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Book Review: Studies In Roman Law In Memory Of A. Arthur Schiller, Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1986. By Roger S. Bagnall And William V. Harris. Leiden, Netherlands: E.J. Brill Co., 1986., Richard J. Cummins Dec 2014

Book Review: Studies In Roman Law In Memory Of A. Arthur Schiller, Leiden, E.J. Brill, 1986. By Roger S. Bagnall And William V. Harris. Leiden, Netherlands: E.J. Brill Co., 1986., Richard J. Cummins

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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Constitution Making In The Countries Of Former Soviet Dominance: Current Development, Rett R. Ludwikowski Nov 2014

Constitution Making In The Countries Of Former Soviet Dominance: Current Development, Rett R. Ludwikowski

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Customary Indigenous Law In The Mexican Judicial System, Jeffrey N. Gesell Oct 2014

Customary Indigenous Law In The Mexican Judicial System, Jeffrey N. Gesell

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Quebec Independence Vote And Its Implications For English Language Legislation, Deborah E. Richardson Oct 2014

The Quebec Independence Vote And Its Implications For English Language Legislation, Deborah E. Richardson

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Mexico's Legal Revolution: An Appraisal Of Its Recent Constitutional Changes, 1988-1995, Jorge A. Vargas Oct 2014

Mexico's Legal Revolution: An Appraisal Of Its Recent Constitutional Changes, 1988-1995, Jorge A. Vargas

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

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So Help Me God: A Comparative Study Of Religious Interest Group Litigation, Jayanth K. Krishnan, Kevin R. Den Dulk Oct 2014

So Help Me God: A Comparative Study Of Religious Interest Group Litigation, Jayanth K. Krishnan, Kevin R. Den Dulk

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Mining For Gold: The Constitutional Court Of South Africa's Experience With Comparative Constitutional Law, Ursula Bentele Oct 2014

Mining For Gold: The Constitutional Court Of South Africa's Experience With Comparative Constitutional Law, Ursula Bentele

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Intervention In Roman Law: A Case Study In The Hazards Of Legal Scholarship, Peter A. Appel Sep 2014

Intervention In Roman Law: A Case Study In The Hazards Of Legal Scholarship, Peter A. Appel

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Toward A United Ireland? The Northern Ireland Peace Process And The Devolution Of Powers From London To Belfast, Matthew G. Rooks Sep 2014

Toward A United Ireland? The Northern Ireland Peace Process And The Devolution Of Powers From London To Belfast, Matthew G. Rooks

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Twenty-One Theses On The Legal Legacy Of The French Revolution In Latin America, Dante Figueroa Sep 2014

Twenty-One Theses On The Legal Legacy Of The French Revolution In Latin America, Dante Figueroa

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Watson, Walton, And The History Of Legal Transplants, John W. Cairns Sep 2014

Watson, Walton, And The History Of Legal Transplants, John W. Cairns

Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Federal Rules At 75: Dispute Resolution, Private Enforcement Or Decisions According To Law?, James R. Maxeiner Jun 2014

The Federal Rules At 75: Dispute Resolution, Private Enforcement Or Decisions According To Law?, James R. Maxeiner

Georgia State University Law Review

This essay is a critical response to the 2013 commemorations of the75th anniversary of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were introduced in 1938 to provide procedure to decide cases on their merits. The Rules were designed to replace decisions under the “sporting theory of justice”with decisions according to law.

By 1976, at midlife, it was clear that they were not achieving their goal. America’s proceduralists split into two sides about what to do. One side promotes rules that control and conclude litigation: e.g.,plausibility pleading, case management, limited discovery, cost indemnity for discovery, and summary …


Dressing And Addressing The Kenyan Judiciary: Reflecting On The History And Politics Of Judicial Attire And Address, Willy Mutunga Apr 2014

Dressing And Addressing The Kenyan Judiciary: Reflecting On The History And Politics Of Judicial Attire And Address, Willy Mutunga

Buffalo Human Rights Law Review

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Standing On Shaky Ground: Criminal Jurisdiction And Ecclesiastical Immunity In Seventeenth-Century Lima, 1600–1700, Michelle A. Mckinley Mar 2014

Standing On Shaky Ground: Criminal Jurisdiction And Ecclesiastical Immunity In Seventeenth-Century Lima, 1600–1700, Michelle A. Mckinley

UC Irvine Law Review

No abstract provided.


Transplanting And Customizing
 Legal Systems: Lessons From
 Namibian Legal History, Martin Cai Lockert Jan 2014

Transplanting And Customizing
 Legal Systems: Lessons From
 Namibian Legal History, Martin Cai Lockert

Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business

No abstract provided.