REVAMPING THE MEGAN’S LAW REGISTRANT RISK ASSESSMENT SCALE: RANKING REGISTRANTS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY WHILE EFFECTIVELY PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY

Author: Joseph C. Antonakakis Pursuant to most state registration statutes, sex offenders convicted of certain sex offenses must register with authorities and are oftentimes subject to strict community notification depending on the facts of the offender’s offense. A uniform tool was created to ensure the fair and accurate ranking of sex offender community notification requirements. … continue reading

WHY NEW JERSEY SHOULD ABANDON WINNER-TAKE-ALL ELECTORAL ALLOCATION

Author: Joseph Isola In the fight for American independence and for the birth of democracy, New Jersey served as the “Crossroad of the Revolution”.  Countless Americans died in the over one hundred revolutionary battles that took place in New Jersey.  After serving as the heartland of the battle for American independence, New Jersey proudly played… continue reading

SORTING SOLUTIONS: THE FIX TO THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON CYBERWARFARE AND CYBERTERRORISM IS A DECISION TREE, NOT A MAGIC BULLET

Author: E. Claire Newsome The internet is an international wild west.  Cyberattacks, such as the Russian hacking of the Democratic National Committee (“DCC”) and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (“DCCC”) private servers, are becoming more prevalent and easier to implement.  Arising with the prevalence of cyberattack are concerns that international law is not apt to defend… continue reading

A CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE UNRESOLVED LEGACY ISSUE

Author: Rutgers Journal of Law and Public Policy In his First Inaugural Address, President Abraham Lincoln said: “Wherever [the people] shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember and overthrow it.”  These insightful words provide an apt description of a tumultuous… continue reading