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Sexual Harassment Of Working Women: The Eeoc Guidelines-Panacea Or Placebo?, Barbara West

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This comment presents a discussion of the law of sexual harassment of working women, focusing on case law, the content of the guidelines issued by the EEOC, and how these guidelines may affect future litigation.

The Guilt Of The "Innocent Construction Rule" In Illinois Defamation Law, Michael J. Polelle

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This article traces the origin of the peculiar Illinois "Innocent Construction Rule" in defamation law. The author concludes that the Illinois "Innocent Construction Rule" was unfortunately resurrected in John v. Tribune. He calls upon the Illinois Supreme Court to reconsider the John case.

The Illinois Bail Jumper's Statute, Sharon Santilli Broccoli

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This legislative note focuses on the constitutional ramifications of complete trials in absentia and examines possible alternatives to this procedure.

Criminal Law In Tennessee In 1980 - A Critical Survey, Joseph G. Cook

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Carlson V. Green: The Inference Of A Constitutional Cause Or Action Despite The Availability Of A Federal Tort Claims Act Remedy, Gregory P. Williams

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Prospective Student Information Booklet (1980-81), Florida State University College Of Law

Prospective Student Information Booklets

Booklet containing curriculum and course information for future law students.

Civil Procedure - Res Judicata - Effect Of Dismissal With Prejudice, Judy Cornett

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

The Limits Of Legislation In Achieving Social Change, Theodore S. Meth

Laws and Legislation Collection

This paper is about law, not laboratory animals or philosophical ethics. It proceeds from the premise that law is an appropriate, perhaps inevitable, instrument for dealing with ethical issues related to the use of research animals.

The New Prometheus: Will Scientific Inquiry Be Bound By The Chains Of Government Regulation, David Favre, Matthew Mckinnon

Duquesne Law Review

This article deals with regulation of scientific inquiry and its susceptibility to constitutional protection from government impingement. The authors provide extensive definition and discussion of scientific inquiry and examine two broad bases upon which a constitutional right of scientific inquiry could rest: The first amendment and an as yet unenunciated fundamental right of scientific inquiry.

Recent Developments: Case Note: Sexual Harassment In Employment-Violation Of Anti-Discrimination Laws Even With No Victim Loss Of Job Benefits. Bundy V. Jackson, No. 79-1693, (D.C. Circuit, Jan. 12, 1981)., Linda Lee Panlilio

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Origins Of Modern Professional Education:. The Harvard Case Method Conceived As Clinical Instruction In Law, Anthony Chase

Nova Law Review

The following analysis attempts to resituate discussion about legal

education within the context of modem professionalism and the social

history of American education.1

Book Reviews, W. Paul Gormley, John E. Semonche

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Book Reviews

CHEMICAL WEAPONS: DESTRUCTION AND CONVERSION

Published for the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

London: Taylor and Francis, 1980. Pp. 201.

Reviewed by W. Paul Gormley

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THE DEFINITION OF LAW

Hermann Kantorowicz

Edited by A.H.Campbell, with an introduction by A.L. Goodhart

New York: Octagon Books, 1980. Notes and bibliography. Pp. 113.

Reviewed by John E. Semonche

Hart And Hobbes, Roger A. Shiner

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Sailing The Uncharted Seas Of Asbestos Litigation Under The Longshoremen's And Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, Samuel J. Smith, Stephen J. Birek Jr.

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Potentially Discriminatory Criminal Justice Agency Policies, John E. Angell

Reports

This report describes potential sources of discrimination in the Alaska criminal justice system related to agency policies and procedures. The study relied on policy and procedural manuals and other written materials describing operational practices and organizational and management information about criminal justice operations. The report identifies policy areas in law enforcement, the legal and judicial system , corrections, and systemwide which provide the highest potential for discrimination on the basis of race, sex, economic condition, or other characteristics.

Mobile V. Bolden: New Standards Of Review For Effective Political Representation, Michael L. Parker

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An analysis of the Court's opinion requiring a showing of purposeful discrimination for claims of vote dilution and the decision's effect upon the success of future challenges to at-large electoral system.

Unequal Access To Separate Counsel: An Equal Protection Problem, N. S. Hudell

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Explores joint representation of criminal co-defendants from the viewpoints of the ABA Code of Professional Responsibility and the sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel, suggesting that the presumption of effectiveness of joint counsel for indigent co-defendants constitutes a denial of equal protection.

Ninth Amendment, Raoul Berger

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rebuttal: The Individual Or The Firm? Focusing The Threat Of Criminal Liability, John C. Coffee Jr.

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Professor Coffee responds to Mr. Crane's commentary and discusses the inherent problems of focusing criminal liability exclusively upon the individual.

Owen V. City Of Independence: Municipal Liability, An Evolving Trend, Ronald F. Wittmeyer

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A characterization of the Owen decision, which denies municipalities a good faith defense, as part of a judicial trend to increase an individual's access to federal courts for violations of section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act.

Branti V. Finkel: A Fresh Look At The Spoils System, Diane E. Ward

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This note focuses on the role of the first amendment in patronage dismissals and analyzes the implications of the Court's modification of the Elrod decision. It will focus on two aspects of the Branti decision. First, the role of the first amendment and its applicability to patronage dismissals will be examined. Second, the Court's modification of the Elrod decision will be analyzed in light of the new standard adopted by the Court.

Diamond V. Chakrabarty: Living Things As Statutory Subject Matter, Mark E. James

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An analysis of the Court's opinion allowing a genetically engineered microorganism to constitute patentable subject matter within the scope of 35 U.S.C. § 101, and the implications of allowing inventors to now obtain patent protection for their living inventions.

Making The Punishment Fit The Corporation: The Problems Of Finding An Optimal Corporation Criminal Sanction, John C. Coffee Jr.

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A discussion of the major issues which hinder effective punishment and deterrence of corporate crime, followed by specific proposals for a system of sanctions more responsive to these traditional problems areas.

Products Liability--Should Illinois Allow Recovery For Property Damage Absent Personal Injury?, Thomas J. O'Brien

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Judge O'Brien identifies the factors which should permit or deny recovery for property damage in products liability cases absent personal injury. Various types of damages are classified and analyzed to determine the types of loss which should be compensable under Illinois law.

Criminal Law In Tennessee In 1979 - A Critical Survey, Joseph G. Cook

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

An American Enforcement Model Of Civil Process In A Canadian Landscape, Bruce H. Wildsmith

Dalhousie Law Journal

One general perspective from which to view the Anglo-American legal system shared by Canada is that proposed by Charles Darwin to explain the origin and diversity of biologically distinct species. Darwin's theory of evolution places emphasis upon the adjustment or adaptation over time of biological characteristics to environmental factors by the selection of genetically determined features enabling the most suited to their surroundings to better thrive - the so-called "survival of the fittest".' Law might usefully be thought of as bearing an analogous relationship to the social environment in which it exists and must operate. As this milieu for various …

Thomas Hobbes And The Law, J. H. Hexter

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Enforcing Money Judgments Against Personal Property In Virginia, Ralph G. Santos

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Prospective Student Information Booklet (1979-80), Florida State University College Of Law

Prospective Student Information Booklets

Booklet containing curriculum and course information for future law students.

The Peer And The Precedent: A Review Essay Of Denning, L. The Discipline Of Law London: Butterworth's 1979.

Nova Law Review

Stare decisis et non quieta movere." The sepulchral words roll from the hidebound pages of Bouvier's, bearing the tradition of the throaty chimes of Big Ben.