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Oct 7, 2024 · “For by Wise Counsel, Thou Shalt Make Thy War.” Proverbs 24.6 For mostly good reason, policy discussions of Israel’s nuclear strategy and doctrine have been intentionally vague and without evident nuance. More specifically, there have been few open-literature assessments of a limited nuclear ...
Meta Oversight Board calls for stricter rules to remove child …
2 hours ago · The Meta Oversight Board on Tuesday upheld Meta’s decision to take down an Instagram post s howing an Iranian beautician preparing a 14-year-old girl for her wedding, citing the promotion of forced child marriages. The Board also urged Meta to clarify in its policy that forced marriages include any child marriage involving individuals under the age of 18.
Natural Law and the United States Constitution: Still Vital ... - JURIST
Dec 3, 2021 · The author argues that William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England were crucial in shaping the US Constitution and its natural law foundations. He criticizes the current political manipulation of constitutional law and advocates for a return to the peremptory rules of right and justice.
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1 day ago · The Singapore Ministry of Law introduced the Administration of Justice (Protection) (Amendment) Bill, 2024, to Parliament on Monday. The bill aims to safeguard the process of administering justice and prevent the misuse of court procedures. Introduced by the Minister of Law, Murali Pillai, the ...
UN refugee agency warns of the rise in displacement crises
5 hours ago · High Commissioner of the UN refugee agency, Filippo Grandi, warned on Monday that displacement crises in Lebanon and Syria could worsen and urged for effective solutions from different stakeholders. In an opening statement to the Executive Committee at UNHCR’s annual meeting in Geneva, Filippo Grandi shed light onto the …
Supreme Court Hubris: It Is Time to Return Power to the People
Sep 27, 2021 · The Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 term which starts the first Monday in October will likely be one of the most important of the last 50 years. The Justices have already agreed to hear disputes involving gun control legislation and abortion rights and are likely to decide a major affirmative action case as well. Given that Republican presidents appointed six of the nine current Justices, there is ...
Protecting Judges to Protect the Rule of Law - JURIST
Jan 13, 2023 · It is a dangerous time to be a judge in America. Retired Wisconsin judge John Roemer was killed at his home in June 2022. That same month, US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh narrowly avoided a kidnapping and possible assassination attempt. These incidents follow in the wake of an assassination attempt on U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed and husband injured in ...
World Justice Project index paints picture of global rule of law in ...
Oct 26, 2022 · The 2022 Rule of Law Index by WJP measures eight areas of society and 44 sub-factors in 140 countries. It reveals that 85 countries experienced a decline in rule of law, while only 52 improved, and that fundamental rights, government powers and civil justice are the most affected factors.
Interview: Columbia's Jeffrey Sachs on Russia, Ukraine, and ...
Jun 30, 2023 · Economist and foreign policy expert Jeffrey Sachs argues that the US provoked Russia's invasion of Ukraine by expanding NATO and overthrowing Yanukovych. He criticizes the US for rejecting international legal constraints and the ICC for being biased and ineffective.