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Bucking Convention: How Indian courts have internalized CEDAW
Sarita Skagnes was born in a small village in Northern India as the third daughter in her family. Based on the perceived lack of honor...
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May 28, 20214 min read


Alien Justice: How a 200-year-old law remains deeply relevant for US foreign relations
If you’ve ever had a Crunch Bar, there’s a chance a child slave in Côte d’Ivoire produced the cocoa. As illegal as that sounds, the...
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Mar 14, 20215 min read


Stripped of Rights
Red had had enough. Casa Diablo, the vegan Portland strip club where she danced, had crossed one too many lines. The daily, unchecked...
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Dec 8, 20156 min read


Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: India’s U-Turn on LGBTQ Rights
Photo by Ramesh Lalwani. Many ideas and images appear in our collective consciousness when we consider the relics of British colonialism:...
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Oct 6, 20145 min read


The Dangers of Prosecutorial Misconduct
Taking a case all the way to trial is usually a hard, expensive and exhausting process. Obtaining an audience in federal court is often...
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Aug 5, 20145 min read


Cuffing Turkey’s Courts
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has not endeared himself to his more liberal, reform-minded constituents. Last summer,...
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Apr 30, 20144 min read


Justice in Putin’s Russia
After Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea, he was charged with trying to reconstitute the Soviet Union. Although the Russian president has not...
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Apr 29, 20145 min read


Air Traffic Trouble and Absurdity Above
Amidst storms on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) furloughs of air traffic controllers took effect. Travelers at Los...
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Apr 25, 20133 min read


The Role of the Courts in RI Pension Reform
Rhode Island Supreme Court Building (by chensiyuan) Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman wrote an interesting article last week in...
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Dec 10, 20122 min read
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