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The U.S. View Of The Convention On The Rights Of The Child - Time For Reconsideration, Jonathan Todres, Howard Davidson Sep 2006

The U.S. View Of The Convention On The Rights Of The Child - Time For Reconsideration, Jonathan Todres, Howard Davidson

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Proposals For Revising Georgia's Probate Code, Mary F. Radford Sep 2006

Proposals For Revising Georgia's Probate Code, Mary F. Radford

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Report From Chair Of Partnership Committee, Cassady V. Brewer Jul 2006

Report From Chair Of Partnership Committee, Cassady V. Brewer

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Research Means..., Deborah Schander Jun 2006

Research Means..., Deborah Schander

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Learning While They Work: The Use Of Student Assistants In Two Academic Law Libraries, Ronald E. Wheeler, Stephanie Davidson Mar 2006

Learning While They Work: The Use Of Student Assistants In Two Academic Law Libraries, Ronald E. Wheeler, Stephanie Davidson

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Sexual Orientation And The Law: A Research Bibliography Selectively Annotating Legal Literature Through 2005, James M. Donovan, Ronald E. Wheeler, Ronald E. Wheeler, Stephanie Wilson Jan 2006

Sexual Orientation And The Law: A Research Bibliography Selectively Annotating Legal Literature Through 2005, James M. Donovan, Ronald E. Wheeler, Ronald E. Wheeler, Stephanie Wilson

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Protecting Environmentally-Sensitive Areas And Promoting Tourism In "The Back Patio Of The United States:" Thoughts About Shared Responsibilities In Ecosystem And Biodiversity Protection, Colin Crawford Jan 2006

Protecting Environmentally-Sensitive Areas And Promoting Tourism In "The Back Patio Of The United States:" Thoughts About Shared Responsibilities In Ecosystem And Biodiversity Protection, Colin Crawford

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The Coming Revenue Revolution In Sports, Jack F. Williams Jan 2006

The Coming Revenue Revolution In Sports, Jack F. Williams

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Toward Healing And Restoration For All: Reframing Medical Malpractice Reform, Jonathan Todres Jan 2006

Toward Healing And Restoration For All: Reframing Medical Malpractice Reform, Jonathan Todres

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The medical malpractice liability system is blamed for everything from the high cost of health care to quality assurance issues. This Article suggests that that one of the problems with the current approach to medical malpractice is that legal remedies for medical error are not viewed as part of the continuum of care. Thus, a new model - driven by the principle of care and the goal of healing - is needed to address medical errors more effectively. Building from these core principles of care and healing, the author develops a new healing-centered framework which provides a better assessment of …


Agency Activism As A New Way Of Life: Administrative Modification Of The Internal Revenue Code Through Limited Issue Focused Examinations, W Edward Afield Jan 2006

Agency Activism As A New Way Of Life: Administrative Modification Of The Internal Revenue Code Through Limited Issue Focused Examinations, W Edward Afield

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In the name of increasing efficiency and better utilizing limited resources, the IRS has begun to adopt audit policies that overly favor taxpayers and greatly hinder the IRS’s ability to perform thorough audits. Highlighting this trend is a relatively new audit technique used by the Large to Mid-Size Business Division (LMSB), known as the Limited Issue Focused Examination (LIFE) Process. Under LIFE, the LMSB has attempted to involve taxpayers in the audit process by sharing responsibility for timely completion of the audit and has attempted to streamline the audit by reducing the scope of issues examined and applying materiality thresholds …


Copyright And Trademark Legal Research, Terrance K. Manion, Colleen C. Williams Jan 2006

Copyright And Trademark Legal Research, Terrance K. Manion, Colleen C. Williams

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"Sufficient" Capacity: The Contrasting Capacity Requirements For Different Documents, Mary F. Radford, Lawrence A. Frolik Jan 2006

"Sufficient" Capacity: The Contrasting Capacity Requirements For Different Documents, Mary F. Radford, Lawrence A. Frolik

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In Anglo-American law, the concept of mental "capacity" is used to measure the degree to which an individual has the "mental ability to understand the nature and effects of one's acts" as determined by a medical or cognitive assessment of an individual's mental ability. Based on an individual's mental capacity, the law decides whether the individual had sufficient capacity to engage in the action in question. The legal concept of mental capacity, therefore, is the basis for "when a state legitimately may take action to limit an individual's rights to make decisions about his or her own person or property." …