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Terrorism
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Mass Tort Litigation Blog
The NYTimes on How to Compensate Victims of Terrorism
By joetort
You can find the Room for Debate segment here, with input from a number of law professors including Michele Landis Dauber (Stanford), Betsy Grey (Arizona State), and Stephen Shugerman (UC…
The Right Coast
Lone Survivor and Insufferable Anti-American Self-Righteousness | National Review Online
Let s talk reality: When the film shows jihadists storming into a village and lopping off a man s head, it understates their atrocities. I don t know what has…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Sixth Circuit Affirms “Underwear Bomber” Conviction
In a notable criminal case, the Sixth Circuit yesterday affirmed the conviction of Umar Abdulmutallab, the individual who sought to detonate an explosive device on a Northwest Airlines Flight 253,…
The Right Coast
Iran offers to help Iraq in fight against al-Qaida
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) A senior Iranian military official says Iran is ready to help Iraq battle al-Qaida "terrorists" in the neighboring country's Sunni-dominated western Anbar province.Iraqi troops have been trying…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Prof Top 10 Immigration News Stories of 2013
Here are my top 10 immigration news stories for 2013:1. Congress (Again) Fails to Pass Immigration Reform in 2013The biggest American immigration news in 2013 by far was Congress’s failure…
International Law Prof Blog
More Collective Effort Needed to Fight Growing Threat of Terrorism
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for strengthening collective efforts to combat terrorism, which he called “one of the greatest security challenges of our time.” In a message to…
International Law Prof Blog
Gabon Calls for Global Support for Africa in the Battle Against Terrorism
Citing the recent deadly terrorist attack at a mall in Nairobi, Kenya, President Ali Bongo of Gabon appealed yesterday from the podium of the United Nations General Assembly for full…
International Law Prof Blog
President of Nigeria Urges Continued Support to Fight Terrorism
Addressing today General Debate of the 68th United Nations General Assembly, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan called for continued international efforts to overcome transborder crimes, such as terrorism and piracy, and…
Media Law Prof Blog
The Relationship Between the Media and Terrorists
Ekrem Ersen Emeksiz, City University of New York, John Jay College, has published The Media of Terrorism. Here is the abstract.This study is an attempt to understand the questions on…
International Law Prof Blog
Guest Editorial: The Egyptian Coup, the United States, and the Threat of Terrorism
Tom McDonnell, Professor at Pace University School of Law and author of United States, International Law, and the Struggle against Terrorism (Routledge 2010), wrote the following editorial on the anniversary of September…