V. Humanitarian Law Project, Katherine R. Zerwas
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Responses To The Ten Questions,
2011
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Responses To The Ten Questions, Aziz Rana
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Responses To The Ten Questions,
2011
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Responses To The Ten Questions, Richard Murphy
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Three Lessons The United Kingdom Can Teach The United States About Domestic Counterterrorism,
2011
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Three Lessons The United Kingdom Can Teach The United States About Domestic Counterterrorism, Steve Hewitt
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Rule Of Law For Whom? Strengthening Rule Of Law As A Solution To Sexual Violence In The Democratic Republic Of Congo,
2011
University of Idaho College of Law
Rule Of Law For Whom? Strengthening Rule Of Law As A Solution To Sexual Violence In The Democratic Republic Of Congo, Ryan S. Lincoln
Articles
This article suggests that programs designed to strengthen the rule of law in general are unlikely to be effective against the widespread problem of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I argue that while weak rule of law perpetuates sexual violence, only rule of law programs designed specifically with respect to the needs, risks, and cultural norms pertaining to Congolese women can help curb this problem. The article begins with a brief history of conflict in the Great Lakes region of Africa to provide context for a discussion of the scope of sexual violence in the eastern …
Responses To The Ten Questions,
2011
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Responses To The Ten Questions, Charles J. Dunlap Jr.
William Mitchell Law Review
No abstract provided.
Obama And Libya,
2011
Florida A&M University College of Law
Obama And Libya, Benjamin G. Davis
Florida A & M University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Obama's Africa Policy On Human Rights, Use Of Force And Humanitarian Intervention: In Whose Interest,
2011
Florida A&M University College of Law
Obama's Africa Policy On Human Rights, Use Of Force And Humanitarian Intervention: In Whose Interest, Vincent O. Nmehielle, John-Mark Iyi
Florida A & M University Law Review
No abstract provided.
