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Courts And Globalization, Sir David Williams David Q. C. Jan 2004

Courts And Globalization, Sir David Williams David Q. C.

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

Globalization, Courts, and Judicial Power Symposium


Will Employment Discrimination Class Actions Survive?, Melissa Hart Jan 2004

Will Employment Discrimination Class Actions Survive?, Melissa Hart

Publications

Recent years have witnessed increasing attacks on the appropriateness of certification of employment discrimination class action claims. The shift is often attributed to amendments to federal antidiscrimination laws in the Civil Rights Act of 1991. This paper argues, however, that the changes wrought by the 1991 amendments need not pose a barrier to resolution of employment discrimination claims through class litigation. The addition of compensatory and punitive damages and a jury-trial right may increase the level of scrutiny and perhaps the level of judicial involvement necessary in an employment discrimination class action. But they do not render such a class …


Tools, Not Rules: The Heuristic Nature Of Statutory Interpretation, Morell E. Mullins Sr. Jan 2004

Tools, Not Rules: The Heuristic Nature Of Statutory Interpretation, Morell E. Mullins Sr.

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Eyes Tied Shut: Litigating For Access Under Cipa In The Government’S “War On Terror”, Cameron Stracher Jan 2004

Eyes Tied Shut: Litigating For Access Under Cipa In The Government’S “War On Terror”, Cameron Stracher

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Albert Einstein, Esq., Steven Goldberg Jan 2004

Albert Einstein, Esq., Steven Goldberg

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper setting forth the special theory of relativity is one of the most famous scientific articles ever written. Peter Galison’s influential book, Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps: Empires of Time (2003), demonstrates that Einstein’s paper was fundamentally shaped by his work as a patent examiner by showing that arguments previously seen as abstract thought experiments were instead derived from Einstein’s work on patent applications for devices that coordinate clocks. Moving beyond Galison’s insights, we can see portions of Einstein’s paper as reflecting the quasi-judicial role of a patent examiner. Like trial judges, patent examiners must apply settled legal …


Resisting Retreat: The Struggle For Equity In Educational Opportunity In The Post-Brown Era, Lia Epperson Jan 2004

Resisting Retreat: The Struggle For Equity In Educational Opportunity In The Post-Brown Era, Lia Epperson

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Unilateral Multilateralism: United States Policy Toward The International Criminal Court, Diane Orentlicher Jan 2004

Unilateral Multilateralism: United States Policy Toward The International Criminal Court, Diane Orentlicher

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.


Jurisdictional Conflict And Jurisdictional Equilibration: Paths To A Via Media, Stephen B. Burbank Jan 2004

Jurisdictional Conflict And Jurisdictional Equilibration: Paths To A Via Media, Stephen B. Burbank

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Lawyer For The Situation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Jan 2004

Lawyer For The Situation, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Are Your Eyes Deceiving You?: The Evidentiary Crisis Regarding The Admissibility Of Computer Generated Evidence, Betsy S. Fiedler Jan 2004

Are Your Eyes Deceiving You?: The Evidentiary Crisis Regarding The Admissibility Of Computer Generated Evidence, Betsy S. Fiedler

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


"Announcement" By Federal Judicial Nominees, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Jan 2004

"Announcement" By Federal Judicial Nominees, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr.

All Faculty Scholarship

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The Feeney Amendment And The Continuing Rise Of Prosecutorial Power To Plea Bargain, Stephanos Bibas Jan 2004

The Feeney Amendment And The Continuing Rise Of Prosecutorial Power To Plea Bargain, Stephanos Bibas

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Whose Justice - Reconciling Universal Juristidiction With Democratic Principles, Diane Orentlicher Jan 2004

Whose Justice - Reconciling Universal Juristidiction With Democratic Principles, Diane Orentlicher

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

No abstract provided.