“For by Wise Counsel, Thou Shalt Make Thy War.” Proverbs, 24,6 As a matter of logic, an Israel-Iran nuclear exchange is presently out of the question. Though energetically pursuing a military nuclear capability, the Shiite Republic still has a formidable way to go before it can claim any credible status as an operational nuclear power. [...]
![Failure To Protect by Mass Destruction—An ‘Other Inhumane Act’](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/ukraine_1677250250.jpg)
A widespread or systematic attack directed against civilians is a crime against humanity—a crime against us all. The jurisprudence around the creation of this international crime began early in the 20th century and evolved through the International Military Tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo, and into the modern era during what is called the Age of [...]
![The Israeli Supreme Court’s Independence Must Be Protected](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/02/Habima_Square_protest_against_judicial_reform.jpeg)
For scholars, constitutional (or unconstitutional) revolution is an opportunity to test theories about legal and political changes, democratic legitimacy, identifying what the rule of recognition is, and more. But on the ground, a process of democratic backslide is mostly a matter of grave concern, fear, stress, and sometimes even anger. It requires determination, dedication, and [...]
![Non-Compete Clauses and the 13th Amendment: Why the New FTC Rule Is Not Only Good Policy but Constitutionally Mandated](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/11/constitution_1606766408.jpg)
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule to ban non-compete clauses for workers. The proposed rule is great news for low wage workers because it would allow them to explore new job opportunities and give them leverage to bargain for better wages. One in five low wage workers are subject to [...]
![The Role of Gender in European Islamophobic Structures](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/05/muslim_1590083904.jpg)
“t kind of makes you think people hate you because of the way you dress” an excerpt from an interview recorded in the article by Chris Allen titled, “‘People hate you because of the way you dress’: Understanding the invisible experience of veiled British Muslim women victims of Islamophobia.” Thomas Hammarberg, the Former Commissioner for [...]
![The Indian Supreme Court and Disability Rights – Critiquing the Underpinnings of Disability Rights Jurisprudence in India](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/01/pic-for-story.jpeg)
The Chief Justice of India, D.Y. Chandrachud, has created a team to evaluate the “physical and functional access“ of the top court’s facilities to make them accessible to people with disabilities. The group will be chaired by Justice S. Ravindra Bhat of the Apex Court. The Supreme Court has charged its Supreme Court Committee on [...]
![Indonesia’s New Criminal Code and Article 411: A Step Backwards for Individual Liberties](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/01/Jakarta_Skyline_Part_2.jpeg)
Last month, Indonesia made headlines by passing a new criminal code known as the Rivisi Kitab Undang-undang Hukum Pidana (RKUHP). The code includes a number of controversial provisions, including outlawing acts such as defaming the president and expressing views antithetical to state ideology. However, the provision that has received the most attention is the criminalization [...]
![Restitution of Conjugal Rights: A Peril to Fundamental Rights in India](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/01/800px-Assam_India_Wedding_Party_14135973.jpeg)
In Indian society, marriages are an essential part of life and are considered divine and sacrosanct. The concepts of progressive marriage are still trying to find their place in a world where the relationship between society and law is a hare and tortoise race. While the view of women as chattel is gradually changing, remedies [...]
![The Bonded Labor System in India and the Need for Reform](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/01/800px-thumbnail-1.jpeg)
“Is your hour’s labor worth mine?” In a dystopian economy such as India’s, the pursuit of social justice remains a utopian agenda. Despite globalization, the general equilibrium rests on social exclusion, consumption disaggregation, and bonded and child labor. When it comes to the regulation of collective labor relations, the restrictive policies of government control have [...]
![International Consequences of Internet Restrictions in Iran](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/10/52383779726_5fd6f1f98e_k.jpg)
Only a few days after protests started in Iran, the right to access the internet was restricted and social platforms were filtered. The government of Iran used the unrest as an excuse and started moving towards the establishment of the National Internet. The limited access to the internet started during the first week of the [...]