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Is Egypt's Stance on the Blue Nile Dam Legally Justified?
June 17, 2013

JURIST Guest Columnist Zeray Yihdego of the University of Aberdeen Law School examines several legal issues arising from the dispute over the Blue Nile Dam between Egypt and Ethiopia...Egypt and Ethiopia are in a war of words concerning the damming of the Blue Nile. Ethiopia.... [more]

The Turkish Spring: Lawyers Rounded Up
June 13, 2013

JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of the Thomas Jefferson School of Law aruges that the Turkish government must stop the violence against its own people...For nearly three weeks, thousands of protestors have gathered peacefully at Occupy Gezi in Taksim Square in Istanbul. Turkish police have.... [more]

Previously in JURIST's Forum:

Mandating Sweat-Free Garment Labels: Feasible Under the First Amendment
Ruthann Robson, CUNY School of Law; June 10, 2013
What the Same-Sex Marriage Cases Teach Us About Affirmative Action
Eric Segall, Georgia State University College of Law in Atlanta; May 30, 2013
What Exactly is "Extraterritorial Application" of a Statute?
Kenneth Gallant, William H. Bowen School of Law; May 28, 2013
The War on Terror and the Need for Muslim Support
Faisal Kutty, Valparaiso University Law School; May 20, 2013
In Alabama, "Back Door" Restrictions on Abortion and Roe
LaJuana Davis, Cumberland School of Law; May 15, 2013
Same-Sex Marriage and Family Law Reform in New Zealand
Bill Atkin, Victoria University of Wellington; May 10, 2013
Beyond Same-Sex Marriage: Gender Identity in New Zealand
Elisabeth McDonald, Victoria University of Wellington; May 09, 2013
Lawful Military Support To Civil Authorities In Times of Crisis
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; May 02, 2013
Release the Cleared Guantanamo Detainees to End the Hunger Strike
David Frakt, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; April 30, 2013
The Exhaustive Consequences of Kirtsaeng
John Rothchild, Wayne State University Law School; April 29, 2013
US Funds Still Supporting Honduras Death Squads
Lauren Carasik, Western New England University School of Law; April 22, 2013
Kiobel and the Conflict of Laws
Patrick Borchers, Creighton University School of Law; April 19, 2013
One Statute for Two Spirits: Same-Sex Marriage in Indian Country
Elizabeth Ann Cronk, University of Kansas School of Law; April 16, 2013
Constitutionalism in Hungary: Undermining the Fundamental Law
Gabor Halmai, Eötvös Lóránd University; April 12, 2013
Fisher and Shelby County: A Colorblind Court in a Non-Colorblind World
Eric Segall, Georgia State University College of Law; April 11, 2013
J'Accuse Twitter
Karl M. Manheim, Loyola Law School; April 08, 2013
The Intersection of Gun and Abortion Rights
Nicholas Johnson, Fordham University School of Law; April 04, 2013
Breaking New Ground In Kansas: Same-Sex Parental and Property Rights
Linda Elrod, Washburn University School of Law; April 02, 2013
The ILO and Forced Labor: Ameliorating Poverty and the Hunger for Profits
Susan Bitensky, Michigan State University College of Law; April 01, 2013
Judicial Review of Targeted Killing: A Bad Idea by a Good Person
Wayne McCormack, University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law; March 21, 2013
Stop and Frisk: Necessary Practice or Discriminatory Tactic?
Randolph M. McLaughlin & Jonathan A. Jarrell, Pace Law School; March 19, 2013
Free Speech: 'The Right to Be Stupid' v. 'Words Matter'
Ken E. Norman, University of Saskatchewan Faculty of Law; March 19, 2013
Medhat al-Mahmoud and De-Ba'athification in Baghdad
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; March 15, 2013
'Significant Guidance' on Student Athletes with Disabilities
Perry A Zirkel, Lehigh University; March 15, 2013
Rape, Political Transparency and the Rule of Law
Michelle Madden Dempsey, Villanova University School of Law; March 14, 2013
Drone Strikes Threaten Habeas Corpus: A Proposed Solution
Anthony D'Amato, Northwestern University School of Law; March 13, 2013
Challenges to Michigan's Right-to-Work Laws
Theodore J. St. Antoine, University of Michigan Law School; March 08, 2013
Separated But Equal: The Third Circuit, the Press and Polling Places
Sandy Davidson, University of Missouri School of Law; March 04, 2013
Drone Policy: A Proposal Moving Forward
Amos Guiora, University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law; March 04, 2013
The Criminology of Firearms
Don Kates, The Independent Institute; February 27, 2013
Assault Weapons Ban: Constitutional Parameters of Gun Control
Nicholas Johnson, Fordham University School of Law; February 25, 2013
Campaign Finance's Not-So-Final Exam
Justin Levitt, Loyola Law School; February 25, 2013
The Indefinite Detention of Thomas Kwoyelo
Matthew C. Kane, University of Oklahoma College of Law & Oklahoma City University School of Law; February 18, 2013
Drone Operations in Current US Counterterrorism Strategy in Africa
Kevin Govern, Ave Maria School of Law; February 11, 2013
Prosecuting the Dead: Part IV
David Crane, Syracuse University College of Law; February 05, 2013
The International Criminal Court and Palestine: Part II
Linda M. Keller, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; February 05, 2013
Bond v. United States and Treaty Bonds
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; February 02, 2013
The International Criminal Court and Palestine: Part I
Linda M. Keller, Thomas Jefferson School of Law; January 29, 2013
Banning Niqabs in the Canadian Courtroom: Different Standards for Judges
Beverley Baines, Queen's University Faculty of Law; January 24, 2013
'Right to Work' in Michigan: Depleting Unions, Dashing Dreams
Susan H. Bitensky, Michigan State University College of Law; January 22, 2013
Palestine's Upgraded Status and the International Criminal Court
Megan A. Fairlie, Florida International University College of Law; January 22, 2013
The Power of Citizens' Initiatives and the Marriage Vote in Maine
Jennifer B. Wriggins, University of Maine School of Law; January 17, 2013
Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program and Lawful Israeli Self-Defense
Jordan Paust, University of Houston Law Center; January 15, 2013
Iraq's Islamic Bank and the Islamicity of Interest
Haider Ala Hamoudi, University of Pittsburgh School of Law; January 14, 2013
Human Rights the ASEAN Way
Daniel Aguirre, Regents College London; January 10, 2013
Free Expression and an Elusive Middle Ground: Part Two
Faisal Kutty, Valparaiso University Law School; January 07, 2013
Free Expression and An Elusive Middle Ground: Part One
Faisal Kutty, Valparaiso University Law School; December 21, 2012
What's Left for Campaign Finance Reform?
Steven Schwinn, John Marshall Law School; December 12, 2012
What a Waste of Corporate Money
Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, Stetson University College of Law; December 03, 2012
Protecting Civilians or Using Them as Pawns: The Israel-Hamas Conflict
Laurie Blank, Emory University School of Law; December 01, 2012

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