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Hume And His Critics--Reid And Kames, Noel B. Reynolds
Hume And His Critics--Reid And Kames, Noel B. Reynolds
Noel B Reynolds
This presentation was in response to Kenneth MacKinnon’s defense of Thomas Reid’s preference for natural virtue against David Hume’s conventionalism in his theory of law. It is argued that because Hume’s legal theory follows easily from his theory of human nature, Reid and Kames—and MacKinnon—need to refute Hume at that level to be successful in their rejection of his conventionalism.
Dangerous Offenders: The Elusive Target Of Justice, Elizabeth T. Lear
Dangerous Offenders: The Elusive Target Of Justice, Elizabeth T. Lear
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Dangerous Offenders: The Elusive Target of Justice by Mark H. Moore, Susan Estrich, Daniel McGillis, and William Spelman
Systematic Justice: A Proposed Constitutional Amendment To Establish Fixed, Staggered Terms For Members Of The United States Supreme Court, Philip D. Oliver
Systematic Justice: A Proposed Constitutional Amendment To Establish Fixed, Staggered Terms For Members Of The United States Supreme Court, Philip D. Oliver
Faculty Scholarship
The United States Supreme Court's role as final interpreter of the laws and Constitution of the United States makes it the most important judicial body in the world. This Article will advance a proposal to change the term of office of the Justices who wield this power.
Conflicts-Of-Interest Disqualification In Medical Malpractice Litigation, George J. Annas
Conflicts-Of-Interest Disqualification In Medical Malpractice Litigation, George J. Annas
Faculty Scholarship
Less than two decades ago it was thought sufficient to say, "When a practitioner is in doubt on an ethical question, the best answer is usually No." A more recent commentator has suggested, however, that "[s]uch platitudes have become increasingly inadequate to guide the attorney facing conflicts of interests in the private practice of law." Because of the general vagueness of the American Bar Association's Model Code of Professional Responsibility, and of state codes based on it, courts have begun to fashion a vast "common law" of conflicts of interest A particularly controversial entry to this body of common law …
Looking Back On Eighteen Years As A Justice Of The Supreme Court Of Florida, Joseph A. Boyd. Jr.
Looking Back On Eighteen Years As A Justice Of The Supreme Court Of Florida, Joseph A. Boyd. Jr.
Nova Law Review
As I approach retirement after three six-year terms on the Florida Supreme Court, it seems natural to look back over the years to try to assess to some extent the experience I gained and the contributions I made to the development of the law in Florida.
The Judge, Marianne Wesson