PREAMBULAR HISTORY: THE VIEW OF THE PAST IN KEY HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS
History and Theory, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 3-31, March 2026.ABSTRACT This article claims that the preambles of foundational human rights instruments, taken together, articulate a consistent view of the past. This view is firmly rooted in historical processes, embedded in metaphysical truths, and enacted in service of the future. Part 1 assesses the strengths and weaknesses of the “preambular approach to history”
Antoon De Baets
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The Spirit of ’98: A Defense of Civil or States’ Rights? [PDF]
, 2015 The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 and the subsequent Virginia Report of 1800 have created a great deal of controversy since their adoption.
Hopchak, William
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Petitions and the Material Culture of Political Organisation*
Parliamentary History, Volume 45, Issue 1, Page 16-32, February 2026.Abstract This article examines surviving manuscript petitions to reveal the material culture of political organisation. Conceptually, the article frames the material culture of petitions and the practices associated with petitioning as a technology that enabled political activity.
Henry Miller
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Moralization in Policy Narratives: Insights From the Politics of Climate Change and Public Health
Policy Studies Journal, Volume 54, Issue 1, February 2026.ABSTRACT In this study, we examine the process of moralization—defined as the use of moral values to mobilize support for or against policy proposals. Specifically, we investigate how political parties strategically employ moralization to influence policy processes, varying their approach depending on their political ideology and institutional position.
Simon Schaub, Jale Tosun, Maria Becker
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آداب الكوفة, 2014 The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions are the political statements that were drafted in 1798. They are legislative laws adopted by the Republicans as a position opposing the direction of the federal laws regarding foreign aliens, the press law, and ...
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Civil Liberty and National Security: The Implications of the Debate for the United States Intelligence Community [PDF]
, 2018 For years, the US Intelligence Community has worked to maintain the thin and often wavering line between civil liberty and national security in its attempts to protect the American people while simultaneously preserving their constitutional rights ...
Hedrick, Peyton
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Penal Modernization in the Western Balkans: Continuities and Changes since the Nineteenth Century
History, Volume 111, Issue 394, Page 66-89, January 2026.Abstract Influential sociologists of social control, including Émile Durkheim, Max Weber and others, conceived of the modern state as progressively moving towards the humanization of its penal programme. This article highlights developments that do not easily fit this progressivist model, drawing attention to the region that today is often referred to ...
Olga Kantokoski
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Comrades or Foes: Did the Russians Break the Law or New Ground for the First Amendment? [PDF]
, 2019 This Article discusses the recent decision by the United States Federal Government to indict more than a dozen Russian nationals for conspiracy to defraud the United States of America. The Government accused the Russians of staging protests, distributing
Caspar, Samantha M., Joukov, Artem M.
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Federal Preemption: Governmental Interests and the Role of the Supreme Court [PDF]
, 1966 This comment is an analysis of Supreme Court decisions in cases raising a substantial issue of preemption, not including cases involving the National Labor Relations Act and amending legislation.
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A Prescription for Perilous Times (Reviewing Geoffrey R. Stone, Perilous Times: Free Speech in War Time From the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism (2004)) [PDF]
, 2005 In this Essay, I argue that Professor Stone has written an important work of constitutional history, not only because of what he has to say, but also because of the time in which he says it. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 generated reactions by every
Siegel, Neil S.
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