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I'Ll Make You A Deal: How Repeat Informants Are Corrupting The Criminal Justice System And What To Do About It, Emily Jane Dodds Dec 2008

I'Ll Make You A Deal: How Repeat Informants Are Corrupting The Criminal Justice System And What To Do About It, Emily Jane Dodds

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Section 2: 2008 Election And The Supreme Court, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School Sep 2008

Section 2: 2008 Election And The Supreme Court, Institute Of Bill Of Rights Law, William & Mary Law School

Supreme Court Preview

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Bluebook, Citations, And All That Jazz, Frederick W. Dingledy Sep 2008

Bluebook, Citations, And All That Jazz, Frederick W. Dingledy

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.


Impractically Obscure? Privacy And Courtroom Proceedings In Light Of Webcasting And Other New Technologies, Fredric I. Lederer, Rebecca Green Jul 2008

Impractically Obscure? Privacy And Courtroom Proceedings In Light Of Webcasting And Other New Technologies, Fredric I. Lederer, Rebecca Green

Popular Media

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Enhancing Courtroom Presentation Through Technology, Fredric I. Lederer Jun 2008

Enhancing Courtroom Presentation Through Technology, Fredric I. Lederer

Popular Media

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Courtroom Technology, Fredric I. Lederer, Tom O'Connor, Timothy A. Piganelli Jun 2008

Courtroom Technology, Fredric I. Lederer, Tom O'Connor, Timothy A. Piganelli

Popular Media

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The Interaction Of Customary Law And Microfinance: Women's Entry Into The World Economy, Shana Hofstetter Feb 2008

The Interaction Of Customary Law And Microfinance: Women's Entry Into The World Economy, Shana Hofstetter

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

This note examines the complicated relationship between microfinance and customary law. Microfinance, the practice of giving small, collateral-free loans to the poorest members of society, has gained great popularity in the last thirty years. These loan programs specifically target women and use women's traditional emphasis on groups to ensure success. Customary law can hinder microfinance ventures because of the restrictions these laws place on women's roles and responsibilities. Case studies on the Dominican Republic, Morocco, and Bangladesh explore how individual customary laws can hinder microfinance programs and women's micro-businesses. This note also discusses how microfinance programs act as catalysts of …


Bringing Sexy Brac: The Case For Allowing Local Governments To Control Environmental Cleanup In The Military Base Closure And Redevelopment Process, Thomas William "T.W." Bruno Feb 2008

Bringing Sexy Brac: The Case For Allowing Local Governments To Control Environmental Cleanup In The Military Base Closure And Redevelopment Process, Thomas William "T.W." Bruno

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

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Seeking A Seat At The Table: Has Law Left Environmental Ethics Behind As It Embraces Bioethics?, Heidi Gorovitz Robertson Feb 2008

Seeking A Seat At The Table: Has Law Left Environmental Ethics Behind As It Embraces Bioethics?, Heidi Gorovitz Robertson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

Long before its crystallization as an academic discipline in the 1960s and '70s, bioethics was evolving from isolated ideas and theories into a coherent and practical field. Today, people train in academic bioethics programs and seek careers as bioethicists. Hospitals, universities, government organizations, and corporations hire bioethicists, where they use their training to help make decisions regarding life or death issues in science and medicine. Although there is controversy over the extent and content of the influence they exert there, bioethicists have achieved a seat at the decision-making table.

Environmental ethics also emerged in the 1960s and'70s, beginning most notably …


A Tribute To Robert L. Oakley, James S. Heller Jan 2008

A Tribute To Robert L. Oakley, James S. Heller

Library Staff Publications

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Narcissism, Over-Optimism, Fear, Anger, And Depression: The Interior Lives Of Corporate Leaders, Jayne W. Barnard Jan 2008

Narcissism, Over-Optimism, Fear, Anger, And Depression: The Interior Lives Of Corporate Leaders, Jayne W. Barnard

Faculty Publications

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