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1991

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"The Orwellian Nightmare" Reconsidered: A Proposed Regulatory Framework For The Advanced Reproductive Technologies, Jean M. Eggen Dec 1990

"The Orwellian Nightmare" Reconsidered: A Proposed Regulatory Framework For The Advanced Reproductive Technologies, Jean M. Eggen

Jean M. Eggen

No abstract provided.


Obscured Visions: Policy, Power, And Discretion In Transnational Discovery, David J. Gerber Dec 1990

Obscured Visions: Policy, Power, And Discretion In Transnational Discovery, David J. Gerber

David J. Gerber

This Essay addresses issues involving the discovery of information located outside the United States. Specifically, it deals with some of the problems created by the lack of appropriate limits on United States discovery procedures. Professor Gerber first analyzes the extent of judicial discretion in the United States in matters concerning extraterritorial discovery. The analysis encompasses the underlying legal bases for the exercise of discretion as well as the political and institutional factors that influence the uses of discretion.

Next, the Essay focuses on the international consequences of the virtually unlimited discretion courts in the United States exercise in discovery matter. …