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Commentary NEW YORK CITY: The Surprising Consequences of a Maritime Ruling
NEW YORK CITY: The Surprising Consequences of a Maritime Ruling
October 5, 2010 10:03:45 am

Robyn Monaco, Rutgers Newark School of Law '11 and Political Science Masters Candidate '12, writes about her experience with Maritime Writs of Attachment in the New York banking industry and the veritable blizzard of filings brought on by a single...

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Commentary BOTSWANA: The Bushmen Challenge Botswana's Denial of Access to Water
BOTSWANA: The Bushmen Challenge Botswana's Denial of Access to Water
September 30, 2010 03:31:01 pm

Joe Gonzales, University College London M.A. Human Rights '10, is a current intern with Survival International. He writes on the Bushmen of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve's struggle to secure water rights from the Botswanan government... On July 21 the...

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Commentary Jeppesen: A Cry for Congressional Help on State Secrets
Jeppesen: A Cry for Congressional Help on State Secrets
September 30, 2010 10:00:46 am

JURIST Guest Columnists Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen of New England Law Boston say in the wake of the Ninth Circuit's decision in Bynyam v. Jeppesen Dataplan that the time is right for Congress to codify a state secrets privilege...

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Commentary FRANCE: The Burqa Ban as Part of Growing Western Islamophobia
FRANCE: The Burqa Ban as Part of Growing Western Islamophobia
September 26, 2010 09:28:26 am

Saleh Al Amer, Pitt Law '11, recently interned with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Washington, DC. Saleh is the President of the Muslim Law Students Association at the University of Pittsburgh and writes on discrimination against Muslims in Europe...

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Commentary Ratification of New START treaty needed
Ratification of New START treaty needed
September 24, 2010 10:47:06 am

David Krieger : "In April 2009, President Obama went to Prague and spoke out for a world free of nuclear weapons. "I state clearly and with conviction," he said, "America's commitment to seek the peace and...

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Commentary Ruling against vaccine-autism link supported by research
Ruling against vaccine-autism link supported by research
September 13, 2010 06:00:44 pm

Amy Pisani : "In February of 2009 a special vaccine court exonerated vaccines in the debate over the causes of autism. The three Special Masters ruled that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine...

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Commentary Judicial Abdication in Times of War: Lessons Not Yet Learned
Judicial Abdication in Times of War: Lessons Not Yet Learned
Laurie Blank
September 13, 2010 08:03:02 am

JURIST Guest Columnists Laurie R. Blank of Emory Law's International Humanitarian Law Clinic and Amos N. Guiora of the University of Utah College of Law say that by continuing its deference to the executive in terrorism cases nine years after...

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Commentary Court ruling rejecting vaccine link to autism a ‘tool’ for doctors
Court ruling rejecting vaccine link to autism a ‘tool’ for doctors
September 12, 2010 01:03:33 pm

Richard Judelsohn : "The most common question I get from parents and patients regarding vaccine safety is 'I heard on TV and read on the Internet that vaccines can damage the body. Is that...

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Commentary ISRAEL: Exploring a Rights-Based Approach to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
ISRAEL: Exploring a Rights-Based Approach to the Arab-Israeli Conflict
September 9, 2010 03:14:10 pm

Brett Stark, Harvard Law School '12, interned with the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI). He writes about the virtues of organizations that promote the rights of all rather than the interests of any particular group... Israel, the West...

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Commentary France deportation of Roma migrants reflects long-standing policy
France deportation of Roma migrants reflects long-standing policy
September 6, 2010 07:24:36 pm

Delphine Perrin : "In July 2010, the death of a young man killed by gendarmes when he was trying to break a roadblock was followed by two days of riots...

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