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Commentary Comparing the Federalist vs. Intergovernmentalist View of the EU
Comparing the Federalist vs. Intergovernmentalist View of the EU
Sedef Asli Topal
September 7, 2017 04:13:04 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Sedef Asli Topal of the University of Szeged discusses the EU's institutional framework using two popular approaches...The transformation of the European Union into "an ever closer union" in terms of political space is a topic of which...

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Commentary The NFL: Tough but not Tough Enough (On Domestic Violence)
The NFL: Tough but not Tough Enough (On Domestic Violence)
Shannon Riordan
September 1, 2017 03:45:18 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Shannon Riordan of St. John's University, discusses domestic violence in the NFL ... On February 15, 2014, Ray Rice, a top National Football League (NFL) player for the Baltimore Ravens, was arrested on assault charges, after he...

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Commentary "America First" As Lawless Retreat From National Security
"America First" As Lawless Retreat From National Security
Louis René Beres
August 31, 2017 02:32:14 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Louis René Beres of Purdue University, critically analyzes Trump's "America First" foreign policy... "The existence of `system' in the world is at once obvious to every observer of nature....Each element of the cosmos is positively woven from...

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Commentary Nine Things You Need to Know about Texas’ New Cyberbullying Law
Nine Things You Need to Know about Texas’ New Cyberbullying Law
Benson Varghese
August 30, 2017 05:44:53 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Attorney Benson Varghese of Varghese Summersett, discusses Texas' new cyberbullying law ... Back in the day, a schoolyard bully was a student’s worst nightmare. Now, it’s cyberbullies that teens fear the most. Not only can cyberbullies...

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Commentary Giving Serial Rapists a Permanent Mark on Campus
Giving Serial Rapists a Permanent Mark on Campus
Sarah Silverhardt
August 30, 2017 12:54:47 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Sarah Silverhardt of St. John's University discusses the implications of continued ignorance of serial rapists on college campuses... Unlike your Sunday marathon of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, this heinous crime was real. Two Virginia students...

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Commentary The Need for Remedies to Combat Fraud in Ballot Initiatives
The Need for Remedies to Combat Fraud in Ballot Initiatives
Jessica George
August 23, 2017 10:23:02 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Jessica George of St. John's University discusses the need for a cause of action to remedy fraudulent voting processes ... Equal opportunity initiatives will always remain a hotly contested issue that incites passionate political action - so...

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Commentary The Trump Presidency's Most Urgent Peril
The Trump Presidency's Most Urgent Peril
Louis René Beres
August 22, 2017 07:24:20 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Louis Rene Beres of Purdue University discusses President Trump's potentially problematic access to and control over America's nuclear arsenal, an issue relatively unaddressed amidst the constant discussion of Trump-related scandal... Strictly speaking, insanity is not a proper...

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Commentary Revisiting India's Non-Ratification of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions: Do They Hold Up Today?
Revisiting India's Non-Ratification of the Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions: Do They Hold Up Today?
Md Tabish Eqbal
August 20, 2017 03:31:24 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Md Tabish Eqbal of South Asia University discusses why India should reconsider its initial objections to ratifying the 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions... Like many other branches of international law, International Humanitarian Law (IHL) grew...

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Commentary President Trump, North Korea and Nuclear War
President Trump, North Korea and Nuclear War
Louis René Beres
August 14, 2017 10:07:55 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Louis René Beres of the Purdue University College of Liberal Arts discusses President Donald Trump's recent antics and how they will affect the potential for nuclear action...Increasingly, Donald Trump is showing palpable signs of debility. Most worrisome,...

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Commentary The Discussion People AREN’T Having About Sanctuary Cities
The Discussion People AREN’T Having About Sanctuary Cities
Colin Whitlow
August 13, 2017 10:16:05 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Colin Whitlow, Head of Content at CrowdJustice, discusses the legal battle between “sanctuary cities” and the federal government and how one directly related issue has received notably less attention: whether sanctuary cities may incur civil liabilities in...

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