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Living Probate: The Conservatorship Model, John H. Langbein

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United States Ratification Of The Human Rights Covenants, David Weissbrodt

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On October 5, 1977, President Carter signed the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, I and the Interna- tional Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.2 On that day, the Presi- dent promised to promptly transmit the two treaties to the Senate for ratification. In so doing, he drew a parallel between the "lofty standard of liberty and equality" embodied in the American Declara- tion of Independence and the principles of international human rights reflected in the United Nations Charter. 3

Some Impressions And Reflections On Observing Legal Proceedings In The People's Republic Of China, Christina B. Whitman, Sallyanne Payton

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Very few foreign visitors have been allowed an opportunity to observe legal proceedings in the People's Republic of China. We were included in the first American group ever favored with a professional exchange legal tour. During the month of May 1977, we spent three weeks in China with a group of Black American judges and lawyers, headed by the Hon. George C. Crockett, Jr., Judge of the Recorder's Court of Detroit. Since we ourselves would be skeptical of the claim of a visitor to the United States who purported to have "studied" the American legal process during the course of …

Normalized Legal Drafting And The Query Method, Layman E. Allen, C. Rudy Engholm

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Normalized legal drafting is a mode of expressing ideas in statutes, regulations, contracts, and other legal documents in such a way that the syntax that relates the constituent propositions is simplified and standardized. This "normalization" results in documents that are easier to understand in the dual sense that they can be read faster and more accurately than corresponding documents that are not normalized. The query method is a technique for familiarizing learners with normalized drafting and providing practice in some of the easier aspects of doing it.

Ascription Of Criminal States Of Mind: Toward A Defense Theory For The Coercively Persuaded (Brainwashed) Defendant, Richard Delgado

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Does The Constitution Mean What It Always Meant?, James W. Nickel, Stephen R. Munzer

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Men Who Know They Are Watched: Some Benefits And Costs Of Jailing For Nonpayment Of Support, David L. Chambers

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Suppose that by some mysterious process the police in your town received each Monday a list of all the robberies and burglaries committed during the preceding week and the names of the persons who committed them. Suppose further that the list itself was admissible in evidence at trial and generally led to conviction. And suppose finally that persons considering committing offenses knew that the police had such a list and used it, relentlessly tracking down the miscreants named on it. Under such circumstances, one would probably expect that many potential offenders in the town with the magical list would resist …

The Right Of Privacy, Richard A. Posner

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Antitrust Liability For Attempts To Influence Government Action: The Basis And Limits Of The Noerr--Pennington Doctrine, Daniel R. Fischel

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Justice Robert H. Jackson - Impact On Civil Rights And Liberties The David C. Baum Memorial Lecture, Philip B. Kurland

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Book Review (Reviewing Bruce M. Owen, Economics And Freedom Of Expression: Media Structure And The First Amendment (1975)), Richard A. Posner

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The Role Of Nongovernmental Organizations In The Implementation Of Human Rights, David Weissbrodt

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One reads of at least 35,000 political prisoners in Indonesia, at least 10,000 in forced labor camps in the Soviet Union, mass arrests in Chile, torture in Brazil, Spain, and the Philippines, killings in Belfast 7 and

The Sun's Wind, Alexei Leonov

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This book is on display here for educational purposes only.

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Written and illustrated in 1977 by Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov.
Published by Progress Publishers in Moscow

Escape From Liberalism: Fact And Value In Karl Llewellyn, Kenneth M. Casebeer

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A Review Of The Proposed Michigan Rules Of Evidence, James K. Robinson, John W. Reed

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On January 6, 1977, the Supreme Court of Michigan entered an order stating that it is considering adoption of the proposed Michigan Rules of Evidence which were submitted to the Court by the committee which it appointed in March 1975. The Court has solicited comments from interested persons regarding the proposed rules. A copy of the Supreme Court's order is published in this issue of the Bar Journal. The proposed rules are published in the January 26, 1977, issue of North Western Reporter, Second Series (Michigan Edition). The purpose of this article is to review in general the background and …

Foreword: Brewer V. Williams--A Hard Look At A Discomfiting Record, Yale Kamisar

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In recent decades, few matters have split the Supreme Court, troubled the legal profession, and agitated the public as much as the police interrogation-confession cases. The recent case of Brewer v. Williams3 is as provocative as any, because the Supreme Court there revdrsed the defendant's conviction for the "savage murder of a small child" even though no Justice denied his guilt,4 he was warned of his rights no fewer than five times, 5 and any "interrogation" that might have occurred seemed quite mild.6

The Third United Nations Conference On The Law Of The Sea: The 1976 New York Sessions, Bernard H. Oxman

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Religious Totalism: Gentle And Ungentle Persuasion Under The First Amendment, Richard Delgado

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Organically Induced Behavioral Change In Correctional Institutions: Release Decisions And The New Man Phenomenon, Richard Delgado

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Bakke: A Compelling Need To Discriminate, Theodore J. St. Antoine

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Two of America's most cherished values collided head-on a few months ago, when the U.S. Supreme Court began to come to grips with the most significant civil rights suit since the school desegregation cases of 1954. Arrayed on one side is the principle of governmental "color-blindness," the appealing notion that the color of a person's skin should have nothing to do with the distribution of benefits or burdens by the state. Set against it is the goal of a truly integrated society, and the tragic realization that this objective cannot be achieved within the foreseeable future unless race and color …

God, Galileo, And Government: Toward Constitutional Protection For Scientific Inquiry, Richard Delgado, David R. Millen

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Examines the applicability of existing constitutional law to state action that prohibits or burdens or declines to fund scientific research merely because the state considers the area inappropriate Posits that governmental decisions to limit scientific inquiry implicate constitutional values by virtue of the connection between science and knowledge

Conflict Of Interest, Robert H. Aronson

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The purpose of this article is to indicate situations in which conflict of interest problems most commonly arise and to suggest principles for avoiding such situations or resolving unavoidable conflicts. Part One presents an overview of the subject, with a discussion of general principles underlying conflict of interest problems. Part Two applies these general' principles to a number of frequently encountered problem areas. Throughout the discussion, the author approaches problem situations with a cautious eye. Not every court or grievance committee would impose discipline or invalidate a transaction for all the conflicts scrutinized herein; nevertheless, the possibility of such measures …

Distributions In Kind And The Dividends Paid Deduction--Conflict In The Circuits, Dwight Drake

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The dividends paid deduction provided for in section 561 of the Internal Revenue Code is of vital importance to any corporation that is subject to the accumulated earnings tax or the personal holding company tax. Either of these taxes, if applicable, is imposed in addition to the federal income taxes otherwise payable by the corporation.

Since the accumulated earnings tax is substantial and the personal holding company tax is downright confiscatory, a corporation must do whatever is necessary legally to avoid paying these additional taxes. A corporation subject to either of the taxes generally can avoid them only by taking …

The Deaf In America: Two Hundred Years Of Progress, Robert Panara

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The Demand And Standing Requirements In Stockholder Derivative Actions, Daniel R. Fischel

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Trends In The Law Of Damages, John W. Reed

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The law of damages deals with the process of translating harm into dollars. It is not, however, a coherent body of knowledge. Rather, it consists of an amalgam of many concepts and rules having to do with fundamental policy questions about loss-shifting, risk-spreading, and allocation of functions between judge and jury. Because damages is a "non-subject," little attention is paid to it in law school curricula and there is little writing about it. As one commentator put it, the law of damages "plods its way, ignored by academicians and 'accepted' by the courts. . . . The 'winds of change' …

Juvenile Obscenity Statutes: A Proposal And Analysis, Jerold H. Israel, Rita Ann Burns

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The article that follows is based largely upon a Study Report on juvenile obscenity statutes prepared for the Michigan Law Revision Commission. The objectives of the Report were (1) to analyze the various issues presented in drafting a juvenile obscenity provision, (2) to survey the treatment of those issues in statutes adopted by various states and statutes proposed by several distinguished commissions, and (3) to propose a comprehensive model statute that offers a choice of alternative provisions on key areas of controversy. Certain limitations placed upon the scope of the Report (and this article) should be noted. First, we were …

Professional Responsibility: Education And Enforcement, Robert H. Aronson

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The fallout from the Watergate scandals has had a profound effect upon the legal profession because many of the prominent offenders were attorneys. The severity of the conduct involved and the suspicion that the activities publicized represent merely the tip of the iceberg have caused the American Bar Association, state and local bar committees, and law schools to seek new ways of educating prospective lawyers with respect to their ethical duties, and to seek more effective sanctions against ethically deficient attorneys. It is ironic, however, that increased awareness and activity in the area of legal ethics should be motivated by …

Foreword, Lester Brickman, Richard O. Lempert

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The forword highlights the significant concern over unmet legal needs among low and middle-income populations, emphasizing the fragmented and inefficient state of research in this area. It argues that the lack of coordination among studies, inconsistent terminology, and duplication of efforts hinder progress. The authors propose a coordinated approach to identify research gaps, set priorities, and improve the delivery of legal services.

Transcript Of Conference Proceedings, Lester Brickman, Richard O. Lempert

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The transcript examines the challenges and opportunities in improving legal services delivery to middle-class consumers, emphasizing the need for structural changes and enhanced client-lawyer interactions. It advocates for a shift from merely increasing the number of lawyers to empowering clients through better problem definition, shared decision-making, and measurable outcomes. The discussion highlights the importance of understanding legal needs, the role of intermediaries, and the potential of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Cost-effectiveness, the impact of third-party payments, and the integration of paralegals are also central themes.