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An Essay On Contract And Status: Race, Marriage And The Meretricious Spouse, Howard Hunter
An Essay On Contract And Status: Race, Marriage And The Meretricious Spouse, Howard Hunter
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
The notions of contract and status present one of the great paradoxes in Anglo-American jurisprudence: the two concepts are antithetical, yet they overlap significantly in those areas where private interests and public interests collide or coincide. The source of this antithesis is in the origins of the concepts. Contract emerges from private transactions, but status is publicly imposed. Examining the overlap reveals the tendency of late twentieth century Amercan judges to intermingle contradictory legal concepts when faced with difficult social problems.
A Warmer Way Of Disputing: Mediation And Conciliation, David Nathan Smith
A Warmer Way Of Disputing: Mediation And Conciliation, David Nathan Smith
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
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Federal Antibias Legislation And Academic Freedom: Some Problems With Enforcement Procedures, Howard Hunter
Federal Antibias Legislation And Academic Freedom: Some Problems With Enforcement Procedures, Howard Hunter
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Since World War II, changes and developments in various policies of the American government have given rise to a vast array of complex regulations applicable to institutions of higher learning that receive federal financial support.' Before World War II the federal government was not wholly divorced from matters of higher education, but financial support came principally from state or local governments and from private sources. The shift to a more active federal role has profoundly affected the nation's private colleges and universities.' While state schools have always had a close relationship with their supporting governments, the increased federal role has …