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Punishing International Terrorists: The Legal Framework For Policy Initiatives, John Murphy

John F. Murphy

No abstract provided.

Law And Worldview: Problems In The Creation-Science Controversy, David Caudill

David S Caudill

No abstract provided.

The Secular Contribution Of Religion To The Political Process: The First Amendment And School Aid, Louis Sirico

Louis J. Sirico Jr.

No abstract provided.

Fetal Research: The Question In The States, Charles Baron

Charles H. Baron

This article is based on a paper delivered at the Third National Symposium on Genetics and the Law in Boston, April 1984.

The Labor Arbitrator's Several Roles, Roger Abrams, Dennis Nolan

Roger I. Abrams

In this Article, we propose to review the positions asserted in the debates over the arbitrator's role; to show how some of these positions are illegitimate or fundamentally incompatible with the context within which arbitration operates, while others are simply incomplete; and to offer a new formulation of the arbitrator's job as a composite of several widely recognized roles. Tentative as it is, our approach to role definition describes the position of labor arbitration in the American system of industrial relations more accurately than any of the earlier attempts.

Whither Legal Education, Michael Meltsner

Michael Meltsner

Adaption of remarks discussing current law school curricula and clinical legal education delivered by the author at a 1985 Symposium sponsored by the New York Law School.

Toward A Theory Of "Just Cause" In Employee Discipline Cases, Roger Abrams, Dennis Nolan

Roger I. Abrams

No abstract provided.

The Reagan Tax Plan Viewed Internationally, Hugh Ault, Alan Granwell, Philip Kaplan

Hugh J. Ault

No abstract provided.

Reappraising The Jury's Role As Finder Of Fact, Martin Kotler

Martin A. Kotler

This Article addresses the question of whether and under what circumstances a trial judge should give a jury a so-called “ultimate outcome instruction,” informing the jurors of the legal consequences which will flow from their factual determinations. Thus, for example, in a state where a finding that the plaintiff’s negligence was equal to the defendant’s will result in no recovery, should the jury be so instructed. Similarly, should jurors be told whether awards are taxable in a civil case or instructed on sentencing practices in a criminal case.

It concludes that unless such an instruction is legislatively mandated, it is …