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Rethinking Constitutionality in Education Rights Cases
No full textEducation rights cases often devolve into a farce of constitutional brinkmanship played by a miserable cast of reluctant courts and recalcitrant legislatures. Between successive rounds of litigation and tepid legislative fixes, come threats of impeaching judges, closing schools, stripping courts of jurisdiction, and holding legislators in contempt. Despite all the bluster, judges and legislators both anxiously await the curtain call, when they can bow out and terminate the matter. In the end, what passes for constitutionality in the successful cases is a school funding scheme judged “reasonably likely” or “reasonably calculated” to achieve an adequate or equitable education—as opposed to a public education system that is adequate and equitable. But rather than reflect the reality that adequacy and equity are interminable demands, these cases reflect a failure to confront and blunt that reality for disadvantaged children. The trouble lies in a judicial exit strategy focused on a fixed point of compliance—a state of being constitutional—that is altogether misplaced and counterproductive when the object is educational adequacy and equity. This Article proposes that the focus instead should be on whether the state maintains fidelity with those guarantees. That reconception counsels courts to entertain periodic exercises of jurisdiction. Between these periodic exercises of jurisdiction, interim remedies—data collection and public engagement projects—should gauge and sustain the state’s fidelity with the constitutional guarantees. More fundamentally, this reconception requires transformative thinking, beginning with an acknowledgment that the end goal in these cases should be progress towards a goal without end
Victims and Prosecutors: Clientelism, Legalism, and Culture at the International Criminal Court
Get PDFProsecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have a dual mission: hold perpetrators accountable for grave international crimes, and deliver justice to victims. To fulfill these mandates, the Office of the Prosecutor must navigate dynamic understandings of justice in disparate post conflict societies. Yet, few empirical studies have investigated how culture--viewed as a resource for navigating social relations--impacts relationships between ICC prosecutors and victims and shapes participants\u27 expectations of international criminal law. Do prosecutors and victims embedded in distinct relational networks experience international justice differently?/= / \u3e/= / \u3eDrawing from 298 interviews with atrocity crime victims in Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo and from twenty-seven interviews with ICC officials, this Article reveals how disparate beliefs about, and expectations of, international justice generate epistemological and practical conflicts./= / \u3e/= / \u3eIn-depth interviews with ICC victim participants reveal that most victims expect prosecutors to provide non-legal forms of recognition and support, including regular visits to their home communities, updates about trial proceedings, and material assistance. In contrast, ICC prosecutors tend to prioritize legal consistency, procedural uniformity, and retributivism. Some/= / \u3eprosecutors view victims\u27 extra-judicial requests as outside the proper scope of ICC activities./= / \u3e/= / \u3eTo resolve such conflicts, this Article argues that ICC prosecutors should question principles of legalism and adopt a flexible approach to victim outreach and participation. Moreover, in some contexts, victim outreach may include forms of material support as a proper exercise of the court\u27s obligations under the Rome Statute
Frederick Wilkins Papers (MS110), 1899-2005: A Finding Aid
Get PDFThe papers of Frederick Wilkins, Suffolk University English professor and Eugene O’Neill scholar, document his personal life through family papers, such as birth and marriage certificates; education materials, including report cards and drawings; concert programs; and correspondence with friends and family. Wilkins’ professional activities, including his role in the renewed scholarship of playwright Eugene O’Neill, are reflected in article reprints, book reviews, playbills, Eugene O’Neill Conference materials, posters, correspondence, audio recordings, and photographs
Making Freedom Free: A Call for Bail Reform in America’s Broken Criminal Justice System
Get PDFStudies have shown that in the past fifteen years, the number of people jailed in the United States has sharply increased, thereby continuing the upward trend of incarceration that erupted in the 1980s. Jail populations are steadily increasing; yet, in the past fifteen years, the number of people convicted of crimes has stayed the same. The reason for this phenomenon: individuals are forced to remain in jail not because they are deemed a threat to public safety, but because they cannot afford the cost of bail. This system has drastically deviated from its original purposes and now destroys lives by permitting government-sanctioned economic discrimination against individuals who are predominantly African American and Hispanic. In a day and age of social transformation and restoration, a mass constitutional violation still exists. The introduction of this paper explains the prevalence of poverty-based incarceration throughout the United States and the imperative nature of reforming the outdated system of bail. Part III of this paper outlines the legal framework of bail implementation through A) bail’s original purpose in the criminal justice system and B) modern case law dealing with bail reform. Part IV of this paper examines the excessive costs of a cash bail system by analyzing A) disparities in the prison population and B) the negative effects of incarceration on an individual’s mental health and overall well-being. Part V of this paper describes reform efforts by discussing A) the elimination of cash bail; B) the creation and success of community bail funds; and C) social reform that emphasizes early intervention and humane approaches like mental health courts and school resources. Part VI of this paper proposes my original idea to restructure the unjust system of cash bail. Part VII of this paper briefly concludes the critical demand for bail reform in America’s criminal justice syste
Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies at Suffolk University Annual Report for 2019-2020
Get PDFThese reports summarize the activities of the Rosenberg Institute during the academic year, including information related to public programming, visiting scholars, cooperation with the Asian Studies program at Suffolk College of Arts & Sciences, promotion of Suffolk\u27s Asia-related activities, community outreach, and funding. Most reports also contain photographs of scholars, staff, and events.https://dc.suffolk.edu/rireports/1010/thumbnail.jp
Meyers Open Forum Collection (MS 114), 1885-2011: A Finding Aid
Get PDFThe collection contains 9 boxes of Arthur S. Meyers\u27 research files related to his book, Democracy in the Making: the Open Forum Movement. The book, published in 2012, chronicles the history of the nationwide open forum movement, including the role of the Ford Hall Forum. The collection contains photocopies of letters, articles, and programs related to open forums and the movement’s proponents such as George W. Coleman and Mary Caroline Crawford
Art Exploration Center for Adolescents
No full textMaking visual art accessible to young people in an extracurricular format, regardless of socioeconomic status, contributes favorably to their social and mental wellbeing
