National Defense Authoriation Act (NDAA)
Another sign of the time and a diminishment of freedom. Martial law – because they say so. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) “Well, Doctor, what have we got—a Republic or a Monarchy?” “A...
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The National Rifle Association on Wednesday filed an amicus brief in federal court supporting an American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit challenging a government phone-tracking program that collects...
View ArticleThe U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: Are Our 2nd Amendment Rights Part Of The Deal?
The U.N. Arms Trade Treaty: Are Our 2nd Amendment Rights Part Of The Deal? US President Barack Obama addresses the United Nations General Assembly. “As a former lecturer in constitutional law, wouldn’t...
View ArticleSoft Law
Although the concept of soft law has existed for years, scholars have not reached consensus on why states use soft law or even whether “soft law” is a coherent analytic category. In part, this...
View ArticleIneffective Drone-Court Proposal: Drone Strikes
Angus King’s Ineffective Drone-Court Proposal After being in Congress for less than a month, Angus King, Independent Senator from Maine, has made a proposal to Congress regarding the U.S. drone...
View ArticleThe Con Of The United States
Con: Adj. A slang or can’t abbreviation for confidence, as a con man or a con game. [Blacks Law 5th Edition page 261] Con; verb to commit to memory right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib...
View ArticleHague Apostille Convention
The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement for Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, the Apostille Convention, or the Apostille treaty is an international treaty drafted by the Hague...
View ArticleThe Hypocrisy of the American Understanding of the International Law
The threat of Russian intervention in Ukraine has caused American lawyers and diplomats to raise their voices about the legality of Russian military action in Ukraine. These complaints, however, are...
View ArticleHow much of the war on drugs is tied to International Treaties?
Moves by some U.S. states to legalize marijuana are not in line with the International Drug Control Treaties, the United Nations anti-narcotics chief said. The United States is in the midst of a...
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