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A Shelter From Litigation: How Mediation Helped Preserve The Core Of New York City’S Right To Shelter, Jared J. Jackson

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution (CJCR) Blog

In 1979, a class action lawsuit was brought against New York City by a coalition of homeless individuals. After almost two years of negotiations, the parties of this suit, called Callahan v. Carey, entered into a consent decree, which provided that the City and State of New York would “provide shelter and board to all homeless men who met the need standard for welfare or who were homeless ‘by reason of physical, mental, or social dysfunction.’”

The print edition of the issue has also been released. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on …

Professor Andrea Schneider Speaks To Business Insider On Tense Oval Office Negotiations Between U.S. And Ukraine, Andrea K. Schneider

Cardozo Law News Archive

Professor Andrea Schneider spoke to Business Insider to discuss the Oval Office negotiations between President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and ultimatums that Trump gave to Ukraine.

“Hippo” Law Law And The Biodiversity Crisis Of Habitat Loss, Invasive Species, Pollution, Population, And Overharvesting, Andrew W. Torrance, Bill Tomlinson

UC Law SF International Law Review

This article explores the critical issue of biodiversity loss through the lens of the “HIPPO” acronym coined by Edward O. Wilson: Habitat loss, Invasive species, Pollution, Population, and Overharvesting. It examines the ecological and social ramifications of declining biodiversity and assesses existing legal frameworks aimed at mitigating these threats. Furthermore, the article proposes innovative legal mechanisms to address each HIPPO factor, offering a legal approach that spans many different domains. By integrating comparative legal analysis and suggesting forward-looking legal reforms, this work aims to contribute to the conservation efforts essential for sustaining biodiversity in the face of escalating environmental challenges.

Slow But Steady Wins The Race: The Rise And Rise Of Euroscepticism., Katy Rotzin

UC Law SF International Law Review

This paper analyzes Euroscepticism in the European Union with a focus on two member-states Italy and France. This paper discusses the history of Euroscepticism in Europe, immigration law and economic policy in the European Union as it pertains to both the New Pact on Migration and Asylum and the Stability and Growth Pact, which were both negotiated or renegotiated in 2023. Euroscepticism is a wide sweeping political movement, and this paper does not analyze every aspect, but only seeks to magnify two issues that have plagued the EU since its inception. This paper argues that Euroscepticism will clearly rise with …

The Relationship Between Religion And The State “Islam And The Constitution As A Model”, Ahmad Hosni Ashqar, Majed Abbadi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between religion and the state within its constitutional framework when constitutional texts include a specific religion for the state, which makes this - when applied legislatively - a thorny and ambiguous issue. Methodology: This study, through the descriptive analytical approach, examines the different forms of possible relations between religion and the state to develop democratic constitutions. Results: The study concluded several results, the most prominent of which is that considering Islam the official religion of the state involves respecting the rights of Muslims to practice their duties and organize …

Life, Liberty And Property: Property As A Weapon Utilized Against Native Peoples And As A Tool To Strengthen Native Sovereignty In The Upper Midwest, Jacob R A Ludwig

HS 390 Primary Research Papers

While many Americans today recognize the continuing paternalism of the federal government towards Tribal governments, much still remains unknown to the public regarding the specific laws, policies and treaties that have provided the continuing legal authority for this paternalism. Throughout American history, the relationship between the federal government and Native American tribes can be seen through the use of violence both in law, and outside of it. Treaties, the basis for removal, have been used by both the federal government and subsequently tribal governments to assert their authority over land. In the Upper Midwest, various Anishinaabe tribes signed several treaties …

Masthead

UC Law SF International Law Review

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Icca Handbook Supplement 137: Venezuela, Manuel A. Gomez, Gilberto A. Guerrero-Rocca

Faculty Books

i. Introduction This National Report describes the legal framework of domestic and international arbitration in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (“Venezuela”). It includes the most relevant and recent case law, and other important aspects that have shaped the development and use of commercial and investment treaty arbitration in recent times. This Report also discusses the regulation and use of mediation/conciliation given its distinction – alongside arbitration – as a non-judicial form of dispute resolution. The description offered here also considers the social, economic and political context insofar it is relevant to the discussion about arbitration in Venezuela. This Report is …

Keynote Speech From The 2025 Indian Nations Gaming & Governance Program Symposium, Patrice Kunesh

UNLV Gaming Law Journal

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Contents, North Carolina Banking Institute

North Carolina Banking Institute

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Color In Line: Discrimination Against People Of Color At The Deposit Window, Mark B. Greenlee

North Carolina Banking Institute

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Masthead, North Carolina Banking Institute

North Carolina Banking Institute

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Foreword, Madeleine "Mady" Clahane, Lissa L. Broome

North Carolina Banking Institute

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National Bank Preemption After Cantero V. Bank Of America: Are State Fair Access Laws Preempted?, Kallie A. Bergers

North Carolina Banking Institute

No abstract provided.

The Validity Of Consensual Third-Party Releases Post-Purdue Pharma, Jackson E. Fisher

North Carolina Banking Institute

No abstract provided.

Adopting Permissioned Blockchain Models To Enhance Consumer Protection And Comply With Consumer Protection Laws, Erika Buenrostro

Featured Student Work

Blockchain technology enables decentralized, peer-to-peer transactions and data management, offering transparency while raising data privacy and consumer protection concerns. As the current administration promotes blockchain adoption, including cryptocurrency, more users and businesses will likely integrate the technology. This thesis provides a framework to help businesses adopt blockchain while ensuring compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). To prevent data mishandling and legal penalties, consumers and businesses must stay informed about the risks and evolving state privacy laws.

A CCPA-compliant approach retains blockchain’s benefits through a permissioned model, storing only non-personal (neutral) data on-chain while keeping personal information off-chain in …

Defining Pacifism: Article 9’S Role In Japan’S National Defense And Global Commitments, Dylan Kaito Fackler

UC Law SF International Law Review

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The Primacy Of International Treaties In The Republic Of Kosovo: A Critical Review Of The Kosovo Constitutional Court Case No. 95/13 Through The Lenses Of The Law Of Treaties, Besfort T. Rrecaj

UC Law SF International Law Review

In 2013, the Constitutional Court of Kosovo (the Court) issued an important verdict in its constitutional review of the first agreement between Kosovo and Serbia. In its obiter dictum, the Court made conclusions regarding the relationship between international treaties and domestic law, and the hierarchy between these two norms as well as signature, ratification, and entry into force of treaties. Ten years post-judgment, this research returns to the Court’s arguments presented by the Court and argues that the Court made significant mistakes in its arguments and therefore made erroneous interpretations in its rather short arguments of the judgment. Using well …

Tenant Rights Deserve Consumer Protections: The Case For Overturning State V. Schwab, Robert S. Colton

Washington Law Review

Tenancy is a precarious housing arrangement—tenants do not own their homes yet depend on housing stability as a foundation for engaging in almost all aspects of life. For more than fifty years, Washington law has decreed it a landlord’s responsibility to maintain safe and secure housing for their tenants. As the Washington State Legislature has declared, “[d]ecent housing for the people of Washington state is a most important public concern.” This strong rhetoric remains at odds with State v. Schwab, the sweeping decision issued by the 1985 Washington State Supreme Court removing tenants from the reach of the Consumer …

Growing Pains: The Evolution Of Jlwop Sentences In Washington, Selena M. Galvan

Washington Law Review

In 2021, the Washington State Supreme Court abolished de facto life sentences— those that amount to a life sentence despite not carrying the life without parole label—for juvenile offenders, finding them unconstitutional under article 1, section 14 of the Washington Constitution. In 2022, less than a year later, the Court reversed course in the case of State v. Anderson by upholding a sixty-one-year sentence for crimes a juvenile offender committed at age seventeen. The Washington State Supreme Court’s decision in Anderson runs contrary to what modern science demonstrates about the diminished culpability of juvenile offenders, and it runs contrary to …

Can Personal Identification Information Be Collected On Online Purchases Under California’S Song-Beverly Credit Card Act?, John B. Lafave Iii

North Carolina Banking Institute

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Social Contracts: The State Convention Drafting History Of The Lockean Natural Rights Guarantees, Anthony B. Sanders

UMKC Law Review

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Missouri's Law Of Constitutional Interpretation, Michael L. Smith

UMKC Law Review

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The Right To "Health Care Freedom" In State Constitutions, Quinn Yeargain

UMKC Law Review

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Central Clearing The U.S. Treasury Market, Yesha Yadav, Joshua Younger

University of Chicago Law Review

The market for Treasury securities represents its own kind of “taproot”—a deep and liquid market for risk-free debt that has anchored an ambitious and creative U.S. dollar economy, while also ensuring the safety and soundness of its financial and monetary system. It has more than quintupled in size over the past. This Essay considers this regulatory response. It focuses on the introduction of mandatory central clearing for most trades in U.S. Treasuries—a proposal seeking to significantly reshape the day-to-day functioning of the Treasury market. Central clearing is a well-established means by which to reduce the risk of loss associated when …

Judicial Courage, Contrarianism, And Candor, Michael L. Smith

Hofstra Law Review

Contemporary discussions of judicial courage are muddled. Despite a vast literature on virtue ethics, as well as a more specialized literature applying lessons from virtue ethics in legal contexts, discussions of courage feature malleable and imprecise conceptions of the term. This Article cuts through the mess by examining two particularly misguided accounts of judicial courage and demonstrating that they advance a vision of judicial contrarianism. Justice Clarence Thomas and Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho each portray judicial courage to involve judges facing down bad-faith critics, remaining true to their own visions of the law, and learning to embrace criticism rather …

Front Matter

ACTEC Law Journal

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Unleashed Non-Grantor Trust Potential, Brent W. Nelson

ACTEC Law Journal

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Death And Debts, Kevin Bennardo

ACTEC Law Journal

Uniform Probate Code section 2-606(a)(1) provides for automatic non-ademption of the unpaid purchase price of specifically devised property that was sold by the decedent after their will was executed but before their death. Rather than receiving the specific property that was left to them in the will, the named beneficiary receives the balance of any outstanding payments that are owed at the time of the decedent's death. This rule doesn't make sense. It doesn't square with the decedent's likely intent. The amount that the beneficiary will receive is largely arbitrary. It is tied to factors that have nothing to do …

Reform The Grantor Trust Rules, Jay A. Soled

ACTEC Law Journal

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