by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
In the post-9/11 era, claims can repeatedly be heard that counter terrorism and related surveillance practices involve illegitimate invasions of privacy, free speech, and other violations of civil liberties. This puzzling theme of a fear of surveillance is echoed in...
by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
Some constitutional theorists defend unbounded executive power to respond to emergencies or expansive discretionary powers to complete statutory directives. Against these anti-Madisonian approaches, this Article examines how the textual assignment of republican...
by Kiel Downey | Mar 13, 2017 | Publication
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by Kiel Downey | Jan 1, 2017 | Publication
This essay is one of the first collaborative efforts to identify the underlying norms embedded in diverse traditions of Islamic law as these apply to contemporary Muslim communities experiencing conflict or transitioning from conflict. This long overdue endeavor draws...
by Kiel Downey | Mar 1, 2016 | Publication
This article explores the relationship between religious minorities and the State, specifically, the Low German Mennonites and the Bolivian plurinational State, which gives greater autonomies to regional, municipal and indigenous groups. It focuses on the...
