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Beyond The Individual: Exploring Structural Explanations Of Homelessness Through Thematic Analysis Of Extant Research, Madison R. Mcclain Apr 2026

Beyond The Individual: Exploring Structural Explanations Of Homelessness Through Thematic Analysis Of Extant Research, Madison R. Mcclain

Senior Theses

This thesis examines how homelessness is defined, explained, and addressed within contemporary U.S. research using Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Intersectionality as guiding frameworks. Through a qualitative, deductive thematic analysis of 16 peer-reviewed articles, this study identifies six key themes related to structural causation, policy governance, measurement practices, racial inequality, dominant narratives, and intersecting systems of disadvantage. Findings reveal that while structural explanations of homelessness are widely acknowledged, they are inconsistently defined and often insufficiently theorized. Institutional systems primarily function to manage rather than resolve homelessness, while measurement practices and definitions actively shape who is recognized and prioritized. Additionally, structural …


Virtual Reality Training Assists With Police De-Escalation, Brad Kneller Apr 2026

Virtual Reality Training Assists With Police De-Escalation, Brad Kneller

Center for Cybersecurity

Title: Virtual Reality Training Assists with Police De-escalationAuthor: Brad Kneller, Department of Criminal Justice, Kean UniversityAbstract:Objective/Overview: Everyday police officers encounter high-stakes situations that require split-second decisions, where outcomes can be life or death. In many cases, de-escalation techniques could replace or reduce the need for force, potentially leading to safer resolutions for both officers and civilians. To support officers in developing these skills, universities, police departments, and community agencies are exploring innovative training methods, such as the use of virtual reality (VR). VR enables officers and trainees to engage in realistic, immersive scenarios that traditional classroom or role-play settings cannot …


Bridging Theory And Practice: A Criminal Justice Course Collection, Penny Geyer Apr 2026

Bridging Theory And Practice: A Criminal Justice Course Collection, Penny Geyer

Open Educational Resources

Dr. Penny Geyer compiled a full reading list, course calendar, set of weekly discussion questions, in-class experiential exercises, a death penalty case-study module, and a final paper assignment into a single, organized course packet that can be easily accessed, revised and remixed by other instructors teaching theory-to-practice criminal justice courses.


Constructive Falsity, Legal Truth, And The Public Interest In Not Reporting On Expunged Records, Itay Ravid Apr 2026

Constructive Falsity, Legal Truth, And The Public Interest In Not Reporting On Expunged Records, Itay Ravid

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


Against A Medical Exception To Equal Protection, Govind Persad Apr 2026

Against A Medical Exception To Equal Protection, Govind Persad

Washington and Lee Law Review

Government regulations of medicine sometimes treat patients differently based on their race or sex. Does heightened scrutiny apply to such regulations—as is usual when law treats someone differently based on a protected characteristic? Or is there a medical exception to equal protection?

Recently, in United States v. Skrmetti, the Supreme Court upheld a law that restricted access to medical treatments for transgender minors. Though its holding did not rely on medical exceptionalism, its discussion reinvigorated interest in a “medical exception” to equal protection: that medical decisions are exempt from the searching review applied when governmental decisions consider protected characteristics.

For …


Augmented Advocacy: Ethical Constraints And Regulatory Gaps In Ai-Driven Legal Practice, Molly M. Rowlands Apr 2026

Augmented Advocacy: Ethical Constraints And Regulatory Gaps In Ai-Driven Legal Practice, Molly M. Rowlands

West Virginia Law Review

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (“AI”) and particularly generative AI (“Gen AI”) is reshaping the legal profession in unprecedented ways. AI-powered tools enhance efficiency, improve accuracy in legal analysis, and expand access to justice by automating research, contract review, litigation support, and predictive analytics. However, these benefits come with significant ethical, regulatory, and procedural challenges, including competency concerns and AI “hallucinations,” data confidentiality risks, algorithmic bias, and the environmental impact of AI-driven computing. This Note critically examines the evolving role of AI in legal practice and evaluates the inadequacies of existing regulatory frameworks—such as Rule 11 of the Federal …


Individualized Cannabis Reparations, Scott Bloomberg Apr 2026

Individualized Cannabis Reparations, Scott Bloomberg

Faculty Publications

This Article makes an argument that should be obvious. The best way for governments to right the wrongs of cannabis prohibition is to give money to people with cannabis offenses. Nonetheless, this straightforward reform has been consistently overlooked, dismissed, or minimized by policymakers and scholars alike, eschewed in favor of other social equity programs that do not right those wrongs nearly as effectively. Governments have indeed invested hundreds of millions of cannabis tax dollars in social equity licensing programs and community reinvestment initiatives. These programs-while often worthwhile-do not benefit the vast majority of people with past cannabis offenses. Governments should …


The Press, Privacy, Expungement, And Second Chances: Shifting The Paradigm, Brian M. Murray Apr 2026

The Press, Privacy, Expungement, And Second Chances: Shifting The Paradigm, Brian M. Murray

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.


Child Support Factory: Racist History, Harm, And Unconstitutionality Of The Child Support System's Contractual Operations, Daniel L. Hatcher Apr 2026

Child Support Factory: Racist History, Harm, And Unconstitutionality Of The Child Support System's Contractual Operations, Daniel L. Hatcher

All Faculty Scholarship

Within America’s justice institutions, the child support system has become a business. The intended mission of aid has been traded and abdicated through contractual deals to churn vulnerable families into factory-like revenue operations. Juvenile and family courts across the country have partnered through countless intertwined interagency contracts with human service agencies, prosecutors, attorneys general’s offices, probation departments, and policing offices—all aimed at generating revenue from impoverished children and parents rather than serving their best interests. The resulting child support factory is vast, harmful, unconstitutional, unethical, and grew from a racist history that devastated Black families, and still operates with starkly …


A Legal Transplant Failure In The Ai Age, Xuan-Thao Nguyen Apr 2026

A Legal Transplant Failure In The Ai Age, Xuan-Thao Nguyen

Articles

Thailand positions itself as the new AI-driven innovation hub in the Southeast Asia region as Big Tech companies invest billions in building new data centers to power the AI transformations in all sectors in Thailand. An integral part of Thailand’s new ambition is the legal transplant of personal data protection law from Europe. The transplant, however, is of form, not substance, as this Article illustrates the failure through in-depth analysis of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act and provides evidence of rampant violations and noncompliance by the largest ecommerce conglomerate and SMEs. This Article offers suggestions for Thailand to realign its …


Listening To Survivors: A Community Conversation, Jonathan Jackson Apr 2026

Listening To Survivors: A Community Conversation, Jonathan Jackson

Dignity: A Journal of Analysis of Exploitation and Violence

No abstract provided.


الوساطة الجزائية ودورها في إنهاء الدعوى الجزائية (دراسة مقارنة), فاطمة راشد السبوسي Apr 2026

الوساطة الجزائية ودورها في إنهاء الدعوى الجزائية (دراسة مقارنة), فاطمة راشد السبوسي

Theses

Criminal mediation, criminal proceedings, restorative justice, UAE Criminal Procedure Law, alternatives to criminal litigation

This thesis addresses the topic of criminal mediation as one of the modern mechanisms adopted by contemporary criminal legislation as an alternative to traditional criminal proceedings. The study focuses on the United Arab Emirates, where the Federal Decree-Law No. (38) of 2022 on Criminal Procedure codified criminal mediation, particularly in Articles 352 and following. This raises questions regarding the adequacy and appropriateness of the legal framework regulating this system.

The research problem lies in assessing the extent to which the UAE legal system effectively organizes criminal …


Giving Meaningful Effect To Victims’ Rights: The Canadian Victims Bill Of Rights As Quasi-Constitutional Legislation, Benjamin Perrin Apr 2026

Giving Meaningful Effect To Victims’ Rights: The Canadian Victims Bill Of Rights As Quasi-Constitutional Legislation, Benjamin Perrin

All Faculty Publications

This research paper is the first detailed examination of the quasi-constitutional status of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights ("CVBR") and the implications for its interpretation and application. It aims to provide a doctrinal account of this extraordinary legal recognition and to serve as a resource for scholars, judges, lawyers, and other justice system participants to ensure that the CVBR is interpreted and applied consistently with its aim of serving as a catalyst for transformative change to how the criminal justice system has historically treated victims.


Verdict Format On Trial: Experimental Tests Of The Criminal Law’S Orthodoxy, Avani Mehta Sood Apr 2026

Verdict Format On Trial: Experimental Tests Of The Criminal Law’S Orthodoxy, Avani Mehta Sood

Vanderbilt Law Review

For centuries, American criminal courts have overwhelmingly favored “general” verdicts over “special” verdicts, without giving the latter a fair trial. A general verdict requires criminal jurors to deliver only an ultimate judgment of “guilty” or “not guilty” on a charged offense. In contrast, a special verdict would require jurors to answer a sequence of questions about whether each legal element of the charged offense has been proven beyond a reasonable doubt before they deliver a final judgment. The criminal law’s conventional wisdom holds that special verdicts will disadvantage defendants by constraining jurors’ latitude to temper or nullify the law, thereby …


The Exoneration Of Archie Williams, Dominic R. Graves Mar 2026

The Exoneration Of Archie Williams, Dominic R. Graves

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

This poster covers the case of Archie Williams, a man incarcerated for a crime he did not commit. Multiple forensic science and criminalistic strategies were employed to exonerate Williams after years of incarcerations. Fingerprints and false identification were themes throughout the case. Much of the evidence was used in the trial but disregarded, only to be used to appeal the punishment. This poster highlights the case, the issues with repeat line-ups, and the accuracy of fingerprints. The poster also conveys alternative actions that could have prevented this unfortunate outcome. This is but one story of many others who have been …


Child Welfare Upholds Black Family Separation While Denying Essential Constitutional Protections, Samantha Nichol Mar 2026

Child Welfare Upholds Black Family Separation While Denying Essential Constitutional Protections, Samantha Nichol

UC Law Journal of Race and Economic Justice

This note examines the refusal to expand constitutional protections to include proceedings concerning child welfare. A system that largely mirrors and works in tandem with the criminal system, which enjoys robust constitutional safeguards. Important to the analysis of the rejection of these protections is an acknowledgement that child welfare, or welfare more broadly, is a system that upholds racial power structures and a tradition of family separation. Just as the overincarceration of Black people has been acknowledged by legal scholars to be a particular badge and incident of slavery, the child welfare system should also be critiqued as a system …


Athletic Participation And Youth Justice System Involvement, Dominic R. Graves, April Terry Mar 2026

Athletic Participation And Youth Justice System Involvement, Dominic R. Graves, April Terry

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Research supports the role of prosocial leisure activities in reducing justice system involvement. Athletic-based programs have mixed findings regarding reducing system involvement among youth. However, when implemented correctly, sports programs can greatly benefit youth by providing them with structured adult supervision and mentorship. This poster briefly introduces the social bond theory supporting the influence of athletics and highlights potential negative associations with athletic-based programs. This poster concludes with a review of current implementation and future guidance.


ทำไมในความรับผิดของปัญญาประดิษฐ์ถึงควรเปลี่ยนจากทฤษฎีความผิดเป็นทฤษฎีความรับผิดขององค์กร (Why Ai Liability Should Shift From Fault-Based Theory To Enterprise Liability), Laddawan Yaimanee Mar 2026

ทำไมในความรับผิดของปัญญาประดิษฐ์ถึงควรเปลี่ยนจากทฤษฎีความผิดเป็นทฤษฎีความรับผิดขององค์กร (Why Ai Liability Should Shift From Fault-Based Theory To Enterprise Liability), Laddawan Yaimanee

Chulalongkorn University Law Journal

ปัญญาประดิษฐ์เข้ามามีบทบาทต่อการดำเนินชีวิตของบุคคลอย่างมาก ทำให้เกิดปัญหาความรับผิดจากความบกพร่องของปัญญาประดิษฐ์ จากคุณสมบัติเฉพาะที่มีความซับซ้อนและความเป็นอิสระจากการควบคุมของมนุษย์ ทำให้การใช้ทฤษฎีความผิดที่มุ่งหาตัวผู้กระทำผิดมารับผิดชอบต่อความบกพร่องของปัญญาประดิษฐ์นั้นไม่เหมาะสมอีกต่อไป เนื่องจากทฤษฎีความผิดมุ่งหาผู้กระทำความผิดโดยเจตนาหรือประมาท โดยมุ่งเน้นที่ตัวบุคคลผู้กระทำผิด ทำให้ผู้เสียหายไม่ได้รับความเป็นธรรม ต้องพิสูจน์ต่อศาลว่ามีการกระทำผิดโดยเจตนาหรือประมาทเกิดขึ้น ทั้งที่โดยคุณสมบัติของปัญญาประดิษฐ์นั้นมีความซับซ้อนทางเทคโนโลยี ผู้เสียหายไม่อาจพิสูจน์ความผิดหรือความเกี่ยวข้องระหว่างเหตุและผลของการกระทำและการตัดสินใจของปัญญาประดิษฐ์ได้โดยง่าย ด้วยเหตุนี้จึงจำเป็นต้องนำทฤษฎีความรับผิดขององค์กรมาใช้ เพื่อให้ผู้ผลิตปัญญาประดิษฐ์รับผิดต่อความบกพร่องของปัญญาประดิษฐ์แม้ไม่มีความผิดเกิดขึ้นก็ตาม โดยเป็นการรับผิดในความบกพร่องชำรุดของปัญญาประดิษฐ์โดยตรง ทั้งนี้ผู้เสียหายจะมีภาระการพิสูจน์เพียงว่าปัญญาประดิษฐ์นั้นมีความชำรุดบกพร่องและก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายต่อผู้เสียหายเท่านั้น ซึ่งหลักทฤษฎีความรับผิดขององค์กรมุ่งเน้นที่การกระจายความเสี่ยงและการคิดต้นทุนการผลิตภายในองค์กร หลักการนี้จะทำให้ผู้ผลิตสามารถคำนวณต้นทุนความเสียหายได้ล่วงหน้าและสามารถกระจายความเสี่ยงไปยังผู้มีส่วนได้เสียหรือผู้บริโภคในตลาด ไม่จำต้องแบกรับภาระของต้นทุนสินค้าและความเสียหายแต่เพียงผู้เดียว ความรับผิดขององค์กรจึงเป็นความรับผิดเด็ดขาดของผู้ผลิต ซึ่งมีความเหมาะสมกับปัญญาประดิษฐ์มากกว่าการใช้ทฤษฎีความผิดแบบดั้งเดิม


The New Cja Form 24: Protecting Indigent Criminal Appellants’ Rights, Gabriel J. Chin, Hannah Bogen Mar 2026

The New Cja Form 24: Protecting Indigent Criminal Appellants’ Rights, Gabriel J. Chin, Hannah Bogen

UC Law Journal of Race and Economic Justice

This essay describes how the Judicial Conference of the United States elected to reform the provision of transcripts to indigent persons appealing criminal convictions in federal court. A conviction cannot be appealed without a transcript, but, by definition, indigent persons cannot afford to purchase them. A series of Supreme Court decisions held that indigent persons had to be provided transcripts without charge. However, the practical implementation of that right was blocked. In the federal system, appointed counsel had to request production of transcripts using Criminal Justice Act Form 24. That form required special permission for the court reporter to produce …


การปฏิรูปงานแก้ไขฟื้นฟูผู้กระทำผิด: การประเมินผลกระทบจากการแปรรูปรัฐวิสาหกิจแบบบางส่วนในงานคุมประพฤติของสหราชอาณาจักร (Transforming Rehabilitation: Evaluating The Impact Of Part-Privatisation In The Probation Services Of The United Kingdom), Suphat Phoophanichjaroenkul Mar 2026

การปฏิรูปงานแก้ไขฟื้นฟูผู้กระทำผิด: การประเมินผลกระทบจากการแปรรูปรัฐวิสาหกิจแบบบางส่วนในงานคุมประพฤติของสหราชอาณาจักร (Transforming Rehabilitation: Evaluating The Impact Of Part-Privatisation In The Probation Services Of The United Kingdom), Suphat Phoophanichjaroenkul

Chulalongkorn University Law Journal

บทความนี้วิเคราะห์ผลลัพธ์ของนโยบาย “Transforming Rehabilitation” ซึ่งเป็นการปฏิรูปโครงสร้างงานคุมประพฤติในสหราชอาณาจักรโดยให้ภาคเอกชนเข้ามามีส่วนร่วมในการดำเนินงาน ภายใต้ความประสงค์ในการลดอัตราการกระทำผิดซ้ำ เพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการปฏิบัติงาน และเสริมสร้างนวัตกรรมในการบริหารจัดการผู้กระทำผิด การปฏิรูปนี้ได้มอบหมายหน้าที่โดยให้บริษัทเอกชนที่เป็นผู้รับผิดชอบในการดูแลผู้กระทำผิดที่มีความเสี่ยงต่ำถึงปานกลางผ่านวิสาหกิจเพื่อการแก้ไขฟื้นฟูผู้กระทำผิดในชุมชน (Community Rehabilitation Companies) ในขณะที่หน่วยงานคุมประพฤติแห่งชาติ (National Probation Service) ยังคงรับผิดชอบผู้กระทำผิดที่มีความเสี่ยงสูง การประยุกต์ใช้เครื่องมือทางการเงิน เช่น “ค่าตอบแทนตามการให้บริการ” และ “การจ่ายเงินตามผลลัพธ์” ถูกนำมาใช้เพื่อดึงดูดการลงทุนจากภาคเอกชนและคาดหวังว่าจะเกิดนวัตกรรมด้านเทคโนโลยี จากการศึกษาพบว่าผลการดำเนินงานตามแผนปฏิรูปไม่เป็นไปตามเป้าหมายที่กำหนด ผู้ให้บริการเอกชนไม่สามารถจัดทำบริการเพื่อสนับสนุนการกลับคืนสู่สังคมได้อย่างเพียงพอ ส่งผลให้ผู้กระทำผิดที่ได้รับการแก้ไขฟื้นฟูไม่ได้รับความช่วยเหลือ การให้บริการงานคุมประพฤติขาดความคิดริเริ่มใหม่ และมาตรฐานงานและคุณภาพลดลง ซึ่งสาเหตุหลักเกิดจากการขาดการทดลองนำร่องที่เพียงพอก่อนการขยายผล รวมถึงข้อบกพร่องในกระบวนการประเมินความเสี่ยง ปัญหาทางการเงินทำให้วิสาหกิจเพื่อการแก้ไขฟื้นฟูผู้กระทำผิดในชุมชนหลายแห่งล้มละลาย ผลกระทบต่อเสถียรภาพของงานคุมประพฤติและความเชื่อมั่นของประชาชนที่ลดลง จนกลายเป็นปัจจัยให้แนวคิดการลงโทษได้รับความนิยม ขณะที่แนวทางการแก้ไขฟื้นฟูผู้กระทำผิดในชุมชนถูกลดบทบาทลง บทความเสนอแนวทางแก้ไขที่สำคัญ ได้แก่ การจำกัดบทบาทของภาคเอกชนให้เป็นเพียงผู้สนับสนุนงานคุมประพฤติ เสริมสร้างความแข็งแกร่งให้กับหน่วยงานคุมประพฤติแห่งชาติในฐานะผู้ให้บริการในการจัดทำงานคุมประพฤติ และการออกแบบเครื่องมือทางการเงินใหม่ที่สร้างแรงจูงใจและส่งเสริมการมีส่วนร่วมของภาคีเครือข่ายและภาคประชาชน นอกจากนี้ บทความยังเสนอแนะให้มีการนำร่องอย่างเป็นระบบเพื่อให้สามารถประเมินความเสี่ยงได้อย่างแม่นยำ และสร้างกลไกการกำกับดูแลที่มีประสิทธิภาพ เพื่อรักษาคุณภาพบริการและสร้างความเชื่อมั่นต่องานคุมประพฤติอย่างยั่งยืน


Police And Ai: When Abundantly Helpful Becomes Intrinsically Harmful, Landon Brickey Mar 2026

Police And Ai: When Abundantly Helpful Becomes Intrinsically Harmful, Landon Brickey

Brooklyn Law Review

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly crept into nearly all aspects of life, including in government, the criminal justice system, and policing. While Supreme Court Due Process jurisprudence has outlined certain boundaries for police interrogations, much police conduct is left for the states to regulate. Such regulation is sporadic and less restrictive than the public might assume, especially in the realm of police deception. Across jurisdictions, courts allow police to deceptively inform suspects that a witness identified the suspect of the perpetrator of a crime. That the suspect’s finger prints, DNA, or shoe prints were found at the scene of the …


Dangerous Or Neglected, Amanda Landaverde Mar 2026

Dangerous Or Neglected, Amanda Landaverde

Nebraska Journal on Advancing Justice

No abstract provided.


Fighting Drug Addiction In The Aftermath Of The War On Drugs: Rehabilitative Or Promoting Reoffending?, Haylee Beamer Mar 2026

Fighting Drug Addiction In The Aftermath Of The War On Drugs: Rehabilitative Or Promoting Reoffending?, Haylee Beamer

Criminal Law Society Blog

This Article examines the evolution of drug control policy in the United States, arguing that although modern strategies target both supply and demand reduction mechanisms, they remain fragmented and insufficiently focused on rehabilitation. It traces the historical development of the War on Drugs and its lasting emphasis on punitive enforcement, highlighting the continued reliance on drug task forces and confidential informants. While contemporary reforms such as drug courts and prosecutorial diversion programs demonstrate measurable success in reducing recidivism and promoting recovery, their impact is undermined by inconsistent integration across the criminal justice system. This Article contends that a more cohesive, …


Victimization Pathways Among Homeless Youth: How Trauma, Survival Strategies, And System Failures Intersect, Makynna S. Deland Mar 2026

Victimization Pathways Among Homeless Youth: How Trauma, Survival Strategies, And System Failures Intersect, Makynna S. Deland

SACAD: Scholarly Activities

Homeless youth often carry deep layers of trauma, and those experiences shape how they cope and survive. Many of the behaviors we see are responses to early harm, leaving young people more vulnerable to exploitation and further system involvement. Without safety, support, or stable adults, they face heightened risks of violence, property victimization, and survival sex.


Law School News: Isiah Dipina L'27: From Personal Experience To Policy Change 3-26-2026, Jane Govednik Mar 2026

Law School News: Isiah Dipina L'27: From Personal Experience To Policy Change 3-26-2026, Jane Govednik

Life of the Law School (1993- )

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Law Enforcement Response To Mental Health Crises In Oklahoma: The Case For Co-Response, Forrest Kinney Mar 2026

Law Enforcement Response To Mental Health Crises In Oklahoma: The Case For Co-Response, Forrest Kinney

Tulsa Law Review

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Ndls Communicator: Week Of 03.23.26, Notre Dame Law School Mar 2026

Ndls Communicator: Week Of 03.23.26, Notre Dame Law School

NDLS Communicator

The Latest News

  • Notre Dame Law School to Host Second Annual Death Penalty Abolition Week, March 23-27, 2026

Student News

  • Jessup International Law Moot Court Team
  • Moot Court Board
  • Matthew Krauter
  • Oliver To, Liam Deschamps, & Clara McCormick
  • Black Law Students Association

Faculty Briefs

  • Patrick Corrigan & Bobby Reddy
  • Sherif Girgis
  • Rick Garnett
  • Jimmy Gurulé
  • Mary Ellen O'Connell
  • Brendan Wilson & Brett Cavanaugh
  • David McIlroy

ND Law in the News

  • The Eviction Clinic was featured by WSBT

Events

  • Law & Economics Workshop - Patrick Corrigan, Is Confidential Supervisory Information Material to Investors? Evaluating the Conflict between Banking and Securities Law …


Beyond The Loop: Accountability And The Legal Abyss Of Autonomous Weapon Systems, Ahmad Khalil, Anandha Krishna Raj S Mar 2026

Beyond The Loop: Accountability And The Legal Abyss Of Autonomous Weapon Systems, Ahmad Khalil, Anandha Krishna Raj S

Indonesian Journal of International Law

The emergence of autonomous weapon systems (AWS) poses unprecedented challenges to international humanitarian law (IHL), particularly in relation to criminal responsibility. This article critically examines the existing legal vacuum concerning accountability for violations committed by AWS in the context of armed conflict. By analyzing the fluid and evolving nature of military autonomy and the consequences of removing human oversight from lethal decision-making processes, the article undertakes an in-depth assessment of international criminal law (ICL) mechanisms, including direct and command responsibility. It demonstrates the inadequacy of established legal doctrines to attribute criminal liability to designers, programmers, operators, or commanders when AWS …


The Brave New World Of Judicial Elections, Charles Gardner Geyh Mar 2026

The Brave New World Of Judicial Elections, Charles Gardner Geyh

Kentucky Law Journal

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A Prosecutor’S Ethical Duty To Divert, Jordan Stevenson Mar 2026

A Prosecutor’S Ethical Duty To Divert, Jordan Stevenson

Legal Writing Competition Winners

In an American courtroom, litigants are divided across an aisle, a gavel grants or divests rights, and a community takes sides. This creates a narrative of duality in the justice system, which many believe is vital to the adversarial legal system. A criminal trial is seen as perpetrator versus victim, but the legal posture is actually government versus individual. In fact, a prosecuting attorney has ethical obligations not just to victims, witnesses, and the broader community, but to defendants as well, in part due to their tremendous discretion to bring or dismiss criminal charges. A prosecutor’s power is far too …