Forum Post 1 International Peacekeeping 1988-present 350 words APA format:

Last week we discussed the general changes that we see in peacekeeping operations from the Cold War to the post-Cold War Era. This week, please take one of the several examples which we've read about and discuss the ways in which it demonstrates the new, expanded role of peacekeepers. Do those roles bear a resemblance to what we consider nation-building? Is that an appropriate mandate for the United Nations?

I look forward to reading your posts and providing feedback on the discussions! I may ask follow-up questions after you have presented the initial post, so please revisit your original thread before the week ends.

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 350 words. Please respond to more than two other students' posts. Responses should be a minimum of 150 words and include direct questions.

Forum Post 2 Legal Research and Writing Bluebook Format 250 words:

Part I:

Assume that you are a young associate working in a small law office in Birmingham, Alabama that specializes in criminal and immigration law. A client, who is from Ireland and unlawfully in the United States, was recently arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm in violation of federal law. According to our client, he lived in a dangerous neighborhood and needed the gun to protect himself as there has been a rash of armed robberies and car-jackings in his neighborhood. You do some preliminary research, and you discover that the Eleventh Circuit has not decided whether unlawful aliens possess Second Amendment rights. You discover that the Fifth and Seventh Circuits, who have both addressed, this issue have reached different conclusions regarding whether the unlawful aliens have Second Amendment rights. Your client would like you to file a motion to dismiss the indictment, arguing that he possessed the right the bear arms under the Second Amendment. Given the state of the law in Eleventh Circuit and the split between the Circuits, how should you proceed? What type of argument should you raise in court on behalf of your client?

Part II:

You work as a law clerk for a federal judge in Birmingham, Alabama. You are researching a legal issue for your federal judge, and you realize that the Eleventh Circuit has not rendered a decision on the legal issue that you are researching. However, you have found a district court opinion from the Southern District of New York that has squarely addressed the legal issue that you are researching. You also find a Circuit opinion from the Fifth Circuit that has reached the opposite conclusion on the legal issue. Without binding authority from the Eleventh Circuit, what recommendations should you make to your judge on how to proceed?

Remember to do both Parts I and II.

Forum Post 3 Legal Ethics Bluebook Format 500 words:

We all know that lawyers often have to take clients they do not agree with.

At what point does this become a problem?

Please read the attached article, about a famous case often known as the Buried Bodies case.

Do you think these lawyers did the right thing? Would you have done something differently? What other cases can you find where clients push lawyers to do crazy things?