Pete Hegseth, confirmed by the Senate on January 24 as US President Donald Trump’s Secretary of Defense, gave noncommittal answers to two key questions at his confirmation hearing: 1) if the president ordered him to use the military to shoot protesters domestically would he do it? 2) Would he comply with the Geneva Conventions? This [...]
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” Cicero, The Laws During the coming year, the United States, in occasional concert with Israel, must confront expanding terrorist threats. Topping pertinent concerns in Washington and Jerusalem will be a sordid assortment of jihadi groups, some spawned by the al-Assad regime collapse in Syria and [...]
In 1996, when Professor Bernard Hibbitts first established JURIST, few could have foreseen the impact the project would have. Whether measured in terms of the individual lives it has touched, its global reach, or the impressions it has left on the landscape of online legal news coverage, JURIST’s role cannot be overstated. What began as [...]
After sundown Friday, a new crack appeared in the wall of America’s rule of law. A wall that protected us for two and a half centuries, but that’s showing signs of strain. It is axiomatic that corrupt governments eliminate those responsible for policing corruption. The Friday night massacre of over a dozen inspectors general across [...]
I turned on my TV on Inauguration Day, but avoided coverage of the event in a bid to depress the ratings. No doubt I will be arrested for that act of lèse–majesté in due course. Regardless, I spent that time watching the King Center‘s Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day — on which this year’s [...]
In 1996, when Professor Bernard Hibbitts first established JURIST, few could have foreseen the impact the project would have. Whether measured in terms of the individual lives it has touched, its global reach, or the impressions it has left on the landscape of online legal news coverage, JURIST’s role cannot be overstated. What began as [...]
“Science, by which I mean the entire body of knowledge about things, whether corporeal or spiritual, is as much a work of imagination as it is of observation… The latter is not possible without the former.” Jose Ortega y’ Gasset, Man and Crisis (1958) For now, the fall of Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria has [...]
Note: This is part three of a three-part series on the proposed handover of the Chagos Archipelago from the UK to Mauritius. Part one — Why the Proposed UK-Mauritius Handover Would Be a Strategic Blow to Western Security — can be found here. Part two — Why the Proposed UK-Mauritius Handover Is Not Required by [...]
In recent years, the plight of Ukraine has become a focal point in the global struggle for democracy and freedom. As the Ukrainian people continue to endure relentless aggression from Russia, it is crucial for the world community to recognize the significant stakes involved in this conflict. The shadows of past failures, like those witnessed [...]
This year, the world commemorates the 80th anniversary of the signing of the United Nations Charter — arguably one of the most significant milestones in modern history. The Charter established a legal framework for a new world order, codifying the principles of international law to govern relations among nations. As its preamble declares, the Charter’s [...]
