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Debate: Collaborative Environmental Law: Pro And Con, Eric W. Orts, Cary Coglianese
Debate: Collaborative Environmental Law: Pro And Con, Eric W. Orts, Cary Coglianese
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In this thoughtful and intricate cross-disciplinary debate, Professors Eric W. Orts, of Penn’s Wharton School, and Cary Coglianese, of Penn’s Law School, discuss the benefits and disadvantages of collaborative public policy decision making in the environmental context. It is no exaggeration to say that each year the world grows ever more aware of the nature of the environmental problems we face, and yet critical policy solutions continue to remain beyond the grasp of even the most interested parties. Professor Orts argues that it is time to embrace a different policymaking approach—that of collaborative environmental lawmaking. He argues that "the view …
Rays Of Sunlight In A Shadow “War”: Foia, The Abuses Of Anti-Terrorism, And The Strategy Of Transparency, Seth F. Kreimer
Rays Of Sunlight In A Shadow “War”: Foia, The Abuses Of Anti-Terrorism, And The Strategy Of Transparency, Seth F. Kreimer
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In the wake of the September 11 attacks, the “Global War on Terror” has marginalized the rule of law. From the dragnet detentions in the aftermath of the initial attacks, to novel and secretive surveillance authority under the Patriot Act, to the incarceration and torture of “enemy combatants,” the administration’s “war” has sought to establish zones of maneuver free of both legal constraint and of political oversight. In the first half decade of these efforts, the tripartite constitutional structure which is said to guard against executive usurpation remained largely quiescent. Opponents both inside and outside of the government turned instead …
In The Trenches: Searches And The Misunderstood Common-Law History Of Suspicion And Probably Cause, Fabio Arcila Jr.
In The Trenches: Searches And The Misunderstood Common-Law History Of Suspicion And Probably Cause, Fabio Arcila Jr.
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
No abstract provided.
The Ultimate Company Town: Wading In The Digital Marsh Of Second Life, Jason S. Zack
The Ultimate Company Town: Wading In The Digital Marsh Of Second Life, Jason S. Zack
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
No abstract provided.
The Mystery Of Mitigation: What Jurors Need To Make A Reasoned Moral Responses In Capital Sentencing, Russell Stetler
The Mystery Of Mitigation: What Jurors Need To Make A Reasoned Moral Responses In Capital Sentencing, Russell Stetler
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change
No abstract provided.
Art And Speech, Edward J. Eberle
Art And Speech, Edward J. Eberle
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law and Social Change
No abstract provided.
When Batson Met Grutter Exploring The Ramifications Of The Supreme Court's Diversity Pronouncements Within The Computerized Jury Selection Paradigm, Robert A. Caplen
When Batson Met Grutter Exploring The Ramifications Of The Supreme Court's Diversity Pronouncements Within The Computerized Jury Selection Paradigm, Robert A. Caplen
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
No abstract provided.
Causing, Aiding, And The Superfluity Of Accomplice Liability, Michael S. Moore
Causing, Aiding, And The Superfluity Of Accomplice Liability, Michael S. Moore
University of Pennsylvania Law Review
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Structuring Judicial Review Of Electoral Mechanics: Explanations And Opportunities, Christopher S. Elmendorf
Structuring Judicial Review Of Electoral Mechanics: Explanations And Opportunities, Christopher S. Elmendorf
University of Pennsylvania Law Review
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Appended Post-Passage Senate Judiciary Committee Report: Unlikely Legislative History For Interpreting Section 5 Of The Reauthorized Voting Rights Act, Erica Lai
University of Pennsylvania Law Review
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The Questionable Use Of Custom In Intellectual Property, Jennifer E. Rothman
The Questionable Use Of Custom In Intellectual Property, Jennifer E. Rothman
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The treatment of customary practices has been widely debated in many areas of the law, but there has been virtually no discussion of how custom is and should be treated in the context of intellectual property (IP). Nevertheless, customs have a profound impact on both de facto and de jure IP law. The unarticulated incorporation of custom threatens to swallow up IP law, and replace it with industry-led IP regimes that give the public and other creators more limited rights to access and use intellectual property than were envisioned by the Constitution and Congress. This article presents a powerful critique …
Tradable Patent Rights, Ian Ayres, Gideon Parchomovsky
Tradable Patent Rights, Ian Ayres, Gideon Parchomovsky
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Patent thickets may inefficiently retard cumulative innovation. This paper explores two alternative mechanisms that may be used to weed out patent thickets. Both mechanisms are intended to reduce the number of patents in our society. The first mechanism we discuss is price based regulation of patents through a system of increasing renewal fees. The second and more innovative mechanism is quantity based regulation through the establishment of a system of Tradable Patent Rights. The formalization of tradable patent rights would essentially create a secondary market for patent permits in which patent protection will be bought and sold.
The Origins Of Shared Intuitions Of Justice, Paul H. Robinson, Robert O. Kurzban, Owen D. Jones
The Origins Of Shared Intuitions Of Justice, Paul H. Robinson, Robert O. Kurzban, Owen D. Jones
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Contrary to the common wisdom among criminal law scholars, the empirical evidence reveals that people's intuitions of justice are often specific, nuanced, and widely shared. Indeed, with regard to the core harms and evils to which criminal law addresses itself – physical aggression, takings without consent, and deception in transactions – the shared intuitions are stunningly consistent, across cultures as well as demographics. It is puzzling that judgments of moral blameworthiness, which seem so complex and subjective, reflect such a remarkable consensus. What could explain this striking result? The authors theorize that one explanation may be an evolved predisposition toward …
Face To Face With “It”: And Other Neglected Contexts Of Health Privacy, Anita L. Allen
Face To Face With “It”: And Other Neglected Contexts Of Health Privacy, Anita L. Allen
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“Illness has recently emerged from the obscurity of medical treatises and private diaries to acquire something like celebrity status,” Professor David Morris astutely observes. Great plagues and epidemics throughout history have won notoriety as collective disasters; and the Western world has made curiosities of an occasional “Elephant Man,” “Wild Boy,” or pair of enterprising “Siamese Twins.” People now reveal their illnesses and medical procedures in conversation, at work and on the internet. This paper explores the reasons why, despite the celebrity of disease and a new openness about health problems, privacy and confidentiality are still values in medicine.
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Are International Framework Agreements A Path To Corporate Social Responsibility?, Owen E. Herrnstadt
Are International Framework Agreements A Path To Corporate Social Responsibility?, Owen E. Herrnstadt
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
No abstract provided.
In Love And In Jeopardy: Why Legal Recognition Of Same-Sex Unions Does Not End The Need For Domestic Partner Benefit Programs, Bindu Kolli
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
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Odious Debts Or Odious Regimes?, Patrick Bolton, David A. Skeel Jr.
Odious Debts Or Odious Regimes?, Patrick Bolton, David A. Skeel Jr.
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Current odious debt doctrine– using the term “doctrine” loosely, since it has never formally been adopted by a court or international decision maker– dates back to a 1927 treatise by a wandering Russian academic named Alexander Sack. Sack suggested that debt obligations are odious and therefore unenforceable if 1) they were incurred without the consent of the populace; 2) they did not benefit the populace; and 3) the lender knew or should have known about the absence of consent and benefit. The tripartite Sack definition, which quickly became the foundation of odious debt analysis, contemplates a debt-by-debt approach to questionable …
The Luck Of The Draw: Using Random Case Assignment To Investigate Attorney Ability, David S. Abrams, Albert H. Yoon
The Luck Of The Draw: Using Random Case Assignment To Investigate Attorney Ability, David S. Abrams, Albert H. Yoon
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One of the most challenging problems in legal scholarship is the measurement of attorney ability. Measuring attorney ability presents inherent challenges because the nonrandom pairing of attorney and client in most cases makes it difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish between attorney ability and case selection. Las Vegas felony case data, provided by the Clark County Office of the Public Defender in Nevada, offer a unique opportunity to compare attorney performance. The office assigns its incoming felony cases randomly among its pool of attorneys, thereby creating a natural experiment free from selection bias. We find substantial heterogeneity in attorney performance …
The Legal Periphery Of Dominant Firm Conduct, Herbert J. Hovenkamp
The Legal Periphery Of Dominant Firm Conduct, Herbert J. Hovenkamp
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This essay explores two different but related problems and how U.S. antitrust law and EU competition law approach them. The first is the offense of attempt to monopolize, which concerns the acts that a firm that is not yet dominant might undertake in order to become dominant. The second is the offense of monopoly or dominant firm leveraging, which occurs when a firm uses its dominant position in one market to cause some kind of harm in a different market where it also does business.
The language of EU and U.S. provisions concerning dominant firms provokes one to think that …
Bribes V. Bombs: A Study In Coasean Warfare, Gideon Parchomovsky, Peter Siegelman
Bribes V. Bombs: A Study In Coasean Warfare, Gideon Parchomovsky, Peter Siegelman
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The use of bribes to co-opt an enemy’s forces can be a more effective way to wage war than the conventional use of force: Relative to bombs, bribes can save lives and resources, and preserve civic institutions. This essay evaluates the efficacy and normative desirability of selectively substituting bribes for bombs as a means of warfare. We show how inter-country disparities in wealth, differences in military strength, the organization of the bribing and recipient forces, uncertainty about the outcome of the conflict, and communications technology can contribute to the efficacy of bribes. We discuss methods for enforcing bargains struck between …
Distributive Injustice And Private Law, Aditi Bagchi
Distributive Injustice And Private Law, Aditi Bagchi
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Imperfect rights are not held against any single person, and when violated, they do not ground a claim for any particular quantum of redress. The right to an adequate income may be an imperfect right. Because imperfect rights have been asserted only as claims against the state, and because they do not lend themselves to constitutional adjudication, they have had little traction. In my paper, I will emphasize that any claim on the state is derivative from the right held as against other citizens. Even those who believe that individuals have perfect social rights against the state should concede an …
A Review Of The State Soverignty Loophole In Intellectual Property Rights Following Florida Prepaid And College Savings, Christopher L. Beals
A Review Of The State Soverignty Loophole In Intellectual Property Rights Following Florida Prepaid And College Savings, Christopher L. Beals
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
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Gonzales V. Raich: Congressional Tyranny And Irrelevance In The War On Drugs, Martin D. Carcieri
Gonzales V. Raich: Congressional Tyranny And Irrelevance In The War On Drugs, Martin D. Carcieri
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law
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Is Open Source Software The New Lex Mercatoria?, Fabrizio Marrella, Christopher S. Yoo
Is Open Source Software The New Lex Mercatoria?, Fabrizio Marrella, Christopher S. Yoo
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Early Internet scholars proclaimed that the transnational nature of the Internet rendered it inherently unregulable by conventional governments. Instead, the Internet would be governed by customs and practices established by the end user community in a manner reminiscent of the lex mercatoria, which spontaneously emerged during medieval times to resolve international trade disputes independently and autonomously from national law. Subsequent events have revealed these claims to have been overly optimistic, as national governments have evinced both the inclination and the ability to exert influence, if not outright control, over the physical infrastructure, the domain name system, and the content flowing …
Well-Being, Inequality And Time: The Time-Slice Problem And Its Policy Implications, Matthew D. Adler
Well-Being, Inequality And Time: The Time-Slice Problem And Its Policy Implications, Matthew D. Adler
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Should equality be viewed from a lifetime or “sublifetime” perspective? In measuring the inequality of income, for example, should we measure the inequality of lifetime income or of annual income? In characterizing a tax as “progressive” or “regressive,” should we look to whether the annual tax burden increases with annual income, or instead to whether the lifetime tax burden increases with lifetime income? Should the overriding aim of anti-poverty programs be to reduce chronic poverty: being badly off for many years, because of low human capital or other long-run factors? Or is the moral claim of the impoverished person a …
What Can Antitrust Contribute To The Network Neutrality Debate?, Christopher S. Yoo
What Can Antitrust Contribute To The Network Neutrality Debate?, Christopher S. Yoo
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Over the course of the last year, policymakers have begun to consider whether antitrust can play a constructive role in the network neutrality debate. A review of both the theory and the practice of antitrust suggests that it does have something to contribute. As an initial matter, antitrust underscores that standardization and interoperability are not always beneficial and provides a framework for determining the optimal level of standardization. In addition, the economic literature and legal doctrine on vertical exclusion reveal how compelling network neutrality could reduce static efficiency and show how mandating network neutrality could impair dynamic efficiency by deterring …
Diabetes Treatments And Moral Hazard, Jonathan Klick, Thomas Stratmann
Diabetes Treatments And Moral Hazard, Jonathan Klick, Thomas Stratmann
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In the face of rising rates of diabetes, many states have passed laws requiring health insurance plans to cover medical treatments for the disease. Although supporters of the mandates expect them to improve the health of diabetics, the mandates have the potential to generate a moral hazard to the extent that medical treatments might displace individual behavioral improvements. Another possibility is that the mandates do little to improve insurance coverage for most individuals, as previous research on benefit mandates has suggested that mandates often duplicate what plans already cover. To examine the effects of these mandates, we employ a triple-differences …
The American Model Penal Code: A Brief Overview, Paul H. Robinson, Markus D. Dubber
The American Model Penal Code: A Brief Overview, Paul H. Robinson, Markus D. Dubber
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If there can be said to be an "American criminal code," the Model Penal Code is it. Nonetheless, there remains an enormous diversity among the fifty-two American penal codes, including some that have never adopted a modern code format or structure. Yet, even within the minority of states without a modern code, the Model Penal Code has great influence, as courts regularly rely upon it to fashion the law that the state's criminal code fails to provide. In this essay we provide a brief introduction to this historic document, its history and its content. Available for download at http://ssrn.com/abstract=661165
Enforcing Equal Employment Opportunities In China, Xun Zeng
Enforcing Equal Employment Opportunities In China, Xun Zeng
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law
No abstract provided.