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Pedagogies In The Meantime: Reflections On Adr And Restorative Justice In U.S. And Canadian Legal Education, Amy J. Cohen, Daniel Del Gobbo

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Like Holding Up A Mirror: How I Learned To Teach Restorative Justice, Susan Abraham

Journal of Legal Education

No abstract provided.

Towards A Critical Legal Tech Education: A Decolonial Approach, Diego H. Alcalá Laboy

Seattle University Law Review Online

The intersection of law, technology, and decolonial theory offers a critical framework for exposing and challenging power asymmetries embedded in both legal and technological systems. Drawing from his experience as a criminal defense attorney and legal academic, Diego H. Alcalá Laboy critiques how surveillance technologies, often framed as tools for justice, disproportionately harm marginalized communities. Grounded in Latin American decolonial theory, particularly the modernity/coloniality/decoloniality triad and the concept of pluriversality, he argues for reimagining legal scholarship and pedagogy to disrupt Eurocentric and universalist assumptions. Using a colonizer/colonized framework, he advocates for bottom-up knowledge creation that centers the voices of those …

The Impact Of The Chevron Ruling On Medicare, Sana Sherali

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

The Supreme Court’s historic decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine in June 2024 received national attention due to its implications for how much power agencies will hold in the years to come. The Chevron doctrine originally comes from the Supreme Court’s 1984 decision in Chevron, U.S.A., Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council.Chevron addressed the requirements imposed on states by The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977. This decision set the precedent that if federal legislation is unclear or leaves an administrative gap, courts have to follow the regulatory agency’s interpretation of the law, as long as the interpretation is …

Heterogeneity In Hospital Consolidation, Christina Depasquale

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

This paper examines the heterogeneity between two types of hospital consolidations—mergers and system-joinings. I examine changes in admissions, employment outcomes, beds in different medical units, surgeries, costs, case mix, and discharges. I find that hospital mergers and system-joiners are fundamentally different among almost all outcomes examined. Additionally, I extend my analysis by examining those hospitals that, at the time of consolidation, are closer to either their fellow merging hospital or a fellow system-member hospital. I find no meaningful correlation between distance and outcomes.

The Opioid Crisis: How The United States And Countries Abroad Are Making Strides, Maura Mcginnity

DePaul Journal of Health Care Law

The opioid epidemic has been an ongoing problem in the United States since the 1980s. The United States has had a very negative attitude towards individuals suffering from addiction. This attitude is clearly shown through the United States’ handling of the opioid crisis. Hundreds of thousands of individuals have died due to opioids. In the forty years since this epidemic became prevalent, the United States has still failed to implement a country-wide solution to combat the crisis. Certain states, like New York and Illinois, have made strides toward helping individuals suffering from opioid use disorder, but nationally, the country is …

Senator Fulbright Had A Vision. His Successors Must See It Through., Christie S. Warren

Popular Media

No abstract provided.

Egyptian Public Economic Policies Between The Supreme Constitutional Court And The State, Dina Sherif Abdelrahman

Theses and Dissertations

To fully understand the present, it is useful to trace the past. The relationship between the rule of law and economic development has been a significant topic in the literature. In the 1960s, it was believed that economic development required regulated markets in which the state played an active role. However, when it became evident that the state's involvement in the economy yielded few of the promised benefits, economic neoliberalism emerged. This involved the state withdrawing from the economy and allowing the market to take the lead. Still, the state must govern the institutional conditions necessary for the markets. These …

Artificial Intelligence In Surveillance And Privacy, Elizabeth D. Brasher

NEXUS: The Liberty Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies

This paper attempts to provide insight into the new and developing world of artificial intelligence and its integration into surveillance technologies. These technologies being implemented by the government, retail companies, healthcare organizations, and more, all raise ethical questions and implications addressed in this article; other topics, such as the integration of Christian ethics and responsibilities, are also explored.

ضمانات الحق في الخصوصية في ضوء القانون الدولي والتشريع الأردني, Farhan Jameel Samir Alomoush

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت هذه الدراسة الموسومة بــ "ضمانات الحق في الخصوصية في ضوء القانون الدولي والتشريع الأردني"، إلى التعرف على ضمانات الحماية الدولية للحق في الخصوصية تقليدياً وفي الفضاء السيبراني، ومعايير الحق في الخصوصية في الفضاء السيبراني، وضمانات التشريعات الأردنية في حماية الحق في الخصوصية. ولتحقيق هذه الأهداف تم الاعتماد على منهجية وصفية تحليلية قانونية مقارنة. وقد توصلت الدراسة إلى أن مفهوم الحق في الخصوصية يشمل كافة جوانب الحياة الخاصة بالشخص والجوانب غير الظاهرة والعلنية من حياة الإنسان، وأن خصوصية الأفراد أصبحت في خطر ومهددة بالتعرض لها في ظل الثورة الرقمية، الأمر الذي أحدث تحولاً في التعامل مع الحق في الخصوصية، فأصبح …

انعكاس التعديلات الدستورية لعامي 2011 و2022 على السلطات العامة في النظام الدستوري الأردني, Dyana Awad Mostafa Dwas

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت الدراسة الموسومة بــ "انعكاس التعديلات الدستورية لعامي 2011 و2022 على السلطات العامة في النظام الدستوري الأردني"، إلى تسليط الضوء على التعديلات الدستورية التي طرأت على الدستور الأردني للأعوام (2011-2022)، وبيان أبرز التعديلات التي أثرت على السلطة التشريعية، والسلطة التنفيذية، والسلطة القضائية، والتحقق من مدى انعكاس تلك التعديلات إيجاباً أم سلباً على دور السلطات العامة في النظام الدستوري الأردني. ولتحقيق هذه الأهداف تم اتباع المنهج الوصفي التحليلي والمنهج المقارن. وانطلقت الدراسة من فرضية أساسية مفادها أن: "التعديلات على الدستور الأردني للأعوام 2011-2022 قد أثرت بشكلٍ جلي على السلطات العامة في النظام الدستوري الأردني"، حيث تم التحقق من صحة هذه الفرضية، …

التظلم الإداري من القرارات الإدارية: دراسة في التشريع الأردني, Mohammed A. Mohammad Daradkeh

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

تناولت الدراسة موضوعاً غاية في الأهمية ألا وهو التظلم الإداري من القرارات الإدارية في التشريع الأردني. جاءت هذه الدراسة في ثلاثة مباحث، وهدفت الى تسليط الضوء على التظلم الإداري من حيث مفهومه وأهميته وانواعه وشروطه وآثاره القانونية. وتقييم النظام القانوني له في التشريع الاردني. وقد اعتمد الباحث في هذا البحث المنهج الوصفي والتحليلي. وقد توصل الباحث في نهاية دراسته إلى مجموعة من النتائج اهمها ان التظلم الإداري يتيح الفرصة للتسوية الوديه للنزاع بين الإدارة والموظف المتظلِم ويخفف العبء عن المحاكم هدفه وأد الخصومة في مهدها. وقد نظمه المشرع الأردني في نظام إدارة الموارد البشرية في القطاع العام رقم (33) لسنة …

أحكام نفاذ القرارات الإدارية المعلقة على شرط في التشريع القطري: دراسة مقارنة, Hamad Ali Jaber Almarri, Nofaan Mansour Al-Ajarmah

Journal of the Association of Arab Universities for Research in Higher Education مجلة اتحاد الجامعات العربية للبحوث في التعليم العالي

هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى بيان ماهية القرارات الإدارية المعلقة على شرط، وتحديد الآثار المترتبة على إصدار القرار الإداري في حال تعليق نفاذه على شرط، وبيان أثر تعليق القرارات الإدارية التنظيمية والفردية على شرط وفق ما نظمته أحكام التشريع في قطر والتشريعات المقارنة، كونه تعتبر القرارات الإدارية المعلقة على شرط من الأدوات التي تستخدمها الإدارة العامة لتنظيم الشؤون العامة وتنفيذ السياسات الحكومية، حيث يتم تأجيل نفاذ هذه القرارات إلى حين تحقق شرط معين، بهدف ربط تنفيذ القرار بظروف واقعية متغيرة أو تحقيق هدف محدد. وقد توصلت الدراسة لمجموعة من النتائج أهمها إذا كانت القاعدة هي أن القرار الإداري المعلق على شرط …

Psychopathy, Emotion, And Mock Juror Decision-Making, Bailey A. Hall

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Research suggests that mock jurors impose harsher sentencing (including death sentencing) when defendants are described as psychopathic, but reasons for this are unclear. This preregistered study investigated the role of juror anger and cognitive biases (predecisional distortion [PDD]) in the relationship between defendant psychopathy descriptions and mock juror decision-making. In an online experiment, participants (undergraduates in a large Southeastern university [n=410] and a US Census-representative online sample [n=384]) reviewed case facts of a murder, were randomized to expert witness testimony of defendant psychopathy or control conditions and read the prosecution and defense arguments before sentencing the defendant to death or …

Honoring Juneteenth, Tori L. Murray

BLSA Documents

Notre Dame Law School, Black Law Students Association president, Tori L. Murray, writes to remind us to take a moment to recognize today's national holiday, Juneteenth.

She writes, "Juneteenth is a landmark moment in American History: it is a day that changed the lives, and the fate, for generations of Black people in America."

Developing A Novel Conceptual Tax Regulatory Framework For Crypto Tokens, Tamir Shanan, Doron Narotzki, Lior Zaks

Akron Law Review

This article challenges the informal and uncoordinated attempts by governments worldwide to hinder technological innovations that could potentially disrupt established monetary systems and undermine the significance of banks, stock exchanges, and financial institutions. The authors argue that the outcome, which effectively sacrifices governments' ability to tax crypto capital appreciation, impedes the widespread adoption of decentralized tokens and is more detrimental than beneficial. Instead of applying outdated tax rules developed a century ago, the article proposes the development of a new regulatory tax framework that takes into account the unique characteristics of decentralized virtual tokens. These characteristics include their pseudo-anonymity, tradability, …

Tax Arbitration And The Rule Of Law: A Challenge For The Coordination Of International Taxation, Gianluigi Bizioli, Frederico Bertocchi

Akron Law Review

Tax arbitration mechanisms, which are provided both at the international and EU level, play a significant role in solving international tax disputes. However, such mechanisms do not seem to be fully compliant with the concept of Rule of Law that seems to arise from International and EU Laws. In fact, tax arbitration mechanisms appear to lack —mainly— certain due process guarantees that allow such procedures to comply with the equality principle.

More specifically, tax arbitration involves almost only the States, which are the party to it, allowing them to exercise relevant powers and influence —for instance— over the arbitration body …

The Foundations Of International Taxation: Knocked From Post To Pillars, Yariv Brauner

Akron Law Review

After a century of convergence and consolidation, the international tax regime is at a crossroads. A recent program promoted by the OECD, known as the two pillars program, departs in many ways from long standing norms of the regime. But the OECD and many states insist that the foundations of the regime have not changed, portraying the two pillars as a negotiated, pragmatic compromise that responds mainly to the challenges that the digital economy presented to the old rules. This article rejects this portrayal, arguing that the program is far from being a balanced or a truly negotiated compromise between …

Reforming The Foreign Tax Credit, Subpart F, And Gilti In Light Of Pillar Two, Andrew Duxbury, Jonathan D. Grossberg, Genevieve Tokic

Akron Law Review

The foreign tax credit has been a cornerstone of the United States international tax system since as early as 1919. However, there have been a number of recent developments in the international tax landscape that warrant a significant revision to the foreign tax credit rules as they apply to controlled foreign corporations (“CFCs”). In particular, the current global tax deal known as the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework, Pillars One and Two, may cause the United States to lose significant tax revenue if changes are not made to international tax rules, including the foreign tax credit. Thus far, the United States has …

American Plastics, Llc. V. Home Depot Product Authority, Llc, Order On Plaintiff American Plastics, Llc's Motion To Compel Discovery, Kelly L. Ellerbe

Superior Court of Fulton County: Metro Atlanta Business Case Division Opinions

No abstract provided.

2025 Legislative Update, J. David Aiken

Cornhusker Economics

The 2025 Nebraska state Unicameral dealt with major state budget challenges but also managed to enact four bills affecting Nebraska agriculture and holding three other bills over for possible action in the 2026 legislative session. Enacted legislation dealt with a ban on laboratory-grown meat, the merger of state natural resource and environmental agencies, amending the 2024 paid sick leave initiative, and establishing a School Financing Review Commission. Agricultural-related bills carried over to the 2026 legislative session include modifying cattle feedlot brand inspection fees, inheritance tax reductions, and modifying the 2022 minimum wage initiative.

Parameters Summer 2025, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of Parameters. This issue consists of an In Focus special commentary, three forums (Indo-Pacific Challenges, Russia-Ukraine Issues, and Historical Studies).

A More Perfect Peace: Can The Russia-Ukraine War End Justly?, Nathaniel B. Davis, Marlon A. Thomas

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues that thinking creatively about war termination, both philosophically and politically, utilizing jus post bellum principles and counterintuitive political trade-offs, reveals an opportunity to achieve a sustainable peace that approximates justice. The article surveys how war aims among belligerents have changed, indicating that further change is possible, particularly at the point of war termination. Next, the article examines jus post bellum principles and their application to the Russia-Ukraine War. Finally, the article contends that Ukraine relinquishing Crimea and the Donbas in exchange for NATO membership might be the key to achieving a durable peace that addresses long-term security.

Book Reviews, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.

Strategic Narratives To Counter Global Threats, Jerry E. Landrum, Chase Metcalf, Michael M. Posey

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues that the current National Security Strategy lacks the necessary coherence and fidelity to mobilize collective action against the emerging Russia-China axis. It merges multiple theoretical concepts to assert that the “rules-based order” theme is insufficient for mobilizing public support. Using textual analysis of the strategy compared with publicly available polling to determine levels of popular resonance, the authors find that the “rules-based order emphasis” does not resonate. This study’s conclusions will assist practitioners as they develop an updated National Security Strategy in the new presidential administration.

From The Editor In Chief, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

Welcome to the Summer 2025 issue of Parameters. This issue consists of an In Focus special commentary, three forums (Indo-Pacific Challenges, Russia-Ukraine Issues, and Historical Studies).

China’S Role In A Future Korean War, Jake Rinaldi

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article argues that China’s intervention in a Korean conflict will hinge more on North Korea’s ability to hold territory than on bilateral ties. Rather than treat Chinese intervention as a yes-or-no proposition, this study models three scenarios—full intervention, sustained support, and limited support—based on North Korean resilience. Using Chinese-language sources and scenario-based analysis, it assesses how each model would shape key functional areas such as ISR, cyber, materiel, and force posture. The findings offer US defense planners a framework for anticipating variable People’s Liberation Army involvement in a future Korea contingency.

The Next National Defense Strategy: Mission-Based Force Planning, Frank G. Hoffman

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

The Pentagon needs to embrace a new methodology called mission-based planning to size and shape the defense enterprise properly. This article critiques several proposals for reestablishing the long-standing two major theater war construct in the face of ongoing shifts in the strategic environment, including the nation’s $36 trillion debt and prospects of annual interest payments beyond $1 trillion. It presents a mission priority alternative focused on strategic prioritization based on the authors’ four decades of experience in strategy/force planning at the service, the department, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense levels. Strategic-level service planners and students of Joint …

A Tragedy Of Incommensurability: Indigenous Rights And The Limits Of Human Rights Law, Zeina Ali

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the tragedy of incommensurability between indigenous rights and international human rights law. Despite the emergence of frameworks like the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), indigenous calls for sovereignty remain fundamentally unintelligible within a liberal order structured to preserve settler-state legitimacy. Tracing the historical and theoretical evolution of indigenous advocacy, this study critiques the strategic shift from demands for self-determination to claims of cultural rights. It argues that this shift offers no real alternative: self-determination and cultural rights are functionally equivalent, as both are ultimately filtered through legal and political frameworks that cannot …

Practicality Of Implementing Sub-Clause 8.4 [Advance Warning] Of The Fidic 2017 Red Book In Egypt, Gehad Ibrahim

Theses and Dissertations

Disputes in construction projects can cause cost and time overruns that can be detrimental to the parties involved and to the project. Several measures have been advocated by the industry’s practitioners in an attempt to avoid disputes and their adverse impacts. One of these measures is the introduction of advance warning sub-clauses in construction contracts, where the contracting parties play a proactive and collaborative role in warning each other of potential adverse impacts to the project. Such clauses have been in the NEC suite of standard construction contracts for decades and have recently found their way to the 2017 edition …