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The President As Client And The Ethics Of The President’S Lawyers, Nelson Lund

Law and Contemporary Problems

The ethics and control of politically appointed lawyers are discussed.

Economic Incentives And Legal Tools For Private Sector Conservation, Ian Bowles, David Downes, Dana Clark, Marianne Guerin-Mcmanus

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

The Seven Degrees Of Relevance: Why Should Real-World Environmental Attorneys Care Now About Sustainable Development Policy?, J. B. Ruhl

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

The U.S. Committment To Agenda 21: Chapter 11: Combating Deforestation – The Ecosystem Management Approach, Susan Bucknum

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

No abstract provided.

An Hiv Advocate’S View Of Family Court: Lessons From A Broken System, Lauren Shapiro

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

The Case Against Mandatory Hiv Testing Of Pregnant Women: The Legal And Public Policy Implications, Evans Mcmillion

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Sound, Basic Education: North Carolina Adopts An Adequacy Standard In Leandro V. State, William Kent Packard

North Carolina Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Seven Degrees Of Relevance: Why Should Real-World Environmental Attorneys Care Now About Sustainable Development Policy?, J.B. Ruhl

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

This article explores the evolution of the concept of "sustainable development" through what I suggest are the "seven degrees" of relevance of legal conceptualizations: (1) translation of concept into norm; (2) uncontestability of the norm; (3) intolerance of violation of the norm; (4) demand for fulfillment of the norm; (5) translation of the norm as policy goal; (6) policy consequences based on the norm; (7) translation into hard law to apply. I suggest that, at the time of the writing (1998), sustainable development was stuck on level five.

Sexually Dangerous Predators And Post-Prison Commitment Laws, Saul J. Faerstein

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Destruction Of The Brazilian Amazon: An International Problem, Jacqueline Klosek

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The destruction of the Brazilian Amazon is a global environmental crisis necessitating international cooperation and responsibility, particularly from developed nations, due to its far-reaching consequences for biodiversity, climate change, and human rights. The note argues that while Brazil bears primary responsibility, the international community, especially developed countries, must assist in addressing the issue due to their historical and ongoing contributions to the problem.

Writing Rules Does Not Right Wrongs, Odeana R. Neal

All Faculty Scholarship

I believe the work that lawyers, legal academics, and judges do is important. Our work allows us to devise legal theories, develop litigation strategies and determine outcomes that can make a tremendous difference in people's lives. As a result, I applaud the insight and creativity of Judge Beck and Professors Glennon and Goldfarb. Their work demonstrates how law can be used to protect gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, their relationships and their families.

Indian Lands As Critical Habitat For Indian Nations And Endangered Species: Tribal Survival And Sovereignty Come First, Sandra B. Zellmer

Faculty Law Review Articles

No abstract provided.

Sibling Relationship Should Not Be Denied By Formalistic Judges, Susan Solle

University of Dayton Law Review

Scruggs v. Saterfiel, 693 So. 2d 294 (Miss. 1997).

A Primer On Federal Onshore Leasing, Raymond B. Roush

Annual Institute on Mineral Law

No abstract provided.

Trends. A Strategic Defense Initiative Against Biological Warfare: Sense? Nonsense? Mal Vu, Mal Dit?, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

The author discusses the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) that was initiated by United States (US) President Ronald Reagan during his first term.

Biological Warfare As Psychological Warfare, Ibpp Editor

International Bulletin of Political Psychology

This article describes the psychological benefits of an offensive biological warfare program

Resolving International Environmental Disputes In The 1990s And Beyond, Ben Boer, Beatriz Bugeda, Edith Brown Weiss, Pilippe Sands

University of Richmond Law Review Symposium

"The Implementation of International Environmental Law in the Asia Pacific Region" lecture given by Ben Boer, Professor of Environmental Law at the University of Sydney, Australia and Director of the Australian Centre for Environmental Law.

"Dispute Resolution Under NAFTA's Environmental Side Agreement" lecture given by Beatriz Bugeda, Professor of Law at the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City.

"Ensuring Compliance with International Environmental Agreements" lecture given by Edith Brown Weiss, Professor of Law at Georgetown University.

"Resolution of International Environmental Disputes: Litigation and its Alternatives" lecture given by Philippe Sands, Reader in International Law at the University of London.

The Rationale For Negligible Risk Exemptions In The Telecommunications Act Of 1996: Cellular Phone And Personal Communication System Transmitters, Gregg H. Claycamp

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Dr. Claycamp explains the adequacy of current legislation and regulation.

The Value Of Preventing Cryptosporidium Contamination, Patricia Kocagil, Nadia Demarteau, Ann Fisher, James S. Shortle

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The authors evaluate the need for preventing illnesses and fatalities caused by Cryptospiridium contamination of water supplies based on the impacts of recent and likely future outbreaks.

Playing The Loving Card: Same-Sex Marriage And The Politics Of Analogy, David Orgon Coolidge

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.

From Loving To Romer: Homosexual Marriage And Moral Discernment, Richard F. Duncan

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.

Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials: Human Health & Regulation, Jason Aamodt

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Planetary Survey Of Feminist Jurisprudence: If Men Are From Mars And Women Are From Venus, Where Do Lawyers Come From, Sam Joyner

Tulsa Law Review

No abstract provided.

Legal Images Of Motherhood: Conflicting Definitions From Welfare Reform Family And Criminal Law , Jane C. Murphy

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Liberty And Marriage - Baehr And Beyond: Due Process In 1998, Lynn Marie Kohm

Brigham Young University Journal of Public Law

No abstract provided.

Constitutionalism And Post-Communist Polish Politics, Mark F. Brzezinski

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Blood Ties: A Rationale For Child Visitation By Legal Strangers, John Dewitt Gregory

Washington and Lee Law Review

No abstract provided.

On The Practical Meaning Of Secularism, John M. Finnis

Journal Articles

The secularism I consider in this Article is a public reality, the secularism which shapes public debate, deliberation, dispositions, and action, and dominates our education and culture. I shall be considering the ideas, not the people; and people are often less consistent, and better, than their theories. There is no profit in estimating whether secularism's dominance now is greater than in Plato's Athens or lesser than in Stalin's Leningrad. There is certainly a rich field for historical investigation of the particular and often peculiar forms taken by western secularism under the influence of the faith it supplants. But I shall …

Faith And The Attorney-Client Relationship: Muslim Perspective, Azizah Y. Al-Hibri

Law Faculty Publications

Three significant factors have converged to contribute significantly to the state of spiritual impoverishment, fragmentation, and work-place alienation experienced by professional people of faith in this country. They are: the emergence of material secularism as the dominant ideology, the uncritical acceptance of technological reductionism, and the over-broad interpretation of the public/private distinction. I shall discuss these factors from a spiritual perspective generally, and an Islamic one specifically. I shall also present an Islamic point of view on of the attorney-client relationship, critique Professor Allegretti's proposal, and mention some of the problems that lawyers of faith must consider in their daily …

Deliberative Democracy, Overlapping Consensus, And Same-Sex Marriage, Linda C. Mcclain

Faculty Scholarship

A pressing concern in political and constitutional theory is how to construct a model of justification in law and politics that offers methods for securing agreement and social cooperation in the face of moral pluralism. A common goal of this work is to elaborate the requirements of deliberative democracy, that is, a model of democratic self-government that "asks citizens and officials to justify public policy by giving reasons that can be accepted by those who are bound by it."' Two fundamental questions are: (1) are there any limits to the grounds to which citizens may appeal or the reasons that …