Yale Law Journal – Navassa: Property, Sovereignty, and the Law of the Territories

Yale Law Journal – Navassa: Property, Sovereignty, and the Law of the Territories

abstract. The United States acquired its first overseas territory—Navassa Island, near Haiti—by conceptualizing it as a kind of property to be owned, rather than a piece of sovereign territory to be governed. The story of Navassa shows how competing conceptions of property and sovereignty are an important and underappreciated part of the law of the…

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What is titanium dioxide, the additive at the center of a new Skittles lawsuit : NPR

What is titanium dioxide, the additive at the center of a new Skittles lawsuit : NPR

A lawsuit against Mars, the company that would make Skittles, points to titanium dioxide in the sweet. The ingredient is a single of 1000’s of additives permitted in meals under federal restrictions. Mark Lennihan/AP cover caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP A lawsuit against Mars, the corporation that would make Skittles, points to titanium dioxide in…

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Germany: Thousands of immigrants could gain regular status | Germany | News and in-depth reporting from Berlin and beyond | DW

Germany: Thousands of immigrants could gain regular status | Germany | News and in-depth reporting from Berlin and beyond | DW

The German authorities is hoping to give above 130,000 migrants trapped in legal limbo the opportunity to stay completely, as section of an overhaul of Germany’s immigration process. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government on Wednesday agreed on a package of reforms that will open the prospect of residency legal rights to individuals who have lived in Germany…

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