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Foreword, Richard W. Bauman
Public Service Law: Privatization’S Unexpected Offspring, Tony Prosser
Public Service Law: Privatization’S Unexpected Offspring, Tony Prosser
Law and Contemporary Problems
What has occurred in the United Kingdom is a move toward the development of a body of legal doctrine closer to the concept of public service enshrined in other European legal systems. Prosser asserts that it has been largely due to the creation of regulators independent of government and enterprise, thus making some legal framework to structure relations inevitable.
Constitutional Approaches To Privatization: An Inquiry Into The Magnitude Of Neo-Liberal Constitutionalism, David Schneiderman
Constitutional Approaches To Privatization: An Inquiry Into The Magnitude Of Neo-Liberal Constitutionalism, David Schneiderman
Law and Contemporary Problems
Schneiderman discusses whether constitutional rules in the state capitalist mode that redistribute property ownership more widely can survive the pressures generated by the neo-liberal model of constitutionalism. Schneiderman considers privatization programs that concern the divestiture of state assets, or denationalization through the sale of shares or assets to employees and employee associations.
Chinese Privatization: Between Plan And Market, Lan Cao
Chinese Privatization: Between Plan And Market, Lan Cao
Law and Contemporary Problems
Since 1978, when China adopted its open-door policy and allowed its economy to be exposed to the international market, it has produced an economy with one of the most rapid growth rates in the world. Cao examines the general framework and other related issues associated with the privatization debate of the Chinese economy.
Connecting Regulations And Competition Law: A Swiss Perspective On Liberalization, Christian Bovet, Philippe Gugler
Connecting Regulations And Competition Law: A Swiss Perspective On Liberalization, Christian Bovet, Philippe Gugler
Law and Contemporary Problems
It is debated whether it is possible to liberalize markets successfully by means of introducing unrestrained competition only, or whether it is necessary to have regulators to supervise the opening of markets in adversarial administrative proceedings. Switzerland's problems and solutions in regards to the liberalization of its telecommunications industry are described.
Piracy In Russia And China: A Different U.S. Reaction, Connie Neigel
Piracy In Russia And China: A Different U.S. Reaction, Connie Neigel
Law and Contemporary Problems
Both Russia and China refused to adopt international copyright agreements until pressured by other countries, particularly the US. The US has pursued China's copyright abuses more aggressively than it has pursued similar abuses by Russia. Neigel attempts to explain the reasons for this disparate treatment.
Taxing The Market Citizen: Fiscal Policy And Inequality In An Age Of Privatization, Lisa Philipps
Taxing The Market Citizen: Fiscal Policy And Inequality In An Age Of Privatization, Lisa Philipps
Law and Contemporary Problems
Focusing on Canada, Philipps argues that recent efforts to revise important facets of the income tax system are best understood through the lens of privatization. By promoting personal responsibility, the tax code is contributing to the erosion of the ideal of social citizenship and replacing it with a new model of market citizenship.
Liberalization And Democratization: The Forum And The Hearth In The Era Of Cosmopolitan Post-Industrial Capitalism, Sol Picciotto
Liberalization And Democratization: The Forum And The Hearth In The Era Of Cosmopolitan Post-Industrial Capitalism, Sol Picciotto
Law and Contemporary Problems
Rather than the desire for economic liberalization bringing about political democratization, the struggles against autocracy have created an opening for economic liberalization. While undermining partriarchy and hierarchy, anti-authoritarian movements have also paved the way for post-industrial capitalism, with its emphasis on information management, flexible working conditions, and a global outlook.
Measuring Securities Market Efficiency In The Regulatory Setting, Randall S. Thomas, James F. Cotter
Measuring Securities Market Efficiency In The Regulatory Setting, Randall S. Thomas, James F. Cotter
Law and Contemporary Problems
In Nov 1998, the SEC proposed a modification to the federal securities law disclosure requirements to facilitate the process of issuing new securities. Thomas and Cotter discuss how to determine when companies should be able to issue simplified disclosure documents.
Beyond Bond Markets 2000: The Electronic Frontier And Regulation Of The Capital Markets For Debt Securities, Stephen Wallenstein
Beyond Bond Markets 2000: The Electronic Frontier And Regulation Of The Capital Markets For Debt Securities, Stephen Wallenstein
Law and Contemporary Problems
On Oct 18-19, 1999, more than fifty securities lawyers, representatives of ratings agencies, regulators and academics gathered in Washington DC for a conference on the regulation of capital markets for debt securities. Some of the recurrent themes and conclusions arising from deliberations by conference participants are discussed.
The Constitutional Failure Of The Strickland Standard In Capital Cases Under The Eighth Amendment, Amy R. Murphy
The Constitutional Failure Of The Strickland Standard In Capital Cases Under The Eighth Amendment, Amy R. Murphy
Law and Contemporary Problems
Criminal defendants are guaranteed the right to effective assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment, but the Supreme Court's decision in "Strickland" has given appellate courts overly broad discretion to determine exactly what constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel. Murphy reviews the right to counsel and discusses the crucial role of counsel in capital cases throughout the trial and appellate processes.
Deconstructing Section 11: Public Offering Liability In A Continuous Disclosure Environment, Donald C. Langevoort
Deconstructing Section 11: Public Offering Liability In A Continuous Disclosure Environment, Donald C. Langevoort
Law and Contemporary Problems
There can be no successful reform of the system of capital-raising regulation in the US without rethinking the liability regime. Reform is long overdue and can readily be accomplished in a way that does not unnecessarily compromise investor protection.
Summary Of Roundtable Discussions Regarding The Future Content Of The U.S. Securities Laws, James D. Cox, Edward F. Greene
Summary Of Roundtable Discussions Regarding The Future Content Of The U.S. Securities Laws, James D. Cox, Edward F. Greene
Law and Contemporary Problems
On Apr 8-9, 1999, more than sixty securities lawyers, regulators and academics participated in a roundtable discussion in Washington DC on what should be the future content of the US securities laws. A summary of the discussions is presented.
Internationalization Of Primary Public Securities Markets, Hal S. Scott
Internationalization Of Primary Public Securities Markets, Hal S. Scott
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.
Kids Who Kill: A Critique Of How The American Legal System Deals With Juveniles Who Commit Homicide, Mirah A. Horowitz
Kids Who Kill: A Critique Of How The American Legal System Deals With Juveniles Who Commit Homicide, Mirah A. Horowitz
Law and Contemporary Problems
Horowitz looks at the reasons why juveniles commit homicides and suggests more effective ways for society to address the problem presented by child killers.
Premises For Reforming The Regulation Of Securities Offerings: An Essay, James D. Cox
Premises For Reforming The Regulation Of Securities Offerings: An Essay, James D. Cox
Law and Contemporary Problems
Cox discusses six fundamental tenets that should guide the regulation of public offerings of securities. It is assumed that regulation is to be re-examined from the ground up, with no political or regulatory constraints.
Foreword, James D. Cox
Appendix: Conference Participants
When A King Speaks Of God; When God Speaks To A King: Faith, Politics, Tax Exempt Status, And The Constitution In The Clinton Administration, Randy Lee
Law and Contemporary Problems
In considering the guidance the executive branch of government has provided to resolve questions relating to religious freedom and the issue of church and state, Lee draws upon the positions of both the IRS and the President. Initially, he concludes that when the state requires churches committed to speaking truth in the public square to choose between publicizing their beliefs and remaining tax-exempt, it burdens the free exercise of religion.
Indirect Constitutional Discourse: A Comment On Meese, Robert F. Nagel
Indirect Constitutional Discourse: A Comment On Meese, Robert F. Nagel
Law and Contemporary Problems
Nagel responds to Alan J. Meese's comments on Pres Clinton's actions following the Supreme Court's decision in "Regents of the University of California v. Bakke." While the Clinton Administration's strategy does not produce the best possible form of constitutional dialogue, it does produce another recognizable form of dialogue, one full of confusion and hypocrisy but a surprisingly central and entrenched part of the practice of judicial review itself.
An Economic Analysis Of The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Travis C. Wheeler
An Economic Analysis Of The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Travis C. Wheeler
Law and Contemporary Problems
As an attempt by Congress to overturn a Supreme Court ruling by statute, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), although passed by a congressional landslide, was one of the most controversial pieces of legislation passed during Bill Clinton's presidency. Wheeler examines RFRA from a law and economics perspective to show that, as a method by which Congress attempted to impose its definition of a constitutional right upon the courts, the Act was inefficient.
The Clinton Administration And War Powers, Lori Fisler Damrosch
The Clinton Administration And War Powers, Lori Fisler Damrosch
Law and Contemporary Problems
Damrosch compares the record of the Clinton Administration with those of its predecessors, after first briefly locating US war powers practice in the context of crossnational comparisons. Pres Clinton has been more respectful of Congress's constitutional role than either Pres Reagan or Pres Bush, yet less successful in persuading Congress to exercise the responsibility that goes along with the claim of constitutional power.
The Scope Of “High Crimes And Misdemeanors” After The Impeachment Of President Clinton, Neil Kinkopf
The Scope Of “High Crimes And Misdemeanors” After The Impeachment Of President Clinton, Neil Kinkopf
Law and Contemporary Problems
Kinkopf believes that the House of Representatives' decision to impeach Pres Clinton on the charge that he committed perjury before the grand jury, a charge that did not involve official conduct, was proper. Even though Pres Clinton's misconduct was not a proper basis for impeachment or conviction, his case demonstrates that if would be terribly unwise to understand official misconduct to be a necessary element of a high crime or misdemeanor.
The Special Constitutional Structure Of The Federal Impeachment Process, Michael J. Gerhardt
The Special Constitutional Structure Of The Federal Impeachment Process, Michael J. Gerhardt
Law and Contemporary Problems
Gerhardt offers a general explanation of the federal impeachment process and relates it to the impeachment of Pres Bill Clinton. The first feature of the constitutional allocation of power for impeachment and removal is that it facilitates and rewards a pragmatic or flexible analysis and impedes a formalistic analysis of the fundamental question at the core of Pres Clinton's impeachment proceedings--whether his conduct constituted a "high Crime or Misdemeanor."
Freedom Of Speech, Cyberspace, Harassment Law, And The Clinton Administration, Eugene Volokh
Freedom Of Speech, Cyberspace, Harassment Law, And The Clinton Administration, Eugene Volokh
Law and Contemporary Problems
Volokh presents four cyberspace speech controversies that involve an interesting modern body of speech restrictions: hostile environment harassment law. These examples illustrate three things--in most of the controversies, the result should be driven not by the medium, but by the underlying free speech principles; that the Clinton Administration's role in these areas has been comparatively slight; and that each of the controversies shows that there is considerable truth to the much-maligned concept of the slippery slope.
Religion And The Law In The Clinton Era: An Anti-Madisonian Legacy, Marci A. Hamilton
Religion And The Law In The Clinton Era: An Anti-Madisonian Legacy, Marci A. Hamilton
Law and Contemporary Problems
Hamilton first examines Pres Bill Clinton's rhetoric, and then his Administration's actions to promote religious free exercise. She hopes to show that the Administration has integrated religious entities into administrative agenda-setting, which is consciously intended to serve religious ends.
The Culture Of Belief And The Politics Of Religion, William P. Marshall
The Culture Of Belief And The Politics Of Religion, William P. Marshall
Law and Contemporary Problems
Religion has stood at the center of the American stage during the years of Bill Clinton's presidency. Marshall argues that the political manifestation of religion is not confined to the instances when religion becomes involved in express political activity, such as lobbying or partisan politics, but rather, religion must be understood as a pervasive social force that has an inevitable political effect.
Appendix: The Constitutional Separation Of Powers Between The President And Congress, Walter Dellinger
Appendix: The Constitutional Separation Of Powers Between The President And Congress, Walter Dellinger
Law and Contemporary Problems
No abstract provided.