A. Lentin,The Last Political Law Lord: Lord Sumner (1859–1934)

ABSTRACT

Non-governmental organisations [NGOs] sought to expand American conceptions of human rights and contributed to shaping the American debate over Nicaragua policy in the 1980s. Progressive NGOs interpreted human rights to include political and civil liberties along with social and economic ones, an interpretation similar to that of the Nicaraguan government and embodied in Nicaraguan democracy. The Ronald Reagan Administration interpreted human rights narrowly to include only political and civil ones whilst recognising electoral politics as the essential ingredient of democracy. The Administration also considered the defeat of communism as its highest priority. Calling the Sandinistas, which controlled the Nicaraguan government after July 1979, both communist and allies of the Soviets and Cubans, Reagan’s anti-communism led him to support a counterrevolutionary force in Nicaragua—the Contras. NGOs and members of Congress regularly accused the Contras of human rights abuse; and NGOs used a lexicon of human rights to oppose Reagan’s Nicaragua policy and challenge the Cold War construct.     

European Monetary Union: Legal Compliance Information Technology Systems. Apres 'le Weekend'

A number of articles have been written about IT law aspects of the euro, and there is the implication that there is something special about euro implementation from the IT law point of view. While there are particular issues arising with the rounding and conversion rules, the conclusion in this article is that, even though the euro is not 'just another currency', a euro IT project is just like most other complex IT projects … only more so. A euro IT project for a multinational in Europe could be as big as any which that company has yet handled, because it may well involve the introduction of entirely new financial and accounting systems. For that reason, customers should follow proper contractual and project procedures. Suppliers should be careful about what they include in their warranties and specifications and should avoid over-general or overgenerous warranties. In response, end-users must allow as much time as possible, make the effort to scope their requirements, to understand what they need, and to make sure that their contracts and schedules capture all those needs.     

Shoot first and ask questions later: the interplay of social science research and firearms policy and use

American Journal of Criminal Justice - This paper examines the context within which research and policy have developed by tracing the historical development of gun research across decades and...