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Of Two Wrongs That Make A Right: Two Paradoxes Of The Evidence Law And Their Combined Economic Justification, Alex Stein
Of Two Wrongs That Make A Right: Two Paradoxes Of The Evidence Law And Their Combined Economic Justification, Alex Stein
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Care As A Public Value: Linking Responsibility, Resources, And Republicanism, Linda C. Mcclain
Care As A Public Value: Linking Responsibility, Resources, And Republicanism, Linda C. Mcclain
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I begin this Article with the preceding two statements concerning care for children because they focus on the relationship between resources and responsibility and capture two conflicting approaches to that relationship. The first statement resists a definition of "responsibility" that leaves out the work of social reproduction, that is, of caring for children and preparing them to take their place as responsible, self-governing members of society. Highlighting the lack of resources that poor parents face when tackling the work of social reproduction, the statement also suggests common ground among parents across class lines as to the importance of caring for …
The Calm After The Storm: First Amendment Cases In The Supreme Court's 2000-2001 Term, Joel Gora
The Calm After The Storm: First Amendment Cases In The Supreme Court's 2000-2001 Term, Joel Gora
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The Storm Arrives: The First Amendment Cases In The Supreme Court's 1999-2000 Term, Joel Gora
The Storm Arrives: The First Amendment Cases In The Supreme Court's 1999-2000 Term, Joel Gora
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Criminal Theory In The Twentieth Century, George P. Fletcher
Criminal Theory In The Twentieth Century, George P. Fletcher
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The theoretical inquiry into the foundations of criminal law in the twentieth century, in both civil and common law traditions, is assayed by the consideration of seven main currents or trends. First, the structure of offenses is examined in light of the bipartite, tripartite, and quadripartite modes of analysis. Second, competing theories of culpability – normative and descriptive – are weighed in connection with their important ramifications for the presumption of proof and the allocation of the burden of persuasion on defenses. Third, the struggle with alternatives to punishment for the control and commitment of dangerous but non-criminal persons is …