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Commentary 1951 Refugee Convention: Moral Aspiration or Legal Obligation?
1951 Refugee Convention: Moral Aspiration or Legal Obligation?
September 28, 2015 08:47:26 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Karla McKanders of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville College of Law discusses the European refugee crisis... "They are people in genuine need of our protection. There is no wall you would not climb, no sea you would...

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Commentary US Military Deliberately Neglects PTSD-Inflicted Veterans: The Need for Reform
US Military Deliberately Neglects PTSD-Inflicted Veterans: The Need for Reform
September 23, 2015 08:00:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Devin Cohen from St. John's University School of Law Class of 2016, is the first author in a twelve-part series from the staffers of the Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development. Cohen discusses the problems surrounding...

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Commentary Intern Protection Laws May Be Hurting Interns
Intern Protection Laws May Be Hurting Interns
September 15, 2015 08:00:21 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Harrison Thorne of UCLA School of Law discusses the possible implications that a recent decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit might bear on internships ... Employees are entitled to many benefits, including...

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Commentary Decoding the Politics Underlying the Resolution on Protection of the Family
Decoding the Politics Underlying the Resolution on Protection of the Family
September 5, 2015 02:30:26 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Arvind Narrain of ARC discusses the intricacies of the definition of family in the international human rights arena and what this means for LGBTI people, women and children...A significant development in the 29th Session of the Human...

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Commentary Questioning US Support for Japan's National Security Moves
Questioning US Support for Japan's National Security Moves
September 2, 2015 12:01:03 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Craig Martin, an Associate Professor at the Washburn University School of Law, discusses how the Japan's government's reinterpretation of Japan's constitutional limits on the use of military force will affect the US foreign policies... On August 30,...

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Commentary Ohio Board: State Judges Can’t Say, “I Can’t Perform Wedding Ceremonies”
Ohio Board: State Judges Can’t Say, “I Can’t Perform Wedding Ceremonies”
September 1, 2015 08:00:24 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Jordan Lorence of Alliance Defending Freedom argues that a recent decision of Ohio Board of Professional Conduct compelling state judges to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is unreasonable and unaccommodating ... The Ohio Board of Professional...

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Commentary Egypt's Anti-Terrorism Law: A Needed Step or A Legislative Redundancy?
Egypt's Anti-Terrorism Law: A Needed Step or A Legislative Redundancy?
August 31, 2015 07:15:12 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Mohamed Abdelaal of Alexandria University Faculty of Law discusses Egypt's anti-terrorism law... After the revolution of 2011, which resulted in President Hosni Mubarak being forced to step down, delegating his powers to the armed forces, Egypt witnessed...

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Commentary Framing Internationalization of West Papua Issues As Another Kosovo’s Independency
Framing Internationalization of West Papua Issues As Another Kosovo’s Independency
August 26, 2015 07:10:46 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Dimas Kuncoro Jati, of Gadjah Mada University, discusses the separatist movement in the West Papua and estimates its chances of exercising secession from Indonesia under the Kosovo scenario ... West Papua separatists are allegedly trying to seek...

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Commentary Olairi v. Italy: The First Step to Equal Marriage in Europe?
Olairi v. Italy: The First Step to Equal Marriage in Europe?
August 17, 2015 10:05:26 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Amaury A. Reyes-Torres of the Iberoamerican University (UNIBE) discusses the legal developments of same-sex marriage in Europe... Quite recently, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) rendered a landmark decision in the protection of rights of...

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Commentary "Religious Freedom" as a Shield and a Sword: Tensions Between Conflicting Rights
"Religious Freedom" as a Shield and a Sword: Tensions Between Conflicting Rights
August 11, 2015 09:47:31 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Nancy Marcus of Indiana Tech Law School discusses religious freedom in the US...In a recent battle between reproductive rights and religious freedom, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Stormans, Inc. v. Wiesman rejected...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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