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The Corporate Conspiracy Vacuum (Formerly "Corporate Conspiracy: How Not Calling A Conspiracy A Conspiracy Is Warping The Law On Corporate Wrongdoing"), J.S. Nelson
J.S. Nelson
Faculty Colloquia, Fall 2008 Series, Anne Coughlin, Amanda Frost, David Herring, Gregory Klass, Juan Perea
Faculty Colloquia, Fall 2008 Series, Anne Coughlin, Amanda Frost, David Herring, Gregory Klass, Juan Perea
Juan F. Perea
No abstract provided.
Excusing Behavior: Reclassifying The Federal Common Law Defenses Of Duress And Necessity Relying On The Victim’S Role (Draft), Monu S. Bedi
Excusing Behavior: Reclassifying The Federal Common Law Defenses Of Duress And Necessity Relying On The Victim’S Role (Draft), Monu S. Bedi
Monu S Bedi
This article presents a theory for classifying the affirmative defenses of duress and necessity that focuses on the role of the victim in the criminal act and ultimately categorizes both defenses as excused acts. Necessity typically involves a defendant arguing that he committed the crime in order to avoid a greater evil created by natural forces. Duress usually entails a defendant arguing that he committed the crime in order to avoid unlawful physical threats made by a third party. Most scholars categorize duress as an excuse (wrongful conduct where the defendant is still found not culpable based upon mitigating circumstances) …
Federal Courts — Proposed Changes To The Ninth Circuit And The Federal Courts Of Appeals — Final Report Of The Commission On Structural Alternatives For The Federal Courts Of Appeals; And S. 253, The Ninth Circuit Reorganization Act, Josephine Sandler Nelson
Federal Courts — Proposed Changes To The Ninth Circuit And The Federal Courts Of Appeals — Final Report Of The Commission On Structural Alternatives For The Federal Courts Of Appeals; And S. 253, The Ninth Circuit Reorganization Act, Josephine Sandler Nelson
J.S. Nelson
No abstract provided.