Dennis J. Wieboldt, III, University of Notre Dame, is publishing Ideas With(out) Consequences?: The Natural Law Institute and the Making of Conservative Constitutionalism During
the Cold War, 1947-1951 in volume 42 of the Law & History Review. Here is the abstract. [...]
From Professor Patrick Hanafin, Professor of Law, Director Postgraduate Taught Programmes, Director LLM Law, Co-Director Centre for Law and the Humanities, Birkbeck Law School,
University of London [...]
Veteran legal journalist Reynolds Holding, author of "Better Judgment: How Three Judges Are Bringing Justice Back to the Courts," and U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff, one of
the judges featured in his book, sit down with Lawfare Senior Editor Roger Parloff to discuss the role of district judges in our justice system. [...]
Is it legal to use lethal force to target suspected drug trafficking boats on the high seas or kill those on board? No. The United States is not in an armed conflict with any
cartel or criminal gang. That means the law of armed conflict (LOAC), also known as international humanitarian law (IHL), does not apply to the military operations [...]
This week at Balkinization we are hosting a symposium on David Sloss's new book, People v. The Court: The Next Revolution in Constitutional Law (Cambridge University Press,
2025). [...]
The Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) signed the Pretoria Agreement three years ago, at least silencing the guns in the Tigray Region following
two years of brutal war. It remains on record as one of the world’s deadliest conflicts of the 21st century, with an estimated 600,000 civilians killed in a region [...]
Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated guide to major news and developments over the weekend. Here’s today’s news: RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR – INTERNATIONAL
RESPONSE A five-hour meeting yesterday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. [...]
Biometric technologies are increasingly deployed across EU borders to facilitate the identification and verification of individuals based on their unique behavioural or physical
characteristics. The most widely used biometric technologies are fingerprint and facial recognition, but they also include more invasive technologies such as DNA [...]
