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Ne Bis in Idem: From Domestic “Double Jeopardy” to a General Principle of International Law
Thesis: Ne bis in idem—no one should be prosecuted or punished twice for the same matter—has matured from a domestic fair-trial safeguard into a cross-regime organizing principle. Properly understood, it… Read more.
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White-Collar Crime: Why the Biggest Thefts Wear Suits—and How to Actually Stop Them
Thesis. White-collar crime is not “victimless.” It is slow violence against trust, savings, pensions, and the rule of law. Our criminal architecture—built for knife fights and bank vaults—still struggles with… Read more.
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Law as a Game: What If Legislation Was Drafted Like Video Game Rules?
Most people think of law as the furthest thing from a game. Law is solemn, rigid, and—if we’re honest—often incomprehensible. Games, by contrast, are engaging, intuitive, and built for clarity.… Read more.
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AI Co-Authorship in Academia: Plagiarism or a New Division of Labor?
Academic Integrity By Legally Curious · 10 September 2025 Thesis: Treat frontier models like research assistants—disclose, attribute, audit; don’t ban. Bans push use underground and hurt equity; guardrails turn… Read more.
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When Law Makes Crime Worse (Part II): From Diagnosis to Design
By Legally Curious — a forward-thinking guide for legislators, prosecutors, and judges. TL;DR Part I showed how criminal law can be criminogenic—through perverse incentives, legitimacy erosion, and displacement. Part II… Read more.
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When the Law Becomes a Weapon: SLAPPs and the Next Free-Speech Stress Tes
We’re used to thinking of courts as the place where truth beats power. Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) flip that script: the process becomes the punishment. The aim isn’t… Read more.
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When Laws Make Crime Worse: The Hidden Criminogenic Effects of Criminalization
We pass criminal laws to make society safer. Yet some rules don’t just fail—they fuel the very harms they target. Call them criminogenic laws: rules that, by design or effect,… Read more.
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When AI Becomes a Defendant: Who’s Liable for Machine-Made Mistakes?
Artificial intelligence is no longer a lab experiment—it drafts contracts, screens candidates, and helps make decisions that change lives. When it errs, who pays? AI is marketed as “smart,” but… Read more.
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The Strangest Laws Still on the Books Around the World (You Won’t Believe These Exist!)
When we think of the law, we usually imagine serious courtroom battles, strict regulations, and endless paperwork. But sometimes, the law takes a detour into the absurd. Even today, countries… Read more.
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Kosovo’s Path to Recognition: A Journey of Resilience and Hope
Kosovo’s journey to statehood is one of the most closely watched and contested developments in modern international law and politics. Situated in the heart of the Balkans, Kosovo declared independence… Read more.
