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Conference Program -- Association For The Study Of Law, Culture, & The Humanities 14th Annual Conference, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas -- William S. Boyd School Of Law

Association for the Study of Law, Culture, & the Humanities 14th Annual Conference

The UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law hosted the Association for the Study of Law, Culture & the Humanities 14th Annual Conference from March 11-12, 2011. The Association brings together more than 275 interdisciplinary scholars from around the world each year to discuss law and legal issues from a broad perspective. Scholars attended the meeting at UNLV from Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Sweden. The theme of the conference, drawing on the work of Nan Seuffert of the University of Waikato, was "Boundaries and Enemies."

The Association for the Study of Law, Culture and the Humanities …

Virginia V. Sebelius - American Hospital Association Amicus Brief, American Hospital Association

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Litigation

No abstract provided.

Virginia V. Sebelius - National Women's Law Center Amicus Brief, National Women's Law Center

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Litigation

No abstract provided.

Virginia V. Sebelius - American Nurses Association Amicus Brief, American Nurses Association

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Litigation

No abstract provided.

Liberty University V. Geithner - Appelants' Reply Brief, Liberty University

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Litigation

No abstract provided.

Implementation Of Title Vii Of The Wall Street Reform And Consumer Protection Act. Hearing Before The United States Senate, Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition And Forestry - 112th Cong., 1st Sess., Michael Greenberger

Congressional Testimony

The Relationship of Unregulated OTC Derivatives to the Meltdown. It is now accepted wisdom that it was the non-transparent, poorly capitalized, and almost wholly unregulated over-the-counter (―OTC‖) derivatives market that lit the fuse that exploded the highly vulnerable worldwide economy in the fall of 2008. Because tens of trillions of dollars of these financial products were pegged to the economic performance of an overheated and highly inflated housing market, the sudden collapse of that market triggered under-capitalized or non-capitalized OTC derivative guarantees of the subprime housing investments. Moreover, the many undercapitalized insurers of that collapsing market had other multi-trillion …

Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriage And Public Schools: Implications, Challenges, And Opportunities, Allison Fetter-Harrott

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Same-Sex Marriage And The Public School Curriculum: Can Parents Opt Their Children Out Of Curricular Discussions About Sexual Orientation And Same-Sex Marriage?, Kevin Rogers, Richard Fossey

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Dodd-Frank On End-Users Hedging Commercial Risk In Over-The-Country Derivatives Markets, Laurin C. Ariail

North Carolina Banking Institute

No abstract provided.

Economic And Social Rights: The Role Of Courts In China, Randall Peerenboom

San Diego International Law Journal

This Article considers what the role of the courts could and should be in implementing ESR in China. Part II surveys recent global developments giving greater bite to economic and social rights, as well as some of the main controversies, debates, and approaches to promoting, protecting, and fulfilling ESR, with particular attention to the role of the courts. Part III provides a general introduction to the social, legal, political, and economic context in China, and contrasts the situation in China with South Africa?one of the global leaders in judicial implementation of ESR. The overall environment in China is, if not …

Abortion, Dignity And A Capabilities Approach, Rosalind Dixon, Martha Craven Nussbaum

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

No abstract provided.

U.S. V. Warshak: Will Fourth Amendment Protection Be Delivered To Your Inbox, Casey Perry

North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology

No abstract provided.

Substantially Burdened, Substantially In Conflict, Or Substantially Unneeded? A Discussion Of Abdulhaseeb V. Calbone, D. Evan Pack

BYU Law Review

No abstract provided.

Is The Breast Best For Business?: The Implications Of The Breastfeeding Promotion Act, Brit Mohler

William & Mary Business Law Review

In June of 2009, the 111th Congress was asked again to consider the Breastfeeding Promotion Act. During that year, for the first time in history, the Senate also took up consideration of the issue, and the President of the United States signed into legislation a portion of the Act as included in a healthcare bill. The Breastfeeding Promotion Act is meant to protect a woman’s right to breastfeed in the workplace. The Act accomplishes this goal by: amending the Civil Rights Act to ensure that breastfeeding will be considered a protected act in the workplace, amending the Fair Labor Standards …

The United Nations And Women - A Critique, Elizabeth F. Defeis

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

No abstract provided.

Deconstructing Cedaw's Article 14: Naming And Explaining Rural Difference, Lisa R. Pruitt

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

No abstract provided.

Iqbal "Plausibility" In Pharmaceutical And Medical Device Litigation, William M. Janssen

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

We Live In A Country Of Unhcr: The Un Surrogate State And Refugee Policy In The Middle East, Michael Kagan

Scholarly Works

Many gaps in the protection of refugees can be connected to a de facto transfer of responsibility for managing refugee policy from sovereign states to United Nations agencies. This phenomenon can be seen in dozens of countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, where the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) or the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) manage refugee camps, register newly arrived asylum-seekers, carry out refugee status determination, and administer education, health, livelihood and other social welfare programs.

In carrying out these functions, the UN acts to a great …

Food Taxes: A Palatable Solution To The Obesity Epidemic?, Adriana Badilas

Global Business & Development Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Fanm Ayisyen Pap Kase: Respecting The Right To Health Of Haitian Women And Girls, Lisa Davis, Blaine Bookey

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Barack Obama And The Public Interest Law Movement: A Preliminary Assessment, Frank Deale, Rita Cant

Publications and Research

No abstract provided.

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 2011

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Nyc Budget Cuts: A Counter-Productive Method To Effective Government-Nonprofit Contracting Relationships?, Anna-Kay Sinclair

Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship

This study examines the relationship between New York City budget cuts and the expenditure of human service nonprofits specifically involved in the government contracting relationship. With a focus on the Department for the Aging (DFTA), I examine nonprofits that provide a variety of services to the aging population on behalf of the DFTA. Correlations and regressions are presented examining the relationship between DFTA budget and nonprofit spending. The results of my analysis do not indicate a positive relationship between these two variables.

From The Big Apple To Big Ben: An Insight Into Menu Labeling, Liza M. Escapa Lima

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Imagine looking around and recognizing that you are much heavier than your fellow peers.

Martek Biosciences Corp. V. Nutrinova, Inc.: Flipping The Lexiographer Rule On Its Head, Ngai Zhang

Proxy

No abstract provided.

Dietary Supplementary Regulation: A Comparative Study, Sara Atherton Mason

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

A Prediction Market For Climate Outcomes, Shi-Ling Hsu

Scholarly Publications

This Article proposes a way of introducing some organization and tractability in climate science, generating more widely credible evaluations of climate science, and imposing some discipline on the processing and interpretation of climate information. I propose a two-part policy instrument consisting of (1) a carbon tax that is indexed to a “basket” of climate outcomes, and (2) a cap-and-trade system of emissions permits that can be redeemed in the future in lieu of paying the carbon tax. The amount of the carbon tax in this proposal (per ton of CO2) would be set each year on the basis of some …

Her Choice, Her Problem: How Having A Choice Can Diminish Family Solidarity, Richard Stith

Law Faculty Publications

This Article explores a little-noticed dimension of abortion and assisted suicide (or voluntary euthanasia): how choosing to reject those options can have a negative impact on the legally authorized choosers. Women who refuse abortion may be blamed for their choice by boyfriends, neighbors, employers, and others. Similarly, infirm or dying persons may find family and other caregivers upset by their refusal to agree to assisted suicide when voluntary death seems the sensible option. Finally, the author questions whether a life chosen as an option can ever have the dignity of a life simply accepted, i.e., whether the child a mother …

Buyer Beware: An Exploration Of Health Risks And Legal Policies In Favor Of A Labeling Requirement For Genetically Modified Organisms, Rebecca Jesada

The Appendix, Journal of Health Care Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Improving Health Care Outcomes Through Personalized Comparisons Of Treatment Effectiveness Based On Electronic Health Records, Sharona Hoffman, Andy Podgurski

Faculty Publications

Comparative effectiveness research (CER) is one of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s significant initiatives that aims to improve treatment outcomes and lower health care costs. This Article takes CER a step further and suggests a novel clinical application for it. The Article proposes the development of a national framework to enable physicians to rapidly perform, through a computerized service, medically sound personalized comparisons of the effectiveness of possible treatments for patients’ conditions. A treatment comparison for a given patient would be based on data from electronic health records of a cohort of clinically similar patients who received the …