Jan
30
Prof. Michael Stein: International Disability Rights Advocacy
January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
W&M American Constitution Society
presents
This Thursday, Jan. 31 at 1:00
Brown bag lunch with Professor Michael Stein: International Disability Rights Advocacy
Professor Stein is an internationally recognized expert in disabilities law and will discuss disabilities law in an international context.
Bring your lunch and stop by for the lecture and Q&A!
Dessert will be provided.
Jan
30
Alien vs. (Human Rights) Predator
January 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) of 1789 grants jurisdiction to United States federal courts over “any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. 1350 (2006).
Though perhaps seemingly bland in its one-sentence text, the significant [...]
Jan
29
Old McDonald Had a Farm
January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment
The New York Times has featured a few excellent articles in recent weeks that, together, highlight not only the deleterious environmental and economic impacts of the way we eat, but the manner in which our eating habits are inextricably bound up with our health, both bodily and spiritual.
The first, “Rethinking the Meat Guzzler” by Mark [...]
Jan
27
Facing Immigration Overseas
January 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Guest Blogger: Maria Luisa Olivieri, English as a Second Language Teacher, Winston-Salem, NC
Xenophobia and fears of terrorism are fueling an anti-immigrant hysteria in the world’s powerful nations. Spain has apparently not succumbed to such hysteria, having received its fill during Franco’s regime. Instead, Spain has developed a unique and proactive immigration strategy.
Over the past five [...]
Jan
1
Happy New Year’s to W&M ACS.
We did a great job in 2007, our first full year as a blogging chapter. I’m looking forward to 2008 and I think we’ll provide a lot more insightful progressive commentary in the coming months.
I spent part of the holiday season bundled up in Iowa, reporting on the caucus [...]
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