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Commentary ‘Good cop, bad cop’ on detainee treatment
‘Good cop, bad cop’ on detainee treatment
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 14, 2006 06:31:00 pm

Ben Davis : "The rejection today by the Senate Armed Services Committee of the President's draft bill on detainees and the voting out of a draft supported by Senators Warner, McCain and Graham and Democrats,...

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Commentary Concerns for Kosovo’s future
Concerns for Kosovo’s future
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
September 2, 2006 07:44:00 pm

Abigail Salisbury : "I went to spend my summer working in Prishtina, the capital city of Kosovo, because I thought that there I would gain some valuable experience which would be relevant to...

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Commentary Illusion and reality in Argentina
Illusion and reality in Argentina
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 26, 2006 07:44:00 pm

Lisl Brunner : "The Casa Rosada, which houses the offices of the President of Argentina, has a pristinely pink façade: the yellowish brown hue of its other three sides, however, marks the...

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Commentary Legal news views wanted
Legal news views wanted
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 19, 2006 03:55:00 pm

Welcome to JURIST's Hotline, where you can publish your insights on legal news as it happens.We've designed this service to do two things: to give lawyers, law professors, policy experts, and people caught up in legal events a platform where...

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Commentary A front row seat to history in Kosovo
A front row seat to history in Kosovo
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 11, 2006 11:32:00 am

Katerina Ossenova : "Kosovo is at a remarkable moment in history, witnessing both state-building and interaction and cooperation between the world's largest international organizations. My internship position for the summer is with...

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Commentary Israel’s new ground offensive and the UN peacekeeping plan
Israel’s new ground offensive and the UN peacekeeping plan
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 9, 2006 01:26:00 pm

Anthony D'Amato : "Israel's decision to launch a massive ground attack on Lebanon appears to entail an unnoticed and unintended effect. In the past weeks the Security Council had been scrambling to come up with enough...

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Commentary A proposed UN resolution on the Middle East
A proposed UN resolution on the Middle East
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 7, 2006 10:17:00 pm

Anthony D'Amato : "I suggest below a very simple UN resolution for the Middle East conflict. On the table right now is the draft resolution proposed by France and the United States. It has run into...

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Commentary Law in the Middle East conflict  – open thread…
Law in the Middle East conflict – open thread…
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
July 22, 2006 10:33:00 am

Has Israel used disproportionate force in attacking Lebanon? Should Hezbollah leaders be liable for war crimes for rocket attacks on Israeli civilians? Are Israeli operations against Gaza illegal instances of collective punishment? How far does Israel's right to self defense...

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Commentary CPE: The End?
CPE: The End?
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
April 11, 2006 02:06:00 pm

Pascale Duparc Portier : "Avec l'accord du president francais Jacques Chirac, le Premier Ministre Dominique de Villepin a finalement decide de "remplacer" le contrat premiere embauche par d'autres mesures d'aide à l'insertion des...

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Commentary The CPE labor law and demonstrations in France: reader reactions
The CPE labor law and demonstrations in France: reader reactions
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
April 4, 2006 03:08:00 pm

CPE: contrat premiere embauche ou contrat pour esclaves? Ou peut-etre comment perdre les elections?"A en croire les syndicats, les manifestations du 4 avril ont ete comparables a celle du 28 mars. La CGT a annonce en fin d'apres-midi qu'environ 3...

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On September 5, 1774, the first assembly of the Continental Congress, forerunner of the US Congress, convened in Philadelphia to protest the so-called "Intolerable Acts" passed by the British Parliament. Review the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress.

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