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Patriot Act A More Perfect Policy.Docx, D'Andre Devon Lampkin

D'Andre Lampkin

Judicial Experimentation With A Strict Products Liability Rule: A Comparison Of The Law In The United Kingdom, Louisiana, And United States' Common Law Jurisdictions, Thomas E. Carbonneau, Catherine Garvey

Thomas Carbonneau

Since the mid-nineteenth century, products liability law has undergone significant modifications. The applicable doctrine has oscillated between contract and tort theories; fault and no-fault liability schemes have competed for predominance. Despite attempts to create an internationally accepted liability norm, different legal systems continue to espouse differing perceptions of the liability formula in the products area. In addition, even in jurisdictions in which courts adhere to identical liability theories, there is disagreement as to the application and implications of the same standard. This article attempts to set the shifting doctrinal character of products liability analysis into a comparative perspective principally between …

Like Migratory Birds- Latin American Claimants In U.S. Courts And The Ford-Firestone Rollover Litigation, Manuel A. Gómez

Manuel A. Gómez

No abstract provided.

From Baby M To Baby M(Anji): Regulating International Surrogacy Agreements, Yehezkel Margalit

Hezi Margalit

In 1985, when Kim Cotton became Britain’s first commercial surrogate mother, Europe was exposed to the issue of surrogacy for the first time on a large scale. Three years later, in 1988, the famous case of Baby M drew the attention of the American public to surrogacy as well. These two cases implicated fundamental ethical and legal issues regarding domestic surrogacy and triggered a fierce debate about motherhood, child-bearing, and the relationship between procreation, science and commerce. These two cases exemplified the debate regarding domestic surrogacy - a debate that has now been raging for decades. Contrary to the well-known …

Trust And Good-Faith Taken To A New Level: An Analysis Of Inconsistent Behavior In The Brazilian Legal Order, Thiago Luis Sombra

Thiago Luís Santos Sombra

With the changes in the paradigm of voluntarism developed under the protection of liberalism, the bases for legal acts have reached an objective dimension, resulting in the birth of a number of mechanisms of control of private autonomy. Among these mechanisms, we can point out the relevance of those reinforced by the Roman Law, whose high ethical value underlines one of its biggest virtues in the control of the exercise of subjective rights. The prohibition of inconsistent behavior, conceived in the brocard venire contra factum proprium, constitutes one of the concepts from the Roman Law renown for the protection …

An Approach To The Regulation Of Spanish Banking Foundations, Miguel Martínez

Miguel Martínez

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the legal framework governing banking foundations as they have been regulated by Spanish Act 26/2013, of December 27th, on savings banks and banking foundations. Title 2 of this regulation addresses a construct that is groundbreaking for the Spanish legal system, still of paramount importance for the entire financial system insofar as these foundations become the leading players behind certain banking institutions given the high interest that foundations hold in the share capital of such institutions.

La Fe Pública Registral Como Protección Inútil Frente A Los Contratos Inválidos E Ineficaces, Rómulo Morales

Rómulo Martín Morales Hervias

La fe pública registral no puede coexistir con disposiciones normativas de la protección de los terceros adquirentes a título oneroso y de buena fe. El Legislador de la Ley N° 30313 creyó que las falsificaciones de firmas y las suplantaciones de identidades se descubrirán en los Registros Públicos.

A Comparative View Of Standards Of Proof, Kevin M. Clermont, Emily Sherwin

Emily L Sherwin

In common-law systems, the standard of proof for ordinary civil cases requires the party who bears the burden of proof to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts alleged are true. In contrast, the prevailing standard of proof for civil cases in civil-law systems is indistinguishable from the standard for criminal cases: the judge must be firmly convinced that the facts alleged are true. This striking difference in common-law and civil-law procedures has received very little attention from either civilian or comparative scholars. The preponderance standard applied in common-law systems is openly probabilistic and produces, on average, …

Breves Reflexiones Sobre La Cientificidad Del Contrato, Julio Santiago Solis Gozar

Julio Santiago Solis Gozar

El objetivo principal de este trabajo es demostrar que el contrato —instrumento jurídico indispensable para nuestra existencia—, como institución del Derecho Civil, goza de todos los presupuestos para ser considerado un acto científico con base en las características que posee, su importancia en la sociedad, y la evolución sistemática y metódica que precede a numerosos estudios que llevan a determinar principios y teorías sustentadas objetivamente. Para demostrar la propuesta, se necesita el soporte de la epistemología, la filosofía, la historia, la antropología, la sociología y el Derecho comparado a fin de obtener una modesta construcción teórica de su cientificidad.

A Government Of Laws Not Of Precedents 1776-1876: The Google Challenge To Common Law Myth, James Maxeiner

James R Maxeiner

Conventional wisdom holds that the United States is a common law country of precedents where, until the 20th century (the “Age of Statutes”), statutes had little role. Digitization by Google and others of previously hard to find legal works of the 19th century challenges this common law myth. At the Centennial in 1876 Americans celebrated that “The great fact in the progress of American jurisprudence … is its tendency towards organic statute law and towards the systematizing of law; in other words, towards written constitutions and codification.” This article tests the claim of the Centennial Writers of 1876 and finds …

Who’S Afraid Of The Big Bad Half-Wolf? A Paper Examining The Question Of How States Should Regulate Wolf-Hybrids., George R. Holton

George R Holton

In recent years there have been two growing trends. First, the trend of municipalities banning the ownership of a variety of dog breeds, particularly the dogs commonly referred to as “pit bulls”. There is also a growing trend in the ownership of what are called “wolf-hybrids”, animals that are bred by mixing wild wolves with domesticated dogs. As this ownership has continued to grow, municipalities are searching for ways to control what many see as ownership of animals they consider to be wild. This raises several questions. First, what exactly makes a hybrid animal a hybrid animal? Second, what biological …

A Comparative View Of Standards Of Proof, Kevin M. Clermont, Emily Sherwin

Kevin M. Clermont

In common-law systems, the standard of proof for ordinary civil cases requires the party who bears the burden of proof to establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts alleged are true. In contrast, the prevailing standard of proof for civil cases in civil-law systems is indistinguishable from the standard for criminal cases: the judge must be firmly convinced that the facts alleged are true. This striking difference in common-law and civil-law procedures has received very little attention from either civilian or comparative scholars. The preponderance standard applied in common-law systems is openly probabilistic and produces, on average, …

Nature Of Mortgage In Iran And The U.S. Laws, Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

In recent years the contract needs a suitable enforcement that help the parties to get his or her goals due to abuser which is interested in postponing and don't care his or her obligation ,therefore in this article we want to consider Mortgage contract elements.

Breach Of The Contract In Iran, Egypt , And The U.S Laws, Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

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Comparison Iran Laws And The U.S. Violation Obligation In Civil Law, Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

No abstract provided.

Necessary And Obligaions Commitment In Iran Laws, Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

No abstract provided.

Barriers In The Law Of Obligations, Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

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Barriers In The Law Of Obligations, Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

Mohamad Ali Ali Yousefkhani

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El Artículo 190 Del Código Civil Peruano: De La Lógica De Un Concepto A La Ilógica De Un Sistema, Jose Gabriel Rivera

Jose L. Gabriel Rivera

El autor, logra evidenciar como dentro del Instituto de la simulación de los negocios jurídicos perviven (y conviven) tres sistemas diversos a saber: el alemán, el italiano y el francés. El punto principal radica en saber a qué sistema debería afiliarse el sistema peruano.

Desvelando Los Intereses Ocultos: Neoliberalismo En La Nueva "Defensa Posesoria Extrajudicial", Joshimar De La Cruz Aroni

Joshimar De la cruz Aroni

Visión crítica de la Nueva Defensa Posesoria Extrajudicial

El Quinto Pleno Casatorio Civil Y Una Oportunidad Perdida Para Revalorizar El Rol De La Jurisprudencia, Jimmy J. Ronquillo Pascual

Jimmy J. Ronquillo Pascual

El autor señala que la impugnación de acuerdos de asociación se refi ere a la categoría de la anulabilidad. Así, el artículo 92 del Código Civil convierte causas de nulidad en causas de anulabilidad, pero la conversión opera dentro de la categoría de los actos colegiales asociativos inválidos, mas no respecto de aquellos actos colegiales asociativos que deben ser considerados como inexistentes. Por ello, considera que los asociados tienen a su disposición los remedios de anulabilidad e inexistencia, dependiendo de la patología que afecte al acto colegial asociativo que se busca cuestionar.

¿Es Posible La Renuncia Al Derecho De Propiedad?, Henrry Paredes Sanchez

Henrry Paredes Sánchez

El derecho de renuncia de propiedad es un acto de disposición extintiva de la propiedad, que no está prohibido por nuestro ordenamiento jurídico, sin embargo, su ejercicio importa respetar los límites que impone la ley. La renuncia sobre bienes inmuebles debe ser regulada expresamente, pues su libre ejercicio puede conllevar a escenarios gravosos, tanto para el titular del derecho renunciado como para terceros.

The Road Most Travel: Is The Executive’S Growing Preeminence Making America More Like The Authoritarian Regimes It Fights So Hard Against?, Ryan T. Williams

Ryan T. Williams

Examining A Comparative Law Myth: Two Hundred Years Of Riparian Misconception, Andrea B. Carroll

Andrea Beauchamp Carroll

This article is a first step in an effort to critically examine - and to debunk - some of the myths that persist about the degree to which the common and civil law systems differ. Specifically, the article questions the validity of recent scholarly commentary suggesting that the primary differences between the systems can be found in their substantive legal rules or in their respective "spirits." A relatively narrow issue of riparian access perfectly highlights the problem. Nearly all of the high courts in the United States that have examined this particular riparian issue have chosen to adopt either the …

Las Patologías Y Los Remedios En Los Acuerdos De Una Persona Jurídica Sin Fines De Lucro ¿Es La Impugnación Un Remedio Autónomo?, Jimmy J. Ronquillo Pascual

Jimmy J. Ronquillo Pascual

El autor refiere que en la doctrina y en la jurisprudencia existen posiciones disímiles respecto a la interpretación del remedio contenido en el artículo 92 del Código Civil. Así, una postura considera que tal artículo contiene un remedio especial denominado “impugnación” para cuestionar tanto la nulidad y la anulabilidad, en tanto que la otra sostiene que existe un tercer remedio de invalidez negocial distinto a los mencionados. En ese contexto, plantea una tercera posición: el referido artículo recoge el remedio de la anulabilidad, pero –teniendo en cuenta el plazo para poder incoarlo– sería una anulabilidad especial.

Los Tormentos De La Teoría Del Contacto Social: Contextualizando (Otra Vez) Una Categoría Jurídica, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

No abstract provided.

The Evolution Of The Digital Millennium Copyright Act; Changing Interpretations Of The Dmca And Future Implications For Copyright Holders, Hillary A. Henderson

Hillary A Henderson

Copyright law rewards an artificial monopoly to individual authors for their creations. This reward is based on the belief that, by granting authors the exclusive right to reproduce their works, they receive an incentive and means to create, which in turn advances the welfare of the general public by “promoting the progress of science and useful arts.” Copyright protection subsists . . . in original works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, now known or later developed, from which they can be perceived, reproduced, or otherwise communicated, either directly or with the aid of a machine or …

Hacia Una Teoría Crítica Del Rechtsgeschäft: Una Visión Desde La Frankfurt Schule, Joshimar De La Cruz Aroni

Joshimar de la cruz Aroni

Teoría Crítica

¿Si Te Toco, Te Pago? Lo Dices ¿En Serio?: Contextualizando La Teoría Del Contacto Social, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

No abstract provided.

El Precario: ¿Es Poseedor O Tenedor (Detentador)? A Propósito Del Cuarto Pleno Casatorio Civil, Rómulo Morales

Rómulo Martín Morales Hervias

El precario es quien ejerce la tenencia sin autorización expresa, es decir, la tenencia se ejerce con tolerancia sucesiva [tenencia sin título alguno] o cuando se usa el bien con autorización pero ella se revoca [tenencia autorizada pero posteriormente fenece o se revoca].