The Psychosis of Permanent War

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Chris Hedges
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pulitzer Prize ◽  
Jewish State ◽  
The Rule Of Law

In this no-holds-barred essay, former New York Times Middle East correspondent and Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Chris Hedges examines how the United States’ staunch support provides Israel with impunity to visit mayhem on a population which it subjugates and holds captive. Notwithstanding occasional and momentary criticism, the official U.S. cheerleading stance is not only an embarrassing spectacle, Hedges argues, it is also a violation of international law, and an illustration of the disfiguring and poisonous effect of the psychosis of permanent war characteristic of both countries. The author goes on to conclude that the reality of its actions against the Palestinians, both current and historical, exposes the fiction that Israel stands for the rule of law and human rights, and gives the lie to the myth of the Jewish state and that of its sponsor, the United States.

Does Kant Justify Liberal Intervention?

2011 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 633-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Lindley Wilson ◽  
Jonathan Monten
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Military Force ◽  
Military Interventions ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Tradition ◽  
Foreign State ◽  
Electoral Democracy

The recent US occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan have renewed the debate over whether military interventions intended to impose democracy in a foreign state are consistent with liberal principles. The liberal political tradition within the United States has often been divided over this question. At issue is what place, if any, military force should have in a foreign policy dedicated to promoting goals such as the spread of electoral democracy, respect for human rights, and the rule of law.

scholarly journals ARTICLE-REVIEW ON THE BOOK BY Stephen J. Berry Watchdog Journalism: The Art of Investigative Reporting (University of Iowa, 2009. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 290 p.)

2020 ◽  
pp. 202-223
Author(s):  
Wontai Wontai SEOL
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New York ◽  
Los Angeles ◽  
New York Times ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pulitzer Prize ◽  
Investigative Journalism ◽  
The New York Times ◽  
Investigative Reporting ◽  
Baltimore Sun

While witnessing a flood of media failings in 2002 and 2003 in the United States, and especially, the New York Times stunningly detailed mea culpa concerning its mistakes in covering the run-up to the United States’ war in Iraq, the author, a former investigative reporter, decided to show how watchdog journalism should work. The author selected six Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative projects of various-size newspapers and showed how the projects started, proceeded, and brought about change. The selected newspapers are The Orlando Sentinel in Florida (chapter 1), The Williamette Week in Oregon (chapter 2), The Toledo Blade in Ohio (chapter 3), The Baltimore Sun in Maryland (chapter 4), The New York Times in New York (chapter 5), The Los Angeles Times in California (chapter 6). Each chapter presents a backstory on each investigative reporting based on the author’s interviews with the reporters who carried out the investigative project. The book supplies full details on the path to finding out the truth by various investigative skills. The author emphasized that investigative journalism can be done individually or as a team at any size newspaper regardless of obstacles or corporate pressures, if only the journalist is armed with the investigative mentality. The author writes that this investigative mentality is required these days when corporate pressure on the media is widespread.

Rule of Law in the United States. Stability is one of the World’s Most Valued Commodities

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-165
Author(s):  
Joshua W. Dansby
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
The United States ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
The Past ◽  
Definition Of

Summary “The rule of law is like the notion of ‘the good’. Everyone is for the good, although we hold different ideas about what the good is.” 1 Two primary ways of viewing the Rule of Law have developed over the years: the “thick” theory of the Rule of Law advocates that, in addition to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced, and independently adjudicated, participation in government decisions (democracy) and consistency with international human rights law are essential for the Rule of Law in a society; the “thin” theory of the Rule of Law asserts that democracy and consistency with human rights law, while nice, are not essential for the Rule of Law. While the Rule of Law is often talked about in the context of developing countries that are coming out of conflict, there is little talk about the Rule of Law and its application to countries such as the United States. The past two years have seen the Rule of Law in the United States threatened as it has never been before, with Senators refusing to do their constitutional duty, a President that threatens to disregard the rulings of the judiciary, and judges both politicizing and abdicating their role as the interpreters of the law. Using a definition of the “thin” theory of the Rule of Law formulated by Brian Tamanahan, I ultimately argue that it not only is, but should be the case that a product of the Rule of Law, stability, a combination of security and predictability, is one of the world’s most valued commodities; and that Rule of Law, rather than the Rule of Man, is and should always be the bedrock of the United States of America.

scholarly journals Chinese Foreign Relations Law

AJIL Unbound ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 111 ◽  
pp. 336-340
Author(s):  
Congyan Cai
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
International Law ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Foreign Relations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Private International Law ◽  
Main Argument ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
The Rule Of Law

Curtis Bradley has observed that, apart from in the United States, foreign relations law generally has not been treated as a separate academic field, but that this situation is starting to change. This observation can also find evidence in China. In March 2016, I hosted a conference on “Chinese Foreign Relations Law: A New Agenda” at Xiamen University School of Law, where I am a faculty member. This is the first conference engaging with this field in China. Also in 2016, a Chinese professor of private international law published the first article discussing Chinese foreign relations law in a general way, the main argument of which is that foreign relations law should be a component of the “rule of law” in China.

scholarly journals Shifting Standards of Judicial Review During the Coronavirus Pandemic in the United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1039-1059
Author(s):  
Wendy K. Mariner
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Human Rights ◽  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Judicial Review ◽  
Religious Freedom ◽  
The United States ◽  
Reproductive Health Services ◽  
Executive Orders ◽  
The Rule Of Law

AbstractEmergencies are exceptions to the rule. Laws that respond to emergencies can create exceptions to rules that protect human rights. In long lasting emergencies, these exceptions can become the rule, diluting human rights and eroding the rule of law. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic prompted states to change rules governing commercial and personal activities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Many governors’ executive orders were challenged as violations of the constitutionally protected rights of those affected. Judges are deciding whether emergencies can justify more restrictions than would be permitted in normal circumstances and whether some rights deserve more protection than others, even in an emergency. This article analyzes ongoing litigation involving emergency restrictions on religious freedom and access to reproductive health services. These cases suggest that some judges are altering the standards of judicial review of the state’s emergency powers in ways that could permanently strengthen some rights and dilute others in normal circumstances.

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