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Management of Ethno-Cultural Diversity in Turkey: Europeanization of Domestic Politics and New Challenges

become one of the catch words of contemporary political philosophy. Diversity, in its recent forms, whether cultural, political, ethnic, or religious, is a byproduct of globalization. Globalization has ... aftermath of the EU Helsinki Summit of 1999, in compliance with the prevailing discourse of “unity in diversity” within the EU circles. Political Philosophy of Diversity: “Unity-In-Diversity”, “Unity-Over

Functional Equivalence Despite Formal Differences? Comparing Case Selection Mechanisms in the Supreme Court of the United States and the Constitutional Court of Italy

admit a nadir of judicial accountability. The American and Italian systems constitute moderate positions to be placed on the spectrum between these potential extremes. As a matter of political philosophy ... Dame Law School and Concurrent Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, for his helpful comments and guidance in the drafting of this article. Professor Carozza's dedication to the

Bangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal: A Cautionary Tale and a Call for Hope

Implications, 9 J. POL. RISK ONLINE 1 ( 2021 ), https://www.jpolrisk.com /bangladeshs-economic-rise-and-the-geo-political-implications/; U.N. OFF. OF THE HIGH COMM’R FOR HUM. RTS. [UNHCHR], UN High ... criminalizing free speech and curtailing freedom of the press.8 In an effort to intimidate political dissidents, the country has also witnessed a rise in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.9

American Death Penalty Exceptionalism, Then and Now

country’s early history. At our founding, several leading political and intellectual leaders voiced skepticism about the death penalty, though it was an entrenched practice both here and abroad. These leaders ... Independence does not have the same legal force as the Constitution, it occupies a central role in this country’s political culture and selfimage. It is not accidental that President Lincoln, insisting in his

Noise, Displacement, and Justice in Designing Urban Law and Policy for the Night

THE CITY: REGULATING SPACES OF SOCIAL DANCING IN NEW YORK (2014); SAEED HYDARALLI, What Is Noise? An Inquiry into Its Formal Properties, in REVERBERATIONS: THE PHILOSOPHY, AESTHETICS, AND POLITICS OF ... , supra note 3; Davina Cooper , Far Beyond “the Early Morning Crowing of a Farmyard Cock”: Revisiting the Place of Nuisance Within Legal and Political Discourse, 11 :1 SOC. & L. STUD. 5 ( 2002 ). 22. See

From Advocacy to Abolition: How the Universal Periodic Review Can Shape the Trajectory of the Abolition of the Death Penalty

Rights Council and the UPR The Human Rights Council , established in 2006, is a political human rights mechanism, in which government representatives discuss and vote on resolutions relating to human ... Political Rights, Part III art. 6 (Dec. 16, 1966); G.A. Res. 39/46, annex, Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, at 197 (Dec. 10, 1984); G.A. Res. 2106 (XX

Freedom of Religion and Living Together

religion within the paradigm of liberal political philosophy does not warrant special legal protection qua religion, this article contends that it is equally troublesome to single out religion qua religion ... Trump, and the anti-Sharia debacle in the state of Oklahoma. This article draws on the dichotomous approach of liberal political philosophy to religion and develops a non-sectarian framework of arguments

Gender, Violence, and the Death Penalty

, family members, and strangers; and violence that occurs in both public and private life.62 People of all genders can experience GBV. At the same time, the political, social, and cultural context of ... .63 Recognizing these social and political forces, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has explained that GBV is “one of the clearest manifestations of patriarchal culture in which a woman’s

Federalism and Elections in the Russian Federation: National and Regional Aspects

Federalism and elections are undoubtedly recognized and declared by the Russian Constitution as fundamental to the Russian political landscape. However, constitutional declaration of federalism ... fixation in the law to depend on certain social and political conditions and be the issue of political viability. Thus, with constitutional jurisdiction it was officially recognized that the Russian

Puerto Rico: Interrogating Economic, Political, and Linguistic Injustice

California Western International Law Journal POLITICAL LINGUISTIC INJUSTICE PEDRO A. MALAVET 0 0 Professor of Law and Director of the LL.M. in Comparative Law Program, the University of Florida ... colony of the United States in the Public International legal definition of the term. See generally PEDRO A. MALAVET, AMERICA'S COLONY: THE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL CONFLICT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND

Stalling a Norm's Trajectory?: Revisiting U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 on Libya and its Ramifications for the Principle of the Responsibility to Protect

political groups as an alternative government, had captured and killed him near the city of Sirte on October 20, 2011.12 Since the adoption of Resolution 1973, Libya has not been the peaceful and united ... this norm has on the behavior of states. These debates cover a range of issues, including the nature of the norm, whether it is legal or merely moral or political, its content and scope, and what it

Legal Uncertainty: The Need for Evidence-Based Abortion Policy in the United States and Mexico

political debates. As noted, even after the 1973 landmark decision Roe v. Wade,50 the fight for safe and accessible abortions persisted.51 In fact, since Roe, upwards of 1,200 abortion restriction bills have ... Steinem and Bella Abzug, Freidan helped create the National Women’s Political Caucus. Throughout her life, Freidan committed herself to women’s rights and lead the feminist movement. See Betty Freidan

Taking Back Sovereignty: The Importance of Native Voices in Addressing Environmental Harms to Native Land

purchase or by conquest; and also gave a right to such a degree of sovereignty.”18 Later, in Worcester v. Georgia, the Court held “Indian nations had always been considered as distinct, independent political ... provides that Tribal Courts have jurisdiction “over the conduct of non-Indians on fee lands within its reservation when that conduct threatens or has some direct effect on the political integrity, economic

The Mask Wars and Social Control: Lessons from the 1927 Unveiling Campaign in Soviet Uzbekistan

. Columbia College, Columbia University, J.D. New York University, PhD Johns Hopkins University (Political Science), Professor of Law, St. Thomas University , Minneapolis , Minnesota. A version of this paper ... regulate how someone should present their face to the public. 40. Id. at 213 (describing the “re-veiling” as a “pragmatic self-preservation rather than . . . political or religious opposition to Soviet

Intercountry Adoption Fraud: How Poorly Implemented Legislation Effects Countries, Children, and Parents

natural or political disasters such as those illustrated in Haiti and Sierra Leone.61 These events, coupled with weak or nonexistent child protection systems, put children and families at risk of illegal

Would Hitler Define Jews Living in His Germany as Citizens? An Amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Could Solve This Legal Puzzle for United States Courts

state laws the Cherokee Nation alleged “annihilate[d] the Cherokees as a political society . . . .”22 As such, the Cherokee Nation declared itself a foreign state that did not owe allegiance to the U.S ... INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL [Vol. 52 the individual.”71 More generally, a “citizen” is defined as “[s]omeone who, by either birth or naturalization, is a member of a political community, owing allegiance to the

Recent Developments in Russian Constitutional and Administrative Law

has brought out an essential need for change in the Russian legal and political system. Many principles established by this Constitution were formerly rejected or criticized in the Soviet law (e.g., the ... remained from the Soviet era, being in line with the principles of the Soviet legal and political system. Some legal institutes in the sphere of the Russian constitutional and administrative law changed

Workers

California Western International Law Journal WORKERS' RIGHTS AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES: THE INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE ZACK BOWERSOX 0 0 Lecturer, Department of Political Science , Washington ... on the winning state.12 In turn, this has led to an equally strong stereotype that the IOC is political in nature.13 Despite the IOC’s insistence of neutrality, this contention often serves only to

Mandarin Chinese: An Annotated Bibliography of Self- Study Materials

its political power more frequently on the world stage. As a result of these changes, interest in China and its legal system is growing among attorneys and academics. International law librarians

The Exclusionary Rule in Germany Revisited

‘familial, political, professional, religious, and sexual associations.’”). 84. 130 BVERFGE 1, 28 (Ger.). California Western International Law Journal, Vol. 53, No. 1 [], Art. 3 CALIFORNIA WESTERN ... approach, however, accepts that a failure to convict the guilty may also undermine faith in the system, and should be taken into account.104 This philosophy may explain why only egregious misconduct triggers