Commentaries by Ryan Stoa

Is Water a Commodity or a Human Right? Lessons from Flint

February 29, 2016 08:45:13 am

JURIST Guest Columnist Ryan Stoa of Florida International University School of Law discusses the lessons from the Flint, Michigan water crisis ...When I teach Water Resources Law to my students, I often start each semester by juxtaposing two competing conceptualizations:...

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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.