Word: rule
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...appeal, Berkowitz states that Kennedy,Kramnick and Kagan do not possess relevantexpertise in his field. He also suggests that themajority of the committee would have been inclinedto rule against him because of ideologicaldifferences, and so the membership failed toexhibit diversity of opinion...
...National Court. Two years ago, he began looking into human-rights abuses against Spanish citizens in Argentina, which were linked to Chile by a scheme called Operation Condor. With this plan, Pinochet and other South American junta leaders pooled their deadliest secret-police units to crush resistance to their rule. Garzon concluded that Pinochet is not covered by the traditional legal tenet, called sovereign immunity, one aspect of which protects national leaders from prosecution. Garzon argues that it does not apply because murder and torture are not legitimate parts of a head of government's job. Britain's Law Lords...
...develop hemochromatosis simply by taking iron supplements? No. As a general rule, taking an iron pill is a problem only for folks with a hereditary predisposition to hemochromatosis. However, it is possible to ingest too much iron no matter what your genetic background. An overdose of just a few dozen iron pills can make adults very sick and is enough to kill toddlers. So keep your supplements out of kids' reach. And if you suspect iron poisoning, call your local poison-control center or head for the emergency room...
Where is justice? The answer, one that Americans instinctively resist, is that there is no justice. The international arena is a Hobbesian state of nature, a world of ad hoc rulemaking where anarchy is tempered only by the rule of the bully. It must be so. In any social system--whether of individuals or nation-states--where there is no enforcer, there can be no real...
...been taken? What kind of range do these approaches have--how many people are actually affected by them? Does either of these methods work well towards reconstruction and societal reconciliation? Are trials simply the "spoils of war" of the victor, or do they really seek to establish the rule of law? Do the truth commissions allow perpetrators of tortures and rape to go unpunished, or do they invite true repentance and forgiviness...