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Democracy And Respect For Difference: The Case Of Fiji, Joseph H. Carens
Democracy And Respect For Difference: The Case Of Fiji, Joseph H. Carens
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
In what follows, I will first offer a capsule history of Fiji. I then will identify some of the moral questions that emerge, both for the inhabitants of Fiji and for us as observers. I will present some tentative answers to these moral questions, reflecting as I go on what this tells us about the possibilities and limits of normative theory, but also trying to note where my normative judgments rest upon features of the story that I think others would want to contest and trying to indicate how alternative readings of the history would affect the normative judgments, if …
Legislating Confession Law In Great Britain: A Statutory Approach To Police Interrogations, Mark Berger
Legislating Confession Law In Great Britain: A Statutory Approach To Police Interrogations, Mark Berger
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Part I provides an overview of the development of British confession law, including the changes under PACE. Part II examines PACE's impact on related subjects, such as detention conditions, access to legal advice, and waiver of the right of access to a solicitor. Finally, Part III suggests that the British experience in developing a statutory framework to regulate these issues can serve as a model for undertaking such reforms in the United States.