Commentaries by Megan Fairlie

Why the Office of Global Criminal Justice is Worth Saving

July 30, 2017 04:51:02 pm

JURIST Guest Columnist Megan A. Fairlie of the Florida International University College of Law discusses the value of preserving an important, unsung hero of the State Department... Earlier this month, former State Department Deputy Beth van Schaack first reported on...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court heard Bush v. Gore

On December 11, 2000, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Bush v. Gore Presidential recount case. Listen to the arguments and/or read the transcripts on Oyez.

UNICEF established

On December 11, 1946, the United Nations General Assembly established the UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to aid child victims of World War II. UNICEF became a permanent UN agency in 1953. Learn more about the mission of UNICEF and read the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.