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Combating Cyberbullying: Emphasizing Education Over Criminalization, Jessica P. Meredith Dec 2010

Combating Cyberbullying: Emphasizing Education Over Criminalization, Jessica P. Meredith

Federal Communications Law Journal

The advent of new technologies such as social media websites like MySpace and Facebook have increased the methods through which bullying takes form and causes harm to children and teenagers. As the public has become more aware of the dangers of this new form of bullying, cyberbullying, legislators have responded by proposing legislation to criminalize this type of behavior with varying degrees of success. This Note explains the problem of cyberbullying and evaluates state and federal legislative efforts to combat the issue through criminalization, then argues that prevention through education will be the most effective solution. Unlike criminalization, educational initiatives …


Reforming Power Of Attorney Law To Protect Alaskan Elders From Financial Exploitation, Kim Vu-Dinh Jun 2010

Reforming Power Of Attorney Law To Protect Alaskan Elders From Financial Exploitation, Kim Vu-Dinh

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.


Putting Aside The Rule Of Law Myth: Corruption And The Case For Juries In Emerging Democracies, Brent T. White Apr 2010

Putting Aside The Rule Of Law Myth: Corruption And The Case For Juries In Emerging Democracies, Brent T. White

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Obligation Of Prevention And Reduction As An Essential Obligation For State Responsibility For Environmental Damage Caused By Nuclear Activities, Sayed Mohamed Mohamed Zeidan Mar 2010

The Obligation Of Prevention And Reduction As An Essential Obligation For State Responsibility For Environmental Damage Caused By Nuclear Activities, Sayed Mohamed Mohamed Zeidan

Sayed Mohamed Mohamed Zeidan

The aim of this article is to discuss the legal basis of the principle of prevention as customary and general principle of international law and its effectiveness to be the basis for State responsibility to prevent and reduce environmental nuclear damage. The principle of prevention is a fundamental principle in international law for the protection of the environment. According to international law, the State has the right to conduct nuclear activities for peaceful purposes, but this right is not absolute and restricted by the fact that it has not to cause damage to other States and the global environment. The …


Improving The Treatment & Prevention Of Heart Disease, Jeff Herman Jan 2010

Improving The Treatment & Prevention Of Heart Disease, Jeff Herman

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Aking Prevention Seriously: Developing A Comprehensive Response To Child Trafficking And Sexual Exploitation, Jonathan Todres Dec 2009

Aking Prevention Seriously: Developing A Comprehensive Response To Child Trafficking And Sexual Exploitation, Jonathan Todres

Jonathan Todres

Millions of children are victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation each year. Governments have responded with a range of measures, focusing primarily on seeking to prosecute perpetrators of these abuses and offering assistance to select victims. These efforts, while important, have done little to reduce the incidence of these forms of child exploitation. This Article asserts that a central reason why efforts to date may not be as effective as hoped is that governments have not oriented their approaches properly toward prioritizing prevention - the ultimate goal - and addressing these problems in a comprehensive and systematic manner. Instead, …


Taking Prevention Seriously: Developing A Comprehensive Response To Child Trafficking And Sexual Exploitation, Jonathan Todres Dec 2009

Taking Prevention Seriously: Developing A Comprehensive Response To Child Trafficking And Sexual Exploitation, Jonathan Todres

Jonathan Todres

Millions of children are victims of trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation each year. Governments have responded with a range of measures, focusing primarily on seeking to prosecute perpetrators of these abuses and offering assistance to select victims. These efforts, while important, have done little to reduce the incidence of these forms of child exploitation. This Article asserts that a central reason why efforts to date may not be as effective as hoped is that governments have not oriented their approaches properly toward prioritizing prevention - the ultimate goal - and addressing these problems in a comprehensive and systematic manner. Instead, …