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Commentary Secured Transactions Regime in Palestine: Expectations and Challenges
Secured Transactions Regime in Palestine: Expectations and Challenges
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
June 2, 2015 12:19:43 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Ibrahim Fares discusses the challenges surrounding the adoption of the Secured Transaction Draft Law in Palestine...Recently the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a part of World Bank Group, finished the final draft of the Secured Transaction Draft Law...

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Commentary Vermont: When Armed and Safe Is Not Good Enough
Vermont: When Armed and Safe Is Not Good Enough
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
May 27, 2015 05:38:43 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Joyce Lee Malcolm of George Mason University School of Law discusses Vermont's evolving gun law... Much to the frustration of gun control advocates who rate Vermont as "F," the state with the highest per capita gun ownership...

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Commentary Paperwork as a Substantial Religious Burden
Paperwork as a Substantial Religious Burden
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
May 22, 2015 01:05:45 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Caroline Mala Corbin, of University of Miami School of Law, discusses whether filing paperwork in order to obtain a religious exemption is a substantial burden on religious liberty... Does filing paperwork in order to obtain a religious...

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Commentary Barrel Bombs and Hell Canons Fuel Conflict in Aleppo
Barrel Bombs and Hell Canons Fuel Conflict in Aleppo
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
May 20, 2015 06:35:51 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Mark A. Summers of Barry University School of Law discusses the legality of choice of weapons in the Syrian war in the context of International Humanitarian Law ... Amnesty International (AI) recently condemned the commission of war...

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Commentary The EU Confronts the Ukraine Crisis—Carefully Handling the Double-edged Sword of Self-determination?
The EU Confronts the Ukraine Crisis—Carefully Handling the Double-edged Sword of Self-determination?
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
May 20, 2015 06:34:30 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Larry Eaker of the American University of Paris discusses the EU's position on the Ukraine Crisis ... "United in Diversity"—The Official EU Motto The sweeping expansion of the EU over the past 20 years has seemed to...

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Commentary Will the Last UK Resident Be Released from Guantanamo Next Month?
Will the Last UK Resident Be Released from Guantanamo Next Month?
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
May 17, 2015 12:15:06 pm

JURIST guest columnist Peter Jan Honigsberg from the University of San Francisco School of Law discusses possible release of detainees from Guantanamo Bay...On April 24, JURIST reported that Shaker Aamer, a citizen of Saudi Arabia (SA) and a British resident...

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Commentary Sedition Laws and Free Speech
Sedition Laws and Free Speech
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
May 14, 2015 04:08:43 pm

JURIST guest columnist Roy S. Gutterman of the Syracuse University College of Law discusses recent changes to Malaysian sedition law...Sedition, laws criminalizing criticism of a monarchy or government, is not as anachronistic as knights in shining armor or a moat...

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Commentary The Bitter Battle Over Guns Continues
The Bitter Battle Over Guns Continues
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
May 11, 2015 03:17:26 pm

JURIST guest columnist Allen Rostron of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law discusses Vermont's recent gun law in light of America's contentious gun politics... Vermont and Kansas are among the states where new laws relating to firearms will...

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Commentary The Legal Justice For Servicemembers Act
The Legal Justice For Servicemembers Act
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
May 11, 2015 11:45:44 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Raymond J. Toney discusses the proposed changes to the boards of correction of military records...Senators Boxer, Wyden and Markey have introduced much-needed legislation, the “Legal Justice For Servicemembers Act,” to overhaul protections for military whistleblowers, including...

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Commentary The US Sentencing Commission Votes for Fundamental Fixes to the Sentencing Guidelines
The US Sentencing Commission Votes for Fundamental Fixes to the Sentencing Guidelines
justia.admin - Stanford University - San Francisco, California
May 8, 2015 03:06:43 pm

JURIST Guest Columnists Alan Ellis and Mark H. Allenbaugh, discuss the US Sentencing Commission votes for fundamental fixes to the US Sentencing Guidelines ... On April 9, 2015, the US Sentencing Commission voted to fundamentally fix some portions of the...

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