By: Samantha Morales The citizens of the United States are fortunate enough to have the explicitly enumerated constitutional protection of freedom of speech and expression. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of […]
CONRAD C. WITTE – On October 1, 2016, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presided over the opening of the Turkish parliament[1] and declared that Turkey had reached the “end of the game” with its bid for European Union membership. President Erdogan announced that it was time for Brussels to finally make it clear if the […]
ASHLEY MORALES – The relationship between Russia and Turkey has been severely strained ever since Turkish fighters shot down a Russian plane that entered Turkey.[1] Turkey has accused Russia of violating its airspace for the second time over the past few months.[2] Russia is accused of having violated the airspace despite warnings from Turkish air […]
BY MIKE DEUTSCH – Article two of the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, adopted in 1948, defines “genocide” as “any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the […]
