“The most tragic thing in the world and in life, readers and brothers of mine, is love. Love is the child of illusion and the parent of disillusion; love is consolation in desolation; it is the sole medicine against death, for love is death’s brother.” Miguel de Unamuno, Tragic Sense of Life Looking Beneath: World [...]
Faculty Commentary
![Congress Should Block the Disqualification of Donald Trump Under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/09/trump_1694105954.jpg)
Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment disqualifies people from holding an office under the United States if they previously swore an oath to uphold the Constitution and then participated in an insurrection or rebellion. The last sentence of Section 3, however, says that “Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such [...]
![The Beast that is Iran—Condemn, Isolate, Confront Using International Norms](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/11/iran_map_1701097615.jpg)
Indeed, the geopolitical landscape is complex, especially when discussing Iran’s involvement in various global issues. Central to these concerns are allegations of Iran’s support for Russian aggression against Ukraine, its perceived stance on Israel, and its role as a destabilizing force in the Middle East. Firstly, Iran’s relationship with Russia has raised apprehensions, particularly regarding [...]
![Security Council Paralysis in Face of Gaza Crisis Highlights Imperative of UN Reform](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/11/un_1700861388.jpg)
On November 15, 2023, more than five weeks after Hamas‘ heinous October 7 attack on Israel, and after thousands of lives were lost, the Security Council, the United Nations body with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, finally managed to pass a somewhat controversial resolution in response to the crisis. [...]
![Israel and Eschatology: Legal Insights on Counter-Terrorism](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/11/idf_1700862676.jpg)
“The Safety of the People shall be the Highest Law.” Cicero Eschatology is about certain end-of-life expectations, about “last or final judgments, about death, about God’s judgment and the human “soul.” But what possible connections could link such metaphysical or religious expectations with Israel’s current struggle against jihadist terror? Are there any pertinent legal connections? [...]
![Academic Freedom Under Attack: The Chilling Effect of Surveillance Sites on US Professors Who Criticize Israel](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/11/lecture_hall_1700500520.jpg)
For nearly the past decade, a surveillance site has been running broad net sweeps through the entirety of the American professoriate in a bid to name and shame those critical of Israeli policies in the occupied territories of Gaza, West Bank, and Golan Heights. Asserting its aim is to combat anti-Semitism by informing the public [...]
![Unpacking the Fallout From the Failure of Australia’s First Nations ‘Voice’ Referendum](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/11/australia_parliament_1700251825.jpg)
This comment was written on Ngiyampaa Wangaibon Country. I pay my respects to the custodians that have cared for this Country for time immemorial. I acknowledge when First Nations Peoples thrive, all of Australia benefits. A recent Australian referendum that aimed to strengthen the presence of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples within the country’s [...]
![Urgent Call to Action for 200 Hostages in the Israel-Hamas Conflict](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/11/captive_1699999973.jpg)
To understand the current war between Israel and Hamas we must focus on the single most important issue: the safe return of over 200 innocent hostages captured by Hamas on Oct. 7. The graphic images and videos from that day, coupled with the uncertain fate of the hostages, demand our undivided attention. These cannot be [...]
![Facing Trump II: America’s Urgent Obligation to Rethink Nuclear Command Authority](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/11/nuclear_1699642890.jpg)
“The man who laughs has simply not yet heard the horrible news.” Berthold Brecht An Existential Task Until the end of his presidency – and even after his open complicity in subverting the United States Constitution on January 6, 2021 – Donald J. Trump held effectively unchecked nuclear command authority. Now, after multiple criminal [...]
![The UN ‘Humanitarian Pause’ Resolution for the Israel-Hamas Conflict: Beacon of Hope or Dead End?](https://www.jurist.org/commentary/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2023/10/palestine_war_1698770691.jpg)
Editors’ note: Amid surging violence between Hamas and Israeli forces, JURIST is seeking perspectives from law students, law professors and lawyers around the world. Neither this nor other commentaries constitute JURIST editorial policy, nor do they necessarily reflect the opinions of the editorial team. On Friday, October 27, at its tenth emergency special session, the [...]