JURIST Guest Columnist Elizabeth Price Foley of Florida International University College of Law says that President Bush's veto of stem cell research legislation is an abuse of his constitutional authority antithetical to the rulings of the US Supreme Court... For...

JURIST Guest Columnist Daniel Steinbock of the University of Toledo College of Law says that although watch lists may play a useful role in a broader terrorism prevention, their operation and consequences should be restricted and controlled in recognition of...

JURIST Guest Columnist Dr. Robbie Sabel of the Hebrew University Faculty of Law in Jerusalem, Israel, says that many of the international law issues in the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah come down to matters of common sense... As...

JURIST Special Guest Columnists Gaby El Hakim and Joe Karam, Lebanese lawyers and board members of the Beirut Bar Association, say indiscriminate Israeli attacks on Lebanese civilians violate all principles of international humanitarian law and call for an immediate ceasefire...

JURIST Guest Columnist Anthony D'Amato of Northwestern University School of Law, a former defense counsel for war crimes suspects, says that both Hezbollah and Israel are guilty of committing war crimes in the latest Middle East conflict... The laws of...

JURIST Guest Columnist Lynn Wardle of J. Reuben Clark School of Law at Brigham Young University says that the 2006 House and Senate votes on the Federal Marriage Protection Amendment may not have been sufficient to send the amendment to...

Andrew Wood : "With the Khmer Rouge tribunal beginning in less than a year, Phnom Penh is buzzing in anticipation of the proceedings. Preparation for the tribunal has been nearly a decade...

Has Israel used disproportionate force in attacking Lebanon? Should Hezbollah leaders be liable for war crimes for rocket attacks on Israeli civilians? Are Israeli operations against Gaza illegal instances of collective punishment? How far does Israel's right to self defense...

JURIST Contributing Editor Mary Ellen O'Connell of Notre Dame Law School says that the principle of proportionality in the use of force is a necessary, sensible and humane doctrine of international law that Israel and Hezbollah would do well to...

JURIST Guest Columnist Dale Carpenter of the University of Minnesota Law School says while the recent New York Court of Appeals ruling against same-sex marriage is an ostensible legal setback, it may prompt gay marriage advocates to emphasize legislative progress,...