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Protecting Third Parties In Contracts, Kishanthi Parella Jan 2021

Protecting Third Parties In Contracts, Kishanthi Parella

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Corporations routinely impose externalities on a broad range of non-shareholders, as illustrated by several unsuccessful lawsuits against corporations involving forced labor, human trafficking, child labor, and environmental harms in global supply chains. Lack of legal accountability subsequently translates into low legal risk for corporate misconduct, which reduces the likelihood of prevention. Corporate misconduct toward non-shareholders arises from a fundamental inconsistency within contract law regarding the status of third parties: On the one hand, we know that it takes a community to contract. Contracting parties often rely on multiple third parties—not signatories to the contract—to play important roles in facilitating exchange, …


Colonial Property, Private Dams, And Climate Change In Virginia, Jill M. Fraley Jan 2013

Colonial Property, Private Dams, And Climate Change In Virginia, Jill M. Fraley

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Dams have been a significant part of flood prevention and management systems in the United States, dating back to the systematic efforts of the Tennessee Valley Authority and, less systemically, long before that. Dealing with flood management in Virginia presents unique challenges because of a colonial legacy that allows most dams in Virginia to be privately owned. Through a mechanism called King’s Grants, some Virginia landowners hold title not simply to property surrounding a navigable waterway, but also to the soil beneath the river and to dams crossing the river. Such ownership of the soil of large, navigable waterways is …


Introduction To Property, History & Climate Change In The Former Colonies Symposium Special Issue, Jill M. Fraley Jan 2013

Introduction To Property, History & Climate Change In The Former Colonies Symposium Special Issue, Jill M. Fraley

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Re-Examining Acts Of God, Jill M. Fraley Jul 2010

Re-Examining Acts Of God, Jill M. Fraley

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For more than three centuries, tort law has included the notion of an act of God as something caused naturally, beyond both man's anticipation and control. Historically, the doctrine applied to extraordinary manifestations of the forces of nature, including floods, earthquakes, blizzards, and hurricanes. Despite the significance of the doctrine, particularly in large-scale disasters, scholars rarely engage the act of God defense critically. However, recently, the doctrine has received more substantial criticism. Denis Binder argued that the doctrine should be repudiated as merely a restatement of existing negligence principles Joel Eagle criticized the doctrine, suggesting that it should not exclude …


Northern Economic Obligation, Southern Moral Entitlement, And International Environmental Governance, Mark A. Drumbl Jan 2002

Northern Economic Obligation, Southern Moral Entitlement, And International Environmental Governance, Mark A. Drumbl

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Poverty, Wealth, And Obligation In International Environmental Law, Mark A. Drumbl Jan 2002

Poverty, Wealth, And Obligation In International Environmental Law, Mark A. Drumbl

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Developing nations are demonstrating some success in basing their participation in international environmental governance upon commitments by developed nations to provide financial resources and technology transfer. In recent years, these commitments have achieved textual status with a number of multilateral agreements. Part II of this Article identifies and documents treaty-based examples of this swap of resources in exchange for participation, with particular focus on the areas of climate change, biodiversity use/conservation, and ozone protection. This Article suggests that this swap represents a dynamic and emerging relationship between the North and the South that can best be described as a "shared …


International Paper Company V. Ouellette, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1986

International Paper Company V. Ouellette, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Ruckelshaus V. Monsanto Co., Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Oct 1983

Ruckelshaus V. Monsanto Co., Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Chevron U.S.A. Inc. V. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Oct 1983

Chevron U.S.A. Inc. V. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., Lewis F. Powell, Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Secretary Of Interior (Watt) V. California, Lewis F. Powell Jr Jan 1983

Secretary Of Interior (Watt) V. California, Lewis F. Powell Jr

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No abstract provided.


City Of Milwaukee V. Illinois, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1980

City Of Milwaukee V. Illinois, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Middlesex County Sewerage Authority V. National Sea Clammers Association, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1980

Middlesex County Sewerage Authority V. National Sea Clammers Association, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Environmental Protection Agency V. National Crushed Stone Assn., Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1980

Environmental Protection Agency V. National Crushed Stone Assn., Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Diamond V. Chakrabarty, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1979

Diamond V. Chakrabarty, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Coporation V. Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc), Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1977

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Coporation V. Natural Resources Defense Council (Nrdc), Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Tennessee Valley Authority V. Hill, Lewis Powell Jr. Oct 1977

Tennessee Valley Authority V. Hill, Lewis Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. V. Collins, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1976

E.I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. V. Collins, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


E.I. Du Pont De Nemours Co. V. Train, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1976

E.I. Du Pont De Nemours Co. V. Train, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Puyallup Tribe, Inc. V. Department Of Game Of Washington, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1976

Puyallup Tribe, Inc. V. Department Of Game Of Washington, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Flint Ridge Development Company V. Scenic Rivers Of Oklahoma, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1975

Flint Ridge Development Company V. Scenic Rivers Of Oklahoma, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Cappaert V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1975

Cappaert V. United States, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Village Of Belle Terre V. Boraas, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1973

Village Of Belle Terre V. Boraas, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Dept. Of Game V. Puyallup, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Oct 1973

Dept. Of Game V. Puyallup, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.


Legal Anatomy Of An Air Pollution Emergency, Doug Rendleman Apr 1972

Legal Anatomy Of An Air Pollution Emergency, Doug Rendleman

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None available


Illinois V. City Of Milwaukee, Lewis F. Powell Jr. Jan 1972

Illinois V. City Of Milwaukee, Lewis F. Powell Jr.

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No abstract provided.