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People's Court, Nicholas S. Zeppos
People's Court, Nicholas S. Zeppos
Vanderbilt Law Review
The Supreme Court's opinion in Bowers v. Hardwick' contains the usual cant about the legitimacy of the judicial function. In holding that the due process clause of the fourteenth amendment does not recognize a fundamental right to practice homosexual sodomy, the Court cautioned that "[t]he Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the language or design of the Constitution. What exactly did the Court mean? That the public would refuse to obey judicial judgments if the Court were to recognize rights not "found in" …
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
JAPANESE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
By A. Didrick Castberg
New York, New York: Praeger Publishers, 1990. Pp. 153. $42.95.
THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
By David P. Forsythe
Lexington, Massachusetts; Lexington Books, 1991. Pp. 209.$34.00.
FEDERAL COURTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PARADIGM By Kenneth C. Randall
Durham, North Carolina; Duke University Press. 1990. Pp. 295. $45.00.
ROMAN LAW AND COMPARATIVE LAW
By Alan Watson
Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1991. Pp. 328. $50.00
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND FOREIGN POLICY
By Victoria Marie Kraft
New York, New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. Pp. 185. $45.00.
Constitutional Limitations On State Power To Hold Parents Criminally Liable For The Delinquent Acts Of Their Children, Kathryn J. Parsley
Constitutional Limitations On State Power To Hold Parents Criminally Liable For The Delinquent Acts Of Their Children, Kathryn J. Parsley
Vanderbilt Law Review
In late 1988 as part of a comprehensive effort to combat violent street gang activity,' the California legislature passed an amendment to section 272 of California's Penal Code, commonly known as the Parental Responsibility Law. Section 272 originally stated only that every person who commits any act or fails to perform any duty that causes or tends to cause a minor to do a prohibited act is guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a misdemeanor under the California Penal Code, and subject to a maximum fine of twenty-five hundred dollars, one year in jail, or both. When …
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Books Received
GOOD FAITH IN ENGLISH LAW
By J.F. O'Connor
Brookfield, Vermont: Dartmouth Publishing Company, 1990. Pp. 148.
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LAW AND ISLAM IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Edited by Daisy Hilse Dwyer
New York, New York: Bergin & Garvey, 1990. Pp. 168.
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INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES REGULATION
By Norman S. Poser
Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1991. Pp. 799.
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COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL FEDERALISM
Edited by MarkTushnet
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1990. Pp. 157.
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ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AND U.S. TRADE
By Michael P. Melloy
Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1990. Pp. 752.
Customary Law In Namibia: What Should Be Done?, Lynn Berat, Robert J. Gordon
Customary Law In Namibia: What Should Be Done?, Lynn Berat, Robert J. Gordon
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In this Article, the authors discuss Namibia's dual legal system, inherited from the previous South African regime, in light of the new government's goal of national reconciliation. After a brief introduction, the authors in Part II address customary law on a theoretical level. They point out that the customary law emerging in Namibia during the colonial era was not a reflection of a true communal tradition, but rather was a tool used to control resources and to redistribute power.
In Part III, the authors review the history of the colonial system in Namibia. The German colonial authorities divided Namibia into …
The Parsonage Allowance Exclusion: Past, Present, And Future, Matthew W. Foster
The Parsonage Allowance Exclusion: Past, Present, And Future, Matthew W. Foster
Vanderbilt Law Review
Religious freedom has played a pivotal role in the history and cultural development of the United States.' Religion historically has been considered a fundamental aspect of American culture, resulting in the granting of numerous legal rights and privileges to religious personnel and institutions. These grants stem from the protections in the Bill of Rights and include privileges that, though of undoubted importance, are not known widely and may fail to provoke controversy to the same extent as perceived infringements or endorsements of religion.'
Section 107 of the Internal Revenue Code grants one of the lesser- known privileges. This statute permits …
Case Digest, Law Review Staff
Case Digest, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ABROAD BY UNITED STATES PHYSICIAN IN CONNECTION WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE REGULATIONS GOVERNING TORT CLAIMS PROVIDED FOR AN INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY AGENCY DECISION--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOLDS NO CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS TO EVALUATE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM ON THE MERITS AND IN ACCORD WITH MINIMAL DUE PROCESS. Tarpeh-Doe v. United States, 904 F.2d719 (D.C. Cir. 1990).
THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT DOES NOT CREATE AN IMPLIED PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION THAT KENTUCKY TOBACCO GROWERS COULD USE TO RECOVER DAMAGES FROM COMPANIES THAT ALLEGEDLY ENGAGED IN CORRUPT PRACTICES TO THE DETRIMENT OF GROWERS. THE ACT OF STATE DOCTRINE, HOWEVER, DOES …