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Politics, not law, will determine Suu Kyi's fate

Awzar Thi wrote 3 weeks ago: At a meeting of lawyers in Hong Kong this April, Aitzaz Ahsan described how as counsel for the Chie … more →

Tags: Burma, Courts, Dictatorship, Human Rights, Myanmar, Other countries, Politics, UN, ahrc

Baseball v. The Supreme Court4 comments

africanamericanconservatives wrote 2 months ago: It is interesting to note that whenever you hear a sports fan talk about something as important as w … more →

Tags: Supreme Court, apointee, Baseball, Derek Jeter, Diane Wood, Diversity, Elena Kagan, Gov. Granholm, Gov. Gregoire

Impeach Bybee1 comment

Lisa Pampuch wrote 2 months ago: A man who is now a federal judge, Jay Bybee, we have recently learned, wrote convoluted and terribly … more →

Tags: Caught My Eye, Torture, Político, impeachment, Jay Bybee, Impeach, federal judge, John Podesta, Jordan Paust

Double legal standards jeopardize Thailand3 comments

Awzar Thi wrote 2 months ago: "We want to complain about a missing husband. He left home to join the Red Shirts and went miss … more →

Tags: Army, constitution, Courts, Human Rights, military, Politics, Protest, Rule of Law, Thailand

Belgische gerecht veroordeelt Amerikaans internet bedrijf Yahoo!.2 comments

You ViewTV wrote 4 months ago: De Dendermondse strafrechtbank schept een belangrijk internet-juridisch precedent.  Het heeft nameli … more →

Tags: online video advertising, Online Marketing, You-View.tv, webvideo, SEO, Internet, Yahoo, gerecht, Dendermonde

Constitutional game-playing imperils Thailand1 comment

Awzar Thi wrote 7 months ago: The verdict to dissolve three parties in Thailand’s coalition government and ban the prime mi … more →

Tags: Army, Courts, Crime, military, police, Politics, Protest, Rule of Law, Thailand

And it's still finals!

mikhailych wrote 7 months ago: The typical late 19th Century Russian Law Student…I hope I don’t look like this, but I … more →

Tags: Finals, Law School, law student, Stress, ushanka

Prison doors open, court doors close

Awzar Thi wrote 9 months ago: Whether the release of some nine thousand prisoners from Burma’s jails last week was an act o … more →

Tags: police, Rule of Law, Human Rights, Army, military, Burma, Myanmar, Courts, Dictatorship

Thomas W. Hartmann2 comments

E.M. wrote 11 months ago: After summarizing multiples instances in which Thomas W. Hartmann’s conduct raises the questio … more →

Tags: Attorney Grievance Applications, Thomas W. Hartmann, associated press, Bernard Hibbitts, Brig. Gen. Tom Hemingway, Carol Rosenberg, Col. Morris D. Davis, Grievance, Illinois

The Rule of Surprise

Webmaster. wrote 1 year ago:   With each passing week, it seems that some percentage of the population—oftentimes, the vast … more →

Tags: juristry, Law, Legal, Judiciary, Judges, Lawyers, attorneys

Full, but empty5 comments

Awzar Thi wrote 1 year ago: May 10 was supposed to be a big day for Burma’s military, the day that it legitimated itself throug … more →

Tags: Human Rights, Army, military, Burma, Myanmar, Referendum, Politics, constitution, Dictatorship

In a lawless land, any law will do

Awzar Thi wrote 1 year ago: Human rights advocates, lawyers and journalists are often concerned with how special laws are used … more →

Tags: Burma, Courts, Crime, Dictatorship, Human Rights, Myanmar, police, Rule of Law, Khin Sanda Win

Change extraneous to Burma referendum

Awzar Thi wrote 1 year ago: Towards “disciplined democracy”: A cartoon of the National Convention The news that Bur … more →

Tags: Army, Burma, constitution, Dictatorship, Human Rights, military, Myanmar, Politics, Referendum

"Odd" justice in todays newspaper

curves79lady wrote 1 year ago: A top jurist / judge in a civilized country wants to make it legal that a person can be married to m … more →

Tags: Religion, Life, God, Society, Judge, Legal, marrage, Law, Moral

matth00rn wrote 1 year ago: MATT HOORN … more →

Tags: Witheet, Zeikerdje, dreigen, dreigmail, Google, Hoorn, Matt, Matt Hoorn

Anaya & Weissner on the UN Declaration1 comment

Matthew L.M. Fletcher wrote 1 year ago: from Jurist: The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Towards Re-empowerment JURIST … more →

Tags: Research, Author: Matthew L.M. Fletcher, Indigenous peoples, UN Declaration, Jim Anaya, Siegfried Weissner, Rogers College of Law, St. Thomas Law School, United Nations

Judge Booted for Flipping Coin to Decide

anwin wrote 1 year ago: A judge who ordered a woman to drop her pants and decided a custody dispute by flipping a coin was r … more →

Tags: wrong one, court, Judge, jury

Rice & rationality

Awzar Thi wrote 1 year ago: Note: This comment appeared in Jurist on November 7 The renewal of small protests in Burma during r … more →

Tags: Army, Burma, Dictatorship, Economy, Human Rights, military, Myanmar, Protest, Religion


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