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The Convergence Of International Trade And Investment Arbitration, Roger P. Alford Jan 2013

The Convergence Of International Trade And Investment Arbitration, Roger P. Alford

Journal Articles

The World Trade Organization (“WTO”) and bilateral investment treaties (“BITs”) are among the most significant legal developments in the history of international economic law. Never before in the history of international relations has trade and investment been supported by such powerful legal guarantees and adjudicative processes. In less than two decades the WTO and BITs have permanently altered the legal landscape with reciprocal and mutually advantageous arrangements designed to reduce barriers to trade and investment and eliminate discriminatory treatment in international economic relations. In most respects the worlds of trade and investment are on parallel tracks headed in the same …


2013 Usd Fact Book, University Of San Diego Jan 2013

2013 Usd Fact Book, University Of San Diego

USD Fact Books (1985- )

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Impact Of Race On Juvenile Forensic Assessment: Clinician Perceptions Of Adequate Test Norms, Nathan E. Cook Jan 2013

Impact Of Race On Juvenile Forensic Assessment: Clinician Perceptions Of Adequate Test Norms, Nathan E. Cook

Open Access Dissertations

The psychological assessment of racial and ethnic minority groups is often substantially limited by the lack of adequate normative data for these groups. This study examined the impact that race has on forensic psychologists’ (N=145) diagnostic decision making as well as judgments of the quality of normative data. It was hypothesized that the forensic psychologists would accept lower quality normative data for African American youth compared to White youth. However, although the quality of the test norms influenced the dependent measures in the expected direction, no significant interaction was noted between norm quality and youth’s race. Participants judged the likelihood …


Solid State Gas Sensors For Detection Of Explosives And Explosive Precursors, Yun Chu Jan 2013

Solid State Gas Sensors For Detection Of Explosives And Explosive Precursors, Yun Chu

Open Access Dissertations

The increased number of terrorist attacks using improvised explosive devices (IEDs) over the past few years has made the trace detection of explosives a priority for the Department of Homeland Security. Considerable advances in early detection of trace explosives employing spectroscopic detection systems and other sensing devices have been made and have demonstrated outstanding performance. However, modern IEDs are not easily detectable by conventional methods and terrorists have adapted to avoid using metallic or nitro groups in the manufacturing of IEDs. Instead, more powerful but smaller compounds, such as TATP are being more frequently used. In addition, conventional detection techniques …


Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Public Safety., Colorado General Assembly Jan 2013

Concerning A Supplemental Appropriation To The Department Of Public Safety., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 2001-Present

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Innocent Until Presumed Guilty: Florida’S Mistreatment Of Mens Rea And The Presumption Of Innocence In Drug Possession Cases, 46 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1157 (2013), Sean Mullins Jan 2013

Innocent Until Presumed Guilty: Florida’S Mistreatment Of Mens Rea And The Presumption Of Innocence In Drug Possession Cases, 46 J. Marshall L. Rev. 1157 (2013), Sean Mullins

UIC Law Review

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Potentiate Liability And Preventing Fault Attribution: The Intoxicated “Offender” And Anglo-American Dépecage Standardisations, 47 J. Marshall L. Rev. 57 (2013), Alan Reed, Nicola Wake Jan 2013

Potentiate Liability And Preventing Fault Attribution: The Intoxicated “Offender” And Anglo-American Dépecage Standardisations, 47 J. Marshall L. Rev. 57 (2013), Alan Reed, Nicola Wake

UIC Law Review

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Clever Contraband: Why Illinois’ Lockstep With The U.S. Supreme Court Gives Police Authority To Search The Bowels Of Your Vehicle, 47 J. Marshall L. Rev. 425 (2013), Jason Cooper Jan 2013

Clever Contraband: Why Illinois’ Lockstep With The U.S. Supreme Court Gives Police Authority To Search The Bowels Of Your Vehicle, 47 J. Marshall L. Rev. 425 (2013), Jason Cooper

UIC Law Review

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Local Governments Feel The Heat: Principles For Local Government Adaptation To The Impacts Of Climate Change, 47 J. Marshall L. Rev. 635 (2013), Sean Hecht Jan 2013

Local Governments Feel The Heat: Principles For Local Government Adaptation To The Impacts Of Climate Change, 47 J. Marshall L. Rev. 635 (2013), Sean Hecht

UIC Law Review

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Uncoupling The Constitutional Right To Self-Defense From The Second Amendment: Insights From The Law Of War Commentary: Gun Control Policy And The Second Amendment: Responses, William G. Merkel Jan 2013

Uncoupling The Constitutional Right To Self-Defense From The Second Amendment: Insights From The Law Of War Commentary: Gun Control Policy And The Second Amendment: Responses, William G. Merkel

Connecticut Law Review

This Article contextualizes Professor Nicholas Johnson’s argument that a robust right to arms is essential to the security of Black communities in the United States. While accepting Johnson’s premise that private self-defense is necessary where government is hostile towards or unable to defend a community against violence, this Article maintains that the Second Amendment as understood at the time of its ratification did not extend to private self-defense. Rather than forcefitting a private right to self-defense into the syntactically and contextually unrelated Second Amendment as one-Justice majorities have done in District of Columbia v. Heller and McDonald v. City of …


Firearms And The Black Community: An Assessment Of The Modern Orthodoxy Commentary: Gun Control Policy And The Second Amendment, Nicholas J. Johnson Jan 2013

Firearms And The Black Community: An Assessment Of The Modern Orthodoxy Commentary: Gun Control Policy And The Second Amendment, Nicholas J. Johnson

Connecticut Law Review

The heroes of the modern civil rights movement were more than just stoic victims of racist violence. Their history was one of defiance and fighting long before news cameras showed them attacked by dogs and fire hoses. When Fannie Lou Hamer revealed she kept a shotgun in every corner of her bedroom, she was channeling a century old practice. And when delta share cropper Hartman Turnbow, after a shootout with the Klan, said “I don’t figure I was being non-nonviolent, (yes non-nonviolent) I was just protecting my family”, he was invoking an evolved tradition that embraced self-defense and disdained political …


Domestic Violence In Indian Country: Improving The Federal Government's Response To This Grave Epidemic Note, Jeana Petillo Jan 2013

Domestic Violence In Indian Country: Improving The Federal Government's Response To This Grave Epidemic Note, Jeana Petillo

Connecticut Law Review

The pervasiveness of domestic violence against Native American women in Indian country is alarming. Pursuant to the doctrine of trust responsibility, the federal government has recently responded to the epidemic of domestic violence in Indian country by passing three pieces of legislation—18 U.S.C. § 117, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. This Note discusses the shortcomings of these pieces of legislation and proposes two courses of action by which the federal government may improve its response to domestic violence in Indian country. First, this Note suggests that the federal …


Ideological Exclusion In The Post-9/11 Era: A Case For Increased Judicial Oversight And Recognition Of The Right To Hear Speech Note, Sean D. Acevedo Jan 2013

Ideological Exclusion In The Post-9/11 Era: A Case For Increased Judicial Oversight And Recognition Of The Right To Hear Speech Note, Sean D. Acevedo

Connecticut Law Review

Following the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, the George W. Bush Administration actively engaged in a policy of ideological exclusion. During the Bush Administration, the State Department routinely denied visas to foreign nationals whose political views it disfavored. The primary targets of ideological exclusion during the post-9/11 era were members of the Arab and Muslim intellectual communities. Opponents have argued that ideological exclusion violates United States citizens’ First Amendment right to hear and debate speech. After offering an extensive background of the history of ideological exclusion in the United States, this Note argues that the Bush Administration’s policy of …


Agency Discretion And Statutory Mandates In A Time Of Inadequate Funding: An Alternative To In Re Aiken County Note, Bret Kupfer Jan 2013

Agency Discretion And Statutory Mandates In A Time Of Inadequate Funding: An Alternative To In Re Aiken County Note, Bret Kupfer

Connecticut Law Review

When an agency fails to abide by a statutory mandate, aggrieved parties may petition the courts for an order compelling the agency to act. In the interest of Congress’s constitutional power, courts will grant the petition and force agencies to comply. However, it is unclear whether an agency violates a statutory mandate when Congress intentionally withholds adequate funds to comply with the mandate. On August 13, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ordered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to spend $11.1 million in carryover appropriations to review an application for a nuclear waste repository …


Firearms Policy And The Black Community: Rejecting The Wouldn't You Want A Gun If Attacked Argument Commentary: Gun Control Policy And The Second Amendment: Responses, Andrew J. Mcclurg Jan 2013

Firearms Policy And The Black Community: Rejecting The Wouldn't You Want A Gun If Attacked Argument Commentary: Gun Control Policy And The Second Amendment: Responses, Andrew J. Mcclurg

Connecticut Law Review

The gun lobby has succeeded in focusing the gun debate on a narrow, oversimplified question: “If a criminal attacked you, wouldn’t you prefer to have a gun to protect yourself?” This Article asserts that the question—which correlates with a “more guns” argument—is a red herring, a diversion that leads us off track and blinds us to the need for comprehensive strategies to address the complex, polycentric issues of gun violence in America. In his article, Firearms Policy and the Black Community: An Assessment of the Modern Orthodoxy, Professor Nicholas Johnson pursues a version of the “Wouldn’t you want a gun …


Mentally Defective Language In The Gun Control Act, Jana R. Mccreary Jan 2013

Mentally Defective Language In The Gun Control Act, Jana R. Mccreary

Connecticut Law Review

The oft-quoted argument asserts that “Guns don’t kill people; people kill people.” It is essential, then, that gun legislation clearly address who the people are who should not possess or purchase guns. As the country once again reacts to a tragedy with renewed interest in implementing new gun legislation, we must use caution to clearly identify who should be restricted from acquiring firearms. The Gun Control Act of 1968 and its subsequent amendments fail at this task. When considering the ease with which persons with dangerous mental illnesses may legally purchase firearms because they do not meet technical and vague …


Let Us Talk Past Each Other For A While: A Brief Response To Professor Johnson Commentary: Gun Control Policy And The Second Amendment: Responses, Michael De Leeuw Jan 2013

Let Us Talk Past Each Other For A While: A Brief Response To Professor Johnson Commentary: Gun Control Policy And The Second Amendment: Responses, Michael De Leeuw

Connecticut Law Review

This Article is a brief response to Professor Johnson’s excellent lead article, Firearms Policy and the Black Community: An Assessment of the Modern Orthodoxy. Professor Johnson has (I would say unfairly) counted me among the “orthodoxy” that believes that any and all gun control measures are good for communities of color. He accuses me (and the rest of those who hew to the modern orthodoxy) of ignoring the clear and present danger faced by what he calls the “Parker/MacDonald class”—law-abiding citizens who live in dangerous neighborhoods that are (perhaps) not well served by law enforcement. Professor Johnson urges that members …


Public Employee Speech And The Privatization Of The First Amendment, Adam Shinar Jan 2013

Public Employee Speech And The Privatization Of The First Amendment, Adam Shinar

Connecticut Law Review

Constitutional protection of public employee speech has been declining for the past forty years, yet the reason for the decline has remained elusive. This Article puts forward a novel theory situating public employee speech in larger structural transformations in governmental organization. It identifies a “public/private convergence,” the main feature of which is that public officials are increasingly viewed as private employees, resulting in a significant erosion of their free speech rights. This erosion is exacerbated by rising levels of privatization and civil service reforms exhibiting the same mode of thought: that public employees are no different from private employees. These …


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The Firearms Safety Act And The Future Of Second Amendment Debate, Dominic Lamartina Jan 2013

The Firearms Safety Act And The Future Of Second Amendment Debate, Dominic Lamartina

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.


Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Year Ending December 31, 2012., Easton Town Representatives Jan 2013

Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Year Ending December 31, 2012., Easton Town Representatives

Easton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Annual Report Town Of Center Harbor, New Hampshire For Year Ending December 31, 2012., Center Harbor Town Representatives Jan 2013

Annual Report Town Of Center Harbor, New Hampshire For Year Ending December 31, 2012., Center Harbor Town Representatives

Center Harbor, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Annual Reports Of The Selectmen, Treasurer, Town Clerk And Trustees Of The Town Of Weare Together With The Reports Of The Departments, Boards, Committees And Commissions For The Year Ending December 31, 2012., Weare Town Representatives Jan 2013

Annual Reports Of The Selectmen, Treasurer, Town Clerk And Trustees Of The Town Of Weare Together With The Reports Of The Departments, Boards, Committees And Commissions For The Year Ending December 31, 2012., Weare Town Representatives

Weare, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Annual Reports Of The Selectmen And Treasurer Together With The Reports Of The Road Agent, Fire Chief, Police Chief, Code Enforcement Officer, Welfare Director, And Other Officers Of The Town Of Allenstown, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2012., Allenstown Town Representatives Jan 2013

Annual Reports Of The Selectmen And Treasurer Together With The Reports Of The Road Agent, Fire Chief, Police Chief, Code Enforcement Officer, Welfare Director, And Other Officers Of The Town Of Allenstown, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2012., Allenstown Town Representatives

Allenstown, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Annual Reports Of Sugar Hill, New Hampshire 2012., Sugar Hill Town Representatives Jan 2013

Annual Reports Of Sugar Hill, New Hampshire 2012., Sugar Hill Town Representatives

Sugar Hill, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Town Of Bethlehem, New Hampshire 2012 Annual Report., Bethlehem Town Representatives Jan 2013

Town Of Bethlehem, New Hampshire 2012 Annual Report., Bethlehem Town Representatives

Bethlehem, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Town Of Benton, New Hampshire Annual Report Of Town Officers And Benton School District Year Ending December 31, 2012., Benton Town Representatives Jan 2013

Town Of Benton, New Hampshire Annual Report Of Town Officers And Benton School District Year Ending December 31, 2012., Benton Town Representatives

Benton, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Town Of Colebrook Annual Town Report Year Ending December 31, 2012., Colebrook Town Representatives Jan 2013

Town Of Colebrook Annual Town Report Year Ending December 31, 2012., Colebrook Town Representatives

Colebrook, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Annual Report Of The Officers And Committees Of The Town Of Brookline, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2012 With Reports Of School District For Year Ending June 30, 2012., Brookline Town Representatives Jan 2013

Annual Report Of The Officers And Committees Of The Town Of Brookline, New Hampshire For The Year Ending December 31, 2012 With Reports Of School District For Year Ending June 30, 2012., Brookline Town Representatives

Brookline, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.


Town Of Plainfield, New Hampshire Annual Reports 2012. Annual Reports Of The Officers And Selectmen And The School District., Plainfield Town Representatives Jan 2013

Town Of Plainfield, New Hampshire Annual Reports 2012. Annual Reports Of The Officers And Selectmen And The School District., Plainfield Town Representatives

Plainfield, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.