JURIST - Dateline https://www.jurist.org/commentary/dateline/ Law students and JURIST special guests comment on their legal experiences around the world Thu, 04 Jun 2026 23:38:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Two Is a Number: Substantive Due Process, Equal Protection, and the Constitutional Line Against Plural Marriage https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2026/02/two-is-a-number-substantive-due-process-equal-protection-and-the-constitutional-line-against-plural-marriage/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:09:48 EST Joshua Villanueva | The George Washington University Law School https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=109335 The Legal Case Against Trump’s Military Intervention in Venezuela https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2026/01/the-legal-case-against-trumps-military-intervention-in-venezuela/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:14:37 EST Sara Bonato | University of Oxford https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=109270 The Corporeality Crisis: How Immersive Technology Is Outpacing India’s Sexual Assault Laws https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2026/01/the-corporeality-crisis-how-immersive-technology-is-outpacing-indias-sexual-assault-laws/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:58:48 EST Tatva Hemal Damania and Shrushti Mahesh Taori | Maharashtra National Law University https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=109234 Rewriting the Family: How Modern Ideologies Collide with Human Rights Law https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2025/12/rewriting-the-family-how-modern-ideologies-collide-with-human-rights-law/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:16:41 EST Joshua Villanueva | The George Washington University Law School https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=109138 The US Withdrawal from the Universal Periodic Review Undermines Global Human Rights Accountability https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2025/11/the-us-withdrawal-from-the-universal-periodic-review-undermines-global-human-rights-accountability/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:53:20 EST Leena Alsayab | American University Washington College of Law https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=109041 Who Counts as ‘We the People’ Will Define America’s Future https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2025/10/who-counts-as-we-the-people-will-define-americas-future/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:39:06 EDT Joshua Villanueva | The George Washington University Law School https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=108993 Judge Dennis Davis: A Legacy of Progressive Jurisprudence in South African Law https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2025/10/judge-dennis-davis-a-legacy-of-progressive-jurisprudence-in-south-african-law/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 16:19:42 EDT Gabrielle Liang | University of Johannesburg Faculty of Law https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=108904 States Must Honor Legal Duty to Rescue Migrants at Sea https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2025/09/states-must-honor-legal-duty-to-rescue-migrants-at-sea/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:03:03 EDT Divyabharthi Baradhan | JURIST https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=108864 The Supreme Leader’s Word as Law: Iran’s Constitutional Path to Nuclear Crisis https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2025/06/the-supreme-leaders-word-as-law-irans-constitutional-path-to-nuclear-crisis/ Tue, 17 Jun 2025 10:56:27 EDT Faraz Firouzi Mandomi | University of Hamburg https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=108606 Not Just Rockets: The Battle of Narratives Between Iran and Israel https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2025/06/not-just-rockets-the-battle-of-narratives-between-iran-and-israel/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:46:00 EDT Sharareh Abdolhoseinzadeh https://www.jurist.org/commentary/?p=108593