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A Comparative Examination Of Counter-Terrorism Law And Policy, Laurent Mayali, John Yoo
A Comparative Examination Of Counter-Terrorism Law And Policy, Laurent Mayali, John Yoo
Laurent Mayali
This article conducts a comparative analysis of U.S. and European counter-terrorism law and policy. Recent attacks vy ISIS in the U.S., France, and Germany have revealed important differences between American and European approaches. Before September 11, 2001, the United States responded to terrorism primarily with existing law enforcement authorities, though in isolated cases it pursued military measures abroad. In this respect, it lagged behind the approach of European nations, which had confronted internal terrorism inspired vy leftwing ideology or separatist goals. But after the 9-11 attacks, the United States adopted a preventive posture that aimed to pre-empt terrorist groups before …
Law Enforcement And Criminal Law Decisions, Erwin Chemerinsky
Law Enforcement And Criminal Law Decisions, Erwin Chemerinsky
Erwin Chemerinsky
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Proportionality Review In Administrative Law, Jud Mathews
Proportionality Review In Administrative Law, Jud Mathews
Jud Mathews
At the most basic level, the principle of proportionality captures the common-sensical proposition that, when the government acts, the means it chooses should be well-adapted to achieve the ends it is pursuing. The proportionality principle is an admonition, as German administrative law scholar Fritz Fleiner famously wrote many decades ago, that “the police should not shoot at sparrows with cannons”. The use of proportionality review in constitutional and international law has received ample attention from scholars in recent years, but less has been said about proportionality’s role within administrative law. This piece suggest that we can understand the differences in …
Trial Courts: An Economic Perspective, Robert D. Cooter, Daniel L. Rubinfeld
Trial Courts: An Economic Perspective, Robert D. Cooter, Daniel L. Rubinfeld
Daniel L. Rubinfeld
This article describes economic research on models of legal disputes. Concepts such as rational choice and static equilibrium are often used inaccurately in the noneconomic research presented in this issue. This article critiques the longitudinal studies, illustrating a number of problems of conceptualization and data analysis. Finally, the authors consider normative models of dispute resolution and the evolution and effects of judge-made law.
Construction, Originalist Interpretation And The Complete Constitution, Richard Kay
Construction, Originalist Interpretation And The Complete Constitution, Richard Kay
Richard Kay
The French Prosecutor As Judge. The Carpenter’S Mistake?, Mathilde Cohen
The French Prosecutor As Judge. The Carpenter’S Mistake?, Mathilde Cohen
Mathilde Cohen
The History Of The Florida Supreme Court, Volume 0, M. C. Mirow
The History Of The Florida Supreme Court, Volume 0, M. C. Mirow
M. C. Mirow