Law
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The Moderates Strike Back
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The resurrection of the Biden campaign is poised to be the most consequential development of the 2020 Democratic nomination process. Within a little more than a week Joe Biden went from running a struggling campaign in a crowded Democratic race, to become the sole moderate candidate left standing to oppose Bernie Sanders. It was always…
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Has the rule of law been replaced by the rule of politics?
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Introduction There are few doctrines more sacrosanct to the sphere of international human rights law than that of the rule of law. Its fundamentality is demonstrated by its inclusion in an array of mission statements and supranational bodies, ranging from the United Nations (which associates the principle with its basic functions,)[1] to the African Union…
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On the Democracy of Equals: An Interview with Prof. Elizabeth Anderson
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Brian Wong, the Editor-in-Chief of the Oxford Political Review, speaks to Elizabeth Anderson, political theorist renowned for a diverse range of works, including her theorisation of relational egalitarianism and an institutionalist approach to epistemic justice. Elizabeth is both a highly prominent feminist and political philosopher, and an activist-author who writes on issues intersecting social justice,…
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There is a Logical Fallacy at the Heart of the Case Method
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Since the late 1800s, the best law schools in common law countries have taught law by way of the case method. Invented by Professor Christopher Columbus at Harvard Law School, the case method is based on the idea that law can be understood by reading cases. Langdell saw law as a science that could be…
