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Billionaires, Birds, And Environmental Brawls: Reconceptualizing Energy Easements, Nadia B. Ahmad Oct 2014

Billionaires, Birds, And Environmental Brawls: Reconceptualizing Energy Easements, Nadia B. Ahmad

Faculty Scholarship

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Lost In The Weeds Of Pot Law: The Role Of Ethics In The Movement To Legalize Marijuana, Helia Garrido Hull Oct 2014

Lost In The Weeds Of Pot Law: The Role Of Ethics In The Movement To Legalize Marijuana, Helia Garrido Hull

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On The Effectiveness Of Private Security Guards On Board Merchant Ships Off The Coast Of Somalia -- Where Is The Piracy? What Are The Legal Ramifications?, Barry H. Dubner, Claudia Pastorius Jul 2014

On The Effectiveness Of Private Security Guards On Board Merchant Ships Off The Coast Of Somalia -- Where Is The Piracy? What Are The Legal Ramifications?, Barry H. Dubner, Claudia Pastorius

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On The Effectiveness Of Private Security Guards On Board Merchant Ships Off The Coast Of Somalia -- Where Is The Piracy? What Are The Legal Ramifications?, Barry H. Dubner, Claudia Pastorius Jul 2014

On The Effectiveness Of Private Security Guards On Board Merchant Ships Off The Coast Of Somalia -- Where Is The Piracy? What Are The Legal Ramifications?, Barry H. Dubner, Claudia Pastorius

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Some Reflections On The Past, Present And State-Dependent Future Of Lotteries In American Gaming Law, Stephen J. Leacock Apr 2014

Some Reflections On The Past, Present And State-Dependent Future Of Lotteries In American Gaming Law, Stephen J. Leacock

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Rethinking The Right To Vote Under State Constitutions, Michael T. Morley Jan 2014

Rethinking The Right To Vote Under State Constitutions, Michael T. Morley

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Crimes And Medical Care On Board Cruise Ships: Do The Statistics Fit The Crimes?, Leticia M. Diaz, Barry H. Dubner, Nicole Mckee Jan 2014

Crimes And Medical Care On Board Cruise Ships: Do The Statistics Fit The Crimes?, Leticia M. Diaz, Barry H. Dubner, Nicole Mckee

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A National Mineral Policy As An International Investment Law Stratagem: The Case Of Tajikistan's Gold Reserves, Nadia B. Ahmad Jan 2014

A National Mineral Policy As An International Investment Law Stratagem: The Case Of Tajikistan's Gold Reserves, Nadia B. Ahmad

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The Surprising Acquittals In The Gotovina And Perisic Cases: Is The Icty Appeals Chamber A Trial Chamber Is Sheep's Clothing, Mark A. Summers Jan 2014

The Surprising Acquittals In The Gotovina And Perisic Cases: Is The Icty Appeals Chamber A Trial Chamber Is Sheep's Clothing, Mark A. Summers

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Intercountry Adoption As A Solution To The Problem Of The United States Foster Care Children Waiting To Be Adopted, Chelsie Morgan Jan 2014

Intercountry Adoption As A Solution To The Problem Of The United States Foster Care Children Waiting To Be Adopted, Chelsie Morgan

Child and Family Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Childhood Obesity As Child Abuse: Criminalizing Parents For Raising Obese Children, Lizet Dominguez Jan 2014

Childhood Obesity As Child Abuse: Criminalizing Parents For Raising Obese Children, Lizet Dominguez

Child and Family Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Throwing Diversity Against Stark Backdrop Of White Isolationism In American Public Schools, Carla-Michelle Adams, Esq. Jan 2014

Throwing Diversity Against Stark Backdrop Of White Isolationism In American Public Schools, Carla-Michelle Adams, Esq.

Child and Family Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Split Decisions In Child Pornography Restitution Cases Further Injure The Victims, Melisa Medina Jan 2014

Split Decisions In Child Pornography Restitution Cases Further Injure The Victims, Melisa Medina

Child and Family Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Adoption Law In The United States: A Pathfinder, Glen-Peter Ahlers Sr. Jan 2014

Adoption Law In The United States: A Pathfinder, Glen-Peter Ahlers Sr.

Child and Family Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Fiscal Illusion, Taxpayer Disconnect, And A Flawed Tax System: Catalysts For Income Tax Reform, Timothy Hurley, Katherine Hetherington Jan 2014

Fiscal Illusion, Taxpayer Disconnect, And A Flawed Tax System: Catalysts For Income Tax Reform, Timothy Hurley, Katherine Hetherington

Barry Law Review

No abstract provided.


In Opposition Of Cultural Institutionalization Of Speech Following U.S. Intervention Into Foreign Governments, Carmen M. Cusack Jan 2014

In Opposition Of Cultural Institutionalization Of Speech Following U.S. Intervention Into Foreign Governments, Carmen M. Cusack

Barry Law Review

No abstract provided.


Irresistible As A Matter Of Law: Why Title Vii Jurisprudence Administered The Coup De Grace To The Purposivist Method Of Statutory Interpretation, Robert A. Pellow Jan 2014

Irresistible As A Matter Of Law: Why Title Vii Jurisprudence Administered The Coup De Grace To The Purposivist Method Of Statutory Interpretation, Robert A. Pellow

Barry Law Review

No abstract provided.


“Doomed Social Engineering?” Ethics And Professionalism Related To Sexual Orientation: The Florida Experience, Robert W. Lee Jan 2014

“Doomed Social Engineering?” Ethics And Professionalism Related To Sexual Orientation: The Florida Experience, Robert W. Lee

Barry Law Review

No abstract provided.


Has Society Become Tolerant Of Further Infringement On First Amendment Rights?, Nicholas Primrose Jan 2014

Has Society Become Tolerant Of Further Infringement On First Amendment Rights?, Nicholas Primrose

Barry Law Review

No abstract provided.


Children, Armed Conflict, And Genocide: Applying The Law Of Genocide To The Recruitment And Use Of Children In Armed Conflict, Jeffery R. Ray Jan 2014

Children, Armed Conflict, And Genocide: Applying The Law Of Genocide To The Recruitment And Use Of Children In Armed Conflict, Jeffery R. Ray

Barry Law Review

This paper shows that the use of child soldiers in armed conflict has the potential to be considered as genocide. A brief background of genocide is presented prior to the analysis. Part I of the analysis will discuss three issues: first, the modern understanding of genocide and the substantive areas of law that govern it; second, the definition of “child” within the international arena as it relates to child soldiering; third, a discussion to determine if children can constitute a “group” in the context of the law of genocide.

Part II provides a discussion elaborating on Part I, then analyzes …


Say “No” To Nota: Modifying Florida’S Organ Donation Policy Through Government Regulation Of Donor Incentives?, Rachel A. Mattie Jan 2014

Say “No” To Nota: Modifying Florida’S Organ Donation Policy Through Government Regulation Of Donor Incentives?, Rachel A. Mattie

Barry Law Review

No abstract provided.


Splits In The Rock: The Conflicting Interpretations Of The Seminole Rock Deference Doctrine By The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Kevin O. Leske Jan 2014

Splits In The Rock: The Conflicting Interpretations Of The Seminole Rock Deference Doctrine By The U.S. Courts Of Appeals, Kevin O. Leske

Faculty Scholarship

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On The Ninth Circuit's New Definition Of Piracy: Japanese Whalers V. The Sea Shepherd-Who Are The Real "Pirates" (I.E. Plunderers)?, Barry H. Dubner, Claudia Pastorius Jan 2014

On The Ninth Circuit's New Definition Of Piracy: Japanese Whalers V. The Sea Shepherd-Who Are The Real "Pirates" (I.E. Plunderers)?, Barry H. Dubner, Claudia Pastorius

Faculty Scholarship

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A Step By Step Look At Uarg V. Epa: A New Layer Of Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Kevin O. Leske Jan 2014

A Step By Step Look At Uarg V. Epa: A New Layer Of Greenhouse Gas Regulation, Kevin O. Leske

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The Islamic Influence In (Pre-)Colonial And Early America: A Historico-Legal Snapshot, Nadia B. Ahmad Jan 2014

The Islamic Influence In (Pre-)Colonial And Early America: A Historico-Legal Snapshot, Nadia B. Ahmad

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


The International Sugar Trade And Sustainable Development: Curtailing The Sugar Rush, Nadia B. Ahmad Jan 2014

The International Sugar Trade And Sustainable Development: Curtailing The Sugar Rush, Nadia B. Ahmad

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Missouri Oil And Gas Update, Nadia B. Ahmad Jan 2014

Missouri Oil And Gas Update, Nadia B. Ahmad

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"So Help Me?": Religious Expression And Artifacts In The Oath Of Office And The Courtroom Oath, Frederick B. Jonassen Jan 2014

"So Help Me?": Religious Expression And Artifacts In The Oath Of Office And The Courtroom Oath, Frederick B. Jonassen

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Contract Law And The Hand Formula, Daniel P. O'Gorman Jan 2014

Contract Law And The Hand Formula, Daniel P. O'Gorman

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When Counsel Abandonment Forecloses Post-Conviction Relief: An Argument For Applying The Doctrine Of Cause And Prejudice To The Aedpa Statute Of Limitations, Katherine I. Puzone Jan 2014

When Counsel Abandonment Forecloses Post-Conviction Relief: An Argument For Applying The Doctrine Of Cause And Prejudice To The Aedpa Statute Of Limitations, Katherine I. Puzone

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No abstract provided.