Topic: Law and Justice

Found 5 articles
International Law and Nuclear Weapons: Does the Continued Development of Advanced Nuclear Weapons Violate International Law?
01/26/10 - 1455 words
Throughout the twentieth-century, nuclear weapons got deadlier; their range and power have both increased, bringing the potential for greater devastation to the globe. To limit the spread of nuclear weapons, the international... Go to Article »
The Human Genome and Patient Privacy: A Proposal to Expand Protections for Patients and Family Members
01/21/10 - 2824 words
As medical and biological technology has progressed in recent years, concerns have been raised about the privacy implications of genetic records that can identify individuals and predict future conditions to which they are predisposed... Go to Article »
Memorializing Sacco and Vanzetti in Boston
01/11/10 - 8537 words
‘WHO WERE THOSE PEOPLE?’ historian Howard Zinn asked a member of the Sacco and Vanzetti Commemoration Society in November 2008. Zinn had just delivered a lecture for the benefit of the Society on ‘The Meaning... Go to Article »
Responding to Rape as a Weapon of War in the Democratic Republic of Congo: CIDA's Actions in an Evaluative Framework
10/27/09 - 6511 words
At the time of the incident, I was living … in the bush, hiding from the war. One day, I had gone to the fields to collect some food to eat. As I was cultivating, I heard someone screaming loudly and the next minute armed... Go to Article »
Rezak Hukanovic: Witness and Survivor in The Tenth Circle of Hell
10/26/09 - 2865 words
The Tenth Circle of Hell: A Memoir of Life in the Death Camps of Bosnia, written by Rezak Hukanovic, is one survivor’s account of his experience during the war in former Yugoslavia. In a chronological manner, Hukanovic... Go to Article »