Posted in Criminal Law, International Law on Jun 6th, 2013
As of June 4, 2013, there are 7 States that have ratified the amendments on the crime of aggression as adopted on June 11, 2010 by Resolution RC/Res. 6 during a Review Conference of the Rome Statute held in Kampala, Uganda. Click here to view the status of the ratification of the amendments. The first [...]
Posted in Criminal Law, International Law, Law Students, Legal Research & Writing on May 20th, 2013
Leitner Center for International Law and Justice at Fordham Law has launched its new visual overview of the international criminal tribunals, in which it provid[es] an introduction to the work of the international tribunals and the conflicts which led to their establishment. … This new 90-page report, providing analysis and information through written summaries and detailed [...]
Posted in Criminal Law on Apr 11th, 2013
Currently prisons are required by 9 NYCRR 7031.4 to provide libraries with specific legal materials for all prisoners. The Governor has recently proposed an amendment to this rule that would eliminate prison libraries, but still require that prisoners have access to legal materials. He characterized this as a cost-cutting measure that may save $5000 per [...]
Posted in Corporate, Finance and Securities Law, Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Law Students on Mar 19th, 2013
The Library’s Law in Film Collection continues to grow and the following are some of our newest additions. Anyone with borrowing privileges, including students, staff and faculty, may check any of the Law in Film Collection movies out. A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet (a film by Mark Kitchell) [GE197 .S44 [...]
Posted in Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Immigration Law, Law Students, Professional Responsibility on Dec 19th, 2012
It is the time of the year to remind you all about our recent additions to our Law in Film Collection. Anyone with library borrowing privileges may check DVDs from our collection out for up to five days at no charge. Our collection is located on the main level of the library. The following are [...]
Posted in Criminal Law on Dec 19th, 2012
The following are some of the new releases from Bureau of Justice Statistics. You may subscribe to new releases via RSS or email. Crimes Against Persons with Disabilities, 2009-2011 Presents estimates of nonfatal violent victimization (rape, sexual assault, robbery, aggravated and simple assault) against persons age 12 or older with disabilities from 2009 to 2011. [...]
Posted in Criminal Law, Law and Technology, Law Students, Legal Research & Writing on Sep 18th, 2012
Via the LLRX.com, the following are the newest additions: Mass Incarceration and the “Degree of Civilization” - By Ken Strutin [The author] states that incarceration is when a person loses their freedom pending trial or by serving a sentence – and mass incarceration is when millions of people are imprisoned and kept there based on a [...]
Posted in Courts, Criminal Law, Environmental Law, International Law, Law Students, Professional Responsibility on Jul 10th, 2012
It is the time again to let you all know about the new additions the library has recently acquired for our Law In Film Collection, which is located on the main floor of the library. All patrons with borrowing privileges may check any of those movies out for up to five (5) days and for free. [...]
Posted in Criminal Law on Jun 13th, 2012
Over the past several years, I have developed a serious interest in prisoners’ rights law and, this year, I have created a law blog entitled ”Evolving Standards of Decency.” The goal is to provide a forum for discussing the constitutional rights protecting, or failing to protect, the incarcerated. Those in America’s prisons and jails are entitled to humane treatment and, as Justice Thurgood [...]
Posted in Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Immigration Law, Law Students on Apr 10th, 2012
Here is my periodic blog post listing the most recent additions to the Pace Law Library Law in Film Collection, which is located on the main floor of the library; behind the reference desk and in the cell phone lounge. This collection keeps on growing. All library patrons with borrowing privileges may check any of [...]
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