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Gone Today, Here Tomorrow: Policies And Issues Surrounding Wildlife Reintroduction, Craig R. Enochs

UC Law Environmental Journal

No abstract provided.

Gender Differences In Biological And Sociological Predictors Of Crime, Deborah W. Denno

Faculty Scholarship

One of the many goals of the Biosocial Study that I directed was determining whether there were gender differences among the numerous possible correlates of crime that the study examined. The purpose of my presentation today is to describe the Biological Study and its results, particularly as they relate to gender differences in crime. Another aim is to respond briefly to some of the potential political reactions to the study, despite its results. I will begin with a quick account of historical attitudes toward gender differences in crime. I will then discuss the Biosocial Study and its major findings relevant …

How The Regulated Community Views Regulation To Protect Living Resources: The Endangered Species Act, Biological Diversity, And Ecosystem Management, Steven P. Quarles

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

21 pages.

Contains footnotes.

An Overview Of The Endangered Species Act, Michael J. Brennan

Biodiversity Protection: Implementation and Reform of the Endangered Species Act (Summer Conference, June 9-12)

25 pages.

151st University Of Notre Dame Commencement And Mass Program, University Of Notre Dame

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151st University of Notre Dame Commencement and Mass Program including Law School awards

Selenium In San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Drainage: A Major Toxic Threat To Fish And Wildlife Inadequately Addressed By The Central Valley Project Improvement Act, Scott M. Rennie

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.

Habitat Conservation Planning Under The Endangered Species Act : No Surprises & The Quest For Certainty, Eric Fisher

University of Colorado Law Review

No abstract provided.

Halting Neotropical Deforestation: Do The Forest Principles Have What It Takes?, Matthew B. Royer

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

INTRODUCTION I crashed into the thick secondary growth, stopping suddenly to duck a certain branch in my path: a fat black bullet ant crawled along it with indifference, an attitude that would have quickly changed had I brushed up against him. I headed toward the large patch of Heliconia just to the right. We had earlier mapped out the clump, and finding it to contain seventeen flower clusters, it was one of the prize patches in the study plot. I took my spot ten paces from the outer clusters, started my stop watch, and waited with field book in hand. …

Daubert And The Quest For Value-Free "Scientific Knowledge" In The Courtroom, Alexander Morgan Capron

University of Richmond Law Review

In a world that grows more technologically complex every day and in which scientific research continually expands both our understanding of, and our questions about, the operation of the natural and man-made world, it is hardly surprising that science should show up with increasing frequency in our court-rooms. Science itself is sometimes at issue, for example, in proceedings on allegations of scientific misconduct or in disputes over the ownership or patentability of technologies. But more frequently, science enters in aid of resolving a case in which a complex question of causation is at issue. To establish or rebut causation, each …

The Scientific Basis Of Causality In Toxic Tort Cases, Andrew A. Marino, Lawrence E. Marino

University of Dayton Law Review

No abstract provided.

Biodiversity Conservation And The Ever-Expanding Web Of Federal Laws Regulating Nonfederal Lands: Time For Something Completely Different, J.B. Ruhl

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

This article offers an early examination of the law and governance of biodiversity (circa 1995) through the lenses of the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and Coastal Zone Management. It suggests that true multi-scalar, cooperative federalism will be needed to manage complex ecological resources for biodiversity conservation. A suggested model employing regional biodiversity management approaches is outlined.

Combatting The Exotic Species Invasion: The Role Of Tort Liability, Daniel P. Larsen

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

Introduction Present-day island and continental ecosystems began evolving millions of years before the human species appeared. These ecosystems became distinct as they developed in isolation from one another, due to natural barriers between them. Within the last 150 years, however, technology has enabled humanity to easily bridge continents and reach secluded islands. As a result, modern human vectors of transport are introducing exotic species 1 into ecosystems that have evolved autonomously for millions of years. Often, these non-native, immigrant species impact wildlife and ecosystem interactions so severely that they may be thought of as deadly "pollutants." Traditionally, environmental laws have …

Title Ix: What Is Gender Equity, George A. Davidson

Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - )

No abstract provided.

Gender, Crime, And The Criminal Law Defenses, Deborah W. Denno

Faculty Scholarship

This Article attempts to explain some of the disparity in criminality between males and females by analyzing the results of the “Biosocial Study,” one of this country's largest longitudinal studies of biological, psychological, and sociological predictors of crime. Section II analyzes the literature and research on gender differences in crime. Section III describes the Biosocial Study and its results, noting the gender differences in the prevalence and prediction of crime and the inability of any one factor to be a strong predictor of crime. Section IV considers whether gender differences warrant disparate types of punishment or treatment within the criminal …

Emf Regulaton: Is Congress Riding The Wave Of Paranoia?, Barbara Ann Aurecchione

Seton Hall Journal of Legislation and Public Policy

No abstract provided.

Southwest Diversified, Inc. V. City Of Brisbane: New Opportunities For Municipalities To Avoid Referendum In Land Use Decisions, Cindy Y. Dobler

San Diego Law Review

In Southwest Diversified, Inc. v. City of Brisbane, the California Court if Appeal held that a city ordinance which changed the zoning of originally designated wildlife habitat to another location within the proposed development was an administrative act and therefore not subject to referendum. Although local citizens groups had collected the requisite signatures to put the ordinance on the ballot for repeal by referendum, the appellate court upheld the lower court's decision ordering the city to desist from holding the election on the issue. The appellate court, narrowly focusing on the perceived intent and wording of a habitat conservation plan, …

Changing Demand For Water In The West, Kenneth D. Frederick

Moving the West's Water to New Uses: Winners and Losers (Summer Conference, June 6-8)

19 pages.

Contains references.

The Concept Of Ecological Law, O. S. Kolbasov

Connecticut Journal of International Law

Intensified anthropogenic effects have accompanied rapid social and economic development. Since in many instances such effects are adverse, human behavior which disturbs the environment must be regulated in accordance with ecological requirements based on an analysis of practice and a knowledge of the objective laws that determine the interaction between society and nature.

Law is one of the most effective instruments for managing human behavior and all countries extensively utilize it in this capacity. The ability of law to adapt ecological requirements and express them in the form of generally binding rules of conduct allows for the resolution of environmental …

Colorado’S Instream Flow Program: Protecting Free-Flowing Streams In A Water Consumptive State, Steven J. Shupe

Instream Flow Protection in the Western United States: A Practical Symposium (March 31-April 1)

30 pages.

Contains footnotes.

Stay The Hand: New Directions For The Endangered Species Act, Thomas France, Jack Tuholske

Public Land & Resources Law Review

No abstract provided.

Ixtoc I: Case Study Of A Major Oil Spill, Peter G. Myer

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

The most disastrous oil spill the western hemisphere has ever witnessed occurred during the 10 months between June 1979 and March 1980, when the experimental well IXTOC I blew out off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The disaster's effects on South Texas virtually destroyed a year's earnings for the region's tourism industry and cut into the profits of many commercial fishermen. The activities at the well that caused the blowout and subsequent spill, the effects of the oil on Texas' Gulf Coast, and the legal attempts to recover against losses suffered as a result of the spill will be …

The Juridical Status Of The Fetus: A Proposal For Legal Protection Of The Unborn, Patricia A. King

Michigan Law Review

What claims to protection can be asserted by a human fetus? That question, familiar to philosophy and religion, has long haunted law as well. While the philosophical and theological issues remain unresolved, and are perhaps unresolvable, I believe that we can no longer avoid some resolution of the legal status of the fetus. The potential benefits of fetal research, the ability to fertilize the human ovum in a laboratory dish, and the increasing awareness that a mother's activities during pregnancy may affect the health of her offspring create pressing policy issues that raise possible conflicts among fetuses, mothers, and researchers. …

The Review Of The College Of Law Alumni Association, Winter 1978, University Of Kentucky College Of Law

Annual Magazines

No abstract provided.

Books Received

Hofstra Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Conservation And Fishery Science Under The Fishery Conservation And Management Act Of 1976, Dayton L. Alverson

Washington Law Review

The enactment of the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976, which extends United States jurisdiction over fishery resources seaward to 200 nautical miles, constitutes a radical departure from the legal and philosophical foundations of past United States fishery management. The Act incorporates major changes in the distribution of authority to manage fishery resources seaward of the territorial sea and broadens the goals of management to accommodate socioeconomic objectives. Furthermore, it explicitly mandates employment of the best scientific information available in the development of fishery management plans and seeks to establish a comprehensive program of fisheries research to carry out …

132nd University Of Notre Dame Commencement And Mass Program, University Of Notre Dame

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132nd University of Notre Dame Commencement and Mass Program

Due Process And Pollution: The Right To A Remedy, Ferdinand F. Fernandez

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

California's Tideland Trust: Shoring It Up, Peter C. Davis

UC Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Selected Bibliography Of Soviet Criminology, Peter H. Jr. Solomon

Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology

No abstract provided.

The Theory And Practice Of International Fishery Development-Management, Wilber M. Chapman

San Diego Law Review

The Article takes a glance international organizations and treatises concerning the Law of the Sea. An evaluation of these mechanisms is given and recommendations as to whether they need strengthening in the United Nations.