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Full-Text Articles in Legal History
The Scottish Independence Referendum And The Principles Of Democratic Secession, Benjamin Levites
The Scottish Independence Referendum And The Principles Of Democratic Secession, Benjamin Levites
Brooklyn Journal of International Law
On September 18, 2014, Scottish voters decided whether to sever the 307 years of unity between Scotland and the United Kingdom in an independence referendum. While the voters ultimately rejected independence, the process by which the Scots accomplished this historic exercise will inform further democratic secession movements.
This Note examines the significant implications of Scotland’s independence referendum by assessing the history of independence referendums and the present scope of relevant international law. The formative history of the independence referendum and modern precedential examples established the requirements for democratic secession. In turn, the Scottish independence referendum, in the context of evolving …
An Incomplete Revolution: Feminists And The Legacy Of Marital-Property Reform, Mary Ziegler
An Incomplete Revolution: Feminists And The Legacy Of Marital-Property Reform, Mary Ziegler
Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
As this Article shows, the conventional historical narrative of the divorce revolution is not so much incorrect as incomplete. Histories of the divorce revolution have focused disproportionately on the introduction of no-fault rules and have correctly concluded that women's groups did not play a central role in the introduction of such laws. However, work on divorce law has not adequately addressed the history of marital-property reform or engaged with scholarship on the struggle for the Equal Rights Amendment to the federal Constitution. Putting these two bodies of work in dialogue with one another, the Article provides the first comprehensive history …
Celebrating The Twenty-Fifth Issue Of The Annual Survey Of Virginia Law, Marguerite R. Ruby, Sarah Warren S. Beverly
Celebrating The Twenty-Fifth Issue Of The Annual Survey Of Virginia Law, Marguerite R. Ruby, Sarah Warren S. Beverly
University of Richmond Law Review
No abstract provided.
Much Ado About Nothing Much: Protestant Episcopal Church In The Diocese Of Virginia V. Truro Church, Henry L. Chambers Jr., Isaac A. Mcbeth
Much Ado About Nothing Much: Protestant Episcopal Church In The Diocese Of Virginia V. Truro Church, Henry L. Chambers Jr., Isaac A. Mcbeth
University of Richmond Law Review
This essay reviews the issues the Supreme Court of Virginia resolved in Truro and notes important issues it did not resolve. Part II supplies the factual background and procedural history ofthe dispute. Part III summarizes the court's opinion and the reasoning underlying its determination that Virginia Code section57-9(A) is not applicable to this particular action. Part IV critiques the opinion, noting the issues the court resolved and how it resolved them. Part V briefly addresses issues that remain unresolved by the court's decision and discusses the implications of leaving those issues unresolved. Part VI presents the authors' conclusions.
A Call To Leadership: The Future Of Race Relations In Virginia, Rodney A. Smolla
A Call To Leadership: The Future Of Race Relations In Virginia, Rodney A. Smolla
University of Richmond Law Review
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Law In Colonial America: The Reassessment Of Early American Legal History, Warren M. Billings
Law In Colonial America: The Reassessment Of Early American Legal History, Warren M. Billings
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Law and Society in Puritan Massachusetts: Essex County, 1629-1692 by David Thomas Konig, and Dispute and Conflict Resolution in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, 1725-1825 by William E. Nelson, and Faithful Magistrates and Republican Lawyers: Creators of Virginia Legal Culture, 1680-1810 by A.G. Roeber
The Function Of Will Contests, Lewis M. Simes
The Function Of Will Contests, Lewis M. Simes
Michigan Law Review
To anyone steeped in the doctrines of the common law there is something anomalous about the will contest. First, the will is duly admitted to probate in a proceeding which is almost universally conceded to be judicial. Then at a subsequent time a so-called contest is brought by the heir, in which the precise proposition determined on the probate is retried. In most jurisdictions the heir is not bound to make any sort of a showing to entitle him to contest. He need not allege newly discovered evidence. He need not submit any evidence of · fraud or mistake. Indeed, …
Justice In Colonial Virginia, Oliver Perry Chitwood
Justice In Colonial Virginia, Oliver Perry Chitwood
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Justice In Colonial Virginia, Oliver Perry Chitwood
Justice In Colonial Virginia, Oliver Perry Chitwood
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.
Justice In Colonial Virginia, Oliver Perry Chitwood
Justice In Colonial Virginia, Oliver Perry Chitwood
West Virginia Law Review
No abstract provided.