Jérémie Zimmermann : "A controversial bill dealing with online filesharing was rejected by the French National Assembly in a very surprising move last week, at the final vote of the emergency procedure in which...
Professional Commentary
Philip D. Cave : "The Military Commissions have been insufficiently transparent over the years, and this has lead to a great deal of skepticism and mistrust from the public. As I and colleagues have counseled elsewhere,...
Andrew Hudson : "The conviction of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori for serious human rights violations is groundbreaking on a number of levels.First, not only was a former head of state found guilty of crimes against...
Frank Smyth : "There is nothing that repressive regimes like more than pointing the finger at someone else. Nearly four years ago, after journalists including Judith Miller then of The New York Times were...
Amir A. Fakhravar : ""Iran, a Nation of Bloggers" is the name of a short animated film that I saw a few days ago. In only 100 seconds, Mr. Aaron pointed out...
Will Youmans : "The announcement by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) of the formation of a UN fact-finding mission to investigate alleged war crimes during the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip earlier this year is both...
George Lenard : "In the academic world, this case will be a law professor's pleasure and a law student's nightmare. It presents interesting conflicting precedents and policies. Justice Thomas's majority opinion seems to...
Keiko Hirata : "In March 2009, the Tokyo District Court rejected a lawsuit filed by Japanese teachers who had been penalized for refusing to sing Kimigayo, the Japanese national anthem, at school ceremonies. The court...
Warren E. Agin : "The Travelers Indemnity v. Bailey case addresses a difficult question faced in numerous large Chapter 11 cases, whether a bankruptcy court has the power to issue a channeling injunction as part...
Kent Scheidegger : "The rule against racially discriminatory use of peremptory challenges is one of the very few constitutional rules of criminal procedure that applies equally to the defense and prosecution. See...
