For the next month, the AALS Section on Law & Religion is accepting nominations for the Harold Berman Award. Here is the text of the announcement:
The AALS Section on Law & Religion seeks nominations for the Harold Berman Award for Excellence in Scholarship. This annual award recognizes a paper that "has made an outstanding scholarly contribution to the field of law and religion," in the words of the prize rules. To be eligible, a paper must be published between July 15, 2025 and July 15, 2026. The author must be "a faculty member at an AALS Member School with no more than 10 years' experience as a faculty member." Fellows are eligible, and self-nominations are accepted, though members of the AALS Law & Religion Section Board are not eligible. Nominations should include the name of the author, the title of the paper, a statement of eligibility, and a brief rationale for choosing the paper for the award. Nominations should be sent to Rick Garnett (rgarnett@nd.edu), Chair of the Berman Prize Committee, by November 18, 2026. The winner will receive an award plaque and be recognized at the section's program at the AALS annual meeting in January 2027. Thanks to the members of the Prize Committee: Rick Garnett (Notre Dame), Nelson Tebbe (Cornell), Richard Albert (Texas), Brandon Paradise (Rutgers), Leslie Griffin (UNLV), and Anna Su (Toronto).
Oppo ha annunciato oggi l’arrivo sul mercato globale della nuova generazione dei suoi smartphone di punta, la serie Find X10, con due nuovi smartphone dotati di fotocamere da 200MP sviluppate, come da tradizione del marchio, in collaborazione con Hasselblad.
Oppo Find X10 Pro Max
Il nuovo Oppo Find X10 Pro Max è il prodotto di punta della serie, presentandosi con un sistema fotografico posteriore curato in collaborazione con Hasselblad dotato di sensori da 200MP sia sulla fotocamera principale (apertura f/1.5) che su quella ultra grandangolare (apertura f/2.2) e teleobiettivo (3x, apertura f/2.1), promettendo scatti di alta qualità in tutte le situazioni, grazie anche al supporto del motore LUMO True Image, e più dettagliati grazie al salvataggio a 26MP di default invece dei 12MP adottati tradizionalmente dal mercato. Sul versante video il Find X10 Pro Max è in grado di registrare su tutte e tre le camere in 4K a 60 e 120fps ed in 8K a 30fps, promettendo una qualità video di alto livello su tutte le focali.
L’Oppo Find X10 Pro Max nelle colorazioni Luna White e Titanium Grey
Al cuore del nuovo flagship di Oppo troviamo il Dimensity 9600Pro di MediaTek, affiancato da 12GB di RAM LPDDR5X e 512GB di memoria UFS4.1, mentre sulla parte frontale troviamo un display AMOLED ProXDR LTPO da 6.78″ con copertura della gamma cromatica BT.2020 e frequenza di aggiornamento dinamica fino a 144Hz. Ad alimentare il Find X10 Pro Max è integrata una batteria al silicio carbonio da 7150mAh che supporta la ricarica rapida SUPERVOOC da 80W e la ricarica wireless AIRVOOC da 50W. Sarà disponibile a partire dal 21 ottobre nelle colorazioni Titanium Grey e Luna White con un prezzo consigliato di 1.799,99€
Oppo Find X10
Un po più piccolo nelle dimensioni, l’Oppo Find X10 offre un display AMOLED ProXDR da 6.59″ ed un sistema posteriore a tripla camera con sensori da 200MP su fotocamera principale (apertura f/1.6) e teleobiettivo( 2.7x, apertura f/2.6) ed un sensore da 50MP sulla quella grandangolare, supportato sempre dal LUMO True Color Engine.
L’Oppo Find X10 nelle due colorazioni Mist Grey e Glacier Blue
Per il Find X10 il produttore cinese ha optato per un chip MediaTek Dimensity 9600M, che offre un’evoluzione dell’architettura del Dimensity 9500 che muoveva i flagship della generazione precedente, affiancato da 12GB di RAM e, in base alla variante acquistata, 256 o 512GB di memoria interna UFS4.1. La batteria è la medesima del Pro Max, con 7150mAh di capacità e supporto alla ricarica rapida a 80W via cavo e 50W wireless. Arriverà sul mercato dal 21 ottobre nelle colorazioni Glacier Blue e Mist Grey con un prezzo consigliato di 1.399,99€ per la variante con 256GB di memoria e di 1.599,99€ per quella con 512GB
Promozioni al lancio
In occasione del lancio Oppo ha previsto alcune vantaggiose promozioni per chi è interessato ad acquistare i suoi due nuovi smartphone sullo store ufficiale del marchio: fino al 25 ottobre, al costo di 0,99€ si potrà acquistare un voucher del valore di 150€ utilizzabile dal 21 ottobre al 30 novembre.
Inoltre coloro che acquisteranno il Find X10 Pro Max o il Find X10 da 512GB potranno scegliere un omaggio tra l’Hasselblad Teleconverter Kit (del valore di 549,99€) , che permette di ottenere un ulteriore ingrandimento ottico di 3.28x negli scatti con la fotocamera tele, l’Oppo Watch X3 (valore 399,99€) e le cuffie Oppo Enco Clip2 (179,99€). Per chi, invece, acquisterà l’Oppo Find X10 da 256GB riceverà come omaggio le cuffie Oppo Enco Clip2.
L’Oppo Find X10 Pro Max con l’Hasselblad Teleconverter Kit (Cover + Obiettivo)
Per chi invece effettuerà l’acquisto presso le principali catene dell’elettronica di consumo sarà possibile aderire al programma di trade-in, vedendo riconosciuto uno sconto pari a 200€ per l’Oppo Find X10 Pro Max, da 100€ per Find X10 da 512GB e da 200€ per Find X10 da 256GB
A 62-grain, 5.56-mm round leaves the barrel of a standard-issue M4 rifle at approximately 2,900 feet per second. When it strikes a human being, the results are violent, traumatic, and unpredictable. If Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has his way, such images will soon be broadcast to the American people. The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Army officer convicted of killing 13 fellow service members in a 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, in Texas, will be livestreamed.
According to Amnesty International, 17 people were publicly executed in 2025. Eleven of these were in Iran and six in Afghanistan. Is this what we have become? Iran? Afghanistan? Are we so weak, so insecure, that we must convince the world that we are still powerful by making a public spectacle of an execution? Or maybe Secretary Hegseth and President Trump intend this as a spectacle for the American people: a show of just how much testosterone the two men have surging through their veins.
No one should shed a tear for Hasan. I certainly won’t. But if Hegseth thinks that this public display will somehow deter others from horrible acts of violence, he is mistaken. Terrorists seek attention above all. Publicizing Hasan’s death therefore could incite other extremists to do equally egregious acts. And it adds to the narrative, advanced by our enemies and ever more worrying to our allies, that the United States has lost its way.
When Osama bin Laden was killed, President Obama made a point of not releasing photographs of his body. “It’s not who we are,” he said. All of us who were involved in the operation agreed. Not sharing the pictures was a recognition that we are better than the inhuman beings who do unconscionable things, that there was a difference between a legitimate exercise of government authority and a public display of coercive power. Now, with this announcement, we are lowering ourselves to the ranks of brutal and failing regimes.
I teach a graduate class on national-security decision making. I give my students a framework for thinking about how to make difficult decisions. The first question they have to answer before they can get to the right decision is: Who are we as a nation? It is an acknowledgment that all correct decisions, those that will benefit us in the long run, will flow from an understanding of our American values.
Our values as a nation matter. It’s not naive to think that we should have a sense of propriety when carrying out the harsh business of justice; to believe in our national sense of honor; and to expect our leaders to behave with dignity, integrity, civility, and humility. These values build stronger, smarter, more humane societies. They engender good alliances. They drive trust in businesses and higher education and they inspire our men and women in uniform.
In almost 40 years of service, I came to realize that Americans share a common longing to be seen as the good guys. We were proud that our parents or grandparents fought against Nazism and fascism. As a nation, we stood tall against totalitarianism and communism. A younger generation sacrificed to keep America safe after 9/11. We made mistakes along the way; we always do. But despite these stumbles, inevitable in a complicated and violent world, I never once doubted that within our DNA was a sense of nobility that shaped the American character.
There is nothing noble about a public display of a government-sanctioned execution. With this decision, the Trump administration continues to undermine our national values. Our current leaders are shameless and ignoble. They have no sense of dignity or honor. They seem to believe that the performance of cruel power is what makes a nation great: the spectacle, the show, the crude theatrics of a tough guy. Nothing could be further from the truth. Just ask the oppressed people of Iran and Afghanistan.
En fin d'après-midi, trois amis passent me prendre pour aller dans un centre commercial. Ce 9 janvier, le froid est bien installé sur Ispahan. Les nuits deviennent glaciales. Le réseau téléphonique et Internet fonctionnent mal, mais cela ne nous inquiète pas particulièrement. Ce genre de perturbation n'est pas rare près de notre base militaire.
Dans le parking du centre commercial, alors que nous approchons de notre voiture, un bruit étrange attire mon attention : un gémissement étouffé. Derrière un véhicule se trouve une jeune fille d'à peine 16 ou 17 ans, adossée au mur. La douleur déforme son visage. Ses cheveux sont en désordre et ses yeux injectés de sang. Les taches qui couvrent son manteau noir donnent l'impression qu'elle a reçu un seau de peinture. Ses gémissements sont presque insoutenables.
Je m'approche :
— Ma sœur, qu'est-ce qui t'arrive ? Es-tu blessée ? Laisse-moi appeler quelqu'un pour t'aider.
Elle me supplie :
— Non… Ne dites rien… Ils vont me prendre…
Mes amis nous rejoignent. L'un d'eux me regarde :
— Tu ne sais pas ? Il y a eu des manifestations aujourd'hui.
La jeune fille raconte avec difficulté que les forces de sécurité l'ont visée avec des fusils projetant des billes de peinture, afin d'identifier ultérieurement les manifestants. Elle est persuadée qu'on la recherche.
Mon ami refuse qu'on la ramène chez elle.
— Nous sommes militaires. C'est ma voiture. S'ils nous arrêtent, on est finis.
Quand elle comprend que nous sommes militaires, sa peur devient encore plus visible. Son visage pâlit. Elle remonte le bas de son pantalon pour nous montrer les impacts de plombs et de projectiles sur sa jambe.
— J'ai eu tort… Je ne recommencerai plus… Je vous en prie…
Mes amis veulent partir au plus vite. Ils ont raison. Chaque minute accroît le danger. Ils montent dans la voiture et m'appellent.
Elle refuse qu'on lui commande un taxi.
— Il me livrera aux autorités.
Puis elle me regarde.
— Va-t'en, mon frère. Merci pour tout.
Son accent d'Ispahan me brise le cœur.
En la laissant seule, j'abandonnerai non seulement une gamine blessée et terrifiée, mais aussi une part de mon pays. J'ai prêté serment de défendre tous les Iraniens.
Je lui donne mon manteau et je jette le sien à la poubelle. Puis nous sortons du centre commercial. Je lui achète un foulard et nous commençons à marcher. La ville a changé de visage. Partout, des forces de l'ordre occupent la rue. Je transpire malgré le froid. À chaque contrôle, j'essaie de paraître naturel. Je salue les agents. Une fois, je leur explique même que je suis militaire. Ils nous laissent passer.
Nous traversons plusieurs rues, plusieurs carrefours avant qu'elle me demande de la laisser.
— Ma maison est au bout de la rue, me dit-elle.
Elle disparaît dans l'obscurité. J'attends une heure qu'elle me ramène mon manteau. Le froid devient insupportable. Les tirs résonnent dans la ville. Pendant un moment, je suis froissé qu'elle ne revienne pas. Puis je comprends. Peut-être qu'à sa place, moi non plus je n'aurais pas fait confiance à un militaire.
Je commande une voiture pour rentrer à la base. Je sens encore les gaz lacrymogènes flotter dans les rues. L'air brûle mes yeux. En chemin, j'entends la foule scander : « Armée sans honneur ! Armée sans honneur ! »
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