Constitutional Interpretation through a Global Lens

This Article seeks to clarify the current debate concerning the use of non-U.S. persuasive authority within the context of constitutional interpretation. It begins by noting that commentary on comparative constitutional law often fails to make any distinction between foreign domestic sources and international law used comparatively, and thus risks evoking parallels between different systems of law that lack context and plausibility. It then draws on various normative theories and underpinnings of both domestic and international legal regimes to show that a proper comparative enterprise must take this distinction into account. The Article concludes by explaining that only when those policy goals of international law and domestic law coincide should international law materials be called upon as sources of persuasive authority for domestic constitutional interpretatio

Limiting DNS covert channels and network validated DNS

Despite the variety and number of network security devices and policies available, sensitive data, such as intellectual property and business data, can still be surreptitiously sent via the Internet to unscrupulous receivers. Furthermore, few security mechanisms address securing or limiting covert channels. This study defines a framework for determining a rule set to minimize covert channel capacity on the DNS protocol specifically. The information and techniques used in this study may be useful in aiding security professionals and developers with enforcing security policies on DNS and other Internet protocols.;This research resulted in the development of a rudimentary tool, referred to as NV-DNS, capable of detecting and effectively limiting the capability of covert channels in DNS communication packets

Statistical Supplement: Economic Potentials of Irrigated and Dryland Farms in Central South Dakota (South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 444)

The purpose of this supplement is to present in more detail the budgets summarized in bulletin 444, These details should be useful to research and extension workers and those farmers interested in working out budgets for their own farm under similar conditions

Management Practices and Crop Yields on the Lower Yellowstone Project--1949

Irrigation has been proposed for more than a million acres of land in North Dakota and South Dakota under the Pick-Sloan plan. What results have been obtained from irrigation of comparable areas? What were the experiences of farmers in these areas? The Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project in western North Dakota and eastern Montana, which has been under irrigation since 1909, is comparable in many respects to the areas proposed for new irrigation. Knowledge of the results of irrigation on the Lower Yellowstone will be helpful in determining the economic justification for irrigating other areas in the Dakotas. The purpose of this report is to present information on crop yields, management practices, and other data for the Lower Yellowstone Irrigation Project and for selected farms on the project

The Use of International Law in U.S. Constitutional Adjudication

The Constitution of South Africa mandates that its Supreme Court use international law to determine the substantive meaning of its own Bill of Rights. The Constitution of the United States does no such thing. Nevertheless, from time to time, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken it upon itself to use international law as persuasive authority to interpret various provisions of the U.S. Constitution. Indeed, the Court has done so in very high profile cases such as Lawrence v. Texas, where the Court struck down a Texas anti-sodomy statute as an unconstitutional violation of due process. The high visibility of the cases in which the Court has called upon international law to determine the proper meaning of certain domestic constitutional provisions has brought a lot of attention to this practice. This Article proposes a method for the selection of international law within the framework of U.S. domestic constitutional interpretation