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Ogletree on Obama’s Nobel: “A Triumphant Moment in History”<br />
I was surprised and pleased to learn that President Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Obama’s Nobel: Judge deeds by their intentions<br />
"Deeds are to be judged by their intentions": this is an Arabic proverb that reflects an ancient adage that intentions are just as powerful as deeds, and that notwithstanding the fact that not all good intentions lead to fruition they are still worth recognition. The Nobel Peace Prize should not be considered an award to President Obama or for his limited achievements since taking office. Rather, it should be seen as an endorsement of a worldview.
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Obama’s Nobel: The powerful light of hope<br />
President Obama has shed a powerful light of hope upon the dark times in which we live. His accomplishments in the pursuit of peace can hardly be matched: he has inspired millions all over the planet; he has gained back the respect and leadership with which the United States can make a difference on the global stage; and he has set the world on a different path and shared spirit.
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In memoriam: Bruce Wasserstein went from Nader acolyte to Wall Street legend<br />
Described by his colleagues as a prodigy, Bruce Wasserstein '70 entered Harvard University as a joint J.D./M.B.A. student at the young age of 19, and once armed with an education in business and law, he took Wall Street by storm, quickly rising from a start at Cravath, Swaine & Moore to a management role at First Boston and the establishment of the mergers and acquisitions boutique, Wasserstein Perella Group. Over his several decades on Wall Street, Wasserstein made history through his coordination of blockbuster mergers.
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Harvard Law’s largest donor, Finn Caspersen, took own life under mysterious circumstances<br />
What could an heir to a billion dollar fortune, privileged with an education at Harvard Law School, want most in life? It may remain a perpetual mystery why a man who appeared to have everything – wealth, a family, social notoriety, and a generous philanthropic nature – would decide to end it all. The New York Times has indicated that Caspersen may have been the subject of a Federal investigation.
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Harvard out of flu vaccine<br />
According to University Health Services, over 15,000 vaccines have been administered in the last month and a half, prompting UHS to close its seasonal clinics early even though a larger supply had been ordered than in previous years.
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Peacekeeper provides roadmap to jobs at UN<br />
American law students have long puzzled over access to one of the most coveted – yet elusive – public interest career paths: a post at the United Nations. The most recent guest of theBernard Koteen Office of Public Interest Advising's Lunch Speaker Series, Kaoru Okuizumi, recently arrived at Harvard Law School to change that.
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Amnesty head urges U.S. ratification of economic and social rights treaty<br />
As Congress continues to debate health care reform, and personal testimonials about unemployment, bankruptcy, debt, and homelessness remain at the forefront of American consciousness, the Secretary General of Amnesty International, Irene Khan LL.M. '79 had a message for the U.S.: ratify the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
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History shows promise, prescience of Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize<br />
Looking back to the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, it seems likely that President Obama's selection will come to be viewed as sharing characteristics with many of the previous American laureates. Martin Luther King Jr. was a young, passionate, and charismatic orator whose words drew the attention of the nation and the world, moving forward an already mounting effort to bring about genuine racial equality. Obama, too, has made moving speeches and great strides toward demonstrating the equality of races and the capacity of Americans to recognize injustice at home and in the world.
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Ten years later, debate continues over U.S. stance toward International Criminal Court<br />
Not long ago, "the idea of an international criminal court was goofy," according to Jeremy Rabkin. The creation of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has not changed his position. On Thursday, October 8, Professor Rabkin debated the future of U.S. policy toward the ICC?with Prof. Lori Damrosch in an event hosted by the Federalist Society.
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Academics address continuing legal challenges facing abortion<br />
The Reproductive Rights and the Right to Information event at HLS on Friday, October 9 was held to educate and inform its audience on the current position of information in relation to reproductive rights in the U.S. Panelists discussed a number of current issues pertaining to the relationship between the law, its interpretation, medical providers and patients, touching on topics ranging from minors' rights to bodily integrity to the state legislation that commands ultrasounds for women seeking a termination. Throughout, the focus was on abortion and its surrounding issues.
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The controversy over the UK’s new Supreme Court: much ado about nothing?<br />
If it ain't broke, the saying goes, don't fix it. So why the need for a UK Supreme Court? The claim that there was a need to supplant the House of Lords' hundreds of years of tradition as Britain's highest judicial body merely to create a court with the same powers and membership as the old one seems like a lot of fuss about nothing.