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A Solomonic Judgment on Elections in Iraq
February 8, 2010
JURIST Guest Columnist Chibli Mallat, professor of law at the University of Utah and Saint Joseph's University, Lebanon, says that for the sake of stability in Iraq's upcoming elections, it's imperative that all parties respect the Iraqi judiciary's recent decision on candidate.... [more] 
Constructive Criticism: Presidential Opposition to Supreme Court Rulings
February 2, 2010
JURIST Guest Columnist William G. Ross of Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, says that although a president should naturally be careful to avoid demonstrating disrespect for the Supreme Court, the remarks President Obama recently made about the Court's decision in Citizens United v..... [more]
Previously in JURIST's Forum:
- Good News About GTMO and Bagram
Jeffrey Addicott, St. Mary's University; February 1, 2010
- Indefinite Detention: Campaign Promises Meet Political Realities
Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman, New England School of Law; January 28, 2010
- 'Ben Bernanke Should Be Reappointed Fed Chair: Discuss'
Victor Williams, Catholic University of America School of Law; January 27, 2010
- 'Liberal' Fundamentalism in Pakistan: Objecting to Islamic Arguments in NRO
Moeen Cheema, Australian National University College of Law; January 20, 2010
- Keeping Same-Sex Marriage in the Dark
Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; January 15, 2010
- Back to the Future: The Pakistan Supreme Court's NRO Judgment
Moeen Cheema, Australian National University College of Law; January 14, 2010
- New Wars, New Rules? Not So Fast...
Laurie Blank, Emory Law; January 12, 2010
- For the Sake of Fair and Speedy Trials: A Confirmation Plea
Carl Tobias, University of Richmond School of Law; January 8, 2010
- Freedom from Religion: Learning from the Attack on Flight 253
Amos Guiora, University of Utah College of Law; January 6, 2010
- Questionable Precedent: The First Ruling by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights
Roland Adjovi, Arcadia University (Arusha, Tanzania); December 21, 2009
- Falling Short: Justice in the New Military Commissions
Andrea Prasow, Human Rights Watch; December 8, 2009
- The Lisbon Treaty: Who is Europe Still Trying to Impress?
Virginia Keyder, Bogazici University/ Sabanci University (Istanbul, Turkey); November 27, 2009
- International Law and Palestinian Independence: A View from Palestine
Curtis Doebbler, An-Najah National University Faculty of Law (Nablus); November 27, 2009
- Lynne Stewart: Casualty of the 'War on Terror'
Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; November 24, 2009
- A Risk Worth Taking: Civilian Trials for Guantanamo Terror Suspects
Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen, New England School of Law; November 16, 2009
- Simple Justice: Time for the US to Support the ICC
David Crane, Syracuse U. Coll. Law; Leila Sadat, Washington U. in St. Louis Schl. Law; November 13, 2009
- Beyond Guantanamo
Lt. Col. Stephen Abraham (US Army, ret.); November 6, 2009
- Goldstone, Gaza and (Dis)Proportionality: Three Strikes
Laurie Blank, Emory Law; Gregory Gordon, University of North Dakota School of Law; November 4, 2009
- Kirkuk: The Danger of Delay
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; November 3, 2009
- The Use of Force After the 'War on Terror': A Call for an Obama Doctrine
Christian Henderson, Oxford Brookes University (UK); October 29, 2009
- Closing the Loophole: Private Military Contractors and Rights Violations
Margaret Maffai, Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies; October 13, 2009
- Our Socialist Founding Fathers
Mark Brown, Capital University School of Law; October 12, 2009
- Pittsburgh's Police State: Giving the First Amendment a Beating at the G-20
Witold ("Vic") Walczak, ACLU-PA; October 6, 2009
- What Obama Should Have Said: US Compliance with International Law
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; October 2, 2009
- A Proposal for Breaking the Israel-Palestine Deadlock
Anthony D'Amato, Northwstern University School of Law; September 28, 2009
- Obama's Terrorism Policy: Change If Necessary, But Not Necessarily Change
Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen, New England School of Law; September 25, 2009
- The ICC and the Middle East: A Needed Relationship
Sam Sasan Shoamanesh, International Criminal Court/Global Affairs; September 24, 2009
- Torture Tales: Calling John Durham
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; September 18, 2009
- When Criminal Justice Systems Collide: Improving the European Arrest Warrant
Reneta Lawson Mack, Creighton University School of Law; September 16, 2009
- Reconsidering the 'Rule of Law' in Iraq
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; September 8, 2009
- Reforming Criminal Procedure in France
Judith Sunderland and William Bourdon, Human Rights Watch; September 4, 2009
- Fair or Foul? Inheritance-Driven Adult Adoption Within Same-Sex Partnerships
Terry Turnipseed, Syracuse University College of Law; August 24, 2009
- Jury Trials in Japan: Off to a Good Start, But...
Reneta Lawson Mack, Creighton University School of Law; August 21, 2009
- Risky Business: An International Tribunal for Guantanamo Detainees?
Michael Kelly, Creighton University School of Law; August 20, 2009
- Kenya's Dangerous Dance with Impunity
Charles Jalloh, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; August 18, 2009
- The Geneva Conventions Between War and Peace: Sixty Years and Counting
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; August 17, 2009
- Italian Immigration Law: For the Common Good?
Archbishop Agostino Marchetto, Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People; August 14, 2009
- Nuremberg and the Torture Memos: An American Dilemma
James Friedman, University of Maine School of Law; August 13, 2009
- Judging Gaza: The Israeli Government Report
Dr. Robbie Sabel, Hebrew University Faculty of Law (Israel); August 7, 2009
- Civilians Can Keep Secrets Too: Trying Terror Suspects in Federal Courts
Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman, New England School of Law; August 4, 2009
- Strong-arm Rule or Rule of Law? Prospects for Legal Reform in Russia
Pamela A. Jordan, University of Saskatchewan (Canada); July 31, 2009
- Abortion Parental Notice Laws: Irrational, Unnecessary and Downright Dangerous
Caitlin Borgmann, CUNY School of Law; July 27, 2009
- Overturning India's Anti-Sodomy Law: A Tumultuous Path to Victory
Anand Grover, Lawyers Collective ; July 21, 2009
- Right and Wrong on Sotomayor
Laura Gómez, University of New Mexico School of Law; July 20, 2009
- Fighting Terrorism in Greece: Prevent Attacks But Respect Rights
Maria Alvanou, Hellenic Police Officers Academy; July 17, 2009
- The Sotomayor Confirmation, So Far
Michael Olivas, University of Houston Law Center; July 16, 2009
- Gay Rights: The Ups and Downs of Going Mainstream
Douglas NeJaime, Loyola Law School Los Angeles; July 14, 2009
- Judicial Review and the Executive: Lessons from Israel
Amos Guiora, University of Utah College of Law; July 13, 2009
- Tyrants, Dictators, and Thugs: Fearing the Bogeyman
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; July 1, 2009
- Coming to America? Obama's Limited Options for Holding Guantanamo Detainees
Andrew J. Puglia Levy, Esq.; June 30, 2009
- Preserving Spain's Universal Jurisdiction Law in the Common Interest
Olga Martin-Ortega, University of East London (UK) and Jordi Palou-Loverdos; June 26, 2009
- New 'Diversity' Needed for Supreme Court Nominees
Renee Landers, Suffolk U. Law School and Lawrence Friedman, New England School of Law; June 25, 2009
- The Ghailani Terrorism Case: Military Lawyers in Federal Court?
Victor Hansen, New England School of Law; June 22, 2009
- SEC v. Mozilo: Repairing the Financial Services Industry
Michael Macchiarola, CUNY/Seton Hall University Law School; June 17, 2009
- Hamas, the Gaza War, and Accountability Under International Law
Anthony D'Amato, Northwestern University School of Law; June 15, 2009
- Obama's Military Commission and International Law
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; June 15, 2009
- Resettling Guantanamo Detainees: Reluctance and Responsibility
Donald Rothwell, Australian National University College of Law; June 11, 2009
- Somalia at the Crossroads: Options for the World Community
Zeray Yihdago, Oxford Brookes University (UK); June 8, 2009
- Checking State Secrets
Asa Hutchinson, The Constitution Project; June 4, 2009
- The Two Koreas: The Armistice and the Boundary
Anthony D'Amato, Northwestern University School of Law; June 1, 2009
- Military Commissions 3.0 is the Wrong Answer
Jonathan Tracey, National Institute of Military Justice; May 29, 2009
- Extinction or Evolution? Ending Absolute Universal Jurisdiction in International Law
Wes Rist, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; May 26, 2009
- Ashcroft v. Iqbal: Different Spanks for Different Ranks?
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; May 20, 2009
- 'Change' at Guantanamo: Reality or Illusion?
Michael Kelly, Creighton University School of Law; May 19, 2009
- The Complicity of Dick Cheney: No 'Necessity' Defense
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; May 18, 2009
- Should Obama Nominate a Justice Without Judicial Experience?
William G. Ross, Cumberland School of Law, Samford University; May 15, 2009
- The Spirit of Nuremberg Lives! Remembering Henry King
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; May 13, 2009
- The Man Who Knew Too Much? A Convenient Suicide in a Libyan Prison
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; May 12, 2009
- No Torture, No Prosecution
Jeffrey Addicott, St. Mary's University School of Law; May 8, 2009
- Rice, Waterboarding and Accountability
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; May 8, 2009
- Fighting H1N1: Why Laws are Not the Answer
Edward P. Richards III, LSU Law Center; May 2, 2009
- The 'Torture Memos': Learning That Ends Do Not Justify Means
Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman, New England School of Law; April 28, 2009
- The Second Bybee Memo: A Smoking Gun
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; April 22, 2009
- The Better Part of Valor: Obama's Duty to Prosecute Torturers
Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; April 22, 2009
- The Obama Lobbying Directive: Steps in the Right Direction
William Luneburg, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; April 10, 2009
- America's Moment of Truth on Torture
Benjamin Davis, University of Toledo College of Law; April 8, 2009
- The US and the UN Human Rights Council: No Instant Gratification
Noah Bialostozky, White & Case LLP; April 7, 2009
- America's Role in Protecting the Right to Water
Amanda Klasing, Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights; April 1, 2009
- Instrumentalizing International Justice: Don't Halt the Bashir Case
Saira Mohamed, Columbia Law School; March 30, 2009
- Law at Sea: Challenges Facing Japan's Anti-piracy Mission
Hitoshi Nasu and Donald Rothwell, ANU College of Law, Australian National University; March 25, 2009
- Challenges for Chaudhry: The Way Ahead for Pakistan's Reinstated Chief Justice
Ali Khan, Washburn University School of Law; March 19, 2009
- America and the Rule of Law in Pakistan
Saeed Malik (brother of ex-Pakistan SCBA head Muneer Malik); March 12, 2009
- The Supreme Court and Al-Marri: No Virtue Now in Judicial Passivity
Bruce Miller, Western New England College School of Law; March 5, 2009
- National Security Courts and Preventive Detention: A Bad and Unnecessary Idea
Reps. David Skaggs (D-CO) and Mickey Edwards (R-OK), Constitution Project; March 4, 2009
- For a Non-partisan Commission on Detainee Treatment
Jonathan Tracy, National Institute of Military Justice; February 24, 2009
- Mortgage Inequity: Why the Bailout is Missing the Boat
Nancy Rapoport, University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Law School of Law; February 20, 2009
- Judges Sentencing Children for Kickbacks: A Special Kind of Infamy
David Harris, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; February 19, 2009
- Omar Khadr: Release, Repatriation, and Remedies
Gail Davidson, Lawyers Rights Watch Canada; February 17, 2009
- Scumbag Millionaires (Or, Weekend at Bernie's -- Again)
Nancy Rapoport, University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Law School of Law; February 17, 2009
- Rendition Revisited: Panetta and Obama Step into the Gray
Afsheen John Radsan, William Mitchell College of Law; February 13, 2009
- Defend Yoo or End Impunity?
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; February 11, 2009
- A Call to End All Renditions
Marjorie Cohn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; February 10, 2009
- Gumshoeing in Kabul: Lessons for US Detention Policy
Jonathan Horowitz, One World Research; February 9, 2009
- SNAFU at the AU: Is Regionalism the ICC's Biggest Challenge?
Wes Rist, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; February 5, 2009
- 'Advice and Consent': How the Senate Should Vet Obama Cabinet Picks
William G. Ross, Cumberland Law School, Samford University; February 4, 2009
- Fighting the Somali Pirates: The 'Shipriders Agreement' Breakthrough
S.R. Subramanian, Hidayatullah National Law University (India); January 29, 2009
- Closing Time: Presidential Power and Emergencies
Lawrence Friedman and Victor Hansen, New England School of Law; January 28, 2009
- President Obama: New Hope for International Law?
Mary Ellen O'Connell, University of Notre Dame Law School; January 26, 2009
- Banning Torture is Not Enough
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; January 23, 2009
- Guantanamo is Closing: Now What?
Michael Kelly, Creighton University School of Law; January 22, 2009
- Torture and Timing: Explaining the Crawford Concession
Shayana Kadidal, Center for Constitutional Rights; January 22, 2009
- 'Smart Power' and the Rule of Law
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; January 20, 2009
- No Room Left for Doubt: New Revelations About Guantanamo
Marc Falkoff, Northern Illinois University College of Law; January 17, 2009
- Gaza: Not a War of Self-Defense
Victor Kattan, Schl. of Oriental and African Studies, University of London; January 15, 2009
- After Bush: Taking Meaningful Steps Towards Accountability
Victor Hansen and Lawrence Friedman, New England School of Law; January 14, 2009
- Legal Aspects of 'Operation Cast Lead' in Gaza
Amos Guiora, University of Utah College of Law; January 11, 2009
- Compensation and Immunity: Germany v. Italy at the ICJ
Stefan Kirchner, Georg-August-University Faculty of Law (Germany); January 9, 2009
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