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The Prospective Effects Of Modifying Existing Law To Accommodate Preemptive Self-Defense By Battered Women, Martin E. Veinsreideris Dec 2000

The Prospective Effects Of Modifying Existing Law To Accommodate Preemptive Self-Defense By Battered Women, Martin E. Veinsreideris

University of Pennsylvania Law Review

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Money Matters: Judicial Market Interventions Creating Subsidies And Awarding Fees And Costs In Individual And Aggregate Litigation, Judith Resnik Jun 2000

Money Matters: Judicial Market Interventions Creating Subsidies And Awarding Fees And Costs In Individual And Aggregate Litigation, Judith Resnik

University of Pennsylvania Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Criminalization Of The Poor, Kensington Welfare Rights Union Apr 2000

The Criminalization Of The Poor, Kensington Welfare Rights Union

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change

No abstract provided.


Traitors In Our Midst: Attorneys Who Inform On Their Clients, Aviva Abramovsky Apr 2000

Traitors In Our Midst: Attorneys Who Inform On Their Clients, Aviva Abramovsky

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law

No abstract provided.


What To Do With The Sheep In Wolf's Clothing: The Role Of Rhetoric And Reality About Youth Offenders In The Constructive Dismantling Of The Juvenile Justice System , Sacha M. Coupet Apr 2000

What To Do With The Sheep In Wolf's Clothing: The Role Of Rhetoric And Reality About Youth Offenders In The Constructive Dismantling Of The Juvenile Justice System , Sacha M. Coupet

University of Pennsylvania Law Review

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The Link Between Welfare Reform And The Labor Market, Francis Fox Piven Apr 2000

The Link Between Welfare Reform And The Labor Market, Francis Fox Piven

University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change

No abstract provided.


The Politics Of Labor Regulation In North America: A Reconsideration Of Labor Law Enforcement In Mexico, Michael Joseph Mcguinness Apr 2000

The Politics Of Labor Regulation In North America: A Reconsideration Of Labor Law Enforcement In Mexico, Michael Joseph Mcguinness

University of Pennsylvania Journal of International Law

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Structuring Criminal Codes To Perform Their Function, Paul H. Robinson Jan 2000

Structuring Criminal Codes To Perform Their Function, Paul H. Robinson

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This paper argues that criminal codes have two distinct functions. First, a code must ex ante announce the rules of conduct. Second, it must set out the principles of for adjudicating, ex post, violations of those rules. These two functions often are in tension with one another. Each calls for a different kind of code, addressed to a different audience, with different objectives: To be effective ex ante, the rules of conduct must be formulated in a way that they will be understood, remembered, and able to be applied in daily life by lay persons with a wide range of …


Rationality And Responsibility, Stephen J. Morse Jan 2000

Rationality And Responsibility, Stephen J. Morse

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The Five Worst (And Five Best) American Criminal Codes, Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill, Usman Mohammad Jan 2000

The Five Worst (And Five Best) American Criminal Codes, Paul H. Robinson, Michael T. Cahill, Usman Mohammad

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Each American jurisdiction has a criminal code. Most jurisdictions have substantially restructured and improved their codes since 1962, when the American Law Institute first promulgated its Model Penal Code. Such reform efforts are worthwhile, especially in criminal law, because many advantages flow from the thoughtful codification of criminal law rules. By compiling all criminal rules in a single comprehensive source, codification makes access to these rules easier, increasing the chance that citizens will know what the criminal law commands. A codified rule has the advantage of increased precision, which is likely to increase the uniformity of its application. Uncodified rules--or, …


A Liberal Theory Of Social Welfare: Fairness, Utility, And The Pareto Principle, Howard F. Chang Jan 2000

A Liberal Theory Of Social Welfare: Fairness, Utility, And The Pareto Principle, Howard F. Chang

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When The Rule Swallows The Exception, Claire Oakes Finkelstein Jan 2000

When The Rule Swallows The Exception, Claire Oakes Finkelstein

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No abstract provided.


Creating And Solving The Problem Of Drug Use During Pregnancy, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 2000

Creating And Solving The Problem Of Drug Use During Pregnancy, Dorothy E. Roberts

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No abstract provided.


The Moral Exclusivity Of The New Civil Society, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 2000

The Moral Exclusivity Of The New Civil Society, Dorothy E. Roberts

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No abstract provided.


The Inefficiency Of Mens Rea, Claire Oakes Finkelstein Jan 2000

The Inefficiency Of Mens Rea, Claire Oakes Finkelstein

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No abstract provided.