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La Responsabilidad Civil Por Productos Defectuosos: Perspectivas Para La Aplicación Y El Desarrollo De La Directiva 85/374/Cee, Luis González Vaqué Dec 2000

La Responsabilidad Civil Por Productos Defectuosos: Perspectivas Para La Aplicación Y El Desarrollo De La Directiva 85/374/Cee, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

En 1985, cuando fue adoptada la Directiva 85/374/ CEE, el legislador comunitario partió de la base de que se trataba de una normativa ‘mejorable’, por lo que impuso a la Comisión la tarea de vigilar la eficacia de su aplicación y de proponer, eventualmente, su revisión.

Con todos sus defectos, la Directiva 85/374/CEE contribuye a incrementar el nivel de protección frente a los productos defectuosos, entre otras razones, porque constituye una ‘espada de Damocles’ que incita a los productores a maximizar sus esfuerzos para producir sin riesgos innecesarios para la salud y la integridad humanas y porque, una vez que …


Spaceball (Or, Not Everything That's Left Is Postmodern), Dennis W. Arrow Dec 2000

Spaceball (Or, Not Everything That's Left Is Postmodern), Dennis W. Arrow

Dennis W. Arrow

No abstract provided.


All The President’S Men? Executive Departments And Executive Privilege, Michael R. Dimino Dec 2000

All The President’S Men? Executive Departments And Executive Privilege, Michael R. Dimino

Michael R. Dimino

No abstract provided.


Beyond The Polemic Against Junk Science: Navigating The Oceans That Divide Science And Law With Justice Breyer At The Helm, Joelle A. Moreno Dec 2000

Beyond The Polemic Against Junk Science: Navigating The Oceans That Divide Science And Law With Justice Breyer At The Helm, Joelle A. Moreno

Joelle A. Moreno

The disjuncture between science and law became a significant practical, rather than theoretical, problem in 1993 when the Supreme Court decided Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Daubert was a radical break from a tradition of judicial deference to scientific norms and conventions on questions of the admissibility of scientific evidence. The Court called upon the federal judiciary to slam the gate on all scientific evidence that is not "'scientific knowledge' . . . derived from the scientific method."' Since 1993, the Supreme Court has issued three opinions clarifying Daubert, and countless judges and legal commentators have wrestled with the …


A Preacher's Teacher: Lessons On Ministry From One Who Proclaims The Word, Craig B. Mousin Dec 2000

A Preacher's Teacher: Lessons On Ministry From One Who Proclaims The Word, Craig B. Mousin

Craig B. Mousin

No abstract provided.


Paying The Price Of Process: Judicial Regulation Of Consumer Arbitration Agreements, Stephen Ware Dec 2000

Paying The Price Of Process: Judicial Regulation Of Consumer Arbitration Agreements, Stephen Ware

Stephen Ware

Arbitration clauses now appear in many of the form contracts through which consumers obtain goods, services and credit. This article considers the effect on prices of two sorts of judicial decisions: (1) decisions making consumer arbitration clauses generally enforceable, and (2) decisions refusing to enforce arbitration clauses that lack certain pro-consumer features.


The Effects Of Gilmer: Empirical And Other Approaches To The Study Of Employment Arbitration, Stephen Ware Dec 2000

The Effects Of Gilmer: Empirical And Other Approaches To The Study Of Employment Arbitration, Stephen Ware

Stephen Ware

A forthcoming article, Christine Jolls, Accommodation Mandates, 53 Stan. L. Rev., provides a framework for analyzing the effects of employment discrimination statutes. This article extends that framework to employment arbitration to describe the effects of enforcement of employees' pre-dispute arbitration agreements. The article also critically reviews empirical studies of these effects.


Values And Lawyering Skills, John J. Capowski Dec 2000

Values And Lawyering Skills, John J. Capowski

John J. Capowski

No abstract provided.


"Merchants Of Discontent:" An Exploration Of The Psychology Of Advertising, Addiction And Its Implications For Commercial Speech, Tamara R. Piety Dec 2000

"Merchants Of Discontent:" An Exploration Of The Psychology Of Advertising, Addiction And Its Implications For Commercial Speech, Tamara R. Piety

Tamara R. Piety

This article compares the psychology of addition and the psychology of advertising and argues that the parallels suggest that some regulation of advertising is in the public interest.


Care And Maintenance Of The Successful Career: How Experienced Law Librarians Make Their Work Rewarding, Sharon Hamby O'Connor Dec 2000

Care And Maintenance Of The Successful Career: How Experienced Law Librarians Make Their Work Rewarding, Sharon Hamby O'Connor

Sharon Hamby O'Connor

No abstract provided.