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Associated Press
Probe highlights Vatican legal system’s limited protections
January 12, 2021
But Paolo Carozza, a member of the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission, which promotes democracy, rule of law and human rights, said there appeared to be red flags with the case, starting with the search warrant, though he acknowledged he wasn’t familiar with particulars.
The Christian Science Monitor
Beware entanglements? ‘Realists’ fret over Biden foreign policy.
January 12, 2021
“I wish he’d go with his Joe Biden self who was skeptical of the Afghanistan surge in the Obama administration,” says Michael Desch, professor of international relations and director of Notre Dame International Security Center in Indiana.
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Political Science
The Washington Post
In Hong Kong, dozens of arrests for pro-democracy activities will have a chilling effect
January 12, 2021
Maggie Shum, research associate at the Keough School of Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, is a native of Hong Kong.
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The Christian Science Monitor
Hong Kong mass arrests: A stark step in Beijing’s ‘drive for control’
January 11, 2021
“It’s a big sweep of all the opposition leaders. Essentially, anyone who dares to run in elections thereby is seen as challenging Beijing’s authority in Hong Kong,” says Victoria Tin-bor Hui, an associate professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame and a native of Hong Kong.
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Political Science
The Irish Times
Questions around Irish unity referendum to be examined in new initiative
January 11, 2021
The Analysing and Researching Ireland North and South (Arins) programme is a joint project by the Royal Irish Academy and the University of Notre Dame.
Common Edge
What Does the Storming of the Capitol Tell Us About Classical Architecture?
January 11, 2021
Steven W. Semes is Professor of Architecture at the University of Notre Dame and the author of The Architecture of the Classical Interior (2004) and The Future of the Past: A Conservation Ethic for Architecture, Urbanism, and Historic Preservation (2009), as well as dozens of articles.
Crux
Notre Dame President condemns Capitol violence, says Biden wants to heal ‘fractured nation’
January 11, 2021
Elected in 2005 as the University of Notre Dame’s 17th president, Holy Cross Father John I. Jenkins was re-elected by the Board of Trustees to a fourth five-year term, effective July 1, 2020.
Bloomberg
Will the Capitol Rioters Face Justice? (Podcast)
Audio
January 08, 2021
National security law expert Jimmy Gurule, a professor at Notre Dame Law School, discusses the charges the rioters who stormed the Capitol could face and the law enforcement failures.
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Notre Dame Law School
USA Today
Capitol Police officer's death investigated as homicide; Trump's legal exposure questioned
January 08, 2021
Jimmy Gurule, a former Justice Department official in the George H.W. Bush administration and a University of Notre Dame law professor, said Trump's conduct warrants serious scrutiny.
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Notre Dame Law School
Forbes
Trump is reportedly mulling pardoning himself. Is that Legal?
January 07, 2021
“In a democracy based on the rule of law, no one may engage in criminal conduct with impunity, including the president of the United States,” University of Notre Dame Law Professor Jimmy Gurulé told Vox in 2017, arguing Trump cannot pardon himself.
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Notre Dame Law School