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Celebrities No Antidote To Apathy, Aaron J. Shuler Jan 2004

Celebrities No Antidote To Apathy, Aaron J. Shuler

Aaron J Shuler

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Mandatory Recall Authority: A Sensible And Minimalist Approach To Improving Food Safety, Michael T. Roberts Esq. Jan 2004

Mandatory Recall Authority: A Sensible And Minimalist Approach To Improving Food Safety, Michael T. Roberts Esq.

Michael T. Roberts Esq.

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The Scope Of Tolerance And Its Moral Reasoning, Raphael Cohen-Almagor Jan 2004

The Scope Of Tolerance And Its Moral Reasoning, Raphael Cohen-Almagor

raphael cohen-almagor

This essay aims to consider the scope of tolerance and its moral reasoning. I first discuss the reluctance of prominent philosophers to prescribe boundaries to liberty and tolerance. I then focus attention on Rawls’ discussion on tolerance, which I find quite disappointing, yet argue that his line of reasoning on the question of tolerating the intolerant contributed to the very fashionable consequentialist approach. After criticizing the consequentialist reasoning I introduce an alternative approach: the principled reasoning. I explain that much of the liberal reasoning is inspired by the fear of sliding down the slippery slope, and finally turn to discuss …


Chipping: Could A High Tech Dog Tag Find Future American Mias?, Marren Sanders Dec 2003

Chipping: Could A High Tech Dog Tag Find Future American Mias?, Marren Sanders

Marren Sanders

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Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark Dec 2003

Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark

Leigh S. Goodmark

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Post-Realism, Or The Jurisprudential Logic Of Late Capitalism: A Socio-Legal Analysis Of The Rise And Diffusion Of Law & Economics, Eric M. Fink Dec 2003

Post-Realism, Or The Jurisprudential Logic Of Late Capitalism: A Socio-Legal Analysis Of The Rise And Diffusion Of Law & Economics, Eric M. Fink

Eric M Fink

One problem that is ripe for socio-legal inquiry is the emergence and diffusion of the Law and Economics movement. A socio-legal approach would consider Law and Economics not simply as a style of legal analysis or a school of thought within law, but as a discursive project, constituted by and constitutive of an emergent socio-legal matrix. That approach would be attentive not only to the instrumental significance of Law and Economics, but also what difference, if any, Law and Economics makes in deciding legal cases; who employs and benefits from Law and Economics; and similar concerns. This approach would additionally …