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Liberal Responsibilities, Robin West

Tulsa Law Review

Reviewing Cory Brettschneider, When the State Speaks, What Should it Say? : How Democracies Can Protect Expression and Promote Equality (2012) and James E. Fleming & Linda C. McClain, Ordered Liberty: Rights, Responsibilities, and Virtues (2013).

War Crimes Trials: Between Justice And Politics, Devin O. Pendas

Tulsa Law Review

Reviewing Allan A. Ryan, Yamashita's Ghost: War Crimes, MacArthur's Justice, and Command Accountability (2012), and Charles Anthony Smith, The Rise and Fall of War Crimes Trials: From Charles I to Bush II (2012).

Constructing Courts: Judicial Institutional Change Embedded In Larger Political Dynamics, Stephen M. Engel

Tulsa Law Review

Reviewing Justin Crowe, Building the Judiciary: Law, Courts and the Politics of Institutional Development (2012) and Jed Handelsman Shugerman, The People's Courts: Pursuing Judicial Independence in America (2012).

From The Courthouse To The Chalkboard, Thomas F. Burke

Tulsa Law Review

Reviewing Michael J. Klarman, From the Closet to the Altar: Courts, Backlash, and the Struggle for Same-Sex Marriage (2012).

Gubernatorial Power And The Nationalization Of State Politics, Paul Nolette

Tulsa Law Review

Reviewing Saladin M. Ambar, How Governors Built the Modern American Presidency (2012) and Thad Kousser & Justin H. Phillips, The Power of American Governors: Winning on Budgets and Losing on Policy.

A State’S Right To Military Power: The International Legal Implications Of Potential Sdf Action, Rachel Mueller

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.

Auditing Litigation And Claims: Conflicts And The Compromise Of Privilege, Harleen Kaur, Sandra Van Der Laan

Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal

Auditing standards require an auditor to make various enquiries about liabilities in general this may entail consideration of potential litigations and claims that the audited entity may be facing. To perform this part of audit, the auditors will generally seek representation letters from lawyers of the company detailing an estimate prepared by management, confirmed by their lawyers through a representation letter, and then sent directly to the auditors.

This paper reviews the implications for the auditing profession of a case that involved auditors seeking such representation letters. The case involves litigation between the Westpac Banking Corporation and 789TEN Pty Ltd …

Public Sector Financial Management Reform: A Case Study Of Local Government Agencies In Indonesia, Monir Mir, Wahyu Sutiyono

Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal

Indonesia has taken initiatives to reform its public sector financial management. One of the reform agendas was to introduce ‘cash to accrual’ accounting for improved financial reporting. It is expected that improved financial reporting will enhance financial accountabilities of the governmental agencies and will assist both internal and external decision makers whose decisions will be based on the financial reports. However, it has been observed that there is a significant increase in the number of qualified audit reports when these financial reports were audited. This also means that these financial reports are lacking in providing true and fair views on …

In Ambiguous Battle: The Promise (And Pathos) Of Public Domain Day, 2014, Jennifer Jenkins

Duke Law & Technology Review

On the first day of each year, Public Domain Day celebrates the moment when copyrights expire, and books, films, songs, and other creative works enter the public domain, where they become, in Justice Brandeis’s words, “free as the air to common use.” Educators, students, artists, and fans can use them with neither permission nor payment. Online archives can digitize and make them fully available without the threat of lawsuits or licensing demands. Sadly, in the United States, as a result of copyright term extensions, not a single published work will enter the public domain in 2014. In fact, almost no …

Deciphering Babel: Dis/Locations Of The Professional Self And The Second Language Curriculum, Sandra R. Barros

The Qualitative Report

In the following (auto) ethnographic study, I draw from Burdick’s (2012) analogy of qualitative research as “auto - archeology” and from parrhesia (Foucault, 1988) as a rhetorical device of self - definition and preservation to explore the interplay of power and identity within the context of second language education discourses. Specifically, I focus on the ways in which, through the creation of particular performative strategies, two educators working within the context of Liberal Arts institutions negotiate, construct and resist the everyday pressures and implied prejudices often associated with the curriculum and instruction of second languages in the United States. I …

Male Spouses Of Women Physicians: Communication, Compromise, And Carving Out Time, Carol Issac, Kara Petrashek, Megan Steiner, Linda Baier Manwell, Molly Carnes, Angela Byars-Winston

The Qualitative Report

As the numbers of female physicians continue to grow, fewer medical marriages are comprised of the traditional dyad of male physician and stay - at - home wife. The “two - career family” is an increasingly frequent state for both male and female physicians’ families, and dual - doctor marriages are on the rise. This qualitative study explored the contemporary medical marriage from the perspective of male spouses of female physicians. In 2010, we conducted semi - structured, in - depth interviews with nine spouses of internal medicine resident and faculty physicians. Interviewers queried work - home balance, career choices, …

Navigating The Political Divide: Lessons From Lincoln, Lmu Law Review

Lincoln Memorial University Law Review Archive

This edition is comprised of Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law’s symposium “Navigating the Political Divide: Lesson from Lincoln,” held April 20, 2012 in Knoxville, TN. Authors and speakers within this volume include: M. Akram Faizer, Charles M. Hubbard, Mark Halperin, Helen E. Lee, Michael Steele, Siegfried Wiessner, Nicholas S. Davenport, and Tracy P. Knight.

Libya's Implosion And Its Impacts On Children, Lere Amusan

Journal of International Women's Studies

The Arab Spring’s ripple effects on Libya led to the overthrow of Muammar Al-Qaddafi’s government of over four decades. The regime change in Libya was not a smooth adventure. It led to a civil war, which impacted negatively on Libyan children. The seeds of discord that this war sowed in the once considered stable state shall be the focus of this discussion through the employment of descriptive and analytical methods. The contention of this study is that every actor in the civil war disregarded various international treaties that protect children and indigenous peoples during the war. This paper argues that …

Nation, Gender, And Identity: Children In The Syrian Revolution 2011, Manal Al-Natour

Journal of International Women's Studies

This article examines the victimization and role of Syrian children in the Syrian Revolution 2011. I claim that through engaging in a competition to provide a definitive image of the nation, both the regime and the opposition victimize Syrian children. Nevertheless, the art projects undertaken by nonviolence activists have proven to help children heal and to cope with the predicaments brought on them by the crisis. The poetry, paintings, drawings, and songs produced by these children are the best means they have of representing their victimization and their role in the revolution, and communicating their perspectives on the Syrian nation …

Parameters – Full Issue, Usawc Parameters

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

American Power in Transition: Isaiah Wilson, James E. Goodby and Ken Weisbrode, Anna Simons. Fighting Irregular Fighters: Sibylle Scheipers, Robert J. Bunker, Robert L. Feldman and Michel Ben Arrous. Conflict by Other Means: David J. Katz, Juan Zarate, Douglas W. Winton. Preparing for Netwars: Frank J. Cilluffo and Joseph R. Clark. QDR and Landpower: Francis G. Hoffman.

How Does My Research Question Come About? The Impact Of Funding Agencies In Formulating Research Questions, Massimiliano Tarrozzi

The Qualitative Report

It is a widespread claim that the research question should primarily come from a careful literature analysis (Creswell, 2007). Actually, it is basically a good suggestion, mainly for novices, to avoid the mistake of choosing a research method only for ideological reasons, and far from the phenomenon that one is willing to explore. However, this idea does not take into account other complex phenomena involved in constructing a research question. First of all, the epistemological framework, which is never neutral and performs what I am supposed to investigate; second, the kind of funding agency, which has an indisputable impact not …

Open Source Integrated Library Systems In Public Libraries, Tony Brooke

School of Information Student Research Journal

One of the most fundamental decisions a library makes is choosing an integrated library system, or ILS. A public library can remove unwanted outside influence and save money by switching their ILS to free and open source software, or FOSS. This article is an examination of the progress made by FOSS ILSs to become not only contenders against proprietary systems, but also an appropriate choice for financial, functional, and philosophical reasons. Included is a timeline of published evaluations, the milestone of 14% adoption, a summary of the current landscape, and example implementation cases. A functional analysis shows why a public …

Arctic Climate Change And U.S. Accession To The United Nations Convention On The Law Of The Sea, Raul (Pete) Pedrozo

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Networks In Non-International Armed Conflicts: Crossing Borders And Defining "Organized Armed Groups", Peter Margulies

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

International Law And Cyber Threats From Non-State Actors, Laurie R. Blank

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Lawful Targets In Cyber Operations: Does The Principle Of Distinction Apply?, Noam Lubell

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Self-Defensive Force Against Cyber Attacks: Legal, Strategic And Political Dimensions, Matthew C. Waxman

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Computer Network Operations And U.S. Domestic Law: An Overview, Robert N. Chesney

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Classification Of Cyber Conflict, Michael N. Schmitt

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

The Law Of Armed Conflict's "Wicked" Problem: Levee En Masse In Cyber Warfare, David Wallace, Shane R. Reeves

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Cyber Warfare: Implications For Non-International Armed Conflicts, Robin Geiss

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Geography Of Armed Conflict: Why It Is A Mistake To Fish For The Red Herring, Geoffrey S. Corn

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Belligerent Targeting And The Invalidity Of A Least Harmful Means Rule, Geoffrey S. Corn, Laurie R. Blank, Chris Jenks, Eric Talbot Jensen

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

A Philanthropic Facelift, Jo Ann Lloyd

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.

Class Notes

Cal Poly Magazine

No abstract provided.