Jurist
DONATE NOW
  • News ▾
    • All Legal News
    • US Legal News
    • World Legal News
    • This Day @ Law
  • Dispatches ▾
    • All Dispatches
    • Afghanistan
    • Canada
    • EU
    • Ghana
    • India
    • Iran
    • Israel
    • Italy
    • Kazakhstan
    • Kenya
    • Myanmar
    • Pakistan
    • Peru
    • Romania
    • Sri Lanka
    • Taiwan
    • UK
    • Ukraine
    • US
  • Commentary ▾
    • All Commentary
    • Faculty Commentary
    • Professional Commentary
    • Student Commentary
  • Features ▾
    • All Features
    • Explainers
    • Long Reads
    • Multimedia
    • Interviews
  • Topics
  • Rule of Law ▾
    • Materials
    • Podcasts
  • About ▾
    • FAQ
    • Staff
    • Awards
    • Apply
    • Journalist in Residence
    • Board of Directors
    • Contact Us
  • Donate ▾
    • Why Support JURIST?
    • Donate
    • Honor Roll
Commentary Illusion and reality in Argentina
Illusion and reality in Argentina
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 26, 2006 07:44:00 pm

Lisl Brunner : "The Casa Rosada, which houses the offices of the President of Argentina, has a pristinely pink façade: the yellowish brown hue of its other three sides, however, marks the...

READ MORE ▸
Commentary GTMO detainee litigation, AUMF and presidential powers
GTMO detainee litigation, AUMF and presidential powers
JURIST Commentator
August 24, 2006 12:46:00 pm

Jordan Paust : "Recent litigation re: GTMO detainees in a Circuit Court has raised the issue whether the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) is relevant to requirements of the 1949 Geneva Conventions that...

READ MORE ▸
Commentary Politics in Pennsylvania: Stifling Ralph Nader and Open Ballots
Politics in Pennsylvania: Stifling Ralph Nader and Open Ballots
Jeremiah Lee
August 24, 2006 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Mark Brown, holder of the Newton D. Baker/Baker and Hostetler Chair at Capital University School of Law, says that forcing unsuccessful 2004 presidential candidate Ralph Nader to pay after-the-fact for a ballot contest instigated against him in...

READ MORE ▸
Commentary Fighting Words: The Abuse of Islam in Political Rhetoric
Fighting Words: The Abuse of Islam in Political Rhetoric
Jeremiah Lee
August 20, 2006 08:01:00 am

JURIST Contributing Editor Ali Khan of Washburn University School of Law says that politicians' increasing use of abusive language to describe Islam in the context of the war on terror is symptomatic of multiple problems in Anglo-American democracy and culture......

READ MORE ▸
Commentary Legal news views wanted
Legal news views wanted
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 19, 2006 03:55:00 pm

Welcome to JURIST's Hotline, where you can publish your insights on legal news as it happens.We've designed this service to do two things: to give lawyers, law professors, policy experts, and people caught up in legal events a platform where...

READ MORE ▸
Commentary Terror and the Enemies Within: Fighting the Right Battles for Britain
Terror and the Enemies Within: Fighting the Right Battles for Britain
Jeremiah Lee
August 18, 2006 08:01:00 am

JURIST Special Guest Columnist H.A. Hellyer of the Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick, UK, says that if Britain must now fight "enemies within" in its escalated war on terror, it should be sure to fight the...

READ MORE ▸
Commentary Curbing Unlawful Surveillance: It Takes Two (Branches)
Curbing Unlawful Surveillance: It Takes Two (Branches)
Jeremiah Lee
August 18, 2006 08:01:00 am

JURIST Contributing Editor Peter Shane of Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, says that even in the wake of a federal court injunction, meaningful restrictions on the executive's domestic surveillance program require that both the judiciary and the legislative...

READ MORE ▸
Commentary The UN Mideast Ceasefire Resolution: A View from Israel
The UN Mideast Ceasefire Resolution: A View from Israel
Jeremiah Lee
August 14, 2006 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Robbie Sabel of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law in Jerusalem, Israel, offers his thoughts on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East conflict involving Israel, Hezbollah...

READ MORE ▸
Commentary The UN Mideast Ceasefire Resolution Paragraph-by-Paragraph
The UN Mideast Ceasefire Resolution Paragraph-by-Paragraph
Jeremiah Lee
August 13, 2006 08:01:00 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Anthony D'Amato of Northwestern University School of Law offers his analysis of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in the Middle East conflict involving Israel, Hezbollah and Lebanon... Hezbollah's surprising television...

READ MORE ▸
Commentary A front row seat to history in Kosovo
A front row seat to history in Kosovo
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
August 11, 2006 11:32:00 am

Katerina Ossenova : "Kosovo is at a remarkable moment in history, witnessing both state-building and interaction and cooperation between the world's largest international organizations. My internship position for the summer is with...

READ MORE ▸
  1. Newest
  2. Newer
  3. ...
  4. 383
  5. 384
  6. 385
  7. 386
  8. 387
  9. ...
  10. Older
  11. Oldest
Law students to join jurist
GET OUR DAILY DIGEST
LinkedIn YouTube Instagram Facebook RSS Twitter
Latest DISPATCHES
Federal judge proposes former DC US attorney to investigate government lawyers in golf course case

Federal judge proposes former DC US attorney to investigate government lawyers in golf course case

Romania dispatch: parliamentary vote ends months-long government formation crisis

Romania dispatch: parliamentary vote ends months-long government formation crisis

Latest COMMENTARY
Seven US Executions in One Month Shadow the Anniversary of Kristallnacht

Seven US Executions in One Month Shadow the Anniversary of Kristallnacht

by Michael J. Zoosman | L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty | CA
Islamic Law Has Its Own Case Against Internet Shutdowns

Islamic Law Has Its Own Case Against Internet Shutdowns

by AmirAli Maleki | JURIST Deputy Managing Editor for Global Commentary | IR
Latest FEATURES
What Does the Constitution Owe a Prisoner When an Execution Goes Wrong?

What Does the Constitution Owe a Prisoner When an Execution Goes Wrong?

‘Accountability Is Deferred Rather Than Delivered’ — Conflict Resolution Scholar Johannes Langer on Mediation, Amnesty, and the Limits of the ICC

‘Accountability Is Deferred Rather Than Delivered’ — Conflict Resolution Scholar Johannes Langer on Mediation, Amnesty, and the Limits of the ICC

THIS DAY @ LAW

Mayflower Compact signed

On November 11, 1620, 41 Pilgrims signed the Mayflower Compact, creating a civil government for Plymouth Colony.

Armistice signed, ending WWI

On November 11, 1918 at 11:00 AM, the Allied Powers signed an armistice with Germany, ending World War I. Armistice Day is marked every year in Europe on the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" with two minutes of silence.

Indictments announced in Lockerbie bombing

On November 11, 1991, prosecutors from the United States and the United Kingdom announced their indictments in the bombing of a passenger airplane over Lockerbie, Scotland. A Scottish court convicted Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, allegedly a former Libyan intelligence official, of the 270 murders in 2001. Read documents from the Lockerbie bombing trial.

Jurist
Home Attributions Disclaimer Privacy Policy Contact Us
Copyright © 2026, JURIST Legal News & Research Services, Inc.
JURISTnews is a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh