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Ohio Tort Reform Versus The Ohio Constitution, Stephen J. Werber

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

Ohio tort law is about to be changed in a dramatic and comprehensive manner. House Bill 350 will be enacted as a major piece of tort reform legislation with provisions substantially like those discussed herein. The vast majority of this legislative change is directed to areas of the law in need of change and the restoration of balance. Most of the proposed changes either raise no constitutional concerns or should be deemed in compliance with the Ohio Constitution. In a few areas, most notably statutes of repose and limitations on damages, the governmental need is weak, the effect drastic, and …

Commentary: Noam Chomsky And Judicial Review, James G. Wilson

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

Although Chomsky has never discussed judicial review in any detail, he recently made several interesting observations. He believes America's governmental structure remains acceptable, even desirable, even though all three federal branches have not just failed to protect us from private power's excesses but instead have devoted far too much of their energy and power to enhancing private power. The constitutional text creates a unique relationship between the Supreme Court and private power. Because the Court is staffed by unelected Justices who need not pander for money to be reelected, it is more independent of the rich and powerful than either …

Indigenization Of Constitutionalism In The Japanese Experience, The, Christopher A. Ford

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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Constitutional Fairness Or Fraud On The Constitution--Compensatory Discrimination In India, E. J. Prior

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

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The War Powers In French Constitutional Law, Elisabeth Zoller

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Preventing Sexual Violence: Setting Principled Constitutional Boundaries On Sex Offender Commitments, Eric S. Janus

Indiana Law Journal

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Equal Protection And The Special Relationship: The Case Of Native Hawaiians, Stuart M. Benjamin

Faculty Scholarship

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The Organic Constitution: Aboriginal Peoples And The Evolution Of Canada, Brian Slattery

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

Despite recent advances in the law of aboriginal rights, most Canadian lawyers still tacitly view the Constitution as the outgrowth of European legal traditions, transplanted into North America. This article identifies the main features of this model of the Constitution and proposes a more appropriate model to replace it, one that recognizes the Constitution's deep roots in Canadian history and traditions, and acknowledges the distinctive contributions of Aboriginal peoples and their long-standing relations with the Crown.

Secret Proceedings In Canada, Ian Leigh

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

National security and constitutionalism are often thought to be fundamentally incompatible. Recent reforms in Canada involve creative attempts to recognize constitutional rights to fair procedure within processes in which individuals' rights are in conflict with state security interests, such as security clearance, deportation, or access to information. The procedures examined in this article include in camera and ex parte review by Federal Court judges and the use of the Security Intelligence Review Committee. The analysis draws on interviews with participants and compares these procedures with other situations in which restrictions upon open justice have faced Charter challenge, especially under sections …

An Introduction To Mandatory Hiv Screening Of Newborns: A Child’S Welfare In Conflict With Its Mother’S Constitutional Rights—False Dichotomies Make Bad Law, Paris R. Baldacci

Faculty Articles

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Administrative Law: The Hidden Comparative Law Course, Peter L. Strauss

Faculty Scholarship

What does today's Administrative Law course give your students that you might not be aware of and might be helped by knowing? That, as I understand it, is the question I am to answer. But we may also want to think about the overall shape of the curriculum: it may be useful to ask about fundamental issues our students may not be aware of, that may not be dealt with elsewhere in the law school curriculum. I'll spend most of my time on the question I've been asked to address, but I hope you will accept a few sentences on …

S. 1629b The Tenth Amendment Enforcement Act Of 1996: Hearings On S. 1629 Before The Committee On Governmental Affairs 104th Cong. 2d Sess. 232-241 & 247-257, Mary Brigid Mcmanamon

Mary Brigid McManamon

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In Defense Of Outlaws: Liberalism And The Role Of Reasonableness, Public Reason, And Tolerance In Multicultural Constitutionalism, Robert Justin Lipkin

Robert Justin Lipkin

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Constitutional Architecture: The First Amendment And The Single Family House, John F. Nivala

John F. Nivala

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Religious Justification In The American Communitarian Republic, Robert Justin Lipkin

Robert Justin Lipkin

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New Federalism And Constitutional Criminal Procedure: Are We Repeating The Mistakes Of The Past?, James W. Diehm

James W. Diehm

H. Jefferson Powell On The American Constitutional Tradition: A Conversation, Randy Lee

Randy Lee

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Principle, History, And Power: The Limits Of The First Amendment Religion Clauses, Stephen M. Feldman

Stephen M. Feldman

This article addresses whether the religion clauses of the U.S. Constitution prohibit the injection of religious values into political debate. I argue that Christianity hegemonically controls American society and culturally oppresses outgroup religions, particularly the prototypical minority religion of Judaism. I critically analyze how the constitutional principle of separation of church and state contributes to the current orientation of power within American society. I approach the problem of Christian social power from three perspectives: symbolic power, structural power, and the relationship between symbolic and structural power.