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Commentary Denial of citizenship for Muslim woman violates neutrality of French secularism
Denial of citizenship for Muslim woman violates neutrality of French secularism
July 16, 2008 10:25:00 pm

Angela Wu : "On June 27, the highest French administrative tribunal rejected a Muslim woman's application for citizenship. Reason: her religious practices and beliefs are not French enough. Faiza...

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Commentary Investigation of OceanaGold’s human rights record should spur regulatory action
Investigation of OceanaGold’s human rights record should spur regulatory action
July 16, 2008 08:46:00 pm

Christina Hill : "The news that the Human Rights Commission of the Philippines will investigate human rights abuses by Australian mining company OceanaGold, who is developing a gold and copper mine in Didipio is...

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Commentary Italy’s personal data collection on Roma should conform to international norms
Italy’s personal data collection on Roma should conform to international norms
July 16, 2008 09:36:00 am

Thomas Hammarberg : "I have been in close contact with the Italian authorities ever since I was informed of violent anti-Roma manifestations in Italy and of the Italian government's decision to adopt new legislative...

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Commentary The US and the International Criminal Court Then and Now
The US and the International Criminal Court Then and Now
Jeremiah Lee
July 16, 2008 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist David Scheffer, former US Ambassador at Large for War Crimes Issues (1997-2001), now at Northwestern University School of Law, reflects on the tenth anniversary of the conclusion of negotiations on the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal...

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Commentary Immunity for telecom companies protects Americans from terrorism
Immunity for telecom companies protects Americans from terrorism
July 15, 2008 12:48:00 pm

Charles Stimson : "One thing you don't hear a lot about is the practical side of telecom immunity. Think about all the government contractors contributing to our national security...

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Commentary Indicting Sudan's President for War Crimes: Could George Bush be Next?
Indicting Sudan's President for War Crimes: Could George Bush be Next?
Jeremiah Lee
July 15, 2008 08:01:00 am

JURIST Contributing Editor Michael Kelly of Creighton University School of Law says that even though the recent indictment of sitting Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir by the prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes in Darfur might...

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Commentary Federal appeals court guts foundation of Bush Administration’s air pollution policy
Federal appeals court guts foundation of Bush Administration’s air pollution policy
July 15, 2008 12:38:00 am

Frank O'Donnell : "The Clean Air Interstate Rule was the foundation of the Bush administration's air pollution policy, and that foundation has now been blown to smithereens.Its demise will mean that tens of millions of Americans will...

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Commentary International Criminal Court’s focus on Darfur shows anti-Muslim bias
International Criminal Court’s focus on Darfur shows anti-Muslim bias
July 11, 2008 04:41:00 pm

Ali Khan : "The International Criminal Court (ICC) joins the crusade to defame Islam, demonize internal conflicts in Muslim nations, and prosecute Muslim leaders for crimes against humanity, rape, genocide, and other international crimes. The...

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Commentary Senate vote on telecom immunity justifies future lawbreaking
Senate vote on telecom immunity justifies future lawbreaking
July 10, 2008 02:09:00 pm

Marc Rotenberg : "The Senate's vote reflected a fundamental misunderstanding of the purpose of FISA. The law was enacted to make clear the circumstances under whichtelephone companies could be required by the government to turn over...

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Commentary The Iraqi Oil Contracts and the Importance of Independent Counsel
The Iraqi Oil Contracts and the Importance of Independent Counsel
Jeremiah Lee
July 9, 2008 08:01:00 am

JURIST Contributing Editor Haider Ala Hamoudi of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law says the Iraqi government needs to secure independent counsel over and above whatever guidance it has received from US government advisers before entering into key oil...

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Guiteau tried for assassinating US President Garfield

On November 14, 1881, Charles Guiteau went on trial for the assassination of US President James A. Garfield. The trial of Guiteau pointed to problems with nineteenth-century law's treatment of insanity; Guiteau's trial is also problematic in retrospect as Garfield's death was immediately attributable not to Guiteau, but to Garfield's doctors who—before sterilization was well understood—repeated probed his wound with unwashed hands while searching for an embedded bullet.

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