Law and Institutions

Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012” Campaign Misses the Mark

March 24, 2012 by Michele Wehle

Instead of focusing on Kony, Invisible Children should concentrate its energy on advocating that the Obama administration apply diplomatic pressure on Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, the true enabler of the LRA’s reign of terror.

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Revolutionary Chic: The Niqab as a Symbol of Freedom

February 27, 2012 by Alysha Bedig

As an agnostic raised just east of Berkeley, California, America’s liberal nerve center, it was always difficult for me to view the niqab — an Islamic garment covering all but the eyes — as anything other than an article of oppression. An interpretation of religion that prescribes the visual erasure of women from the public [...]

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Taking the Next Step in Refugee Aid

February 18, 2012 by Emily Ginsberg

The word “refugee” usually conjures up images of teeming tent camps in barren fields, makeshift communities kept far from the rest of society. But there is a growing population of displaced people around the world who have relocated to cities in refugee recipient countries – and who have no foreseeable plans for returning to their [...]

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Democracy Goes Out with a Whimper

February 15, 2012 by Natalie Bowlus

Viktor Orban is killing Hungarian democracy. In 2010, his center conservative Fidesz party won a landslide victory. They had an overwhelming popular mandate to clean up the country after eight years of mismanagement under MSZP, the sclerotic socialist party run by holdovers from Hungary’s communist days. Excitement was real and palpable – Hungarians I knew [...]

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From Pillars to Platform: Demystifying the Durban Outcome

February 8, 2012 by Kartikeya Singh

The recently concluded UN climate negotiations (COP 17) have shifted the pillars of the Bali Action Plan from COP 13 to the Durban Platform on Enhanced Action (DPEA). This amounts to a disappointing delay in plans for progress (2015 is the new 2009 while 2020 is the new 2013), but unresolved questions about how to interpret the language of the new agreement may leave room for an improved process going forward.

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Beyond the Burka

December 2, 2011 by Lisa De Bode
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Saudi women’s vote is the result of a decade-long battle for political participation. Contrary to Western perception, they waged this battle unfettered by the burka.

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