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Vaccines For Pandemics: Lessons From Covid-19 For H5n1 And Beyond, Alison Mccarthy, Michael S. Sinha

University of Chicago Legal Forum

The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented challenges to vaccine development and distribution. Never before has a vaccine been developed so quickly and distributed so rapidly. But compared to past pandemics and public health crises—like polio or even the more recent H1N1 pandemic—the United States government’s COVID-19 vaccine strategy depended greatly on the private sector.

COVID-19 vaccines were credited with saving millions of lives worldwide, but private companies reaped these rewards, retained their patent rights, and profited from the vast and pressing need for their vaccines. Now, five years later, not every company views its vaccine work as a success. Financial hits …

Exploring The Reduction Of Runway Incursions Through Training, Vasilios (Billy) Constaintine Metallinos

Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering

Runway incursions are prevalent aviation safety issues that result in adverse outcomes. The focus of this qualitative case study was exploring the reduction of runway incursions through training for pilots. Applying social cognitive theory (SCT) provided this study with a theoretical underpinning. Conducting interviews and a focus group with 17 participants allowed for the collection of enough data and resulted in identifying the importance of training in preventing runway incursions. Based on the thematic analysis conducted, it was identified that evidence-based, scenario-based, and continuous training can be used to reduce runway incursions caused by pilot deviations. The results contribute to …

Elections, Courts, And Democratic Crisis: Constitutional Structure And The 2020 Election, Manoj Mate

University of Chicago Legal Forum

This Article analyzes how the U.S. constitutional order responds to democratic crisis by examining Supreme Court cases dealing with the effort to overturn the 2020 election, and the response to the January 6th Capitol attack. It analyzes the Court’s approaches to constitutional structure in key cases and how these approaches impact constitutional capacity to address democratic crises. The Article discusses how the effort to overturn the 2020 election sought to exploit key weaknesses in the U.S. constitutional framework. It then examines how the Supreme Court adjudicated cases related to the effort to overturn the 2020 election, including Moore v. Harper, …

Emergencies, Alien And Domestic, Samuel Issacharoff

University of Chicago Legal Forum

Democracies survive some emergencies, even emerging stronger after some crises despite temporary suspensions of liberty. Democracies die when faced with other emergencies. This Article explores why. It addresses the claimed need to limit rights of electoral participation in response to the rise of antidemocratic forces through the lens of militant democracy in Europe and the Insurrection Clause of Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment in the United States. When examined through the context of claimed exigency, the ability of democracies to survive or even thrive after emergencies turns heavily on whether the source of the perceived threat is foreign or …

Realizing The World Health Organization’S Constitutional Mission: Equitably And Everywhere, Sam Halabi, Lawrence Gostin

University of Chicago Legal Forum

COVID-19 revealed deeply embedded inequalities in countries’ capacity to respond to public health disasters. From 2020 to 2024, the content and scope of international health law expanded to address these deep inequities, including a new pandemic agreement and significant changes to the International Health Regulations (IHR). Recent moves by the Trump Administration leveled significant losses on this new global health law infrastructure. At the heart of this infrastructure is the World Health Organization (WHO)—the UN’s specialized agency, which for 77 years has led the world toward realizing the human right to the highest attainable standard of mental and physical health. …

Crisis And The Constitution: The Role Of Civil Liberties In Times Of National Security Threat, Michele Goodwin, Allison M. Whelan

University of Chicago Legal Forum

In this Article, we contribute to the unfolding debate around civil liberties and civil rights in times of political, cultural, and health crises. As this Article was drafted, the National Guard was deployed in Los Angeles, California and Washington, D.C. by the President of the United States. In Oregon, a federal judge issued a final order barring the Trump administration from deploying troops to Portland. These events renew questions related to federalism, states’ rights, individual civil rights, and civil liberties. As chaos unfolds, what is the rule of law and role of civil liberties in times of real or purported …

Liability For Disaster Risks, Daniel A. Farber

University of Chicago Legal Forum

A growing body of law addresses liability for harms caused by disasters. The bases for liability are diverse: common law torts, statutes covering specific risks, and takings doctrine. Litigation can involve government or private defendants, while the disaster could be anything from an oil spill to a flood. This Article maps this complex legal terrain and discusses three cross-cutting themes in disaster liability. One theme is the action/inaction distinction, which can create a perverse incentive to postpone or forego mitigation efforts. The second theme involves the interplay between legislatures and courts in designing and implementing liability rules. The final theme …

A Continuum Of Responsibility: An Examination Of The Human Right To A Healthy Environment Of Present And Future Generations, Sarah Dávila A.

University of Chicago Legal Forum

Youth-led advocacy has been at the forefront of the protection of the right to a healthy environment in the face of a triple planetary crisis: loss of biodiversity, environmental degradation, and climate change. Globally, youth have called upon international bodies to provide guidance as to how States and private actors can be held accountable for human right violations. They have demanded that States protect not merely the human rights of present generations, but those of future generations. This Article explores recent developments in international human rights law, including the recent Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment No. …

Emergency Lending By The Federal Reserve, Richard Clarida, Kathryn Judge

University of Chicago Legal Forum

The Federal Reserve established an array of innovative emergency lending facilities during the Great Financial Crisis and expanded the scope of its emergency lending yet further in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This Article provides a retrospective of how the Federal Reserve used its emergency lending authority across these two episodes, identifying patterns and revealing some differences. It sheds light on the conditions that enabled the Federal Reserve to establish the facilities that it did, including the roles played by Congress and Treasury in providing the equity funding that made certain facilities possible. It shows how in each episode, the …

The Disaster Management Complex: Law’S Adaptations In Times Of Climate Disaster, Michael Burger, Jeffrey Schlegelmilch, Lucia Bragg

University of Chicago Legal Forum

The Anthropocene is marked by constant climate-related disasters and defined by the urgent need to foster and implement adaptations to future climate impacts that reduce disaster risk. The intensity, frequency, and severity of extreme weather events continue to rise even as nations and corporations alike miss their emissions targets, all promising a hotter, wetter, and more extreme future. A number of federal agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), have, at times, sought to adapt their own famously fragmented responses to these changing circumstances. However, federal disaster response is conducted against a backdrop of authorizing legislation that is designed …

In-House Lawyers And The Impact Of Crisis-Driven Financial Legislation: Evidence From Sarbanes-Oxley, Dhruv Chand Aggarwa

University of Chicago Legal Forum

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) entrusted the general counsel (GC) of public companies with overseeing a new system of internal controls and reporting misconduct at their firms. I use a hand-collected dataset tracking the backgrounds of in-house lawyers to argue that SOX increased the value of “experienced” GCs who had worked at the firm for longer as of the legislation’s enactment. I find that firms with experienced GCs exhibited positive abnormal returns around key legislative dates associated with the passage of SOX. Experienced GCs also saw larger increases in compensation immediately after the passage of SOX. Experienced GCs could …

Islamic Philosophy And Its Impact On Human Thought, Abdellatif Feth-Eddine

Basamat

This study explores Islamic philosophy and its influence on human thought. It discusses major debates and contributions, and examines how Islamic philosophical traditions shaped intellectual history through concepts of reason, ethics, and knowledge.

Islam Through Western Eyes: Review Of Edward Said's ‘Covering Islam’, Mustapha Samadi

Basamat

This book review discusses Edward Said’s Covering Islam, focusing on how Western media and expert discourses represent Islam. It highlights Said’s critique of stereotypes, political framing, and the links between representation, power, and policy.

On The Role Of Intellectuals, Writers, The Duality Of Power And Culture In Edward Said's Work, Khalid Chaouch

Basamat

This article examines Edward Said’s vision of the intellectual and the tension between culture and power. It highlights his critique of domination and his call for writers and intellectuals to speak truth, defend justice, and resist ideological closure.

Edward Said And The Problematic Relationship Between Orientalist Thought And The Imperialist Project: American Discourse As A Model, Mohamed El Kouche

Basamat

The article analyzes the relationship between orientalist thought and imperial projects, using American discourse as a case study. It shows how representation and knowledge production can serve political domination and legitimize intervention.

Between Literature, Criticism, And Politics: A Reading Of Edward Said's Writings, Karim Bejjit

Basamat

This study offers a reading of Edward Said’s writings at the intersection of literature, criticism, and politics. It shows how Said connects textual analysis to historical power relations and develops a method of engaged, interdisciplinary critique.

Edward Said: The Cosmopolitan Intellectual And Composite Identity, Abdellah Tourkmani

Basamat

This article examines Edward Said as a cosmopolitan intellectual shaped by exile and multiple affiliations. It discusses “composite identity” as a critical position that resists cultural purity and enables dialogue across borders and traditions.

The Humanistic Approach In Edward Said's Thought, Saïd Bensaid Alaoui

Basamat

This article analyzes the humanistic approach in Edward Said’s work. It highlights his defense of critical humanism, his opposition to essentialism, and his effort to link culture to politics while maintaining an ethical commitment to truth and justice.

Internal Communication In The Service Of An Image Policy, Or How To Promote The Company's Image Internally, Samira Ammor

Basamat

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Categorization And Subcategorization In Lexicography, Or The Role Of Predication, Rachid El Hadari

Basamat

The article discusses categorization and subcategorization in lexicography, emphasizing the role of predication. It examines how lexicographic choices structure meaning and grammatical information, and questions the limits of traditional dictionary models.

The Architecture Of The Great Mosque Sidi Youssef Ben Ali In Essaouira, Naima El Hadari

Basamat

This article analyzes the architecture of the Great Mosque Sidi Youssef Ben Ali in Essaouira. It examines its historical and spatial features and shows how religious architecture reflects social organization, urban dynamics, and collective memory.

Towards A New Humanism?, Fatiha Bennani

Basamat

This contribution revisits Edward Said’s call for critical humanism. It discusses humanism as an ethical and intellectual stance against domination and cultural closure, and highlights its relevance for rethinking criticism, universality, and responsibility today.

Edward Said And Freud, Rochdi Chemcham

Basamat

This study explores Edward Said’s engagement with Freud, focusing on identity, exile, and interpretation. It shows how Said draws on Freud to question fixed identities and to rethink memory, history, and political conflict through a critical lens.

Knowledge, Power And Fear: Reflections On Exile, Edward Said And The 'Mainstreaming' Of Postcolonial Literary Thought, Valérie Orlando

Basamat

This article reflects on exile as a key lens in Edward Said’s thought and on the links between knowledge, power, and fear. It discusses how postcolonial literary theory became “mainstream” and examines what may be lost when critical ideas are institutionalized.

Editorial Ar, Abdelmajid Kaddouri

Basamat

This editorial presents the Arabic introduction to the special issue on Edward Said. It highlights his international influence, discusses debates around his reception in the Arab world, and previews the main questions addressed across the contributions.

Editorial, Abdelmajid Kaddouri

Basamat

This editorial introduces the special issue dedicated to Edward Said as an intellectual and critic. It outlines the volume’s purpose and key themes, including culture and power, critical humanism, exile, and the responsibilities of the engaged intellectual.

Dual Credit Enrollment And First-Year Undergraduate Experience In Texas: Insights From A Mixed Methods Study, Summer Pannell, Jennifer D. Goddard

School Leadership Review

There has been considerable expansion in the availability of dual credit coursework, however, there is still a lack of understanding regarding how effective these programs are in equipping students for success in post-secondary education (Struhl & Vargas, 2012). This study used a mixed-methods approach to explore the relationships between various components of dual credit programs and the experiences of first-time undergraduate students. The results of a hierarchical multiple regression indicated a statistically significant relationship between the modality of dual credit coursework and students’ first-year undergraduate GPAs but not between the setting of the two factors. Further, the results did not …

Yield-To-Maturity And The Reinvestment Of Coupon Payments

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

This note addresses a common misconception, found in investment texts and popular investment education literature, that in order to earn the yield to maturity on a coupon bond an investor must reinvest the coupon payments. We identify a sample of text and professional sources making this claim, demonstrate that yield to maturity entails no assumption of coupon reinvestment, discuss a cause for this confusion and offer a possible remedy.

Yield To Maturity Is Always Received As Promised

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

This note comments on a misconception that yield to maturity from holding a coupon bond until maturity is only promised, but not really received, unless coupon payments are reinvested at the same rate as the (original) yield to maturity. It shows that yield to maturity is always earned no matter how coupon payments are allocated – spent or reinvested at any rate. It illuminates that the realized compounding yield in fact measures the yield to maturity from a combination of two investments rather from simply holding the bond itself until maturity.

The Influence Of University Investment Education On Asset Allocation

Journal of Economics and Finance Education

Using survey data from students at three universities, we examine the influence of an Investments Analysis course on student perception of the ideal asset allocation for a retirement portfolio. Consistent with previous studies that examine financial education in the workplace, a critical outcome of university investment education is the apparent alleviation of a conservative bias that is typically prevalent among uninformed investors. This change results in an increasing willingness to take larger stock positions, which produces higher expected returns and larger portfolio betas. Most importantly, however, the net effect is more efficient portfolios, particularly for those students who begin with …