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Trends. The Double Edged Sword Of Transparency In Criminal And Civil Law: The Case Of Euthanasia, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Double Edged Sword Of Transparency In Criminal And Civil Law: The Case Of Euthanasia, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the decriminalization of euthanasia in The Netherlands, and the issue of transparency.
Municipalities' Suits Against Gun Manufacturers - Legal Folly, Lawrence S. Greenwald, Cynthia A. Shay
Municipalities' Suits Against Gun Manufacturers - Legal Folly, Lawrence S. Greenwald, Cynthia A. Shay
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
A Sense Of Duty: Retiring The "Special Relationship" Rule And Holding Gun Manufacturers Liable For Negligently Distributing Guns, Rachana Bhowmik, Jonathan E. Lowy, Allen Rostron, Rachel Hoover
A Sense Of Duty: Retiring The "Special Relationship" Rule And Holding Gun Manufacturers Liable For Negligently Distributing Guns, Rachana Bhowmik, Jonathan E. Lowy, Allen Rostron, Rachel Hoover
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
The Y2k Problem: Proposed Statute To Guide Triers Of Fact In Determinations Of Negligence, William D. Horgan
The Y2k Problem: Proposed Statute To Guide Triers Of Fact In Determinations Of Negligence, William D. Horgan
Richmond Journal of Law & Technology
Following the coming new year, the Y2K Problem will create problems worldwide. While the exact extent of its harm is open to debate, there is no disagreement over its inevitability. In fact, some computer-related companies (including the makers of Norton Anti-Virus and Quicken for Windows have already been sued for damages arising from allegedly non-Y2K-compliant products. While various actors at all levels of business and government will be subject to legal liability for such malfunctions, this article will examine the legal liability of software producers and engineers under current remedial theories. Software manufacturers are a logical choice for this examination …
Educating Russia's Future Lawyers--Any Role For The United States?, Jane M. Picker, Sidney P. Picker, Jr.
Educating Russia's Future Lawyers--Any Role For The United States?, Jane M. Picker, Sidney P. Picker, Jr.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In the wake of the devaluation of the Russian ruble in 1998 and the resulting flight of foreign investment, which was exacerbated by allegations of massive corruption and capital flight at the highest levels of government in 1999, the question of an appropriate role for the United States in helping Russia to establish an environment able to attract and retain foreign and domestic capital, to maintain a viable globally integrated market-based economic system, and to create a stable civil society, is under discussion.
The authors believe that a viable market economy will not flourish in Russia until a more stable …
Merciful Damages: Some Remarks On Forgiveness, Mercy And Tort Law, Neal R. Feigenson
Merciful Damages: Some Remarks On Forgiveness, Mercy And Tort Law, Neal R. Feigenson
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article explores the place of forgiveness and mercy in tort law, describing frequent misgivings about encouraging forgiveness or mercy as part of the substantive or procedural law of torts. Finally, the article suggests a new concept, "merciful damages" which might allow some of the benefits of forgiveness while avoiding or mitigating some common concerns.
Ex Parte Civil Commitment, Family Care-Givers, And Schizophrenia: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Analysis, Éva Szeli
Seattle University Law Review
First, this Article will discuss schizophrenia and its impact on these individuals and their families. Family variables in the course of the disorder will be highlighted. Then, this Article will review the legal power afforded such families by ex parte provisions in civil commitment statutes using the involuntary examination portion of the Florida mental health code as a model. Finally, this Article will assess this system of civil commitment available to care-giving families in therapeutic jurisprudential terms, with recommendations for maximizing the therapeutic consequences and minimizing the antitherapeutic consequences of ex parte procedures.
Bitch V. Whore: The Current Trend To Define The Requirements Of An Actionable Hostile Environment Claim In Verbal Sexual Harassment Cases, 33 J. Marshall L. Rev. 465 (2000), Jamie Lynn Cook
UIC Law Review
No abstract provided.
Forgiveness In The Civil Law, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley
Forgiveness In The Civil Law, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley
Fordham Urban Law Journal
A discussion of the role of forgiveness in civil law, specifically relating to bankruptcy. Includes an audience question-and-answer session.
Merciful Damages: Some Remarks On Forgiveness, Mercy And Tort Law, Neal R. Feigenson
Merciful Damages: Some Remarks On Forgiveness, Mercy And Tort Law, Neal R. Feigenson
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This article explores the place of forgiveness and mercy in tort law, describing frequent misgivings about encouraging forgiveness or mercy as part of the substantive or procedural law of torts. Finally, the article suggests a new concept, "merciful damages" which might allow some of the benefits of forgiveness while avoiding or mitigating some common concerns.
Forgiveness In The Civil Law, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley
Forgiveness In The Civil Law, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley
Fordham Urban Law Journal
A discussion of the role of forgiveness in civil law, specifically relating to bankruptcy. Includes an audience question-and-answer session.