Western Promises
Marc Perelman : Balkans
A new book by a former ICTY official offers a vivid insider's account of realpolitik at the Milosevic trial.
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The Great Debate of 2008
Jerry W. Sanders : Presidential Election 2000
The time is right for a Great Debate on America's purpose and place in the world. But neither Republicans nor Democrats seem up to the task.
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Why We Need International Law
Oona A. Hathaway : US Foreign Policy
It's time to undo the damage and reaffirm America's historical commitment to international law.
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We Need a Nobel Prize in Law
Garrett Epps
Those who serve the law in dangerous and original ways are deserving of the recognition--and the protection--that a Nobel Prize would bring them.
2006
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Questionable Verdict
Even the most naive American voter cannot be expected to see the morally, legally and politically questionable death sentence given to Saddam Hussein a milestone in the Bush Administration's illegal war in Iraq. As the milestones pile up, so do the bodies.
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The Impeachment of George W. Bush
Elizabeth Holtzman : Executive
The time has come to call for the impeachment of President Bush. Any President who maintains he is above the law--and acts repeatedly on that belief--seriously endangers our consitutional system of government.
2005
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Human Rights, Rendered Meaningless
Robert Scheer : Geneva Convention
The outsourcing of torture to other countries is a devilishly clever legalistic fiction that allows the Bush Administration to systematically violate basic human rights of terror suspects while claiming it does not condone or practice torture.
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Bringing Human Rights Home
Alan Jenkins & Larry Cox : Supreme Court
The United States should respect international human rights standards within its own borders.
2004
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Even a Tyrant Is Entitled to Due Process
Robert Scheer : Saddam Hussein
Hussein's trial is shaping up as just US theatrics.
This week: Will racism or sexism win the day? Plus: Esther Kaplan on workplace safety and Steven Greenhouse on the struggle facing younger workers. (13mb mp3)
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