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Merciful Damages: Some Remarks On Forgiveness, Mercy And Tort Law, Neal R. Feigenson Jan 2000

Merciful Damages: Some Remarks On Forgiveness, Mercy And Tort Law, Neal R. Feigenson

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article explores the place of forgiveness and mercy in tort law, describing frequent misgivings about encouraging forgiveness or mercy as part of the substantive or procedural law of torts. Finally, the article suggests a new concept, "merciful damages" which might allow some of the benefits of forgiveness while avoiding or mitigating some common concerns.


Rational Recreation And The Law: The Transformation Of Popular Urban Leisure In Victorian England , Rachel Vorspan Jan 2000

Rational Recreation And The Law: The Transformation Of Popular Urban Leisure In Victorian England , Rachel Vorspan

Faculty Scholarship

In this article, Rachel Vorspan investigates the complex role played by the courts in the social and cultural transformation of Victorian England. Through focusing on judicial rulings in the recreational as well as political and industrial contexts she explains how the English judiciary played an important function in "rationalizing" the major institutions and practices of urban leisure


Forgiveness In The Civil Law, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley Jan 2000

Forgiveness In The Civil Law, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley

Fordham Urban Law Journal

A discussion of the role of forgiveness in civil law, specifically relating to bankruptcy. Includes an audience question-and-answer session.


Merciful Damages: Some Remarks On Forgiveness, Mercy And Tort Law, Neal R. Feigenson Jan 2000

Merciful Damages: Some Remarks On Forgiveness, Mercy And Tort Law, Neal R. Feigenson

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This article explores the place of forgiveness and mercy in tort law, describing frequent misgivings about encouraging forgiveness or mercy as part of the substantive or procedural law of torts. Finally, the article suggests a new concept, "merciful damages" which might allow some of the benefits of forgiveness while avoiding or mitigating some common concerns.


Forgiveness In The Civil Law, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley Jan 2000

Forgiveness In The Civil Law, Jacqueline Nolan-Haley

Fordham Urban Law Journal

A discussion of the role of forgiveness in civil law, specifically relating to bankruptcy. Includes an audience question-and-answer session.