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examines how prosecutors on both ends of the political spectrum have used charging discretion as a means of furthering public policy. This Article concludes by arguing that prosecutorial discretion is a ... who elected her and charge someone with an unpopular crime? What if that jurisdiction’s political sentiment towards an offense means that a jury drawn from that community, will not convict the defendant
rights school of political philosophy, more eloquently and concisely expressed by [Thomas] Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence.”). 10 [Vol. 31:1 anywhere in the text of the Constitution. Yet, if
* Julian Whitley is an attorney licensed in Texas and a graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law. He received his B.A. in Political Science and History from Texas A&M University in 2014 and worked in ... full context of abortion in the legal application of its judicial philosophy.38 Finally, the Article concludes by discussing a slight revision to Glucksberg—the framework relied upon by the Court in
democratic nations to approach the current political issues facing them in the 21st century. Though Dewey and Rorty were neither politicians nor Catholics (being liberal thinkers trained in philosophy), their ... little time for religion as part of his political philosophy, arguing for a culture of liberalism ‘which was enlightened, secular […] in which no trace of divinity remained’.8 Yet Catholics need not limit
that every student got a broader exposure than the serendipity that their particular cases would provide. There was also a political purpose for including what some called “the academic component.” That ... question remained whether the programs would survive once the funding ended. One of Pincus’s greatest legacies was to turn us into an organized political force that was able to take over from him and to push
complaint rule that makes the plaintiff the master of the complaint, and erroneously found nonjusticiable political questions.14 Part IV recommends that cities, states, and individuals should commence more ... ultimately dismissed every first-wave case on the pleadings, citing the political question doctrine, standing doctrine, or CAA displacement.27 The most influential first-wave suit effectively ended it
The contribution of Jacques Maritain to twentieth century political philosophy has been widely noted. This paper explores the implications of Maritain’s work and life for contemporary spirituality ... required – one marked by strong personalist, communal and pluralist dimensions.43 To explore in detail Maritain’s political philosophy is beyond the scope of this essay, which takes instead the spirituality
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dignity of the person, solidarity, and the common good will be highlighted. The second part of this paper discusses the political applications of the principle, including its ability to inform scholarship ... , with reference to Catholic social teachings. II. Subsidiarity as a Political Philosophy 1. Subsidiarity, Decentralization and Federalism The principle of subsidiarity recognises that individuals must
informing early modern liberal philosophy worked itself out, coming to its full realisation in what is today referred to as ‘anti-essentialism’. The rise of anti-essentialism is concomitant with, if not ... become the basis for a hard and fast epistemology becomes increasingly tenuous, if not dubious. 45 See Joseph Cropsey, ‘Adam Smith’ in History of Political Philosophy, eds. Joseph Cropsey and Leo Strauss
TESSMAN, FEMINIST ETHICS AND SOCIAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: THEORIZING THE NON-IDEAL 191 (2009), http:// cachescan.bcub.ro/2008_05_28/E-book/583783.pdf (noting scholars' understanding that "categories of ... comprised the majority of state and federal lawmakers, resulting in past legislation being completely uninformed of the complex and intersectional social, political, and economic needs of women. Feminist
, environmental, social and political factors being equally important, following the concepts of sustainable development. In general, only aspects related to investment, construction, equipment acquisition and ... of knowledge expressed by environmental, political, social and technical-economic dimensions and uses technical analysis and mathematical tools that configure its systemic character (Rigolin, 2013
petroleum derived products, in a Case Study. The method deals with technical, economic, environmental, social and political factors being equally important, following the concepts of sustainable development ... of knowledge expressed by environmental, political, social and technical-economic dimensions and uses technical analysis and mathematical tools that configure its systemic character (Rigolin, 2013
factors as geography, political philosophy, and religion. As more women become active in politics and public life, gender may become an important factor in balancing the ticket, and political parties will ... . Here again, the goal would be to balance the ticket, with speical consideration given to geography and political philosophy. Among those who might fall into this category are Chris Gregorian of
relation to universalism in Catholic social thought, one weakness is thrown into specific relief: cosmopolitanism as a personal identity or political doctrine lacks a unified philosophy of the human person ... love; that the Church is not a political entity but a recipient of God’s grace; and that solidarity is the responsibility of each individual.1 Expounding on these ideas in his recent address to the
curmudgeon after multiple similar admonishments . . . . And a business community united in frustration at a bloated civil rights regime could become a powerful political force for reform or even repeal ... . . . . The growing number of social groups making claims to civil rights protection threatens the political and practical viability of civil rights for those who need them most.252 RESPONSE: Just because the
Ibid., 9. 13 Aroney, “Subsidiarity in the Writings of Aristotle and Aquinas”, p 14, quoting Aristotle (Politics, III.1). See H. Jaffa, ‘Aristotle’, in History of Political Philosophy, eds. L. Strauss and ... good by securing the ‘dignity’ of self-directing agents that ought to be free from arbitrariness or undue manipulation by those who possess higher political or social powers. The principle stipulates
In this paper I argue that no state should legalise euthanasia, either voluntary or non-voluntary. I begin by outlining three political arguments against such legalisation, by Russell Hittinger ... New Father for the Law and Ethics of Medicine’, in Reason, Morality, and Law: The Philosophy of John Finnis, ed. John Keown and Robert P. George (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013), ch. 18, 296-9. 6
* * Alexis Boyd was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee. She later moved to Massachusetts to attend Wellesley College, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in ... During the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s, many Black people decided to embrace their natural hair as a political statement.30 Today’s natural hair movement, which began in the early
