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New York Law School

2014

Jurisprudence

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Lionfish As A Metaphor For Governance In An Era Of Climate Change, Rebecca M. Bratspies Jan 2014

Lionfish As A Metaphor For Governance In An Era Of Climate Change, Rebecca M. Bratspies

NYLS Law Review

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Reflections On The New Haven School, Molly Land Jan 2014

Reflections On The New Haven School, Molly Land

NYLS Law Review

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The Conceptual And Jurisprudential Aspects Of Property In The Context Of The Fundamental Rights Of Indigenous People: The Case Of The Shuar Of Ecuador, Winston P. Nagan, Craig Hammer Jan 2014

The Conceptual And Jurisprudential Aspects Of Property In The Context Of The Fundamental Rights Of Indigenous People: The Case Of The Shuar Of Ecuador, Winston P. Nagan, Craig Hammer

NYLS Law Review

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Preface: Policy-Oriented Jurisprudence And Contemporary American Legal Education, Tai-Heng Cheng Jan 2014

Preface: Policy-Oriented Jurisprudence And Contemporary American Legal Education, Tai-Heng Cheng

NYLS Law Review

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Expanding The “Geography” Of Policy Options To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Commentary On Hari Osofsky’S The Geography Of Solving Global Environmental Problems, William Ascher Jan 2014

Expanding The “Geography” Of Policy Options To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Commentary On Hari Osofsky’S The Geography Of Solving Global Environmental Problems, William Ascher

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Empathy And Reasoning In Context: Thinking About Anti-Gay Bullying, Kris Franklin Jan 2014

Empathy And Reasoning In Context: Thinking About Anti-Gay Bullying, Kris Franklin

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“Empathy” has negative connotations for many legal theorists, who may conceive of it as subjective, lacking in intellectual rigor, and emphasizing sensitivity over reason. Even those legal scholars who have embraced the importance of empathy in legal work have emphasized its affective dimensions: pointing out that empathy is central to human relations and motivations, and is therefore a crucial lawyering skill. This paper builds on social science literature that identifies both cognitive and affective dimensions to empathy, and recasts empathy as in part a central component to higher-order thinking in law. It draws examples from empathetic reasoning in foundational cases …

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