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The Logic of Child Soldiering and Coercion, by Bernd Beber/New York University and Christopher Blattman/Yale University, July 2011 “We adapt theories of industrial organization to rebellious groups and show how, being less able fighters, children are attractive recruits if and only if they are easier to intimidate, indoctrinate and misinform than adults. This ease of …
“A Federal judge has ruled that law enforcement officers must have a warrant to access cell phone locational data. Courts are divided regarding whether or not this type of data should be protected by a warrant requirement. Judge Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York, found that “The fiction that the vast majority of …
“Country Reports on Terrorism 2010 is an annual Congressionally mandated report that provides an assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that transpired from January 1 to December 31, 2010. Besides filling a Congressional requirement, this publication aims to enhance the publics understanding of the international terrorist threat. The report focuses on policy-related assessments, …
International Bloggers and Internet Control, Hal Roberts, Ethan Zuckerman, Jillian York, Robert Faris, and John Palfrey. Berkman Center for Internet & Society, August 2011 “The Internet is an increasingly contested space, particularly in countries with repressive governments. Infringements on Internet freedom, particularly through Internet filtering and surveillance, have inspired activists and technologists to develop technological …
“Freedom House launched a special report, Promise and Reversal: The Post-Soviet Landscape Twenty Years On, to mark the 20th anniversary of the failed Soviet coup of August 19, 1991. A retrospective essay examining changes in the state of political rights and civil liberties in the former Soviet Union over the last two decades, as well …
Benhabib, Seyla, Is There a Human Right to Democracy? Beyond Interventionism and Indifference (2011). APSA 2011 Annual Meeting Paper. “There is wide-ranging disagreement in contemporary discourse about the justification as well as the content of human rights. On the one hand, the language of human rights has become the public vocabulary of a conflict-ridden world …
Principles of Effective State Sentencing and Corrections Policy – A Report of the NCSL Sentencing and Corrections Work Group, August 2011 “The issues addressed by the NCSL work group reflect the important role of state legislatures in enacting policies that manage prison populations and costs, address offender and community needs, and contribute to the safe …
“This week, President Obama directed a comprehensive review to strengthen the United States ability to prevent mass atrocities. The Presidents directive states plainly that: Preventing mass atrocities and genocide is a core national security interest and a core moral responsibility of the United States of America. The directive creates an important new tool in this …
“The Berkman Center is pleased to release Online Security in the Middle East and North Africa: A Survey of Perceptions, Knowledge, and Practice. This report describes the results of a survey of 98 bloggers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) carried out in May 2011 in order to study bloggers perceptions of online …
In the line of fire – Somalias children under attack, Amnesty international, July 2011 “South and Central Somalia1 has been the scene of armed conflict since the collapse of Siad Barres government twenty years ago. Children born in 1991 in this part of Somalia and who are entering their 20th year have never known respect …
Commentary: “Britain is now enmeshed in a gigantic scandal around privacy invasions by the press and police. It began with revelations about reporters for Rupert Murdoch’s British tabloid newspaper News of the World hacking into the voicemail of a murdered young girl, and has expanded as other privacy invasions have come to light.” WSJ.com: Scandal …
“As a result of a lawsuit brought by EPIC, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that the TSA violated federal law when it installed body scanners in airports for primary screening across the country without first soliciting public comment. The Administrative Procedure Act requires federal agencies to provide notice and opportunity for comment …
