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Cook: Stewing In His Own Juice Why Walter Cook’S “Logical And Legal Basis” Never Had A Chance, Sarah Montana Hart
Cook: Stewing In His Own Juice Why Walter Cook’S “Logical And Legal Basis” Never Had A Chance, Sarah Montana Hart
Sarah Montana Hart
This article discusses the internal inconsistencies in Walter Cook's 1924 article “The Logical and Legal Bases of the Conflict of Laws,” and the ramifications for the Conflict of Laws field.
Religious Rules: The Judeo-Christian Nature Of The Aba Model Rules And What It Means For The Legal Profession, Sarah Montana Hart
Religious Rules: The Judeo-Christian Nature Of The Aba Model Rules And What It Means For The Legal Profession, Sarah Montana Hart
Sarah Montana Hart
This article argues that the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct are not only biased in favor of Judeo-Christian biblical values, but actually are religious rules based in the Bible. The religious nature of the Model Rules affects lawyers in several different ways. There must be awareness of and a conscious choice about the nature and effects that these rules have on law students, bar applicants, and practicing lawyers.
Rape, Feminism, And The War On Crime, Aya Gruber
Rape, Feminism, And The War On Crime, Aya Gruber
Aya Gruber
Over the past several years, feminism has been increasingly associated with crime control and the incarceration of men. In apparent lock step with the movement of the American penal system, feminists have advocated a host of reforms to strengthen state power to punish gender-based crimes. In the rape context, this effort has produced mixed results. Sexual assault laws that adopt prevailing views of criminality and victimhood, such as predator laws, enjoy great popularity. However, reforms that target the difficulties of date rape prosecutions and seek to counter gender norms, such as rape shield and affirmative consent laws, are controversial, sporadically-implemented, …
The Aesthetics Of American Law, Pierre Schlag