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Hope Or Hype?: Why The Affordable Care Act's New External Review Rules For Denied Erisa Healthcare Claims Need More Reform, Katherine T. Vukadin Dec 2012

Hope Or Hype?: Why The Affordable Care Act's New External Review Rules For Denied Erisa Healthcare Claims Need More Reform, Katherine T. Vukadin

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pie In The Sky: Cloud Computing Brings An End To The Professional Paradigm In The Practice Of Law, Kenneth L. Bostick Dec 2012

Pie In The Sky: Cloud Computing Brings An End To The Professional Paradigm In The Practice Of Law, Kenneth L. Bostick

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Creating A Child-Friendly Child Welfare System: Effective Early Intervention To Prevent Maltreatment And Protect Victimized Children, Elizabeth Bartholet Dec 2012

Creating A Child-Friendly Child Welfare System: Effective Early Intervention To Prevent Maltreatment And Protect Victimized Children, Elizabeth Bartholet

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Analytic Classroom, Todd E. Pettys Dec 2012

The Analytic Classroom, Todd E. Pettys

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Motivations For Law Student Pro Bono: Lessons Learned From The Tuscaloosa Tornado, Kelly Alison Behre Sep 2012

Motivations For Law Student Pro Bono: Lessons Learned From The Tuscaloosa Tornado, Kelly Alison Behre

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

After a tornado devastated Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on April 27, 2011, law students at the University of Alabama organized and engaged in substantial legal and nonlegal service. Narratives from these students in the midst of their volunteer efforts reveal detailed accounts of their experiences and motivations for their service. In a time in which national law student pro bono rates remain low and law students continue to lose interest in social justice issues during their time in law school, these student narratives offer insight into why law students chose to volunteer through the lens of students who rose to the occasion …


Our Children, Ourselves: Ensuring The Education Of America's At-Risk Youth, Elizabeth Lamura Sep 2012

Our Children, Ourselves: Ensuring The Education Of America's At-Risk Youth, Elizabeth Lamura

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Ngo-Isation Dilemma: International Cooperation, Grassroots Relations, And Government Action From An Accountability Perspective: A Case Study Of Colombian Migration Ngos And The National System Of Migration, Lina Buchely Sep 2012

The Ngo-Isation Dilemma: International Cooperation, Grassroots Relations, And Government Action From An Accountability Perspective: A Case Study Of Colombian Migration Ngos And The National System Of Migration, Lina Buchely

Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal

This paper summarizes the results of a case study examining policy advocacy activities developed by the Fundaci6n Esperanza (Hope Foundation) and the Plataforma Social HERMES (HERMES Social Platform) in support of Colombian Draft Law 070 of 2009 (creation of a National System for Migration and other regulations). It maps the actors and interests involved in efforts taking place between February and May 2010 to promote public policy in the field. The conclusion drawn from this research is that there are at least three ways of highlighting the relationships between civil society actors, government servants, grassroots and international cooperation agencies in …


Jack The Ripper Lives On… The Need To Recognize Prostitutes As Domestic Violence Victims, Luisa Johnson Sep 2012

Jack The Ripper Lives On… The Need To Recognize Prostitutes As Domestic Violence Victims, Luisa Johnson

Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy

No abstract provided.


The Federal Fortress Surrounding Police Liability For Failure To Enforce Protection Orders, Stephanie Smiertka Sep 2012

The Federal Fortress Surrounding Police Liability For Failure To Enforce Protection Orders, Stephanie Smiertka

Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy

No abstract provided.


Socio-Economic Status And Legal Factors Affecting African American Fathers, Herbert Fain, Kimberly Fain Sep 2012

Socio-Economic Status And Legal Factors Affecting African American Fathers, Herbert Fain, Kimberly Fain

Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy

No abstract provided.


Womenomics For Nursing Growth: Making The Case For Work Time Flexibility And Mother-Friendlier Workplaces, Gabriela Steier Sep 2012

Womenomics For Nursing Growth: Making The Case For Work Time Flexibility And Mother-Friendlier Workplaces, Gabriela Steier

Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy

No abstract provided.


In Search Of Federal Remedies For Lgbtq Students Who Are Victims Of Assault And Harassment In School, Jerry Foxhoven Sep 2012

In Search Of Federal Remedies For Lgbtq Students Who Are Victims Of Assault And Harassment In School, Jerry Foxhoven

Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy

No abstract provided.


Stoney Road Out Of Eden: The Struggle To Recover Insurance For Armenian Genocide Deaths And Its Implications For The Future Of State Authority, Contract Rights, And Human Rights, Jeffrey W. Stempel, Sarig Armenian, David Mcclure Sep 2012

Stoney Road Out Of Eden: The Struggle To Recover Insurance For Armenian Genocide Deaths And Its Implications For The Future Of State Authority, Contract Rights, And Human Rights, Jeffrey W. Stempel, Sarig Armenian, David Mcclure

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.


Keeping The Promise: Improving Access To Socioeconomic Rights In Africa, Nsongurua J. Udombana Sep 2012

Keeping The Promise: Improving Access To Socioeconomic Rights In Africa, Nsongurua J. Udombana

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sana Crítica: The System For Weighing Evidence Utilized By The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights, Álvaro Paúl Sep 2012

Sana Crítica: The System For Weighing Evidence Utilized By The Inter-American Court Of Human Rights, Álvaro Paúl

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

The Spanish version of the case law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights often states that this tribunal's as- sessment of evidence is ruled by saia crilica, a notion which has received several translations in the English ver- sion of the Court's case law. This concept has a clear mean- ing in the Hispanic civil law tradition. Sana critica is a system for evaluating the weight of evidence whereby a court or tribunal is not constrained by the evidentiary rules of legal proo but must judge in accordance with the rules of logic and experience, and state the grounds …


Jurisdiction Over American Private Military Contractors: The Illusion Of A Loophole In The Law And The Reality Of No Oversight, Ryan Larose Sep 2012

Jurisdiction Over American Private Military Contractors: The Illusion Of A Loophole In The Law And The Reality Of No Oversight, Ryan Larose

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

No abstract provided.


Common Law Judicial Decision Making: The Case Of The New York Court Of Appeals 1900-1941, Mark P. Gergen, Kevin M. Quinn Aug 2012

Common Law Judicial Decision Making: The Case Of The New York Court Of Appeals 1900-1941, Mark P. Gergen, Kevin M. Quinn

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Role Tax Preparers Play In Taxpayer Compliance: An Empirical Investigation With Policy Implications, Sagit Leviner Aug 2012

The Role Tax Preparers Play In Taxpayer Compliance: An Empirical Investigation With Policy Implications, Sagit Leviner

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Union Of Amateurs: A Legal Blueprint To Reshape Big-Time College Athletics, Nicholas Fram, T. Ward Frampton Aug 2012

A Union Of Amateurs: A Legal Blueprint To Reshape Big-Time College Athletics, Nicholas Fram, T. Ward Frampton

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Property Before Property: Romanizing The English Law Of Land, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Aug 2012

Property Before Property: Romanizing The English Law Of Land, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


No State Actor Left Behind: Rethinking Section 1983 Liability In The Context Of Disciplinary Alternative Schools And Beyond, Emily Chiang May 2012

No State Actor Left Behind: Rethinking Section 1983 Liability In The Context Of Disciplinary Alternative Schools And Beyond, Emily Chiang

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sexing Harris: The Law And Politics Of The Movement To Defund Planned Parenthood, Mary Ziegler May 2012

Sexing Harris: The Law And Politics Of The Movement To Defund Planned Parenthood, Mary Ziegler

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pirates Incorporated: Kiobel V. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. And The Uncertain State Of Corporate Liability For Human Rights Violations Under The Alien Tort Statute, Jennifer L. Karnes May 2012

Pirates Incorporated: Kiobel V. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. And The Uncertain State Of Corporate Liability For Human Rights Violations Under The Alien Tort Statute, Jennifer L. Karnes

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Promoting Justice Through Public Interest Advocacy In Class Actions, Max Helveston May 2012

Promoting Justice Through Public Interest Advocacy In Class Actions, Max Helveston

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Faculty Workshop, Pierre Schlag May 2012

The Faculty Workshop, Pierre Schlag

Buffalo Law Review

No abstract provided.


Crossing Parallel Lines: The State Of The First Sale Doctrine After Costco V. Omega, Maureen B. Collins Apr 2012

Crossing Parallel Lines: The State Of The First Sale Doctrine After Costco V. Omega, Maureen B. Collins

Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Reclaiming Copyright From The Outside In: What The Downfall Hitler Meme Means For Transformative Works, Fair Use, And Parody, Aaron Schwabach Apr 2012

Reclaiming Copyright From The Outside In: What The Downfall Hitler Meme Means For Transformative Works, Fair Use, And Parody, Aaron Schwabach

Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal

Continuing advances in consumer information technology have made video editing, once difficult, into a relatively simple matter. The average consumer can easily create and edit videos, and post them online. Inevitably many of these posted videos incorporate existing copyrighted content, raising questions of infringement, derivative versus transformative use, fair use, and parody.

This article looks at several such works, with its main focus on one category of examples: the Downfall Hitler meme. Downfall Hitler videos take as their starting point a particular sequence - Hitler's breakdown rant - from the 2004 German film Der Untergang [Downfall in the US]. The …


The Seed 2.0: Evolving Intellectual Property Rights Of Agricultural Germplasm, Jennifer Wai-Shing Maguire Apr 2012

The Seed 2.0: Evolving Intellectual Property Rights Of Agricultural Germplasm, Jennifer Wai-Shing Maguire

Buffalo Intellectual Property Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Environmental Judicial Interpretation And Agency Review: An Empirical Investigation Of Judicial Decision-Making In The Clean Water Act And The Clean Air Act, John A. Sautter, Levente Littvay Apr 2012

Environmental Judicial Interpretation And Agency Review: An Empirical Investigation Of Judicial Decision-Making In The Clean Water Act And The Clean Air Act, John A. Sautter, Levente Littvay

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

Political ideology has long been associated with the manner in which judges make judicial decisions. Extensive empirical research has established the link between a judge s political ideology and how they rule on cases. However, little research has been conducted specifically in environmental law. Indeed, what research is available looks at environmental law in general and has not asked any questions concerning how political ideology might affect decision-making concerning specific environmental statutes. This article seeks to partially fill this void by looking specifically at how political ideology affects whether judges affirm or reverse agency action with respect to the Clean …


Multiple Facets Of Damage Caused By Exposure To Low-Dose Radiation And The Legal Remedy, Yi-Chen Su, Peter W.S. Chang Apr 2012

Multiple Facets Of Damage Caused By Exposure To Low-Dose Radiation And The Legal Remedy, Yi-Chen Su, Peter W.S. Chang

Buffalo Environmental Law Journal

In addition to the toll in human life, there are at least three facets of damage caused by the protracted exposure to low-dose radiation: bodily injury, mental anguish, and property injury. After examining cases and compensation schemes in the United States and Taiwan, this article concludes that both the Taiwanese administrative compensation scheme and U.S. federal courts' interpretation of the Price-Anderson Act favor finding injury to the claimants' property, but not adverse effects to their health. To redress the injustice caused by the systemic bias, this article argues that the tort system should be adapted to tolerate gray area, such …