Modern Self-Defense in Practice: Two Case Scenarios

Not So Sweet: Sugarcane Burning, Florida’s Right-to-Farm Act, and Unconstitutional Takings Grace Coleman Table of Contents Introduction 2 I. The Everglades 5 A. History of the Everglades 5 B. The Everglades Today 8 C. Sugarcane Production 10 1. Sugarcane Burning Negatively Impacts Human Health 13 2. Sugarcane Burns in the Everglades Agricultural Area Have Discriminatory…

Death Wish: Standards for Deciding to Waive Eighth Amendment Protections Against Cruel and Unusual Manners of Execution Lauren Goff Table of Contents Introduction 3 I. Challenging Methods of Execution and Waiving Eighth Amendment Rights 8 A. Eighth Amendment Analysis of Methods of Execution 8 B. Waiver of Eighth Amendment Rights and the Right to Be…

Starved for Justice: International Complicity in Systematic Violations of the Right to Food in Haiti Sandra C. Wisner Abstract A series of international economic assistance programs in Haiti has led to a protracted and worsening food crisis in the country, amplifying the country’s vulnerability to starvation and malnutrition, as well as natural disasters, like earthquakes…