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Commentary Belarus’ Cryptocurrency Experiment: Why the World Should Take Notice
Belarus’ Cryptocurrency Experiment: Why the World Should Take Notice
Iryna Chelyshava
January 11, 2018 08:01:13 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Iryna Chelyshava of Vlasova Mikhel & Partners, a Belarusian law firm, discusses a recent decree by the Belarusian government drastically expanding the use of cryptocurrency... On December 21, 2017, Alexander Lukashenko, the President of the Republic of...

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Commentary Iran's Ballistic Missile Program from an International Law Perspective
Iran's Ballistic Missile Program from an International Law Perspective
Alireza Ranjbar
December 31, 2017 12:45:03 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Alireza Ranjbar of the Iranian Association for UN Studies discusses approaches to Iran's ballistic missile program under international law... Before and after his election as president, Donald Trump has threatened the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...

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Commentary The Clash of Gun Rights and Federalism
The Clash of Gun Rights and Federalism
Allen Rostron
December 18, 2017 04:16:17 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Allen Rostron of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law discusses policy and constitutional concerns about the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would expand the right to carry concealed guns outside one's home state...For years, liberals...

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Commentary Black Holes in the Proposed UK Space Legislation
Black Holes in the Proposed UK Space Legislation
Julia Selman Ayetey
December 11, 2017 10:15:46 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Julia Selman Ayetey of McGill University discusses the UK Space Industry Bill... The global space market was valued at $329 billion in 2016 and private sub-orbital flights and launches of small satellites alone are anticipated to be...

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Commentary On this Human Rights Day: Act on the Cries of Detained Immigrants for Dignity and Justice
On this Human Rights Day: Act on the Cries of Detained Immigrants for Dignity and Justice
Azadeh Shahshahani
December 10, 2017 07:42:16 pm

JURIST Guest Columnists Shaunee Morgan and John Peng of the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and Azadeh Shahshahani of Project South discuss the need to recognize the growing violations surrounding detained immigrants on Human Rights Day...Institutions and governments across...

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Commentary Masterpiece Wedding Cakes: The Context-Dependence of Meaning
Masterpiece Wedding Cakes: The Context-Dependence of Meaning
Jeff Shafer
December 8, 2017 05:38:19 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jeff Shafer of Alliance Defending Freedom, discusses expression's reliance on context in light of Masterpiece Cakeshop ... Two perpendicular lines: a cross. A church architectural committee asks a sculptor to design one for placement atop the steeple...

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Commentary Memory, Mental Competency, and Capital Punishment
Memory, Mental Competency, and Capital Punishment
Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier
December 1, 2017 03:49:35 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Jeffrey L. Kirchmeier of City University of New York School of Law discusses diminished capacity standards in recent capital punishment cases... The United States Supreme Court in Dunn v. Madison recently considered whether or not...

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Commentary The Argument for Federal Liability in Sutherland Springs
The Argument for Federal Liability in Sutherland Springs
Gary Reynolds
December 1, 2017 10:02:09 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Gary Reynolds of the Valparaiso University Law School discusses the shooting in Sutherland Springs and its potential legacy in the landscape of gun control...A common criticism about the gun debate in America is the lack of change...

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Commentary Face the Facts: Facial Recognition Software Should be Strictly Monitored
Face the Facts: Facial Recognition Software Should be Strictly Monitored
Corinne Maupin
November 30, 2017 08:12:44 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Corinne Maupin of Valparaiso University School of Law discusses advances in facial recognition technology and the corresponding ripeness for matching regulations ... A recent article in the ABA Journal noted that law enforcement agencies have proposed...

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Commentary Mueller, Manafort and Attorney-Client Privilege
Mueller, Manafort and Attorney-Client Privilege
Michael Krauss
November 16, 2017 04:53:15 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Michael Krauss of the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School discusses the "crime fraud exception" to attorney-client privilege and how it applies to the recent situation with Paul Manafort and Robert Mueller...The attorney-client privilege is a...

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Alabama governor Wallace deployed National Guard to stop integration of Tuskegee High

On September 2, 1963, then-Alabama Governor George Wallace surrounded the Tuskegee High School with Alabama National Guard troops in an effort to prevent its integration pursuant to a federal court order in Lee vs. Macon County. In response, President John F. Kennedy federalized the Guard and sent it back to its barracks.

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On September 2, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) convicted the former mayor of Taba, Jean-Paul Akayesu, on nine counts of crimes against humanity and genocide for his role in the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. A month later, Akayesu was sentenced to life in prison for his crimes. Read ICTR documents from the trial of Jean-Paul Akayesu.

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