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Public Service Law: Privatization’S Unexpected Offspring, Tony Prosser
Public Service Law: Privatization’S Unexpected Offspring, Tony Prosser
Law and Contemporary Problems
What has occurred in the United Kingdom is a move toward the development of a body of legal doctrine closer to the concept of public service enshrined in other European legal systems. Prosser asserts that it has been largely due to the creation of regulators independent of government and enterprise, thus making some legal framework to structure relations inevitable.
Before It's Too Late: Neuropsychological Consequences Of Child Neglect And Their Implications For Law And Social Policy, Janet Weinstein, Ricardo Weinstein
Before It's Too Late: Neuropsychological Consequences Of Child Neglect And Their Implications For Law And Social Policy, Janet Weinstein, Ricardo Weinstein
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
Recent developments in the neurosciences have led to dramatic breakthroughs in the area of brain development and the understanding of consequences of neglect. Because this process was heretofore not understood, legislators have been wary of drafting child protection statutes that afforded the possibility for arbitrary interference with families. Strict statutory standards have been adopted that allow coercive intervention only in cases where the child is at substantial risk of imminent physical harm, or after some of the most severe consequences of neglect have been identified. These laws do not consider developmental harm because it does not present an imminent danger …
Taking Economic Equality Off The Table, Gene R. Nichol
Taking Economic Equality Off The Table, Gene R. Nichol
Law and Contemporary Problems
Nichol considers Pres Clinton's Administration's record on issues of economic equality, including California Gov Pete Wilson's plan to discriminate against newly arrived California welfare recipients. The Clinton Administration has not been alone in taking economic fairness off the political agenda, but they have clearly done their part.
More Guns, Less Crime, By John R. Lott, Jr. , Kevin P. Latulip Jr.
More Guns, Less Crime, By John R. Lott, Jr. , Kevin P. Latulip Jr.
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, Martha Albertson Fineman
Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, Martha Albertson Fineman
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, Martha Albertson Fineman
Cracking The Foundational Myths: Independence, Autonomy, And Self-Sufficiency, Martha Albertson Fineman
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
The Definition Of Disability: Perspective Of The Disability Community, Deborah Kaplan
The Definition Of Disability: Perspective Of The Disability Community, Deborah Kaplan
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
The Rhetoric And Reality Of Nature Protection: Toward A New Discourse, Holly Doremus
The Rhetoric And Reality Of Nature Protection: Toward A New Discourse, Holly Doremus
Washington and Lee Law Review
No abstract provided.
Consensual Approaches To Resolving Public Policy Disputes, Brett A. Williams
Consensual Approaches To Resolving Public Policy Disputes, Brett A. Williams
Journal of Dispute Resolution
This Comment will explore various consensual approaches and their application to public disputes. Specifically, unassisted and assisted negotiation will be examined in detail.9 In addition, the specific application of consensual approaches will be explored in the context of public environmental disputes.'0 Finally, the issue of alternative resolution to public disputes at the federal administrative level will be examined.