Topic
Dictatorship
28 published works
Legal History Blog
Skinner on Mussolini's Special Tribunal for the Defence of the State
By Dan Ernst
Stephen Skinner, University of Exeter, has published Subversion and the Special Tribunal for the Defence of the State in Fascist Italy, 1927–8, in the American Journal of Legal History:In 1925,…
Criminal Law Library Blog
Why Kurt Godel’s Warning Should Matter Today
I have chosen to write about this remarkably rich topic because it sits at the intersection of constitutional law, political theory, logic, and history, precisely the kind of issue that…
Legal History Blog
Bauer to Lecture on Reparations for Victims of Brazil's Dictatorship
By Dan Ernst
[We have the following announcement. DRE.]Nos complace informaros de la celebración del próximo Coloquio de Historia del Derecho de la UAM. En esta ocasión contaremos con la presencia de la…
The Right Coast
Donald Trump and the Brilliant Dictators – WSJ
Mr. Trump: We re dealing, Joe, we re dealing with the smartest people. They hate when I say, you know, when the press, when I called President Xi, they said,…
The Right Coast
The Fight for Freedom in Venezuela – WSJ
Another tragedy is unfolding in Venezuela, as President Nicolás Maduro tries to steal another election. The Biden Administration has been caught flat-footed again and is left pleading with Mr. Maduro…
The Right Coast
Fearing the 2024 Election, the Left Rushes To Declare Trump a Dictator – The Messenger
The unintentional comedy rose to new heights this week, after The Atlantic dedicated its entire Janurary/February edition to explaining how and why Trump will destroy democracy if he wins a second term.…
Family Law Prof Blog
AI Project
By Family Law
From AP:If a baby was taken from their parents four decades ago during Argentina’s military dictatorship, what would that person look like today?Argentine publicist Santiago Barros has been trying to…
The Right Coast
The U.N. s Apologist for Dictators – WSJ
Axios reported that human-rights lawyer and Yale law fellow Rayhan Asat, whose brother is detained, called the high commissioner s trip the ultimate betrayal. Advocacy groups denounced her willingness to…
The Right Coast
Xi s Dictatorship Threatens the Chinese State – WSJ
To prevail in 2022, Mr. Xi has turned himself into a dictator. Instead of allowing the party to tell him what policies to adopt, he dictates the policies he wants…
The Right Coast
Kim Yo Jong could be North Korea’s worst dictator yet, experts say
I haven t seen any evidence, any indication of how she might rule, but my speculation given the reputation and history of the family is that she would rule with…