《哥倫比亞大學大學生法律評論》高中論文競賽

1. 參賽資格

這項競賽面向全球所有高中在校生（不包括應屆畢業生）。

2. 競賽主題

Due Process and the Limits of Government Power 正當程序與政府權力的限制

Immigration law has been and continues to be at the forefront of various legal battles, frequently centering around the balance between protecting individual liberties–particularly those of non-citizens–and upholding national sovereignty and security. While the U.S. Constitution provides protections to all individuals within U.S. territory, the judiciary has historically deferred to the broad authority of the executive and legislative branches to regulate the entry and exclusion of non-citizens, often with minimal judicial oversight. However, in the instances where courts do intervene, decisions carry considerable weight for the future of non-citizens or refugees. Today, key concepts such as asylum law, birthright citizenship, the regulation of travel and re-entry, and deportation and detainment processes remain under fierce scrutiny amidst ongoing immigration-related crises both in the U.S. and abroad.

Prompt Question: Given the ongoing conflict between providing legal protections for non-citizens while also maintaining a state’s ability to oversee issues of immigration, discuss how courts ought to balance the protections for disenfranchised individuals with a government’s broad authority to supersede such protections in the name of national sovereignty. To what extent should non-citizens have access to legal recourse within the U.S. and around the world? Does the government’s interest in national security justify a diminished standard of legal protections in immigration proceedings? Reflect on these questions and present a legal argument in response to this prompt. Use legal reasoning and historical or contemporary examples to support your argument.

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