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Commentary Misunderstanding Indigenous Legal Values in South Sudan
Misunderstanding Indigenous Legal Values in South Sudan
Christina Jones-Pauly
January 25, 2018 02:16:34 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Chris Jones-Pauly discusses the misunderstandings regarding the indigenous laws of South Sudan in the context of transitional justice. In December 2013 South Sudan exploded into civil war, three years after the South's secession. The initial protagonists are...

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Commentary The Story of ICTY:  Legal Success Emerging from Tragedy
The Story of ICTY: Legal Success Emerging from Tragedy
Mohit Gupta
January 16, 2018 08:35:17 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Mohit Gupta of South Asian University discusses the legacy of the ICTY... International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), an ad hoc international criminal tribunal established by mandate from United Nations Security Council officially came to...

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Commentary Closing in on Massive Worldwide Copyright Infringement
Closing in on Massive Worldwide Copyright Infringement
Curt Levey
January 14, 2018 09:23:12 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist, Curt Levey, of the Committee for Justice, discusses the implications of Kim Dotcom's fight to avoid extradition from New Zealand to the US...Notorious Internet pirate Kim Dotcom suffered another legal setback last month in his fight to...

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Commentary Paul Manafort's Mysterious Lawsuit
Paul Manafort's Mysterious Lawsuit
William Araiza
January 12, 2018 10:30:05 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist William D. Araiza of the Brooklyn Law School discusses the lawsuit filed by Paul Manafort against Robert Mueller and the Department of Justice... Paul Manafort's recent lawsuit challenging the legality of his indictment by Special Prosecutor Robert...

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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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