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Compensation And Revenge, Emily Sherwin
Compensation And Revenge, Emily Sherwin
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Ethnography In The Realm Of The Pragmatic: Studying Pragmatism In Law And Politics, Annelise Riles
Ethnography In The Realm Of The Pragmatic: Studying Pragmatism In Law And Politics, Annelise Riles
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
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Killing The Non-Willing: Atkins, The Volitionally Incapacitated, And The Death Penalty, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson
Killing The Non-Willing: Atkins, The Volitionally Incapacitated, And The Death Penalty, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Jamie Wilson, nineteen years old and severely mentally ill, walked into a school cafeteria and started shooting. Two children died, and Jamie was charged with two counts of capital murder. Because he admitted his guilt, the only issue at his trial was the appropriate punishment. The trial judge assigned to his case, after hearing expert testimony on his mental state, found that mental illness rendered Jamie unable to conform his conduct to the requirements of law at the time of the crime—not impaired by his mental illness in his ability to control his behavior, but unable to control his behavior. …
The Evolution Of Equality In American Law, Gerald Torres
The Evolution Of Equality In American Law, Gerald Torres
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Approaches To Statutory Interpretation And Legislative History In France, Claire M. Germain
Approaches To Statutory Interpretation And Legislative History In France, Claire M. Germain
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Designing Judicial Review: A Comment On Schauer, Emily Sherwin
Designing Judicial Review: A Comment On Schauer, Emily Sherwin
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
In his characteristically lucid paper, Neutrality and Judicial Review, Frederick Schauer revisits the meaning and plausibility of Herbert Wechsler’s argument for neutral principles in constitutional adjudication. Unlike some critics, Schauer takes the argument seriously, on its own terms, and does an excellent job of sorting through the different ideas that lie behind it. Schauer identifies four different versions of the argument for neutrality. At least three of these are drawn from Wechsler’s 1959 article. Schauer is particularly interested in a fourth version, which favors neutrality in the design and management of the institution of judicial review.
Deception In Morality And Law, Larry Alexander, Emily Sherwin
Deception In Morality And Law, Larry Alexander, Emily Sherwin
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.