Contract law tends to be the most frustrating subjects to study in law school. Often because professors teach it in complicated ways, use all sorts of jargon, and choose the most boring examples and case studies in the world. So here’s the challenge: I’ll make contract law fun! Contract law is in fact simple. It … More Contract law for dummies by Joseph Gatt
I am about to give away a scoop. Some would say drop an H-bomb, given the history and nature of the scandal. But since no one really pays attention to all the other stuff I do, no one will pay attention to this one. Part I In the 1950s and 1960s and beyond, 1,053, mainly … More Speculations on what happened to the adopted Yemeni children by Joseph Gatt
Cultural notes on South Korea, in no particular order. -Korea has a rigidly stratified social order. Your age, the ranking of the university you went to, the ranking of the company you work for, your financial assets and your family background will determine whether you are highly respected or not. The social order is so … More Cultural notes on Korea by Joseph Gatt
Algeria’s president Bouteflika was chosen to lead the country in 1999 specifically because he had been a government insider since 1963. Bouteflika was also chosen because, being an admirer of Castro, he could give lengthy speeches, and, more importantly, did not try to play the army or the intelligence services. Bouteflika also knew the value … More The rise and fall of president Bouteflika by Joseph Gatt
What would sports look like without doping? Who are the great champions who were accused of doping? Here’s a list of great champions who allegedly doped, and, some believe, who would never have been great champions without doping. Martina Hingis: She was the youngest ever to win a double’s title, youngest ever to win a … More Cheaters by Joseph Gatt
Putting the blame on immigrants has the consequence of seeing more and more immigrants oppose immigration. If they can’t beat people with hate speeches towards immigration, they’ll join them. In France, the ultimate way to blame immigrants was found. Journalist Eric Zemmour has spread the rumor that immigrants contribute to inflation, therefore to lower salaries … More Some immigrants dislike immigration by Joseph Gatt
Social life is governed by principles and doctrines that differ in every society. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, though in my opinion the greatest document ever to be printed, sometimes might contradict people’s traditions. International communities are becoming increasingly integrated economically, culturally and socially. People can identify themselves as global citizens, yet resistance movements … More Universal human rights in a cultural diversity context by Joseph Gatt
I remember a case when an old man put his dead wife in a freezer instead of burying her. He thought science would one day be able to resuscitate her. That sparked a debate concerning whether or not we could one day become immortals. On a French television show, a scientist claimed that within 30 … More Is there a way we can become immortals? by Joseph Gatt
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