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Statement By New Afrikan Prisoner Of War Kuwasi Balagoon, Amilcar Shabazz

Amilcar Shabazz

As a member of Kuwasi Balagoon's political defense collective, called the National Committee to Defend New Afrikan Freedom Fighters, I transcribed this statement that he attempted to present in court at his trial in Goshen, NY, that opened July 11, 1983. Orange County Judge David Ritter denied him from giving the full statement that is presented here from the pamphlet that was published for Black August 1983, with the brief introduction that I wrote.

Understanding Judicial Discretion, Barry Hoffmaster

C. Barry Hoffmaster

The main aim of this paper is to clarify the dispute over judicial discretion by distinguishing the different senses in which claims about judicial discretion can be understood and by examining the arguments for these various interpretations. Three different levels of dispute need to be recognized. The first concerns whether judges actually do exercise discretion, the second involves whether judges are entitled to exercise discretion, and the third is about the proper institutional role of judges. In this context, the views of Dworkin, Raz, Perry, Greenawalt, and Sartorius are examined. Finally, it is suggested that a resolution of the judicial …

Post-Tefra Holding Company Strategies, David Randall Jenkins

David Randall Jenkins, Ph.D.

Hare's Theory Of Rational Assent, Robert Lipkin

Robert Justin Lipkin

No abstract provided.

Humanities And The First-Year Curriculum In Law School, Drew L. Kershen

Drew L. Kershen

No abstract provided.

A Holistic Approach To Judicial Justification, Barry Hoffmaster

C. Barry Hoffmaster

No abstract provided.

Assuring "Detached But Passionate Investigation And Decision": The Role Of Guardians Ad Litem In Saikewicz-Type Cases, Charles Baron

Charles H. Baron

The author focuses this Article upon the aspect of the Saikewicz decision which determines that the kind of "proxy consent" question involved in that case required for its decision "the process of detached but passionate investigation and decision that forms the ideal on which the judicial branch of government was created." This aspect of the decision has drawn much criticism from the medical community on the ground that it embroils what doctors believe to be a medical question in the adversarial processes of the court system. The author criticizes the decision from an entirely opposite perspective, arguing that the court's …

French Claims In North America, 1500-59, Brian Slattery

Brian Slattery

Professor Hart On Legal Obligation, Barry Hoffmaster

C. Barry Hoffmaster

No abstract provided.