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Gandhi’S Prophecy: Corporate Violence And A Mindful Law For Bhopal, Nehal A. Patel Dec 2015

Gandhi’S Prophecy: Corporate Violence And A Mindful Law For Bhopal, Nehal A. Patel

Nehal A. Patel

AbstractOver thirty years have passed since the Bhopal chemical disaster began,and in that time scholars of corporate social responsibility (CSR) havediscussed and debated several frameworks for improving corporate responseto social and environmental problems. However, CSR discourse rarelydelves into the fundamental architecture of legal thought that oftenbuttresses corporate dominance in the global economy. Moreover, CSRdiscourse does little to challenge the ontological and epistemologicalassumptions that form the foundation for modern economics and the role ofcorporations in the world.I explore methods of transforming CSR by employing the thought ofMohandas Gandhi. I pay particular attention to Gandhi’s critique ofindustrialization and principle of swadeshi (self-sufficiency) …


The High Price Of Poverty: A Study Of How The Majority Of Current Court System Procedures For Collecting Court Costs And Fees, As Well As Fines, Have Failed To Adhere To Established Precedent And The Constitutional Guarantees They Advocate., Trevor J. Calligan Jul 2015

The High Price Of Poverty: A Study Of How The Majority Of Current Court System Procedures For Collecting Court Costs And Fees, As Well As Fines, Have Failed To Adhere To Established Precedent And The Constitutional Guarantees They Advocate., Trevor J. Calligan

Trevor J Calligan

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"Shut Up. Pay More. This Is What You Voted For." Why You Don't See Me At San Francisco's Hall Of Justice., David D. Butler Sep 2013

"Shut Up. Pay More. This Is What You Voted For." Why You Don't See Me At San Francisco's Hall Of Justice., David D. Butler

David D. Butler

This 2,285 essay combines California's often violent history with European and American high and low culture to explain my decision to leave San Francisco in the 1970's and to study and practice law in other states. At the time, I was platflorm man (operator) on the 30 Stockton electric trolley through South of Market, the Financial District, Chinatown, Pacific Heights, and the Marina. Nevertheless, at the time the Nation of Islam had at least one armed group, the Zebra killers, murdering Whites, often slowly with machetes. I joined the White, Middle-Class, Taxpaying majority in their diaspora to safer places. My …


The Reasonable Certainty Requirement In Lost Profits Litigation: What It Really Means, Robert M. Lloyd Jan 2010

The Reasonable Certainty Requirement In Lost Profits Litigation: What It Really Means, Robert M. Lloyd

Robert M Lloyd

This article explains the factors courts consider when determining whether to award damages for lost profits. It contains an extensive review of the case law.


Do “Sea Turtles” Creep Faster Than “Soft-Shell Turtles”: A Quantitative Study Of Academic Performance Of Law Faculty In Premier Chinese Law Schools, Wei Zhang Jan 2009

Do “Sea Turtles” Creep Faster Than “Soft-Shell Turtles”: A Quantitative Study Of Academic Performance Of Law Faculty In Premier Chinese Law Schools, Wei Zhang

Wei Zhang

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Libertad, Confianza Y Afecto Como Fundamentos De La Comunidad De Nuestra Escuela, Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño Jan 2009

Libertad, Confianza Y Afecto Como Fundamentos De La Comunidad De Nuestra Escuela, Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

No abstract provided.


Economic Analysis Of Law In North America, Europe And Israel, Oren Gazal-Ayal Jan 2007

Economic Analysis Of Law In North America, Europe And Israel, Oren Gazal-Ayal

Oren Gazal-Ayal

What explains the popularity of law and economics (L&E) in some academic communities and the scarcity of such scholarship in others? Many explanations have been given for the centrality of economic analysis in American legal thought and its marginality in Europe. This article examines what drives scholars to select L&E as a topic for research. It does so by implementing the methodology of many papers in the field – by assuming that regulation and incentives matter. Legal scholars face very different academic incentives in different parts of the world. In some countries, the academic standards for appointment, promotion and tenure …


Debate: La Revolución Jurídica Del Derecho Informático, Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño Jul 2005

Debate: La Revolución Jurídica Del Derecho Informático, Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

No abstract provided.


Orígenes, Desenvolvimiento, Crisis Y Alternativas De La Universidad Contemporánea, Juan Pablo Pampillo Jan 2005

Orígenes, Desenvolvimiento, Crisis Y Alternativas De La Universidad Contemporánea, Juan Pablo Pampillo

Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

No abstract provided.


Los Valores De La Escuela Libre De Derecho. Tradición, Actualidad Y Perspectivas, Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño Jan 2005

Los Valores De La Escuela Libre De Derecho. Tradición, Actualidad Y Perspectivas, Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

No abstract provided.