Contractors’ State License Board, 2017 University of San Diego
Contractors’ State License Board, Mayra Castro, J. D. Fellmeth
California Regulatory Law Reporter
No abstract provided.
The Rise Of The Drones: Framework And Governance— Why Risk It!, 2017 Coventry University
The Rise Of The Drones: Framework And Governance— Why Risk It!, Sarah J. Fox Dr
Journal of Air Law and Commerce
Some seventy-one years ago, it was found that drones could play a role within our society. While the military was quick to realize this and develop the technology, it is only recently that the civilian application is being explored en masse. That said, given this prediction and the military direction, legislators find themselves now unprepared for the civilian use and market potential. However, this is not an unprecedented situation; the civil aviation (manned) market has often shown an inability to work together, be prepared, and cooperate. As a consequence, there has been fragmentation and, arguably, casualties associated with such lethargy. …
Wisconsin Patent Acquisition In The Final Frontier: Creating A Void, 2017 Marquette University Law School
Wisconsin Patent Acquisition In The Final Frontier: Creating A Void, Nicholas J. Thibodeau
Marquette Intellectual Property Law Review
In early 2006, the Wisconsin Legislature passed 2005 Wisconsin Act 335, creating the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority (WAA). Unique to this particular act is the enumeration of the power to acquire intellectual property by the WAA. While granting them the power to acquire intellectual property is not unique, there is an interesting problem with that acquisition: the Act does not conform to the Parker Doctrine, and thus allows the WAA to be subject to antitrust litigation in its intellectual property acquisition under the proper circumstances. Specifically, the Act allows the WAA to enter into exclusive contracts that allow the WAA to …
Reasonable Interpretation, Unreasonable Results? Howmandated Government Set-Asides For Veteran-Ownedbusinesses Is A Win-Loss Proposition—Kingdomwaretechnologies, Inc. V. United States, 2017 Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Reasonable Interpretation, Unreasonable Results? Howmandated Government Set-Asides For Veteran-Ownedbusinesses Is A Win-Loss Proposition—Kingdomwaretechnologies, Inc. V. United States, Benjamin M. Kline
Mitchell Hamline Law Review
No abstract provided.
A New Sentencing Blueprint: The Third Circuit Allows Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud Convictions To Be Offset By Construction Contract Performance In United States V. Nagle, 2016 Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
A New Sentencing Blueprint: The Third Circuit Allows Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Fraud Convictions To Be Offset By Construction Contract Performance In United States V. Nagle, Christopher C. Reese
Villanova Law Review
No abstract provided.
Realigning The Governmental/Proprietary Distinction In Municipal Law, 2016 Seattle University School of Law
Realigning The Governmental/Proprietary Distinction In Municipal Law, Hugh D. Spitzer
Seattle University Law Review
Lawyers and judges who deal with municipal law are perpetually puzzled by the distinction between “governmental” and “proprietary” powers of local governments. The distinction is murky, inconsistent between jurisdictions, inconsistent within jurisdictions, and of limited use in predicting how courts will rule. Critics have launched convincing attacks on the division of municipal powers into these two categories. Most articles have focused on problems with the distinction in specific areas of municipal law. In contrast, this article provides a comprehensive analysis of the governmental/proprietary distinction in seven specific doctrinal areas: legislative grants of municipal authority, government contracts, torts, eminent domain, adverse …
The Law Of Society: Governance Through Contract, 2016 Osgoode Hall Law School
The Law Of Society: Governance Through Contract, Peter Zumbansen
Peer Zumbansen
This paper focuses on contract law as a central field in contemporary regulatory practice. In recent years, "governance by contract" has emerged as the central concept in the context of privatization, domestic and transnational commercial relations, and law-and-development projects. Meanwhile, as a result of the neo-formalist attack on contract law, "governance of contract" through contract adjudication, consumer protection law, and judicial intervention into private law relations has come under severe pressure. Building on early historical critique of the formalist foundations of an allegedly private law of the market, the paper assesses the current justifications for contractual governance and posits that …
The Theory Of Municipal Custom And Practice, 2016 Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
The Theory Of Municipal Custom And Practice, Karen Blum
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Eleventh Amendment Federalism And State Sovereign Immunity Cases: Direct Effect On Section 1983?, 2016 Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
Eleventh Amendment Federalism And State Sovereign Immunity Cases: Direct Effect On Section 1983?, Stephen H. Steinglass
Touro Law Review
No abstract provided.
Song Of The Dzopa: A Case Study Of Traditional Farming, Food, And, 2016 SIT Graduate Institute/SIT Study Abroad
Song Of The Dzopa: A Case Study Of Traditional Farming, Food, And, Isabella Pezzulo
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
In a plane high above the snow-capped jagged peaks and cracked earth of Ladakh, I stared down below with awe, wondering how people ever coaxed life from the soil in this mountain-desert landscape. The intention of this study is to see how traditional subsistence farming actually takes place and the social settings formed by these practices. Living in the village of Tar for a little over twenty days allowed me to observe the age-old practices in which nourishment is produced and community formed through working the land. Working with my hands and resting with cups of butter tea alongside villagers …
Close The Waste Loopholes: Reassessing Commercial Item Regulations In Federal Procurements, 2016 William & Mary Law School
Close The Waste Loopholes: Reassessing Commercial Item Regulations In Federal Procurements, Jim R. Moye
William & Mary Business Law Review
Classifying an item as commercial reduces the governments ability to ask for information to determine whether prices are fair or reasonable, based on the assumption that these prices would e shaped by market forces. Since changes in procurement laws in the 1990s, contractors seem to want all items, as well as the entities that sell these items, to be listed as commercial. Contractors push for items to be labeled as commercial so they can avoid nearly all oversight and transparency requirements, which often results in the government buying blindly.
Free And Open Source Software In Municipal Procurement:The Challenges And Benefits Of Cooperation, 2016 Fordham Law School
Free And Open Source Software In Municipal Procurement:The Challenges And Benefits Of Cooperation, Justin C. Colannino
Fordham Urban Law Journal
The use of free and open source software by municipal governments is the exception rather than the rule. This is due to a variety of factors, including a failure of many municipal procurement policies to take into account the benefits of free software, free software vendors second-to-market status, and a lack of established free and open source software vendors in niche markets. With feasible policy shifts to improve city operations, including building upon open standards and engaging with free software communities, municipalities may be able to better leverage free and open source software to realize fully the advantages that stem …
Applying The Ucmj To Contractors In Contingency Operations, 2016 American University Washington College of Law
Applying The Ucmj To Contractors In Contingency Operations, Adam R. Pearlman
American University National Security Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Publication Of Government-Funded Research, Open Access, And The Public Interest, 2016 Vanderbilt University Law School
Publication Of Government-Funded Research, Open Access, And The Public Interest, Julie L. Kimbrough, Laura N. Gasaway
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Public access to government-funded research is an issue of tremendous importance to researchers, librarians, and ordinary citizens around the world. Based on the notion that taxpayers finance research through their tax dollars, research data should be available to them. Rapid, unfettered access to research publications provides access to medical research to patients, encourages further exploration and inquiry by other researchers, informs citizens, and advances scientific research.
Scientists typically write articles that divulge the results of their government-funded research. Prior to the open access movement, these articles were published in commercially produced journals. Subscriptions to these journals are expensive, and cost …
The Likely Mismatch Between Federal Research & Development Funding And Desired Innovation, 2016 Vanderbilt University Law School
The Likely Mismatch Between Federal Research & Development Funding And Desired Innovation, Joshua D. Sarnoff
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
Scholars are beginning to develop theoretical analyses of the different forms of government funding that promote innovation. These analyses indicate the need for extensive empirical research into the comparative advantages and various abilities of differing governmental and private institutions. Currently, empirical analyses are lacking, as data for such studies is rarely obtained. Worse yet, analyses of the ways funding decisions are actually made indicate that research and development funding decisions are not governed by a theory of comparative innovation advantage. Accordingly, we can expect a substantial mismatch between actual funding choices and desired innovation policy.
This Article identifies practical considerations …
Prisons For Profit: Neoliberal Rationality's Transformation Of America's Prisons, 2016 The College of Wooster
Prisons For Profit: Neoliberal Rationality's Transformation Of America's Prisons, Kelsey Clark
Senior Independent Study Theses
This project examines the dramatic changes in the American prison system that resulted from privatization and deregulation. Using Wendy Brown’s conceptualization of neoliberal rationality, this study focuses on the important neoliberal transformation that resulted in a dramatic increase in privatization of prisons. This transformation has affected more than the institutions themselves, as some argue that even individual rationality has been transformed by neoliberalism. The purpose of this study is to analyze the transformation of American prisons from publicly run to privately operated. The analysis includes how this has affected American prisons and the rationalities of those who advocate on behalf …
The Role Of The State, Multinational Oil Companies, International Law & The International Community: Intersection Of Human Rights & Environmental Degradation Climate Change In The 21st Century Caused By Traditional Extractive Practices, The Amazon Rainforest, Indigenous People And Universal Jurisdiction To Resolve The Accountability Issue, Marcela Cabrera Luna
Master's Theses
Local, national and international conventions that protect indigenous sovereignty and their territories, where many of the resources are extracted from by multinational corporations (MNCs) particularly oil, the number one commodity of the world and cause of climate change, continue to be jeopardized because of the lack of a clear international legal framework that can protect them and potentially hold multinationals accountable for their actions. These practices are causing not only environmental issues to the indigenous and surrounding communities, but climate change is in fact, the real human rights issue of the 21st century and it affects everyone. By using …
Gandhi’S Prophecy: Corporate Violence And A Mindful Law For Bhopal, 2015 University of Michigan - Dearborn
Gandhi’S Prophecy: Corporate Violence And A Mindful Law For Bhopal, Nehal A. Patel
Nehal A. Patel
AbstractOver thirty years have passed since the Bhopal chemical disaster began,and in that time scholars of corporate social responsibility (CSR) havediscussed and debated several frameworks for improving corporate responseto social and environmental problems. However, CSR discourse rarelydelves into the fundamental architecture of legal thought that oftenbuttresses corporate dominance in the global economy. Moreover, CSRdiscourse does little to challenge the ontological and epistemologicalassumptions that form the foundation for modern economics and the role ofcorporations in the world.I explore methods of transforming CSR by employing the thought ofMohandas Gandhi. I pay particular attention to Gandhi’s critique ofindustrialization and principle of swadeshi (self-sufficiency) …
Pit River Tribe V. Bureau Of Land Management, 793 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. 2015), 2015 University of Montana - Missoula
Pit River Tribe V. Bureau Of Land Management, 793 F.3d 1147 (9th Cir. 2015), Kathryn S. Ore
Public Land & Resources Law Review
In Pit River Tribe v. Bureau of Land Management, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit explained the correct application of the zone of interests test and further solidified the importance of proper NEPA and NHPA analysis in geothermal leasing. The court reaffirmed that the BLM and the Forest Service must conduct additional cultural and environmental analysis when granting lease extensions under the Geothermal Steam Act. Furthermore, it rejected the BLM’s decision to grant forty-year lease continuations to unproven geothermal leases by treating them as a unit rather than individually.
Comments On Public Lands: Title Transfer Proposals, 2015 University of Colorado Law School
Comments On Public Lands: Title Transfer Proposals, Chuck Howe
Challenging Federal Ownership and Management: Public Lands and Public Benefits (October 11-13)
3 pages.