The Future of Democracy in the Middle East (open access)

The Future of Democracy in the Middle East

Keynote address for the 2006 University Scholars Day delivered by Dr. Emile Sahliyeh. This keynote speaker discusses major reasons and issues relating to the lack of democratization in the Middle East to date.
Date: March 30, 2006
Creator: Sahliyeh, Emile F.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Subjectivity of State Legitimacy [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing the subjectivity of state legitimacy.
Date: April 2, 2009
Creator: Siddiqi, Ahmed & Ruderman, Richard
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

For-Profit Versus Nonprofit Microfinance: How are the poor affected? [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on for-profit and nonprofit microfinance and how the poor are affected.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Weinberg, Brian R.; McPherson, Michael & Cox, Gloria C.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Palestinian Perspective on Peace with Israel

Presentation for the 2006 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on Palestinian perspectives on peace with Israel.
Date: March 30, 2006
Creator: Wright, Kelly & Sahliyeh, Emile F.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Subjectivity of State Legitimacy (open access)

The Subjectivity of State Legitimacy

Paper on the subjectivity of state legitimacy.
Date: April 2, 2009
Creator: Siddiqi, Ahmed & Ruderman, Richard
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
The First World War: American Ideals and Wilsonian Idealism in Foreign Policy (open access)

The First World War: American Ideals and Wilsonian Idealism in Foreign Policy

This paper discusses research on foreign policy during the First World War.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Durant, Karis & Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
For-Profit Versus Nonprofit Microfinance: How are the poor affected? (open access)

For-Profit Versus Nonprofit Microfinance: How are the poor affected?

This paper discusses research on the microfinance industry, for-profit versus nonprofit models, and the efficacy of microfinance in alleviating poverty.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Weinberg, Brian R.; Cox, Gloria C. & McPherson, Michael
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library

The First World War: American Ideals and Wilsonian Idealism in Foreign Policy [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing the first world war and American ideals and Wilsonian idealism in foreign policy.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Durant, Karis & Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

"Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea": An investigation into the treatment of mens rea in the quest to hold individuals accountable for Genocide [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2006 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing a research investigation into the treatment of mens rea in the quest to hold individuals accountable for genocide.
Date: March 30, 2006
Creator: Jung, Andrew M. & King, Kimi L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

The Arbitrary Nature of Capital Punishment in Texas

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the arbitrary nature of capital punishment in Texas. This presentation shows statistics on the distribution of death row sentences by county, gender, and race.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Samaniego-Kopsky, Rebekah & King, Kimi L.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Discussion of the Validity of a Guest Worker Program in the United States [Presentation]

Presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on the validity of a guest worker program in the United States.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: MacNeil, Melissa S. & Hartman, David W.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

God and War: How Religious Identity Influences Senatorial Decision Making On Foreign Policy Issues: A Work In Progress

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on how religious identity influences Senatorial decision making on foreign policy issues.
Date: April 2, 2009
Creator: Pascoe, Henry & Oldmixon, Elizabeth Anne
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

When the Chief Dissents: Exploring Consensus-Building on the U.S. Supreme Court, 1946-2005

Presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on consensus-building on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1946 to 2005.
Date: April 2, 2009
Creator: Redding, Kory & Collins, Paul M.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Income Tax Complexity: A Work in Progress

Poster presentation for the 2009 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on income tax complexity.
Date: April 2, 2009
Creator: Oakes, Trayton & Battaglia, Kari
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Causes of Terrorism: A Socioeconomic Analysis - A Work in Progress

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas. This poster discusses research on the causes of terrorism and an analysis of how socioeconomic conditions of the Middle East cause individuals to be recruited into terrorist organizations and participate in terrorist activities.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Pascoe, Henry & Books, John
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library

Torture: A Threat-Based Perspective - A Work in Progress

Poster presentation for the 2008 University Scholars Day at the University of North Texas discussing research on torture and threat-based perspectives.
Date: April 3, 2008
Creator: Sowell, Marsha & Meernik, James David
Object Type: Poster
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea": An investigation into the treatment of mens rea in the quest to hold individuals accountable for genocide (open access)

"Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea": An investigation into the treatment of mens rea in the quest to hold individuals accountable for genocide

This paper discusses a research investigation into the treatment of mens rea in the quest to hold individuals accountable for genocide. This paper focuses on doctrinal controversies and examines how genocide is and has been addressed by modern tribunals, with special emphasis on the subjective mens rea (mental element) required for genocide.
Date: March 30, 2006
Creator: Jung, Andrew M. & King, Kimi L.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Palestinian Perspective on Peace with Israel (open access)

Palestinian Perspective on Peace with Israel

This paper discusses research on Palestinian perspectives on peace with Israel.
Date: March 30, 2006
Creator: Wright, Kelly & Sahliyeh, Emile F.
Object Type: Paper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Superior Orders and Duress as Defenses in International Law and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (open access)

Superior Orders and Duress as Defenses in International Law and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia

Paper explores the changes in our understanding of the defenses of duress and “superior orders” in international humanitarian law over the past several centuries, focusing primarily on the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY).
Date: 2004
Creator: Henson, Christopher M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library