Observations of Dr. King: " ... there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. It was evidenced sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to obey the laws of Nebuchadnezzar, on the ground that a higher moral law was at stake. It was practiced superbly by the ear...

According to Shinto legend two gods, Izanagi and Izanami, which were brother and sister, dipped a spear into the ocean and drops from the spear formed the island of Onokorojima. Izanagi and Izanami then fell to earth and married. Izanami then gave birth to the islands of Japan and a couple more gods...

Both Fyodor Dostoyevsky, in Crime and Punishment and Richard Wright, in Native Son look to men who have been pushed beyond reason into murder, and both authors ask us what justice means in such a context. The answers that the authors provide are quite different - which should ...

RACISM ¨We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator withcertain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.¨ The Declaration of IndependenceThe legal barriers to racial equality have signi...

Asian values and clash of the culturesIntroduction"In the early 1990s, Europe watched enviously as the Asian Tigers grew exponentially. We asked ourselves: what lessons can Europe learn from Asia? After the crash, the question was reversed: what lessons can Asia learn from Europe? "(http://europa.eu...

LEGAL HISTORY#7SPRING 2000Michael FranceMay 5, 2000The founders professedly attempted to construct a nation governed by law, not by men.Did they succeed? Either way, what were the ramifications for American society?I will discuss the belief that America was founded on the principals of law. These la...

As international instruments proliferate, the remedies available tostates for breach of international obligations and the number ofinstitutions offering for a granting of such remedies have expanded. Today,the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is no longer alone in providing aforum for the ...

Justice in its Infancy: The International Criminal CourtIn times of cultural flux and massive societal change, when societies are coming to terms with entirely new political realities the question of how to deal with the sins of the past can fall by the wayside. Often, the successor regimes are in ...