RN is pleased to post an important contribution of prominent Libyan lawyer Azza al-Maghur on the structural deficiencies of the Libyan constitutional process afoot in the post-Qaddafi constitutional moment. In her analysis, Ms. Maghur demonstrates in detail the major constitutional black holes that need an immediate remedy. Highlights of the constitutional study are in the […]
JURIST Contributing Editor Chibli Mallat of the University of Utah SJ Quinney College of Law says that there is no true legal distinction between liberators and occupiers, and that because it does not look like there will be a treaty to distinguish the two soon, mixed tribunals will provide a productive intermediate step… Yet another rampage killing in the […]
RN advisory board members in a collaborative effort that leveraged the expertise and thinking of leading dissidents, lawyers, and writers from Syria, Bahrain, China, Gaza, Lebanon, and the US, propose a detailed strategy centered on the use of militant diplomacy – to delegitimize the Asad government institutionally while legitimizing the nonviolent opposition through international recognition – in parallel with […]
How to get rid of Syrian dictator Bashar Al-Asad while holding onto the nonviolent character of the Syrian revolution – a proposed strategy: Op-ed by Sadek Jalal al-Azm, Jane Mansbridge, and Chibli Mallat 1. A clear objective: ending the dictatorship: As the world is drawn to the meeting of the Friends of Syria in Tunisia, it […]
Friday, 24 February 2012 الجمعة ٢٤ شباط/فبراير ٢٠١٢ مؤتمر أصدقاء سورية بيان المجلس الوطني السوري يحظى كفاح الشعب السوري من أجل الحرية والمساواة والديمقراطية على دعم أغلبية عظمى من المجتمع الدولي، حيث جاء قرار الجمعية العامة للأمم المتحدة الأسبوع الفائت، والذي حظي بموافقة أغلبية ساحقة، ليشجب انتهاكات الحكومة السورية لحقوق الإنسان والحريات العامة، مطالباً قوات الأسد بوقف جميع أشكال […]
RN is pleased to announce the launching of its Middle East Constitutional Forum (MECF), an online project designed and implemented by RN 2012 associates Tobias Peyerl and Joslyn Massengale. RN is deeply appreciative of their generosity of both time and spirit. This is a special contribution not only to our work but also to that of others […]
