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Knight's Gambit To Fool's Mate: Beyond Legal Realism, Eric A. Engle
Knight's Gambit To Fool's Mate: Beyond Legal Realism, Eric A. Engle
Eric A. Engle
In the 1930s the American left took the gambit of abandoning objective moral values to implement a socially redistributive agenda. The result has been a long term debacle with a complete isolation of the left wing in American political life for by abandoning objective moral values the left also abandoned its own ability to claim morality and empowered thereby economic values as the only remaining objective value. This article traces the theoretical failures of the left which resulted over time in the political isolation of the left and suggest ways to change that.
Green With Envy? Greenmail Is Good! Rational Economic Responses To Greenmail In A Competitive Market For Capital And Managers, Eric A. Engle
Green With Envy? Greenmail Is Good! Rational Economic Responses To Greenmail In A Competitive Market For Capital And Managers, Eric A. Engle
Eric A. Engle
Greenmail denotes the decision by a corporation's board of directors to repurchase its shares that are held by a corporate raider, often at a significant premium, thereby keeping the board of directors in office. It may represent a conflict of interest between the corporation's shareholders and the board of directors. While greenmail is legal, 50% of greenmail gains are subject to taxation. This Article argues that greenmail has a healthy role in a competitive market economy.
European Law In American Courts: Foreign Law As Evidence Of Domestic Law, Eric A. Engle
European Law In American Courts: Foreign Law As Evidence Of Domestic Law, Eric A. Engle
Eric A. Engle
The article outlines instances where the U.S. Supreme Court has considered E.U. laws (and foreign law, generally) in its decision making process to explain how and when foreign law may be succesfully invoked by litigants.