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Hungary and Mexico's Constitutional Parallels
February 11, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Kevin Govern of Ave Maria School of Law says that the newly enacted Hungarian Constitution has significant similarities to the Mexican Constitution of 1917, particularly in its provisions dealing with the recognition of religions and the resistance to these provisions...The year 2012....
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Understanding Lakey: Abortion Rights and the Right to Know
February 11, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Mary Ziegler of Saint Louis University School of Law says that the increasing popularity of state regulations requiring doctors to perform ostensibly informative procedures prior to an abortion represent a revision of Supreme Court precedent which may result in changes to First....
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Previously in JURIST Forum:
- Banning the Burqa and the European Identity Crisis
Maurits Berger, Leiden University; February 10, 2012
- Mugesera: Clarifying Rwanda Incitement Jurisprudence
Gregory Gordon, University of North Dakota School of Law; February 8, 2012
- Syrian Diplomatic Recognition in International Law
Chibli Mallat, University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law; February 7, 2012
- Teaching Morality: Haditha and the Future of the US Military
Amos Guiora, University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law; February 3, 2012
- Blurring the Legal Lines on Targeted Strikes
Laurie Blank, Emory University School of Law; February 1, 2012
- Headaches at The Hague: The Trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi
D. Wes Rist, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; February 1, 2012
- Indigenous Recognition in the Australian Constitution
Anne Twomey, University of Sydney Law School; January 30, 2012
- Redefining Roe: Informed Consent and the Abortion Debate
Mary Ziegler, Saint Louis University School of Law; January 24, 2012
- Finding Kuwait's Missing National Archives
Douglas Cox, City University of New York School of Law; January 23, 2012
- Campaign Finance After Two Years of Citizens United
Josh Douglas, University of Kentucky College of Law; January 21, 2012
- UK Human Rights Litigation After the Iraq War
David Feldman, University of Cambridge Faculty of Law; January 17, 2012
- A Date With Justice: Mugesera's Inevitable Deportation from Canada
Charles Jalloh, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; January 16, 2012
- Defining the Parental Rights of Same-Sex Spouses
Mary Ziegler, Saint Louis University School of Law; January 14, 2012
- Latif v. Obama: Redaction Riddle Resolved
Mark Denbeaux, Seton Hall University School of Law; January 14, 2012
- The Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act: Some Missing Pieces
Arthur Hellman, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; January 4, 2012
- The Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act is Now Law
Arthur Hellman, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; December 30, 2011
- Saving the Egyptian Revolution from the Military
Chibli Mallat, Harvard Law School; December 27, 2011
- Navigability and State Ownership of Riverbeds
Richard Ausness, University of Kentucky College of Law; December 27, 2011
- Copyright and Its Limitations According to the ECJ
Virginia Keyder, State University of New York at Binghamton; December 24, 2011
- Government Speech and North Carolina's 'Choose Life' License Plate
Scott Gaylord, Elon University School of Law; December 21, 2011
- Recess Appointments: Challenging Senate Obstruction
Victor Williams, The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law; December 19, 2011
- Impunity and the International Rule of Law in Iraq
Curtis Doebbler, Webster University; December 19, 2011
- Military Commissions: No Longer a Useful Strategy
John Bickers, Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law; December 19, 2011
- Kyoto's Clean Development Mechanism and International Law
Curtis Doebbler, Webster University; December 19, 2011
- Iraq 2003 to 2013: A Tragedy in Three Acts
Michael Kelly, Creighton University School of Law; December 16, 2011
- Montana Case Shows Split in Gay Rights Movement
Shannon Gilreath, Wake Forest University School of Law; December 14, 2011
- Post-War Iraq: Slow and Steady Progress
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; December 13, 2011
- Iraq Withdrawal Highlights the Need for Smart Power
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; December 13, 2011
- Playing Games with International Humanitarian Law
D. Wes Rist, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; December 10, 2011
- Executive Detention and the Presumption of Regularity
Tung Yin, Lewis & Clark Law School; December 10, 2011
- Belo Monte: The Legal Waters Continue to Roil
David Cassuto, Pace Law School; December 9, 2011
- Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Examining Consent in International Law
Sikander Ahmed Shah, Lahore University of Management Sciences; December 8, 2011
- Plain Packaging: Fighting the Chill of Investment Treaties
Allyn Taylor, Georgetown University Law Center; December 7, 2011
- The Future of the Occupy Movement
Jules Lobel, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; December 6, 2011
- Polygamy in Canada: Justifiably not Tolerated
Nicholas Bala, Queen's University Faculty of Law; December 3, 2011
- Abdullah Khadr and the Consequences of Detainee Abuse
Kent Roach, University of Toronto Faculty of Law; November 22, 2011
- Merger to Monopsony: AT&T, T-Mobile and the Clayton Act
Jim Chen, University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law; November 22, 2011
- The Conflict Between Fetal Personhood Laws and Women's Rights
Ed Goldman, University of Michigan; November 17, 2011
- 'Show Me Your Papers' Laws and American Cultural Values
Margaret Hu, Duke University School of Law; November 15, 2011
- The Need to Reform Japanese Corporate Governance
Bruce Aronson, Creighton University School of Law; November 15, 2011
- Alabama Highlights Civil Rights Concerns in State Immigration Laws
Kevin Johnson, University of California, Davis School of Law; November 12, 2011
- Framing Discrimination Law: Wal-Mart v. Dukes and Title VII
Sandra Sperino, University of Cincinnati College of Law; November 12, 2011
- Iran's Nuclear Program and the Legal Mandate of the IAEA
Daniel Joyner, University of Alabama School of Law; November 9, 2011
- The Possible Ramifications of Pre-Embryonic Personhood
Jonathan Will, Mississippi College School of Law; November 7, 2011
- Sharia in Libya: Implications for Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Umar Oseni, Harvard Law School; November 6, 2011
- Expedited Justice: Gaddafi's Death and the Rise of Targeted Killings
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; October 25, 2011
- The Rule of Law and the Extrajudicial Killing of Muammar Gaddafi
Curtis Doebbler, Webster University; October 24, 2011
- Gaddafi's Demise and the Law of War: Lessons from Literature
Laurie Blank, Emory University School of Law; October 22, 2011
- The Twitter Revolutions: Social Media in the Arab Spring
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; October 22, 2011
- Combatant Immunity and the Death of Anwar al-Awlaqi
Morris Davis, Howard University School of Law; October 17, 2011
- Anwar al-Awlaqi and the Law of War
Jeffrey Addicott, St. Mary's University School of Law; October 10, 2011
- Diplomatic Assurances: Empty Promises Enabling Torture
Andrea Prasow, Human Rights Watch; October 6, 2011
- Sorrell and the Future of Commercial Speech Regulations
Micah Berman, Kathleen Dachille & Julie Ralston Aoki; October 4, 2011
- Disruptive Forces in Patent Law: Change Without Innovation
Dan Burk, UC Irvine School of Law; October 4, 2011
- The Debt Crisis and the Legality of Leaving the Eurozone
Larry Eaker, American University of Paris; September 22, 2011
- Prosecuting Gaddafi: Ensuring Justice in Libya
Charles Adeogun-Phillips, Charles Anthony LLP; September 20, 2011
- Health Care in the Eleventh Circuit: A Doomed Concept of Federalism
Steven Schwinn, John Marshall Law School in Chicago; September 18, 2011
- International Law and the American Project Since 9/11
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; September 11, 2011
- A Decade Later: An Assessment of US Policy Since 9/11
Leonard Cutler, Siena College; September 11, 2011
- Palestinian Statehood and the International Law of Democracy
Guy Goodwin-Gill, University of Oxford Faculty of Law; September 7, 2011
- The Necessity of Public Advocacy in the Law
Leonard Baynes, St. John's University School of Law; September 6, 2011
- Middle Eastern Democracy and the Arab Spring in International Law
Curtis Doebbler, Webster University in Geneva; August 31, 2011
- Avoiding Amnesty: Bringing Gaddafi to Justice
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; August 25, 2011
- Drone Strike Casualties and the Laws of War
Laurie Blank, Emory University School of Law; August 22, 2011
- The Geneva Conventions and the Death of Osama Bin Laden
Chibli Mallat, Harvard Law School; August 4, 2011
- Risking Irrelevance: The Threat of Impunity to the African Union
James Nyawo, Irish Centre for Human Rights; August 4, 2011
- Human Rights and the War on Terror in Ethiopia
Abigail Salisbury, University of Pittsburgh; August 2, 2011
- The Anti-Boycott Law and Free Speech in Israel
James Friedman, University of Maine School of Law; July 31, 2011
- The Inflated Value of Stock-Drop Class Actions
Richard Booth, Villanova University School of Law; July 18, 2011
- The Mumbai Bombings and the Law of US-Pakistan Relations
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; July 18, 2011
- The Debt Ceiling Debate and the Constitution: A Call for Caution
Benjamin Davis, Michael Duff, Craig Jackson & Leland Ware; July 16, 2011
- Health Care and the Attempted Redefinition of Federalism
Steven Schwinn, The John Marshall Law School in Chicago; July 15, 2011
- Video Games as Protected Speech: From Obscurity to Unanimity
Robert O'Neil, University of Virginia School of Law; July 10, 2011
- Avoiding Impunity: The Need to Broaden Torture Prosecutions
Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; July 8, 2011
- The Problem of Legitimacy in International Criminal Justice
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; July 7, 2011
- Refluat Stercus: Torture Investigation Must Extend to Commanders
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; July 7, 2011
- The Impact of a 'Middle-Management' Health Care Ruling
Sallie Sanford, University of Washington School of Law; July 5, 2011
- Regulating Inactivity: A Radical Constitutional Departure
Ilya Somin, George Mason School of Law; July 1, 2011
- Health Care in the Sixth Circuit: A Devastatingly Convincing Decision
Charles Fried, Harvard Law School; June 30, 2011
- Video Games and Free Speech: An Electrifying Decision
Roy Gutterman, Syracuse University; June 29, 2011
- Wikileaks and Whistleblowers: The Need for a New Legal Focus
Ashley Savage, Northumbria University Law School (UK); June 28, 2011
- International Law and the War on Terror: The US-European Schism
Gabor Rona, Human Rights First; June 11, 2011
- War Powers and Executive Authority in the Libya Conflict
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; May 29, 2011
- Setting the Record Straight on International Speech Crime Law
Gregory Gordon, University of North Dakota School of Law; May 24, 2011
- Legal Arithmetic: Adding Up the Legality of Operation Geronimo
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; May 14, 2011
- Finding the Paradigm: Investigating Bin Laden's Demise
Laurie Blank, Emory University School of Law; May 8, 2011
- 'Genocide Denial' and the ICTR: Reflections of a Former Defense Counsel
Peter Erlinder, William Mitchell College of Law; May 6, 2011
- The New Attack on Constitutional Reproductive Rights
Caitlin Borgmann, CUNY School of Law; May 6, 2011
- The Illegal Killing of Osama Bin Laden
Curtis Doebbler, Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations; May 5, 2011
- Targeting Bin Laden: Legal, Geopolitical and Strategic Issues
Amos N. Guiora, University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law; May 4, 2011
- Burial at Sea: The End of Osama Bin Laden
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; May 4, 2011
- Why the Individual Health Care Mandate is Unconstitutional
Ilya Somin, George Mason School of Law; May 4, 2011
- Congress Should Oppose Koran Burning
David A. Westbrook, University of Buffalo Law School; May 3, 2011
- Post-Osama: The Way Forward for the United States
Benjamin G. Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; May 2, 2011
- Refluat Stercus Por Favor
Benjamin G. Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; April 21, 2011
- In the Shadow of the Law
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; April 18, 2011
- Petitioning Congress on Qur'an Burning
Liaquat Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; April 18, 2011
- Why Goldstone's "Retraction" is Not Enough
Laurie Blank, Emory Law School; April 17, 2011
- Failing to Close Guantanamo
Jonathan Hafetz, Seton Hall Law School; April 14, 2011
- Fukushima Illustrates Need for Nuclear Policy
Tamar Cerafici, Cerafici Law Firm; April 10, 2011
- U.S. Public Perception of the Judiciary: Mixed Law and Politics
Keith J. Bybee, Syracuse University; April 10, 2011
- Prison Votes and the Constitutional Crisis in the United Kingdom
Richard Edwards, University of the West of England Bristol Law School; April 10, 2011
- 140 Characters to Copyright Infringement: Twitter Take-down Notices Raise Legal Questions
Michael Mintz, My Media Labs; April 6, 2011
- Creating an Exception to an Exception-Too Dangerous and Too Unwarranted
Amos N. Guiora, S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah; April 2, 2011
- The Guantanamo Executive Order: Thinly Veiled Injustice
Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham, US Army (retired); March 30, 2011
- India and Pakistan: A Tale of Judicial Appointments
Shubhankar Dam, Singapore Management University School of Law; March 23, 2011
- The President Does Not Need Congressional Approval for Libya No-Fly Zone (Yet)
Michael J. Kelly, Creighton University School of Law; March 22, 2011
- Can State Immigration Laws Ever Mirror Federal Immigration Policy?
Victor Romero, Dickinson School of Law; March 22, 2011
- The Use of Force Against Libya: Another Illegal Use of Force
Curtis Doebbler, Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations; March 20, 2011
- Decision 88: Balance of Power under the Iraq Constitution
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; March 18, 2011
- Justices Shouldn't Play Politics
Sherrilyn Ifill, University of Maryland School of Law; March 18, 2011
- Does Refusal to Accept the Filing of Charles Taylor's Defense Closing Brief Serve the Interests of Justice?
Moira A. Imong, Arcadia Center for East African Studies; March 10, 2011
- King Hearings Targeting American Muslims Must Be Stopped
L. Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; March 9, 2011
- Libya and UN Sanctions: Fair Play or Unfair Politics?
Curtis Doebbler, An-Najah National University; March 7, 2011
- Unifying International Civil Procedure and Private International Law in the European Union
Volker Behr, University of Augsburg; February 26, 2011
- They Can't Go Home Again
Naureen Shah, Columbia Law School; February 15, 2011
- Religion and Law in Iraq: A Noteworthy Federal Supreme Court Opinion
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; February 10, 2011
- Abstained Review Process of Guantanamo
Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman, New England School of Law; February 3, 2011
- Tunisia, Egypt, and Revolution in a "Democracy"
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; February 1, 2011
- Constitutional Enforcement in Tunisia, Yemen, and Egypt
L. Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; January 29, 2011
- A Constitution of Convenience in Ukraine
Alexei Trochev, University of Wisconsin Law School; January 26, 2011
- Proportionality and the Flotilla Incident in Light of International Law
Dr. Barry A. Feinstein, Netanya Academic College School of Law; January 21, 2011
- Higher Standards of Honorable Conduct Reinforced: Lessons (Re)Learned from the Captain Honors Incident
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; January 12, 2011
- Haiti: After the Shock, Building a Rights-Respecting Future
Amanda M. Klasing, Human Rights Watch; January 9, 2011
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