Commentaries by Louis Beres

Donald Trump, Syria and the Prevention of Genocide

April 5, 2018 09:42:50 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Louis René Beres of Purdue University, discusses the implications of a hasty withdrawl from Syria... President Donald Trump recently announced his intention to get out of Syria, "very soon." The president's stated intention here could soon run...

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On August 11, 1960, Chad declared its independence from France. Read the current Constitution of Chad.

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On August 11, 1792, the US Supreme Court delivered its first reported decision, Georgia v. Brailsford. Learn more about Justice Thomas Johnson, who wrote the Court's opinion in the case.