哈佛法學院J.D.及自由作家
Scene Two: The 2,200-People Community
When you have 2,200 people sitting together in an auditorium, you bring a community together. Sure, out of the 2,200, the percentage of people who know their neighbours at the venue is relatively insignificant. As a liberal arts college that takes pride in our close-knit community and close interactions with faculty members, Pomona has a student population of 1,600. That evening, everyone — Pomona College students, faculty, alumni, family and sta...
.哈佛法學院J.D.及自由作家
Flashbacks
Reading Days just prior to Finals’ Week, May. Admittedly, I was in full nerd mode®, hectically studying for my exams at the Romance languages library. That was when an email that excited me for months arrived in my inbox. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was to visit Pomona College on the 22nd of October this year. Thrilled, I got up immediately to pick up my free copy from the Dean’s office.
Each year, Pomona College selects a “first-year book” that the inc...
.哈佛法學院J.D.及自由作家
SETTING: Our Beloved World
CHARACTERS: All the people in it
Prologue
Thursday, 3:30 pm. I walked out of my international relations class, trying to put aside the heaviness sparked by the discussion on the Rwanda genocide and other ethnic conflicts. The first floor of Carnegie Hall — that classy building resembling the White House to some degree, and home to the politics and economics departments at Pomona College — was quiet. I slipped into the pair of dark blue heels re...
.加拿大执牌移民顾问(RCIC/CRIC)、加拿大难民理事会(CCR)成员、加拿大执牌移民顾问协会(CAPIC)成员、魁北克司法部宣誓师,就职于加拿大蒙特利尔Consultations Canta。
【编者按】
无论身处哪一个社会,法律都与我们的生活息息相关。然而,仔细想来,面对这样一个可以对我们产生深刻影响的事物,我们却知之甚少。有人说,政治充满勾心斗角、尔虞我诈,而这一切需要通过法律来粉饰。换句话说,是法律让政治看起来美好。与此同时,不少人一听到“法治”就会心潮澎湃,似乎有了法治就万事大吉。当我们把法律纳入到政治现实当中,我们可以看到另一番景象。这篇文章希望是一剂“镇定剂”,破除大家对于法律过于片面和过于理想的认识。(微思客逻各斯版块编者按)
法律仅仅是政治的晚礼服吗?...
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