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Discretion And The Criminalization Of Environmental Law, Charles J. Babbitt, Dennis C. Cory, Beth L. Kruchek
Discretion And The Criminalization Of Environmental Law, Charles J. Babbitt, Dennis C. Cory, Beth L. Kruchek
Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum
No abstract provided.
The Liability Of Alaska Mental Health Providers For Mandated Treatment, Marshall L. Wilde
The Liability Of Alaska Mental Health Providers For Mandated Treatment, Marshall L. Wilde
Alaska Law Review
No abstract provided.
Overcoming The Myth Of Free Will In Criminal Law: The True Impact Of The Genetic Revolution, Matthew Jones
Overcoming The Myth Of Free Will In Criminal Law: The True Impact Of The Genetic Revolution, Matthew Jones
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Terrorism On Trial: The President’S Constitutional Authority To Order The Prosecution Of Suspected Terrorists By Military Commission, Christopher M. Evans
Terrorism On Trial: The President’S Constitutional Authority To Order The Prosecution Of Suspected Terrorists By Military Commission, Christopher M. Evans
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Miranda’S Final Frontier—The International Arena: A Critical Analysis Of United States V. Bin Laden, And A Proposal For A New Miranda Exception Abroad, Mark A. Godsey
Duke Law Journal
In recent years, the FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies have greatly expanded their presence abroad, investigating everything from narcotics trade and Internet fraud schemes to terrorism. Where this law enforcement activity includes custodial interrogation of non-American citizens abroad, must American law enforcement officials provide Miranda warnings to such suspects? In 2001 in United States v. Bin Laden, a federal district court held that the Fifth Amendment's privilege against self-incrimination applies to non-American citizens interrogated abroad, thus requiring Miranda warnings in this context. This Article criticizes the Bin Laden court's strict application of Miranda and suggests that Miranda should …
Whither Securities Regulation? Some Behavioral Observations Regarding Proposals For Its Future, Robert Prentice
Whither Securities Regulation? Some Behavioral Observations Regarding Proposals For Its Future, Robert Prentice
Duke Law Journal
Respected commentators have floated several proposals for startling reforms of America's seventy-year-old securities regulation scheme. Many involve substantial deregulation with a view toward allowing issuers and investors to contract privately for desired levels of disclosure and fraud protection. The behavioral literature explored in this Article cautions that in a deregulated securities world it is exceedingly optimistic to expect issuers voluntarily to disclose optimal levels of information, securities intermediaries such as stock exchanges and stockbrokers to appropriately consider the interests of investors, or investors to be able to bargain efficiently for fraud protection.
The New Deal Constitution In Exile, William E. Forbath
The New Deal Constitution In Exile, William E. Forbath
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Independent Counsel Statute And Questions About Its Future, Orrin G. Hatch
The Independent Counsel Statute And Questions About Its Future, Orrin G. Hatch
Law and Contemporary Problems
Despite the divergence of opinion regarding the Ethics in Government Act, it appears there is a growing public consensus that the Act is genuinely and seriously flawed. Whether these flaws can be corrected is in serious doubt.
The Independent Counsel Statute: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed, Herbert J. Miller Jr., John P. Elwood
The Independent Counsel Statute: An Idea Whose Time Has Passed, Herbert J. Miller Jr., John P. Elwood
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Putting Law And Politics In The Right Places — Reforming The Independent Counsel Statute, Christopher H. Schroeder
Putting Law And Politics In The Right Places — Reforming The Independent Counsel Statute, Christopher H. Schroeder
Law and Contemporary Problems
The fundamental flaw in the independent counsel statute consists of its attempt to convert a political decision, the decision whether to refer to a case of public corruption to an investigator outside normal prosecutorial offices, into a legal one. When the Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1994 expires on Jun 30, 1999, it should not be reenacted unless this flaw is eliminated.
The Jurisprudence Of Willfulness: An Evolving Theory Of Excusable Ignorance, Sharon L. Davies
The Jurisprudence Of Willfulness: An Evolving Theory Of Excusable Ignorance, Sharon L. Davies
Duke Law Journal
Ignorantia legis non excusat-ignorance of the law does not excuse-is a centuries-old criminal law maxim familiar to lawyer and layperson alike. Under the doctrine, an accused finds little protection in the claim "But, I did not know the law," for all are presumed either to be familiar with the law's commands or to proceed in ignorance at their own peril. The ignorant must be punished along with the knowing, the maxim teaches, to achieve a better educated and more law-abiding populace and to avoid the easy-to-assert and difficult-to-dispute claim of ignorance that would otherwise flow from the lips of any …
Symbolic Statues And Real Laws: The Pathologies Of The Antiterrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act And The Prison Litigation Reform Act, Mark Tushnet, Larry Yackle
Symbolic Statues And Real Laws: The Pathologies Of The Antiterrorism And Effective Death Penalty Act And The Prison Litigation Reform Act, Mark Tushnet, Larry Yackle
Duke Law Journal
Criminals are not popular. No politician in recent memory has lost an election for being too tough on crime. In 1996, the Republican Congress and the Democratic President collaborated on two major statutes affecting the legal protections available to criminals. The Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 (AEDPA) modifies the habeas corpus statute in a number of ways, affecting the disposition of federal post-conviction challenges to all criminal convictions, not just those resulting in death sentences. The Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) addresses lawsuits filed by prisoners challenging the conditions of their confinement. The PLRA covers both suits …
The Least Among Us: Unconstitutional Changes In Prisoner Litigation Under The Prison Litigation Reform Act Of 1995, Julie M. Riewe
The Least Among Us: Unconstitutional Changes In Prisoner Litigation Under The Prison Litigation Reform Act Of 1995, Julie M. Riewe
Duke Law Journal
I don't like prisoners. Nobody pretends to like them, but every once in a while, one of these people is right. And a society is judged by how it treats the least among it, not the best. I'm not worried about how presidents of banks and chairmen of the board and of country clubs are treated, or star quarterbacks, or other prima donnas. The job of the Constitution is to make sure that everyone is treated properly. [Prisoners] fall[] into the everybody category.
Arbitrariness And The Death Penalty In An International Context, Mary K. Newcomer
Arbitrariness And The Death Penalty In An International Context, Mary K. Newcomer
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
A Proposal For Protecting Privacy During The Information Age, Carol R. Williams
A Proposal For Protecting Privacy During The Information Age, Carol R. Williams
Alaska Law Review
No abstract provided.
Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Responsible Corporate Officers Convicted Of Environmental Crimes And The Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Lisa Ann Harig
Ignorance Is Not Bliss: Responsible Corporate Officers Convicted Of Environmental Crimes And The Federal Sentencing Guidelines, Lisa Ann Harig
Duke Law Journal
No abstract provided.
Emerging Constitutional Norms: Continuous Judicial Amendment Of The Constitution—The Proportionality Test As A Moving Target, Andree Lajoie, Henry Quillinan
Emerging Constitutional Norms: Continuous Judicial Amendment Of The Constitution—The Proportionality Test As A Moving Target, Andree Lajoie, Henry Quillinan
Law and Contemporary Problems
The so-called proportionality test of modifications to the Canadian Constitution are discussed. The Constitution is, at times, described as a moving target for change.
The Dimensions Of American Constitutional Equality, J. Harvie Wilkinson Iii
The Dimensions Of American Constitutional Equality, J. Harvie Wilkinson Iii
Law and Contemporary Problems
Liberty and equality are the hallmark characteristics of any legal order. Constitutional equality in the US is discussed. The rights of equality are not economic in nature, and they are not subject to strictly majority rule.
Rights Of The Criminally Accused, B. J. George Jr.
Rights Of The Criminally Accused, B. J. George Jr.
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.