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Imposing Inequality On Law Schools, Kent Greenfield

Kent Greenfield

No abstract provided.

Los Derechos Fundamentales En Los Procesos De Integración. Union Europea Y Mercosur, Rodrigo A. Poyanco Bugueño

Rodrigo A. Poyanco Bugueño

En el presente documento, copia PDF de mi tesis para obtener el grado de magíster en derecho constitucional por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, se aborda un análisis comparativo de los sistemas de protección de los derechos fundamentales existentes tanto en el proceso de integracion europea (la Unión Europea) como el proceso latinoamericano del Mercosur. Se intenta probar cómo la supranacionalidad del primero y el carácter meramente internacional del segundo, impactan directamente en la efectividad de cada uno de estos sistemas.

Sin perjuicio de la citación aquí sugerida, los datos bibliográficos completos de la copia física de esta tesis …

Commentary: Is The Rehnquist Court A. A Friend Of The States? B. A Friend Of The People? C. A Friend Of The Court? D. None Of The Above?, Harry L. Witte

Harry L Witte

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The Enumerated Powers Of States, Robert G. Natelson

Robert G. Natelson

This article lists and discusses the powers reserved exclusively to the states, according the representations made to the ratifying public during the debates over the U.S. Constitution.

The Constitutional Contributions Of John Dickinson, Robert G. Natelson

Robert G. Natelson

This article reviews the impact on the drafting and adoption of the U.S. Constitution of the man sometimes referred to as the most underappreciated Founder

Statutory Retroactivity: The Founders' View, Robert G. Natelson

Robert G. Natelson

The article explains the extent to which the Founders' Constitution permitted and prohibited retroactive legislation, and the provisions in that document relevant to the question.

A Reminder: The Constitutional Values Of Sympathy And Independence, Robert G. Natelson

Robert G. Natelson

Nearly all participants in the American Founding shared constitutiona/ values of "sympathy" and "independence." According to the ideal of sympathy, government actors should mirror the full range of popular attitudes. According to the ideal of independence, voters should remain independent of other citizens and of governmental entities, and those entities should remain independent of, and competitive with, each other. Sympathy and independence were central, not peripheral, to the Founders' Constitution, so the document cannot be interpreted properly without keeping them in view. The author provides examples of how constitutional practice might be altered had these central values not been overlooked.

Federalism, Fig Leaves, And The Games Lawyers Play, Robert C. Power

Robert C Power

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Factless Jurisprudence, Darren Hutchinson

Darren L Hutchinson

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The Secession Reference And The Limits Of Law, Richard Kay

Richard Kay

When the Supreme Court of Canada issued its judgment on the legality of "unilateral" Quebec secession in August 1998 many Canadians did not know what to make of it. The Court held that the only lawful way in which Quebec might depart the Canadian federation was through one of the amendment mechanisms provided in the Constitution Act 1982. It thus affirmed that Quebec could not secede without the agreement of at least the Houses of the federal Parliament and some number of provincial legislative assemblies. Prime Minister Chretien declared the next day that the judgement was a "victory for all …

Unexplainable On Grounds Other Than Race: The Inversion Of Privilege And Subordination In Equal Protection Jurisprudence, Darren Hutchinson

Darren L Hutchinson

In this article, Professor Darren Hutchinson contributes to the debate over the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause by arguing that the Supreme Court has inverted its purpose and effect. Professor Hutchinson contends that the Court, in its judicial capacity, provides protection and judicial solicitude for privileged and powerful groups in our country, while at the same time requires traditionally subordinated and oppressed groups to utilize the political process to seek redress for acts of oppression. According to Professor Hutchinson, this process allows social structures of oppression and subordination to remain intact.

First, Professor Hutchinson examines the various …

Pay No Attention To That Man Behind The Robe: Judicial Elections, The First Amendment, And Judges As Politicians, Michael R. Dimino

Michael R Dimino

The New Federalism: Discerning Truth In American Myths And Legend, Randy Lee

Randy Lee

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