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Duke Law

2000

Interpretation and construction

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Assessing The Potential Impact Of The Proposed Hague Jurisdiction And Judgments Convention On Human Rights Litigation In The United States, Thomas E. Vanderbloemen Dec 2000

Assessing The Potential Impact Of The Proposed Hague Jurisdiction And Judgments Convention On Human Rights Litigation In The United States, Thomas E. Vanderbloemen

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Brief Analysis Of After-Acquired Evidence In Employment Cases: A Proposed Model For Alaska (And Points South), Gregory S. Fisher Dec 2000

A Brief Analysis Of After-Acquired Evidence In Employment Cases: A Proposed Model For Alaska (And Points South), Gregory S. Fisher

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.


More Than Just A Private Affair: Is The Practice Of Incarcerating Alaska Prisoners In Private Out-Of-State Prisons Unconstitutional?, Shymeka L. Hunter Dec 2000

More Than Just A Private Affair: Is The Practice Of Incarcerating Alaska Prisoners In Private Out-Of-State Prisons Unconstitutional?, Shymeka L. Hunter

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.


Deconstructing Section 11: Public Offering Liability In A Continuous Disclosure Environment, Donald C. Langevoort Jul 2000

Deconstructing Section 11: Public Offering Liability In A Continuous Disclosure Environment, Donald C. Langevoort

Law and Contemporary Problems

There can be no successful reform of the system of capital-raising regulation in the US without rethinking the liability regime. Reform is long overdue and can readily be accomplished in a way that does not unnecessarily compromise investor protection.


The Scope Of “High Crimes And Misdemeanors” After The Impeachment Of President Clinton, Neil Kinkopf Apr 2000

The Scope Of “High Crimes And Misdemeanors” After The Impeachment Of President Clinton, Neil Kinkopf

Law and Contemporary Problems

Kinkopf believes that the House of Representatives' decision to impeach Pres Clinton on the charge that he committed perjury before the grand jury, a charge that did not involve official conduct, was proper. Even though Pres Clinton's misconduct was not a proper basis for impeachment or conviction, his case demonstrates that if would be terribly unwise to understand official misconduct to be a necessary element of a high crime or misdemeanor.


Foreword, Neil Kinkopf Apr 2000

Foreword, Neil Kinkopf

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.


Impeachment As Congressional Constitutional Interpretation, Neal Kumar Katyal Apr 2000

Impeachment As Congressional Constitutional Interpretation, Neal Kumar Katyal

Law and Contemporary Problems

Katyal argues that one can adhere to originalism in the context of judicial interpretation and, nevertheless, believe in a broader style of interpretation for the legislature. He illustrates the point with three examples--the roles of history, precedent, and moral philosophy--in discussing the case of Pres Bill Clinton's impeachment.


Promises Past: Marcus Atilius Regulus And The Dialogue Of Natural Law, William R. Nifong Feb 2000

Promises Past: Marcus Atilius Regulus And The Dialogue Of Natural Law, William R. Nifong

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.