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The (Futile) Search For A Common Law Right Of Confrontation: Beyond Brasier's Irrelevance To (Perhaps) Relevant American Cases, Randolph N. Jonakait Jan 2007

The (Futile) Search For A Common Law Right Of Confrontation: Beyond Brasier's Irrelevance To (Perhaps) Relevant American Cases, Randolph N. Jonakait

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After Crawford v. Washington asserted that the Confrontation Clause constitutionalized the common law right of confrontation, cases have been suggested that illustrate that right. This short essay considers whether the 1779 English case Rex v. Brasier is such a decision, as some contend. The essay concludes that Brasier says nothing about the right of confrontation and points to a comparable framing-era, American case that indicates that general rules about hearsay and confrontation were not at issue. The essay maintains that if the historical understandings of the right of confrontation and hearsay are to control the Confrontation Clause, then framing-era, American …


People V. Campbell, Winston Richmond Brownlow Jan 2007

People V. Campbell, Winston Richmond Brownlow

NYLS Law Review

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Learning To Love After Learning To Harm: Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Gender Equality And Cultural Values, Penelope Andrews Jan 2007

Learning To Love After Learning To Harm: Post-Conflict Reconstruction, Gender Equality And Cultural Values, Penelope Andrews

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The question that the Jacob Zuma rape trial and its aftermath raised was how a country like South Africa, with such a wonderful Constitution and expansive Bill of Rights, could generate such negative and retrogressive attitudes towards women. In line with this inquiry, this article raises three issues: The first focuses on the legacy of apartheid violence and specifically the cultures of masculinity, the underbelly of apartheid violence. Second, the article explores the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), a vital part of the post-apartheid transformation agenda, to examine how the TRC pursued violations of women's human rights. …


Duty To Fill? Threats To Pharmacists’ Professional And Business Discretion, Erica L. Norey Jan 2007

Duty To Fill? Threats To Pharmacists’ Professional And Business Discretion, Erica L. Norey

NYLS Law Review

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In Re Simone D., Erin E. Martin Jan 2007

In Re Simone D., Erin E. Martin

NYLS Law Review

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When Misdemeanors Are Felonies: The Aggravated Felony Of Sexual Abuse Of A Minor, William J. Johnson Jan 2007

When Misdemeanors Are Felonies: The Aggravated Felony Of Sexual Abuse Of A Minor, William J. Johnson

NYLS Law Review

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Charles Reich’S Journey From The Yale Law Journal To The New York Times Bestseller List: The Personal History Of The Greening Of America, Rodger D. Citron Jan 2007

Charles Reich’S Journey From The Yale Law Journal To The New York Times Bestseller List: The Personal History Of The Greening Of America, Rodger D. Citron

NYLS Law Review

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