Year: 2012

This article was written by guest author Jasper Doomen, Lecturer at Leiden University. A traditional way to characterize the norms that govern the laws of war is that between ‘ius ad bellum’ (the right to engage in war) and ‘ius…

This article was written by guest author F.E. Guerra-Pujol, Associate Professor of Law at Barry University.   Dear colleagues, As we begin another fun-filled year of teaching and thinking, I can’t help but realize that the foundation of our legal…

This article was written by guest author, Michael C. Macchiarola, Distinguished Lecturer at City University of New York.* As our inelegant Presidential contest examines unceremoniously the very foundations of free enterprise, and questions the appropriate roles and responsibilities of its…

This article was written by guest author Derrick Diaz. Mr. Diaz is a 2012 graduate of Rutgers Law and is looking forward to a fruitful clerkship with the Superior Court of New Jersey. Mr. Diaz has also authored Minors and…

This article was written by guest author Alicia Plerhoples. Ms. Plerhoples is a Visiting Assistant Professor at University of California at Hastings College of the Law and will be an Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center, starting Fall…

This contribution was written by guest author Mark Glover.  Mr. Glover is a Teaching Fellow and Assistant Professor of Professional Practice at Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center.  This post is based on his articles A Therapeutic Jurisprudential…

This article was written by guest author Michael C. Macchiarola.  The author is a Distinguished Lecturer at the City University of New York. On March 15, a panel of three Second Circuit judges stayed a proceeding in the courtroom of Judge…

This article was written by guest author Rory Bahadur, Associate Professor of Law at Washburn University School of Law. The recent news media coverage of the so called “Florida Stand Your Ground Law,” illustrates succinctly the sleight of hand that…

This contribution was written by guest author Joe Dryden.  Mr. Dryden is an Assistant Professor of Education and Law at Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, Texas.  Mr. Dryden's research interest include student First Amendment issues , the collateral impact of educational…

This contribution was written by guest authors Michal Gilad and Tal Gat.  Michal Gilad is an AAUW International Fellow. Tal Gat is a graduate of the IDC Radzyner School of Law. This post is based on their article, U.S. v. My Mommy:…