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Separation, Custody, And Estate Planning Issues Relating To Companion Animals, Rebecca J. Huss Jan 2003

Separation, Custody, And Estate Planning Issues Relating To Companion Animals, Rebecca J. Huss

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This article first discusses the domestication of companion animals, including the impact of anthropomorphism and neoteny on how animals are viewed in U.S. society. Second, it reviews the current legal status of animals. Third, it considers the voluntary and involuntary separation of companion animals from their human families. Fourth, it examines custody issues in the context of the placement of animals after the divorce of the human family members. Finally, it analyzes estate planning issues relating to companion animals.


Lessons About Autonomy And Integration From International Human Rights, Law Journals, And The World Of Golf, Elizabeth M. Bruch Jan 2003

Lessons About Autonomy And Integration From International Human Rights, Law Journals, And The World Of Golf, Elizabeth M. Bruch

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No abstract provided.


Location And Life: How Stenberg V. Carhart Undercut Roe V. Wade, Richard Stith Jan 2003

Location And Life: How Stenberg V. Carhart Undercut Roe V. Wade, Richard Stith

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No abstract provided.


The Balance Of Forces And The Empire Of Liberty: States' Rights And The Louisiana Purchase, Robert Knowles Jan 2003

The Balance Of Forces And The Empire Of Liberty: States' Rights And The Louisiana Purchase, Robert Knowles

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This Article challenges the conventional wisdom about the Louisiana Treaty and argues that it was unconstitutional. As many students of history know, President Jefferson had serious misgivings about its constitutionality, which scholars have dismissed as driven by an overly strict construction of the Constitution. The Article concludes that Jefferson's concerns were in fact motivated primarily by respect for federalism principles.

This Article identifies and discusses the underlying conflict between two radically different visions of federalism. While Jefferson s Republicans believed that the incorporation of new states in the West would merely expand the Constitutions form of government to more territory, …


México: ¿Nuevamente Una Colonia Europea?, Richard Stith Jan 2003

México: ¿Nuevamente Una Colonia Europea?, Richard Stith

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No abstract provided.


Crossing State Lines With Durable Powers, Linda S. Whitton Jan 2003

Crossing State Lines With Durable Powers, Linda S. Whitton

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No abstract provided.


Parsing The Meaning Of "Adverse Employment Action" In Title Vii Disparate Treatment, Sexual Harassment, And Retaliation Claims: What Should Be Actionable Wrongdoing?, Rosalie Berger Levinson Jan 2003

Parsing The Meaning Of "Adverse Employment Action" In Title Vii Disparate Treatment, Sexual Harassment, And Retaliation Claims: What Should Be Actionable Wrongdoing?, Rosalie Berger Levinson

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No abstract provided.