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Lawyers, First Principles, And Contemporary Challenges: Explorations, George Anastaplo
Lawyers, First Principles, And Contemporary Challenges: Explorations, George Anastaplo
Northern Illinois University Law Review
The preparation of this Collection chanced to be stimulated by a current Illinois bar admission controversy which has reminded observers of my own bar admission controversy of the 1950s. My April 15, 1999 talk at Northern Illinois University, prompted by these reminders, has served as the point of departure in response to an invitation to bring together in this law review various (mostly previously unpublished) talks and papers of mine about lawyers and the law.
The Purposes And Accountability Of The Corporation In Contemporary Society: Corporate Governance At A Crossroads, Michael Bradley, Cindy A. Schipani, Anant K. Sundaram, James P. Walsh
The Purposes And Accountability Of The Corporation In Contemporary Society: Corporate Governance At A Crossroads, Michael Bradley, Cindy A. Schipani, Anant K. Sundaram, James P. Walsh
Law and Contemporary Problems
Little attention has been paid to how the governance structures of public corporations adapt to structural changes in the social, political, economic and legal environments in which they operate. Bradley et al chronicle the recent changes in the conduct of business enterprise and establish the necessary conditions for a system of corporate governance capable of accommodating these changes.
Executive Privilege Or Punishment? The Need To Define Legitimate Invocations And Conflict Resolution Techniques, Mark P. Doherty
Executive Privilege Or Punishment? The Need To Define Legitimate Invocations And Conflict Resolution Techniques, Mark P. Doherty
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This comment describes justifications for the doctrine of executive privilege and then examines various arguments against its legitimacy and use. This comment then reflects on several historical invocations of the privilege and the ensuing public, political, and judicial reactions. Finally, the author suggests that Congress implement guidelines for legitimate invocations of the executive privilege and outlines an effective system to safeguard this constitutional executive prerogative.
The Law School Compensation Systems At Three Top Quartile Law Schools: Factors Correlating With Law Professors' Salaries And Suggestions, Bruce D. Fisher, Paul Bowen
The Law School Compensation Systems At Three Top Quartile Law Schools: Factors Correlating With Law Professors' Salaries And Suggestions, Bruce D. Fisher, Paul Bowen
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This article is a study of the factors which may impact the salary levels of law professors. The authors employ various methods of statistical analysis to determine what association, if any, a variety of factors have to the level of a law professor's salary. These factors include the quality of the faculty, the amount of legal scholarship produced by professors, the seniority of faculty members and their gender. After examining the impact of these factors on the salaries of law professors, the authors then proceed to make several observations and recommendations for streamlining the salary levels of law professors.
The Right To Representation By Counsel In University Disciplinary Proceedings: A Denial Of Due Process Of Law, Robert B. Groholski
The Right To Representation By Counsel In University Disciplinary Proceedings: A Denial Of Due Process Of Law, Robert B. Groholski
Northern Illinois University Law Review
This comment argues that university students who face suspension or expulsion for disciplinary reasons, as opposed to academic dismissal, are entitled to have retained legal counsel represent them as an element of procedural due process. The article begins with a general discussion of the jurisprudence that has developed concerning the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. Utilizing both federal and state court decisions, the comment then demonstrates that university students hold protected liberty and property interests in their collegiate educations or degrees such that the procedural protections of the Due Process Clause are triggered when students face disciplinary suspension or expulsion. …
The Figure In The Landscape: A Comparative Sketch Of Directors’ Self-Interested Transactions, Deborah A. Demott
The Figure In The Landscape: A Comparative Sketch Of Directors’ Self-Interested Transactions, Deborah A. Demott
Law and Contemporary Problems
Focusing on Part X of the UK's Companies Act 1985, DeMott draws contrasts with corporate law in the US. Part X has a style and feel that is distinctly different from counterpart provisions in the US corporate statutes.
Pansexuality And The Law, Jennifer Ann Drobac
Pansexuality And The Law, Jennifer Ann Drobac
William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice
No abstract provided.
Contextualism: The Supreme Court's New Standard Of Judicial Analysis And Accountability, Shalin Sugunasiri
Contextualism: The Supreme Court's New Standard Of Judicial Analysis And Accountability, Shalin Sugunasiri
Dalhousie Law Journal
Over the past few years, the "contextual approach" to law has acquired considerable cachet in juridical discourses across the country. In the Supreme Court of Canada, contextualism is now the new standard of judicial analysis and accountability This article analyzes a decade of Supreme court jurisprudence on Charter interpretation, statutory interpretation and the common law in order to fully explicate what contextualism in law is, where it came from, and how it has achieved its current pre-eminent status. The future promise of the contextual approach is also here canvassed through a dialectical engagement with postmodernist concerns respecting inherent legal indeterminacies.
Europe’S New Jury Systems: The Cases Of Spain And Russia, Stephen C. Thaman
Europe’S New Jury Systems: The Cases Of Spain And Russia, Stephen C. Thaman
Law and Contemporary Problems
Thaman compares the provisions of the 1993 Russian Jury Law with the 1995 Spanish Jury Law, focusing on the effect of their implementation and reintroduction of the classic jury system on current problems.
Gazing Into The Crystal Ball: Reflections On The Standards State Judges Should Use To Ascertain Federal Law, Donald H. Zeigler
Gazing Into The Crystal Ball: Reflections On The Standards State Judges Should Use To Ascertain Federal Law, Donald H. Zeigler
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Slavery And The Sudan: Can Good Works Be Good?, Ibpp Editor
Slavery And The Sudan: Can Good Works Be Good?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article focuses on the consequences of attempts to free slaves and abolish slavery in the Sudan.
Security, Safety, And The Law: The Alpine Cable Accident, Ibpp Editor
Security, Safety, And The Law: The Alpine Cable Accident, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes how legal Issues pertaining to fatal aviation accidents with and without significant politico-military implications can contribute to or detract from security and safety phenomena leading to yet other fatal accidents.
Trends. Immigration And Naturalization Service V. Aguirre, No. 97-1754: Can Crime Be Nonpolitical?, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Immigration And Naturalization Service V. Aguirre, No. 97-1754: Can Crime Be Nonpolitical?, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This articles discusses a recent Supreme Court case revolving around whether foreigners who have committed serious nonpolitical crimes outside the US are ineligible for refugee status regardless of the severity of persecution that would await them at their countries of origin.
Crimes Against Autonomy: Gerald Dworkin On The Enforcement Of Morality, Lawrence C. Becker
Crimes Against Autonomy: Gerald Dworkin On The Enforcement Of Morality, Lawrence C. Becker
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Devlin Was Right: Law And The Enforcement Of Morality, Gerald Dworkin
Devlin Was Right: Law And The Enforcement Of Morality, Gerald Dworkin
William & Mary Law Review
No abstract provided.
Environmental Law In Third World Countries: Can It Be Enforced By Other Countries?, Pam Slater
Environmental Law In Third World Countries: Can It Be Enforced By Other Countries?, Pam Slater
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
As Third World countries' develop into more industrialized countries, they face numerous problems relating to their social, economic and political development.
Changes In International Air Cargo: Montreal Protocol No. 4 Attains Force Of Law, Carl W. Christy Jr.
Changes In International Air Cargo: Montreal Protocol No. 4 Attains Force Of Law, Carl W. Christy Jr.
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
On March 4, 1999, the handling of many international air cargo claims arising within the United States changed
Advances In Cross-Border Insolvency Cooperation: The Uncitral Model Law On Cross-Border Insolvency, Ronald J. Silverman
Advances In Cross-Border Insolvency Cooperation: The Uncitral Model Law On Cross-Border Insolvency, Ronald J. Silverman
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
International insolvencies have proliferated in the past decade, but the law of international insolvency has not kept pace.
Take Two Tablets And See Me In The Morning: The New Reprint Of St. Germain's Doctor And Student And Its Value In The Modern World (The Doctor And Student By Christopher St. Germain), Mark H. Snyder
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Introduction, Leon D. Lazer
The Profession Of Religion And Law, Ted Dotts
The Profession Of Religion And Law, Ted Dotts
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This essay provides definitions for the terms "religion," "law" and "profession." The professional bears the power to bid forth -- to announce, command, tell, declare and make aware. Religion is the power to relate. Law is the power to regulate. The author concludes that religion and law are givens of human living. The question is not whether to have one or the other. The question is how we live with these realities.
A Lawyer's Mischellany: Scriptural Resources For Christian Lawyers, Joseph Allegretti
A Lawyer's Mischellany: Scriptural Resources For Christian Lawyers, Joseph Allegretti
Fordham Urban Law Journal
This Essay provides resources for spiritual sustenance and to help bridge the gap between what one does as a lawyer and one professes as a Christian. The author provides a dozen passages from Scripture --some from the Hebrew Scriptures, some from the New Testament -- that the author found relevant to the life and work of Christian lawyers. After each quotation, the author includes a few comments to spark further reflection.