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Papers, Essays, and Reviewstheyonseijournal.comCALL FOR PAPERS The Yonsei Journal of International Studies (YJIS) is a biannual interdisciplinary journal affiliated with the Center for International Studies and run by the Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul, South Korea. The YJIS welcomes submissions from all scholars and graduate students that fall within the diverse field of…

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Papers, Essays, and Reviewstheyonseijournal.comCALL FOR PAPERS The Yonsei Journal of International Studies (YJIS) is a biannual interdisciplinary journal affiliated with the Center for International Studies and run by the Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies in Seoul, South Korea. The YJIS welcomes submissions from all scholars, especially graduate students and junior professors that fall within the…

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Title: LETTER FROM THE EDITOR- Alexandra Stephenson Issue: Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future- Volume 10 Issue 1, 2018 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: HANBOKS, VAMPIRES, AND CROSS-DRESSING WOMEN: THE APPEAL OF KOREAN HISTORICAL DRAMAS AMONG AMERICAN VIEWERS Issue: Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future – Volume 10 Issue 1, 2018 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: THE STRATEGIES OF CHINA AND INDIA IN THE BAY OF BENGAL REGION: REVISITING STRATEGIC COMPETITION Issue: Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future  – Volume 10 Issue 1, 2018 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: MEET THE CONTRIBUTORS Issue: Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future  – Volume 10 Issue 1, 2018 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: NASTALIQ: A NEW FORM OF ART IN INDIA Issue: Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future  – Volume 10 Issue 1, 2018 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: THE GENERAL SITUATION AND TREND OF THE FOREIGNERS IN IS UNDER THE BACKGROUND OF THE SYRIA CRISIS Issue: Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future  – Volume 10 Issue 1, 2018 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: THE CLOCK IS TICKING FOR BANGLADESH: POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AND STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE Issue: Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future  – Volume 10 Issue 1, 2018 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: BOOK REVIEW – THERE WILL BE CYBER WAR Issue: Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future  – Volume 10 Issue 1, 2018 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: INTERVIEW-REACHING OUT TO 25 MILLION NORTH KOREAN PEOPLE Issue: Reflecting on History, Readying for the Future  – Volume 10 Issue 1, 2018 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: SCARLET FEVER IN NORTH KOREA: PUBLIC HEALTH AS A MOTIVATING FACTOR FOR CHINA TO REPATRIATE DEFECTORS Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: THE WTO TRADE FACILITATION AGREEMENT Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: MEET THE CONTRIBUTORS Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: THE “RED SHIRT” MOVEMENT: PEASANT POLITICS IN THAILAND Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: REVIEW PAPER: SHAPING THE CHOICES OF CHINA? Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: RISK PERCEPTION, TRUST, AND LEGITIMACY: THE INTERACTION OF STATE AND SOCIETY IN CHINESE GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD GOVERNANCE Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: PRESIDENTIAL SCANDALS IN SOUTH KOREA SINCE 1993: AN ANALYSIS OF RESOLVE IN DECISION-MAKING Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: LETTER FROM THE EDITOR- GENE KIM Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: WRITING ABOUT THE TWO KOREAS: Interview with Daniel Tudor Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: FACING A BLOW TO SOVEREIGNTY, WHY COMPLY? AN ANALYSIS OF COMPLIANCE AT THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: CULTURAL DIPLOMACY AND GLOBAL MIGRATION: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF JAPAN’S CULTURAL DIPLOMACY FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF SOCIAL INTEGRATION Issue: Nations in Transition – Volume 9 Issue 2, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: The Forgotten Islands Okinawa and Jeju: Bases of Discontent Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: National Identity and the Cross-Strait Dilemma Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Politicization of Culture: China’s Attempt at Reclaiming Cultural Legitimacy After Mao’s Cultural Revolution Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Cultural Nationalism in South Korean Business: The Case of Haansoft Software Products Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: The Role of Non-Domestic Factors in the Perpetuation of the Rohingya Crisis Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Profile and Characteristics of Arab Think Tanks Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: China’s Encounter With the West: Sino-French Relations Before the Arrow War Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Why North Korean Foreign Policy is Rational: An Application of Rationality Theories Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: The Ir(responsibility) to Protect: Are Small Arms Suppliers Complicit in Africa’s Genocides? Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Presidential Pardons in South Korea: Analysis of Quantitative and Qualitative Trends Issue: Politics & Culture – Volume 9 Issue 1, 2017 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: The Evolution into the Asian Century Issue: Interactions Across Borders – Volume 8 Issue 2, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: The Politics of (Mis)Perception Issue: Interactions Across Borders – Volume 8 Issue 2, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Boko Haram Islamist Insurgency in Nigeria: Transnational Dimensions and Opportunities for Peace and Security Issue: Interactions Across Borders – Volume 8 Issue 2, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Arctic Echoes: Potential Repercussions of Russia’s Response to the Philippines V. China Issue: Interactions Across Borders – Volume 8 Issue 2, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: The Evolution of the “Chinese Nation”: Disharmony in the Coexistence of Ethnic Communities Issue: Interactions Across Borders – Volume 8 Issue 2, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Mother Tongue or Master Tongue: An Examination of English as Medium of Instruction Policies in Post-Colonial African Universities Issue: Interactions Across Borders – Volume 8 Issue 2, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: North Korea in the European Press: An Analysis of Stereotypes in British, French, and German Newspapers Issue: Interactions Across Borders – Volume 8 Issue 2, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Post US-DPRK Nuclear Negotiation: Hidden Cycle of “Renege-Warning-Counter Renege” Issue: Interactions Across Borders – Volume 8 Issue 2, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Searching for an Advocacy Venue: How LGBTI Organizations are getting access to the United Nations Issue: Interactions Across Borders – Volume 8 Issue 2, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: American Dreams of China – Fateful Ties: A History of America’s Preoccupation with China Issue: Migration and Security – Volume 8 Issue 1, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Interview with Michael H. Fuchs: The Next Chapter in US-Asian Relations: What to Expect from the Pacific Issue: Migration and Security – Volume 8 Issue 1, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Making Waves: Recent Developments of the South China Sea Disputes Issue: Migration and Security – Volume 8 Issue 1, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Reforming Japan’s Security Policy: Historical Challenges, Modern Necessities Issue: Migration and Security – Volume 8 Issue 1, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Trafficking of Nigerian Women and Children: Implications for Attaining Sustainable Development in Nigeria Issue: Migration and Security – Volume 8 Issue 1, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: “Cross-Border Attacks” of Somali Pirates and the Transformation of China’s Diplomacy Issue: Migration and Security – Volume 8 Issue 1, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Internal Migration as Absolute Natural Law: An Inquiry into International Migration from the Perspective of Legal Philosophy Issue: Migration and Security – Volume 8 Issue 1, 2016 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF    

Title: The Role of Technology in Promoting Civic Engagement and Democracy – A Comparative View: Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey Issue: Technology and Governance – Volume 7 Issue 2, 2015 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: The Economic Development and the Growth of Small-Medium Enterprises in Indonesia: A Hometown Investment Trust fund Approach Issue: Technology and Governance – Volume 7 Issue 2, 2015 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: One China, One Taiwan: A New Framework for the Settlement of the Taiwan Straits Dispute Issue: Technology and Governance – Volume 7 Issue 2, 2015 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: A Defense of Utility Models: The Case of China Issue: Technology and Governance – Volume 7 Issue 2, 2015 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: Abenomics: Revitalization and Resurgence of Japan Issue: Technology and Governance – Volume 7 Issue 2, 2015 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click for Full Text PDF

Title: The Process of Decolonization, the Emergence of International Human Rights, and the Current De Facto Inequality of International Law Issue: Technology and Governance – Volume 7 Issue 2, 2015 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: On China’s New Era Anti-Terrorism Governance in the Middle East Issue: Technology and Governance – Volume 7 Issue 2, 2015 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click Here for Full Text PDF

Title: War-Monger or Judicious Realist? Liu Mingfu as a Historically-Minded America Watcher Issue: Technology and Governance – Volume 7 Issue 2, 2015 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click here for Full Text PDF

Title: In the Public Eye: Monitoring Human Rights in North Korea Issue: Technology and Governance – Volume 7 Issue 2, 2015 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click for Full Text PDF

Title: Review: A Tale of Two North Koreans Author: Brandon K. Gauthier Affiliation: Fordham University Issue: Peace & Stability – Volume 7 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click for Full Text PDF

Title: A Paradoxical American Foreign Policy: Pivot to Asia Author: Jung Taek Lim Affiliation: Yonsei University Issue: Peace & Stability – Volume 7 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click for Full Text PDF ABSTRACT Since Obama assumed office, his foreign policy aim was to reinvigorate Asia under the title of “Pivot to Asia”. Obama and his cabinet members unequivocally articulated…

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Title: Transitional Justice Author: Myung Jung Kim Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University Issue: Peace & Stability – Volume 7 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click for Full Text PDF ABSTRACT This article aims to design a possible transitional justice in North Korea. Because it is difficult to imagine transitional justice for North Korea in the current state of the nation state,…

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Title: Challenge to the Nation-State’s Sovereignty: The Influence of International and European Law in Today’s Globalized World Author: Cristian Talesco Affiliation: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Issue: Peace & Stability – Volume 7 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click for Full Text PDF ABSTRACT This essay aims to investigate the relationship between nation-state sovereignty and law in today’s…

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Title: The Green Détente: Environmental Negotiations as a Trust-Building Mechanism for the Two Koreas Author: Peter Chang Yup Kim Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University Issue: Peace & Stability – Volume 7 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click for Full Text PDF ABSTRACT Countries worldwide are increasingly attempting to address issues involving climate change and the environment, and the same phenomenon is…

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Title: A Study on Contemporary Russian Gas Policy Towards European Countries Author: Kyung Suk Lee Affiliation: Yonsei University Issue: Peace & Stability – Volume 7 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click for Full Text PDF ABSTRACT From the Cold war period to present, one of Russia’s most pivotal resources has been energy. Russia is built on the bedrock of…

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Title: An Analysis of How the EU Understands Its Strategic Partnership with China Author: Nguyen Thi Thuy Hang Affiliation: RMIT University Issue: Peace & Stability – Volume 7 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Click for Full Text PDF   ABSTRACT From the European perspective, the rise of China challenges the European Union (EU) on intellectual, technological, organizational, economic and…

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Title: Celebrated Publishers Propagate ‘Information Feudalism’ Author: Tania Sebastian Affiliation: Gujarat National Law University Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF   As we step into yet another year, we might well be on our way towards a prediction made in the lines of information being controlled and monitored by few, coming true. This…

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Title: A Study of Transitional Development in Delay in Delivery of Justice, Which Results into Declining Faith in Judiciary: Reasons and Future Author: Abhishek Kumar and Vikram Singh Affiliation: Symbiosis Law School Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF Bihar is a state attempting to deal with the hurdles of establishing the…

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Title: The American-Korean Friendship and Information Center and North Korean Public Diplomacy, 1971-1976 Author: Brandon K. Gauthier Affiliation: Fordham University Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF   While scholars of the “new diplomatic history” have extensively analyzed the role of culture and ideology in the history of American foreign relations, the…

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Title: Only Words on Paper? Freedom of Speech & Expression in South Korea  Author: Geoffrey Fattig Affiliation: University of California Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF Article 21 of the constitution of the Republic of Korea guarantees all citizens the rights to freedom of speech and expression. However, these rights have…

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Title: Transient Professionals: Local NGO Empowerment  Author: Ted Voelkel Affiliation: Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF South Korea’s native-English-speaking hakwon (South Korea’s version of a private language school) instructor population is college-educated, well paid, and yet suffers from a lack of empowerment via…

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Title: The Practice of Duality: Why the Trans Pacific Partnership and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership are Competing Paradigms in Asia Author: Dylan Stent Affiliation: Graduate School of International Studies at Yonsei University Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF A cursory look at Asia Pacific regionalism will leave any observer bemused….

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Title: Brushed Past: US-CCP Relations, 1941-45 Author: Jie Gao & Sean J. McLaughlin Affiliation: Carroll University & University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF   This article explores the controversial “lost chance theory” that CCP leader Mao Zedong genuinely wished to build a working relationship with the Roosevelt and…

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Title: National Security Imperatives In An Era of Environmentally-Induced Conflicts, Population Displacements, and Political Disequilibria Author: Joanna K. Rozpedowski Affiliation: University of South Florida Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF   The emergence and incremental intransigence of global environmental degradation and climate change discourses into social sciences have, in recent years,…

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Title: The US Drone Policy Under the Obama Administration: A Critical Appraisal Author: Cameron Gable Affiliation: University of San Francisco Issue: Law & Order – Volume 6 Issue 1 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF The use of drones has increased exponentially under the Obama administration and now forms an integral part of the US government’s counterterrorism policy. However, the…

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Title: Security through Default and Swift Declassification: Cooperation between the Intelligence Community and the crowd increases accountability, transparency, and resourcefulness Author: Dylan Coyle Affiliation: Yonsei University Issue: Changes & Transitions – Volume 5 Issue 2 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF The intelligence community’s best resource is the people they are protecting. The lessons learned between from…

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Title: The Chinese Government’s Policy Toward North Korean Defectors Author: Eunbee Chung Affiliation: Yonsei University Issue: Changes & Transitions – Volume 5 Issue 2 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF   The Chinese government’s repatriation policy for North Korean defectors has been a topic of controversy. Due to deteriorating living conditions in North Korea, many flee North Korea to find…

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Title: The Way of Bureaucracy:  A Critical Examination of Classic Comparative Bureaucracy Literature Author: Joel R. Campbell Affiliation: Troy University Issue: Changes & Transitions – Volume 5 Issue 2 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF   Introduction Large bureaucratic organizations have become a key fact of life in modern polities. As bureaucracy has become an important concern in national politics,…

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Title: “Landscape as Political Project” – The “Greening” of North Korea, Sincerity or Otherwise? Investigating the Process of Ideological Incorporation in North Korea  Author: Robert Winstanley-Chesters Affiliation: University of Leeds Issue: Changes & Transitions – Volume 5 Issue 2 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF Environmental management and practical policy strategies relating to it have always been an important part…

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Title: Why has the Diaoyu/Senkaku Dispute been Intensified and What are the Possible Resolutions? Author: Eunsil Park Affiliation: Yonsei University Issue: Changes & Transitions – Volume 5 Issue 2 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF   The Diaoyu/Senkaku dispute is a territorial conflict between China and Japan, and there have been ups and downs over several decades. As China’s assertiveness…

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Title: Emerging Donors and Knowledge Sharing for Development: The Case of Korea Author: Moctar Aboubacar Affiliation: A Project Manager at the World Food Program’s Rwanda Country Office Issue: Changes & Transitions – Volume 5 Issue 2 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF     The field of international development cooperation has been heavily influenced by “emerging donors”, countries which have…

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Title: The Donga Ilbo Advertising Coercion and Forced Layoff Case Author: Seongbak Jin Affiliation: Yonsei University Issue: Changes and Transitions – Volume 5, Issue 2 Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF This paper looks at the Donga Ilbo Advertising Coercion and Forced Layoff Case in South Korea during the years 1974-1975, focusing on the confluence of three institutions: the…

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Title: Ethiopia’s Intervention in Somalia, 2006-2009 Author: Braden Civins  Affiliation: University of Texas Issue: Volume 2, Issue 2 (Fall/Winter 2010) Publisher: Yonsei University Press Download as PDF This analysis attempts to address the negative effects of Ethiopian military intervention on Somali civilians from late 2006 to early 2009. In order to gauge the effect of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU)’s…

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