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Sam Waterston and the return of “Law and Order”: “It was like putting on very familiar clothes” | The series will premiere in Argentina through Universal TV

“In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate but equally important teams. The police, who investigate crimes, and the district attorneys, who prosecute criminals. These are their stories.” Just by reading these words, the average viewer not only knows what program it is about, but also mentally hears them (in English) … Read more

Fifty years ago the law on conscientious objection

by Saturnina Kaiser

“I broke my rifle: a choice that is still current” Alberto Trevisan Interview with Alberto Trevisan, historic conscientious objector, who recalls the long struggle, the reasons of conscience, the experiences of trials and prison. And he explains why celebrate the anniversary of Law 772/1972. In fact, in a few days we will celebrate the 50th … Read more

Freedom as divine law

by Aaron Mathis

Freedom is not a natural state, it needs frames and structures. In the Bible, three thousand years before Montesquieu, the Hebrew people secured their freedom by establishing the separation of judicial, religious and political powers… In the Bible, freedom is the first affirmation before enunciating the ten words (ten commandments) that summarize God’s law: “I … Read more

Many of our contemporaries are mistaken about what the law is

by Helen Flores

At the end of law studies, many of my classmates were stuck when faced with the question: “what is law?” Most had become good legal experts, but few had thought about the purpose of their discipline. At most they gave a technical answer: “the law is made up of all the binding social norms in … Read more

La Pantera Rossa brings Amadine Fulchiron and her book “Women’s Law” on sexual violence in Guatemala and Colombia

by Aaron Mathis

ANDn Saturday, September 24, starting at 12 noon, at La Pantera Rossa in Zaragoza there will be a conversation with Amandine Fulchiron, a feminist activist and researcher based in Mexico and co-founder of the Guatemalan feminist collective Actoras de Cambio, in relation to her book “Women’s Law. Love, own power, authority and community” (Guatemala, Ediciones … Read more

“Buddhism, the law of silence”, on Arte: “This documentary will perhaps have the salutary effect of freeing speech”

by Steven Felton

A woman meditates inside a room at the Kagyu-Dzong Tibetan Buddhist Center near the Great Pagoda in the Bois de Vincennes in Paris on May 29, 2015. FRANCOIS GUILLOT / AFP “Exploitation of workers, sexual abuse, child hostage…” Such a lexicon seems far removed from the teaching of the Buddha. It is for such reasons … Read more

“Buddhism, the law of silence”, on Arte: a backward look at the philosophy conveyed by the Dalai Lama

by Steven Felton

Rigdzin Namkha Gyatso Rinpoche is a Tibetan lama. He speaks in the documentary “Buddhism, the law of silence”, by Elodie Emery and Wandrille Lanos. ARTE.TV ARTE – TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 13 AT 10.35 P.M. – DOCUMENTARY From assaulted nuns to conversion therapy, documentaries have been playing a warning role lately, bringing to the public the moral … Read more

“Crimes against spirituality” do not exist, but “crimes against humanity” are criminalized in international law

by Aaron Mathis

The sanctioned Rosario Murillo classified the alleged actions of Monsignor Rolando Álvarez as a crime of against spirituality Nicaraguan legislation does not have any crime classified as a “crime against spirituality” as explained by human rights defense attorneys Yonarqui Martínez and Gonzalo Carrión to 100% Noticias. On August 5, the sanctioned vice president of Nicaragua … Read more

Four years after the Justin Law

by Aaron Mathis

Illuminating monuments to inspire a country to multiply life. Justina’s father, Ezequiel Lo Cane, writes. “That Wednesday, July 4, 2018, when I was walking towards Congress, I felt that Justina was walking by my side. We looked at each other and smiled, we knew it was a special day, we still did not understand the … Read more

The DRC adopts a law on the promotion and protection of the rights of Pygmy peoples

by Helen Flores

The Senate of the Democratic Republic of Congo took a big step today in recognizing the customary rights of its indigenous population by passing a new law on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous Pygmy peoples. This historic law is the very first legislation in the country to officially recognize and protect … Read more