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2008 Archive [click for current columns]
- Establishing an International Tribunal for the Mumbai Terror Suspects
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; December 29, 2008
- Rwanda: No Conspiracy, No Genocide Planning ... No Genocide?
Peter Erlinder, William Mitchell College of Law; December 23, 2008
- Good and the Legal Future of 'Light' Cigarettes
Micah Berman, New England School of Law; December 22, 2008
- Justice for Rwanda: ICTR Achievements and Challenges
Roland Amoussouga, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; December 17, 2008
- India-Pakistan Extraditions After the Mumbai Attacks
Materneau Chrispin, University of Lausanne (Switzerland); December 16, 2008
- Contesting Impunity: Damages Against Senior Officials in National Security Cases
Peter Margulies, Roger Williams University School of Law; December 15, 2008
- Riots in Greece: Law, Order and the Police
Maria Alvanou, Hellenic Police Officers Academy; December 15, 2008
- Power, Parliament and Prorogation: A Canadian Political Drama
A. Wayne MacKay, Dalhousie Law School; December 12, 2008
- Wearing Religious Symbols in Public: From Principles to Practice
Malcolm D. Evans, University of Bristol School of Law (UK); December 11, 2008
- SOFA Discards Contractors and the Rule of Law
Tara Lee, DLA Piper (US) LLP; December 4, 2008
- Mumbai and the Kashmir Dispute
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; December 4, 2008
- Are Utah and Arkansas the New Centers of the Gay Rights Movement?
Douglas Nejaime, UCLA Law School; December 3, 2008
- The Voting Rights Act: Still Needed in Obama's America
Laughlin McDonald, ACLU Voting Rights Project; December 1, 2008
- The Way Forward: Post-9/11 Principles
Mary Ellen O'Connell, Notre Dame Law School; November 25, 2008
- Guantanamo Justice After Seven Years
Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; November 24, 2008
- A National Security Court: Restoring the Balance Between Security and Justice
Amos Guiora, University of Utah College of Law; November 19, 2008
- Iraqi SOFA Jurisdiction Over US Soldiers: A Matter of Necessity
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; November 18, 2008
- Judging the Lame Duck Congress
Carl Tobias, University of Richmond School of Law; November 17, 2008
- Applying the Rule of Law to All Heads of State
Peter Erlinder, William Mitchell College of Law; November 14, 2008
- Restoring America's Rights Record: Memo to the President-Elect
Leila Nadya Sadat, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis; November 13, 2008
- Death By Child: Calling Recruiters of Child Soldiers to Account
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; November 12, 2008
- To End All War: Restoring America as a Champion of Peace and Law
Mary Ellen O'Connell, Notre Dame Law School; November 11, 2008
- Converting Gitmo into a Front Line Post in the War Against Global Warming
Michael Kelly, Creighton University School of Law; November 10, 2008
- The End of the Road for Personal Data Protection in the EU
Virginia Keyder, Bogazici University (Turkey); November 10, 2008
- Obama and the Second American Revolution
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; November 5, 2008
- The Omar Khadr Case: Redefining War Crimes
Audrey Macklin, University of toronto Faculty of Law; October 31, 2008
- Scare Tactics: Children in the Battle over Same-Sex Marriage in California
Douglas Nejaime, UCLA Law School; October 28, 2008
- The Case Against a National Security Court
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; October 23, 2008
- Why the Supreme Court Matters in the Presidential Election
William G. Ross, Cumberland Law School, Samford University; October 16, 2008
- The Credit Crisis: Taking the Long View
Douglas Branson, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; October 9, 2008
- The FBI's New Guidelines
Anthony D'Amato, Northwestern University School of Law; October 7, 2008
- President Bush and Partisan Judicial Selection
Carl Tobias, University of Richmond School of Law; October 6, 2008
- Deja Enron All Over Again
Nancy Rapoport, William S. Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada Las Vegas; October 6, 2008
- Title IX and the Constitution: Can a Federal Statute Take Away Constitutional Rights?
Deborah Brake, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; October 1, 2008
- Act of Commission: Iraq's New Provincial Elections Law and the Problem of Kirkuk
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; September 30, 2008
- The End of History: The Vice President and the Presidential Records Act
Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman, New England School of Law; September 25, 2008
- Prosecuting High-level Americans for War Crimes
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; September 22, 2008
- The End of the Lawyers' Movement in Pakistan?
Moeen Cheema, Lahore University of Management Sciences (Pakistan); September 16, 2008
- The Anthrax Case: Congress Must Demand an Independent Inquiry
David Harris, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; September 15, 2008
- The Draft Iraqi Oil Law: Making a Mockery of Sovereignty
Nancy Wohlforth and Fred Mason, U.S. Labor Against the War; September 8, 2008
- The Hamdan Trial: Can Three 'Rights' Correct a 'Wrong'?
Geoffrey Corn, South Texas College of Law; September 4, 2008
- Presidency and the Constitution in Post-Musharraf Pakistan
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; August 26, 2008
- The Security Council's Struggle over Darfur and International Justice
David Scheffer, Northwestern University School of Law); August 20, 2008
- Russia, Georgia and the Use of Force
Christopher Waters, University of Windsor Faculty of Law (Canada); August 14, 2008
- Are We Forgetting the Kurds?
Anthony D'Amato, Northwestern University School of Law; August 4, 2008
- Disability and Prejudice: A Case for Extended Protections
Michael Waterstone, Loyola Law School Los Angeles; August 4, 2008
- Arresting Radovan Karadzic: Euphoria and Reality
William Montgomery, US Ambassador to Yugoslavia (Serbia) 2001-2004; August 3, 2008
- Taking Environmental Laws Seriously: North Carolina v. EPA
Victor Flatt, University of Houston Law Center; August 1, 2008
- The Conservative Case for the International Criminal Court Six Years In
Wes Rist, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; July 31, 2008
- Karadzic's Choice: Why War Criminals Defend Themselves
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; July 25, 2008
- The US and the International Criminal Court Then and Now
David Scheffer, Northwestern University School of Law; July 16, 2008
- Indicting Sudan's President for War Crimes: Could George Bush be Next?
Michael Kelly, Creighton University School of Law; July 15, 2008
- The Iraqi Oil Contracts and the Importance of Independent Counsel
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; July 9, 2008
- Sharing a SOFA With Iraq: Towards a Status of Forces Agreement
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; July 2, 2008
- Bombs Away? The Dublin Cluster Bomb Ban
Steven Solomon, World Health Organization and David Kaye, UCLA School of Law; June 30, 2008
- Getting Back on Track after Boumediene
Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham (USA ret.); June 29, 2008
- The Yoo and Addington Hearings: A Citizen's Right to Know NOW
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; June 27, 2008
- US Duties to Detainees During a Withdrawal from Iraq
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; June 23, 2008
- Boumediene's Uncertain Aftermath
David Kaye, UCLA School of Law; June 23, 2008
- Habeas Affirmed: Judicial Review of Detentions after Boumediene
Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham and Judge William S. Sessions; June 23, 2008
- The Last Extension of Emergency Law in Egypt?
Tamir Moustafa, Simon Fraser University (Canada); June 19, 2008
- After Ireland's 'No': Long Live the EU Lisbon Treaty?
Laurent Pech, National University of Ireland, Galway; June 18, 2008
- Supreme Court Checks and Balances in Boumediene
Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; June 16, 2008
- Guantanamo 'Court' Besmirches Nuremberg
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; June 5, 2008
- Why Uganda's New War Crimes Court Is a Victory for the ICC
Wes Rist, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; May 29, 2008
- Same-Sex Marriage/Same-Sex Family
Douglas NeJaime, UCLA Law School; May 27, 2008
- Memorial Day Memo: Honor Those Who Stood Up Against Torture
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; May 25, 2008
- Pakistan's Proposed Constitutional Amendment: An Exercise in Futility
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; May 24, 2008
- The Role and Rule of Law in Iraq: An Insider's Perspective
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; May 23, 2008
- The Future of Pakistan's 'Black Revolution'
Taimur Malik, Research Society of International Law (RSIL), Pakistan; May 22, 2008
- Do Funeral Protests Invade Mourners' Privacy?
Christina Wells, University of Missouri School of Law; May 15, 2008
- Prosecute the Lawyers Too
Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; May 8, 2008
- Pakistan's Constitutional Shenanigans
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; May 7, 2008
- Protecting Vulnerable Minorities in Canada: Muslims in the Mass Media
Faisal Joseph, Lerners LLP (London, Canada); May 6, 2008
- Ramush Haradinaj: War Hero or War Criminal?
Abigail Salisbury; May 5, 2008
- The DOJ and the Geneva Conventions: Getting Rights Wrong
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; April 29, 2008
- Don't Kick Contractors Off the Battlefield: Just Hold Them Accountable
Tara Lee; April 24, 2008
- The EU Lisbon Treaty: Old Wine, New Bottle?
Laurent Pech, National University of Ireland, Galway; April 14, 2008
- Will the Universal Periodic Review Save the UN Human Rights Council?
Ophélie Namiech, UN Watch; April 11, 2008
- Military Jurisdiction Over Civilians: Opening a Can of Worms?
Victor Hansen, New England School of Law; April 9, 2008
- The Yoo Torture Memo: Break the Silence of the Lambs
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; April 8, 2008
- Flag of Convenience? Bush Administration Toutings of International Law
John Cerone, New England School of Law; April 7, 2008
- Torture From the Top Down: Of Memos and Rotting Fish
Shayana Kadidal, Center for Constitutional Rights; April 7, 2008
- The 'Toronto 18' Terrorism Case: No Trial By Media
Beenish Gaya, sister to one of the accused; April 4, 2008
- Middle Ground: The Supreme Court's Opportunity in DC v. Heller
Allen Rostron, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law; April 2, 2008
- FISA Fight: The Congressional Battle Over Warrantless Surveillance
Christina Wells, University of Missouri School of Law; March 31, 2008
- Guantanamo's Uighurs: No Justice in Solitary
Seema Saifee, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP; March 28, 2008
- No Refuge from Habeas: Protecting US Citizens Held by US Forces
Sharon Bradford Franklin, The Constitution Project; March 24, 2008
- Iraq Five Years On: An Iraqi Legislative Perspective
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; March 20, 2008
- Learning from the Iraq War: The Wisdom of International Law
Mary Ellen O'Connell, Notre Dame Law School; March 19, 2008
- Democracy Day in Pakistan: No Pardon for Musharraf
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; March 16, 2008
- Giving up the Ghost: Detainees, Doctors and Torture
Dr. David Nicholl, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham UK; March 15, 2008
- The Torture of Sami Al Arian
Peter Erlinder, William Mitchell College of Law; March 11, 2008
- The UN-Rwanda Prisoner Agreement: The ICTR Replies
Roland Amoussouga, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; March 10, 2008
- The California Marriage Case and the Mainstreaming of Gay Rights
Douglas NeJaime, UCLA Law School; March 10, 2008
- Different Justice at the UN Rwanda War Crimes Court
Peter Erlinder, William Mitchell College of Law; March 6, 2008
- The GOP Candidates' Judicial Selection Views
Carl Tobias, University of Richmond School of Law; March 3, 2008
- Arctic Ocean Seabed Rights: The Last Great Land Grab?
Don Rothwell, Australian National University College of Law; March 1, 2008
- Societe Generale: Keeping it French, in Spite of EU Law?
Larry Eaker, American University of Paris; February 25, 2008
- Pulling Rank: Reinforcing an Independent JAG Corps
Victor Hansen, New England School of Law; February 24, 2008
- Kosovo as a Complex Case
John Cerone, New England School of Law; February 22, 2008
- Arresting Pakistan's Musharraf
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; February 21, 2008
- The "Rwanda Genocide" Cover-up
Peter Erlinder, William Mitchell College of Law; February 19, 2008
- Kosovo as Precedent and Pretext: New Debates and Old Lessons
Timothy Waters, Indiana University School of Law Bloomington; February 18, 2008
- Just Following Orders? DOJ Opinions and War Crimes Liability
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; February 18, 2008
- Kosovo Independence Will Succeed Despite Russian Legal Opposition
Michael Kelly, Creighton University School of Law; February 17, 2008
- Injustice at Guantanamo: Torture Evidence and the Military Commissions Act
Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; February 15, 2008
- The Kurdish-Shi'i Alliance and New Legislation in Iraq
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; February 13, 2008
- Children as Terrorists: Wrong to Train, Wrong to Charge
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; February 12, 2008
- Resist Torture or Acquiesce? A Question for Americans
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; February 7, 2008
- The Pakistan Lawyers' Movement: A Lost Cause?
Shubhankar Dam, Singapore Management University School of Law; February 6, 2008
- Law and Lawyers in the National Security Process
Geoffrey S. Corn, South Texas College of Law; February 1, 2008
- NATO Genocide in Afghanistan
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; January 29, 2008
- Khodorkovsky Case Update: Politics Increasingly Transparent
Robert Amsterdam, Counsel for Mikhail Khodorkovsky; January 23, 2008
- No Shelter for War Crimes 'Within the Scope of Employment'
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; January 22, 2008
- From Dreams to Laws: The Legacy of Dr. King
Rebecca Zietlow, University of Toledo College of Law; January 21, 2008
- Linking Rights and Foreign Aid for Ethiopia: The Case of HR 2003
Abigail Salisbury, Mekelle University Law Faculty (Mek'ele, Ethiopia); January 16, 2008
- Breaking the Code: A Call for Candor at the CIA
A. John Radsan, William Mitchell College of Law; January 15, 2008
- Getting Away with Murder: Ghadaffi's West African Legacy
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; January 10, 2008
- Burma: The Guillotine is No Solution for Despair
Basil Fernanado, Asian Legal Resource Centre; January 8, 2008
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