The International Journal
of Not-for-Profit Law

Volume 15, Issue 2, December 2013

Letter from the Editor

In this issue, the International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law explores some of the moral and ethical aspects of aid and the institutions that provide it. Elizabeth Griffin, Professor and Executive Director of the Center for the Study of Human Rights at O.P. Jindal Global Law School, sets forth questions for human rights NGOs to consider in the course of formulating and evaluating their ethical responsibilities. Drawing on literature as well as philosophy, Todd Breyfogle, Director of Seminars for the Aspen Institute, reflects on the relationship among charity, reciprocity, and the moral law.

We also feature three additional articles. Petr Jan Pajas, a consultant in civil society affairs and an external lecturer at the Charles University in Prague, analyzes the status and the prospects for legislation on public benefit status in the Czech Republic. Legal practitioner Fernando Mendez Powell asks to what extent third sector broadcasters ought to be regulated differently from other broadcasters. Finally, Gabrielle Gould, a JD and MSFS student at Georgetown University, provides an overview of UN Special Rapporteur Maina Kiai’s second thematic report.

We are grateful to the journal Conversations on Philanthropy for permission to reprint Todd Breyfogle’s essay. As always, our gratitude also goes out to the authors of our articles for sharing their expertise.

Stephen Bates
Editor
International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law
sbates@icnl.org