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China Informs A 21st Century Definition of the Rule of Law

law compels the integration of formal and procedural aspects with substantive political ideals, which are often democratic. These definitions can and often are easily applied to Western democracies, but ... , Louisiana State University, 2018. I would like to thank my family and friends for their support in drafting this note. 1 Jeremy Waldron, The Rule of Law, STAN. ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHILOSOPHY (Mar. 9, 2022, 10:13

Radical Overhaul of Hong Kong's Governance Regime: Likely Implications for Prosperity and Stability

turn of events have so far been narrowly examined, with the impact on the twin strategic goals of prosperity and socio-political stability largely overlooked. This is an issue that deeply concerns Hong ... Taiwan have had no notable impact on the breadth, depth, and pace of political reform in firmly executive-led Hong Kong.3 While not factually and normatively flawed, this common portrayal of the evolution

Lessons In Movement Lawyering from the Ferguson Uprising

) (informing the author’s definition of movement lawyering). 4 “Guildies” is a nickname for members of the National Lawyers Guild. 5 The Black Panthers were a revolutionary Marxist political organization ... secure individual representation and bond reductions for people with serious state-court charges. We were in a rapid-response moment and not focused on internal political alignment, counsel’s range of

Indirect Sovereignty through Property Rights

, one realizes that the classical understanding of sovereignty in political philosophy and in public law needs to be broadened. In particular, the forms of exercising de facto sovereignty are no longer ... SOVEREIGNTY IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY ..............................73 A. Bodin..........................................................................................................73 B. Hobbes

Why the U.S. Supreme Court is More Politicized than its U.K. Counterpart

Ann Caldwell described the time between Justice Gorsuch’s nomination and his confirmation as “weeks of brutal political fighting which deepened congressional divides and changed the nature of high court ... While even the British seem to be keenly interested in the U.S. Supreme Court, there is comparatively little such interest in the political nature of the newly-created Supreme Court of the U.K. Although

Political Reconciliation or Forgiveness for Murder-Amnesty and its Application in Selected Cases

additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/hrbrief Part of the Human Rights Law Commons Recommended Citation Santorum, Claudio R., and Antonio Maldonado. "Political Reconciliation or

The International Criminal Court’s Arbitrary Exercise of Its Duties Under the Rome Statute to the Benefit of Western Global Supremacy

efforts to undermine the ICC by framing any potential actions against U.S. nationals as inherently political.15 The United States shifted course when the ICC opened an investigation on Darfur, Sudan in ... 2005.16 Since then, the United States has supported ICC investigations and prosecutions against its political opponents in Africa.17 Within a decade, the ICC had conducted eight investigations, all

The Long Term-Failings of Internally Displaced Person Status: a Case Study of the Êzidi People

Civil and Political Rights.8 This paper argues that IDP status is not a viable long-term solution to internal displacement and that the international community should intervene to adopt the laws ... -in-isisfight#:~:text=Thousands%20of%20women%20were%20taken,or%20too%20poor%20to%20return. 6 Id. 7 See International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, OHCHR, https://www.ohchr.org/en/instruments

Religious Discrimination and Violation of Property Rights in Turkey

freedom in Turkey, which has lost a substantial portion of its citizens of Greek descent since the fall of the Ottoman Empire due to genocide and political strife within its borders.8 Longstanding ethnic ... and religious cleavages in Turkish society remain political hot button issues, with many experts positing that Turkey is attempting to marginalize over 160 foundations operating in the country for the

A Double Standard in Refugee Response: Contrasting the Treatment of Syrian Refugees with Ukrainian Refugees

represent a prejudiced threat to power dynamics and socio-political nativism.25 Although the EU is obligated to provide protection and assistance to refugees, and to respect the rights and dignity of all ... crisis. persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion.”28 Article 3 of the 1967 Protocol specifically prohibits the discrimination of

Decolonizing Legal Influence: China's Role in the Changing Landscape of the Ethiopian Legal Profession, 2000-2018

Front (EPRDF), a coalition of political parties that ruled the country from 1991 to 2018, declared that Ethiopia was to be a freemarket economy and liberal democracy, the country had a population of about ... and revoked the licenses of those who had been practicing without a certificate of formal legal education in the early 2000s, elite lawyers have become a powerful economic and political class in the

More than a "Drop of Justice:

limitation (“SOLs”) and makes it possible to start cases decades after the Holocaust. ● The American civil justice system. That system historically has promoted groundbreaking cases of political and social ... uniquely enables litigants to bring tough cases that affect social and political policy. No other nation has a justice system, substantive and procedural law, and legal tradition that makes such cases

Movement Lawyering: Rebuilding Community Power & Decentering Law

Organizers in 2016, the organization trained over 3,000 individuals and held ten intensive community organizing fellowships. Elyssa herself has trained over 10,000 activists, political operatives, and ... worker cooperatives and partnered with community-based organizations to co-facilitate political education and co-develop policies and campaigns in English and Spanish. Professor Hill also has done

Unwinding “Law And Order”: How Second Look Mechanisms Resist Mass Incarceration and Increase Justice

Americans). 2 Schwartzapfel, supra note 1. 3 Id. (quoting Vesla Weaver, political scientist at John’s Hopkins University). 4 Amanda Onion, et al., The Great Migration, History.com (Aug. 30, 2022), https ... , disproportionately incarcerated.8 In the 1960s and 1970s, politicians spanning the political spectrum seized on “law and order” rhetoric, advocating for and “enacting harsh, punitive, and retributively oriented

Lecture by John Tasioulas: Just Global Health: Integrating Human Rights and Common Goods.

Oxford’s Institute for Ethics and Artificial Intelligence. His intelligence, however, is anything but artificial. His work spans broadly in moral, legal, and political philosophy. He has written widely ... of Ethics and Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford and Notre Dame London Law Program. The lecture was given virtually on November 5, 2020 as part of a global lawyering webinar series organized

Cracking the Toughest Nut: Colombia's Endeavour with Amnesty for Political Crimes under Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions

, contains a strong and nuanced focus on political amnesty for rebel forces. The scope and nature of the agreement has garnered international attention and praise. Of particular interest is whether the amnesty ... . PROTOCOL II AND THE COLOMBIAN CONFLICT................................................33 III. AMNESTY FOR POLITICAL CRIMES UNDER PROTOCOL II IS PERMISSIBLE UNDER THE ROME STATUTE

Constructing the "Lawless Other

consistently weaponized to cultivate and justify a sense of superiority, colonization, and political, economic, and social control where the backward periphery exist as satellites to the core and are subject to ... (Ghàidhealtachd: the place of the Gaels), a remote, mountainous region characterized by a unique socio-political system—the clan system (clann: children), were regarded as “lawless,” despite not being markedly more

Reforming America's Employment-Based Immigration System in a Post-Trump Era

; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy, University of Chicago, 2017. I would like to thank my paralegal supervisor, Katherine Ortigara, and the rest of the Immigration team in Sidley Austin’s ... ?” Hades asks his workers in the haunting, gravelly voice of Patrick Page, to which they respond, “We build the Candidate for Juris Doctor, Notre Dame Law School, 2022; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science