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1994

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School

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The Vanishing Precedent: Eduardo Meets Vacatur, Jill E. Fisch Jan 1994

The Vanishing Precedent: Eduardo Meets Vacatur, Jill E. Fisch

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Book Review Of Gregory M. Matoesian, Reproducing Rape, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 1994

Book Review Of Gregory M. Matoesian, Reproducing Rape, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Are Criminal Codes Irrelevant?, Paul H. Robinson Jan 1994

Are Criminal Codes Irrelevant?, Paul H. Robinson

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After planning the effort for twenty years, the American Law Institute spent ten years debating and drafting a model criminal code. Twenty-eight drafters and forty-two advisors produced thirteen reports that were debated at eight annual meetings. Twenty years later, seven reporters with twenty-five advisors completed six volumes of official commentaries. This monumental drafting effort served as only the starting point for nearly two-thirds of the states that have recodified their criminal codes since the Model Penal Code was promulgated in 1962. In every instance a commission, legislative committee, or both, devoted additional time and energy redebating and revising the 1962 …