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Review – The Absolute Violation: Why Torture Must be Prohibited
Of interest to law students, from Western News: The Absolute Violation: Why Torture Must be Prohibited by Richard Matthews Is torture ever a justifiable means to an end? Richard Matthews tackles that question at a…
The torture scandal
Colvin a protected `whistleblower,’ Cannon says The Canadian Press: Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon says diplomat Richard Colvin had a right to make his explosive allegations about Afghan prisoners. He says Colvin exercised his prerogative…
Q: What’s Prettier Than Torture?
A: Well, pretty much everything. But in this case, it’s lacrosse.
Scalia Openly Condones Torture
Creating a Legal Storm US Supreme Court Justice, Antonin Scalia, made his first major television appearance this week on 60 Minutes. Previously he has severely restricted media access, especially in his court, citing his, First…
Bush Pardons Himself for Torture
The House just passed a bill that pardons all members of the U.S. administration for any torture for detainees. Elizabeth Holtzman, former NY congresswoman, explains, Avoiding prosecution under the War Crimes Act has been an…
Canada puts US on Torture Watchlist
The Canadian Foreign Ministry produced a training manual that has Guantanamo Bay on its sites of torture spots. The document goes further, and lists the U.S. as a potential site for torture, along with Iran,…
On Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 Campaign
If there was a prize for the NGO who best commodifies white man’s burden on the African continent, and more specifically in Uganda, Invisible Children would win.They recently struck again with a new video and…
Review of Dennis Edney’s Lecture, “The Rule of Law in an Age of Terrorâ€
“Human rights have a dysfunctional relationship with justice. The language is certainly beautiful, but it’s all dressed up with nowhere to go,†charged Dennis Edney in a scathing lecture at the Faculty of Law at…
EU Arms Exports to Libya
Complete table data here. Seumas Milne: The “responsibility to protect” invoked by those demanding intervention in Libya is applied so selectively that the word hypocrisy doesn’t do it justice. And the idea that states which…
Rocking the Boat: A Brief History of Anti-Migrant Hysteria in Canada
They’re at it again. In November, 76 Tamil refugees escaped Sri Lanka on a rusty freighter. They arrived in Victoria, where they were met by RCMP and Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) officials, who promptly…
Guest Post: 5 of the most Difficult or Dangerous Countries to Visit
5 of the most Difficult or Dangerous Countries to Visit While every traveler has their own unique motivation for visiting any part of the word, there are certain areas which no matter what the tourist…