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Scalia & Garner’S Reading Law: A Civil Law For The Age Of Statutes?, James R. Maxeiner Aug 2013

Scalia & Garner’S Reading Law: A Civil Law For The Age Of Statutes?, James R. Maxeiner

Journal of Civil Law Studies

In Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and American legal lexicographer Bryan A. Garner challenge Americans to start over in dealing with statutes in the Age of Statutes. They propose “textualism,” i.e., “that the words of a governing text are of paramount concern, and what they convey in their context is what the text means.” Textualism is meant to remedy the American lack of “a generally agreed-on approach to the interpretation of legal texts.” That deficiency makes American law unpredictable, unequal, undemocratic and political. In the book’s Foreword, Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook …


Cyprus As A Mixed Legal System, Nikitas E. Hatzimihail Aug 2013

Cyprus As A Mixed Legal System, Nikitas E. Hatzimihail

Journal of Civil Law Studies

Cyprus presents us with its own kind of a mixed legal system: its private law is mostly common law, long codified in statutes. Its public law derives from the continental tradition. Procedural law is purely common law—a major factor in the mutation of the “continental” elements of the legal system. The state of play is affected by the split in the legal profession between continental- and English-educated lawyers (a split acquiring generational and subject-matter dimensions). The bulk of legislation and legal institutions have a distinctively colonial and/or post-colonial flavor. However, the country and the legal elites identify with, and are …


Semantics And Legal Interpretation: A Comparative Study Of The Value Of Embryonic Life Under Argentine And U.S. Constitutional Law, María Del Pilar Zambrano, Estela B. Sacristán Aug 2013

Semantics And Legal Interpretation: A Comparative Study Of The Value Of Embryonic Life Under Argentine And U.S. Constitutional Law, María Del Pilar Zambrano, Estela B. Sacristán

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Transfer Of Immovable And Systems Of Publicity In The Western World: An Economical Approach, Luz M. Martínez Velencoso Aug 2013

Transfer Of Immovable And Systems Of Publicity In The Western World: An Economical Approach, Luz M. Martínez Velencoso

Journal of Civil Law Studies

This paper aims to analyse the norms pertaining to the transfer and publicity of property rights from an economic perspective. It is a characteristic of this analysis that it puts the rules that regulate these rights in relation with their associated negotiation costs. This offers a new approach to the examination of the definition, content, and transfer of these rights. Legal norms that minimize the problem of conflicts of ownership increase the value of property in the hands of its owners. One of the instruments oriented to reduce uncertainties of this type is the Land Register, which promotes the exchange …


Anything But Common: The Role Of Louisiana’S Civilian Tradition In The Development Of Federal Civil Rights Jurisprudence Under The Fourteenth Amendment, Jared Bianchi Aug 2013

Anything But Common: The Role Of Louisiana’S Civilian Tradition In The Development Of Federal Civil Rights Jurisprudence Under The Fourteenth Amendment, Jared Bianchi

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Filling The Gaps: The Value Of The Common Law Approach To Gross Negligence And Punitive Damages, Justin Ward Aug 2013

Filling The Gaps: The Value Of The Common Law Approach To Gross Negligence And Punitive Damages, Justin Ward

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Delaney V. Mccoy, Claire Murray Aug 2013

Delaney V. Mccoy, Claire Murray

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Short V. Short, Taheera S. Randolph Aug 2013

Short V. Short, Taheera S. Randolph

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Petrie V. Michetti, Morgan Romero Aug 2013

Petrie V. Michetti, Morgan Romero

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Hoover Tree Farm V. Goodrich Petroleum, Marion P. Roy Iii Aug 2013

Hoover Tree Farm V. Goodrich Petroleum, Marion P. Roy Iii

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Andrus V Hillman, Ross Tuminello Aug 2013

Andrus V Hillman, Ross Tuminello

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Québec’S Partnership: Une Société Distincte, Alexandra Popovici Aug 2013

Québec’S Partnership: Une Société Distincte, Alexandra Popovici

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Russian Society And Its Civil Codes: A Long Way To Civilian Civil Law, Asya Ostroukh Aug 2013

Russian Society And Its Civil Codes: A Long Way To Civilian Civil Law, Asya Ostroukh

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Spanish Law In 2010-2012: The Influence Of European Union Law And The Impact Of The Economic Crisis, Juana Marco Molina Aug 2013

Spanish Law In 2010-2012: The Influence Of European Union Law And The Impact Of The Economic Crisis, Juana Marco Molina

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Complete V.6 No.1 Aug 2013

Complete V.6 No.1

Journal of Civil Law Studies

No abstract provided.


Closing The Door On The Public Policy Exception To At- Will Employment: How The Washington State Supreme Court Erroneously Foreclosed Wrongful Discharge Claims For Whistleblowers In Cudney V. Alsco, Inc., Laura A. Turczanski Jul 2013

Closing The Door On The Public Policy Exception To At- Will Employment: How The Washington State Supreme Court Erroneously Foreclosed Wrongful Discharge Claims For Whistleblowers In Cudney V. Alsco, Inc., Laura A. Turczanski

Seattle University Law Review

In 2008, Matthew Cudney was terminated from his employment with ALSCO, Inc. a few weeks after reporting to his supervisor and human resources manager that he observed the branch general manager appearing intoxicated at work and driving away in a company vehicle. Cudney brought an action for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy, claiming that he was terminated in retaliation for reporting the manager’s drinking and driving. In a 5–4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court held that Cudney’s tort claim of wrongful discharge in violation of public policy could not proceed. This Note contends that the Cudney court erred …


Costing A Pretty Penny: Online Penny Auctions Revive The Pestilence Of Unregulated Lotteries, David R. Konkel Jul 2013

Costing A Pretty Penny: Online Penny Auctions Revive The Pestilence Of Unregulated Lotteries, David R. Konkel

Seattle University Law Review

Penny auctions, an online phenomenon imported from Europe, operate by the hundreds in the United States without meaningful oversight from consumer protection agencies. In a penny auction, consumers compete for items one penny at a time. To date, no significant inquiry, either academic or practical, into the legitimacy of the penny auction has occurred. Although marketed as auctions, online penny auctions may actually qualify as lotteries. Unlike the multifarious and confusing definitions of gambling, the long-accepted definition of a lottery consists of three elements: prize, consideration, and chance. If a penny auction satisfies this definition then, under well-established case law …


Statutes Of Ill Repose And Threshold Canons Of Construction: A Unified Approach To Ambiguity After San Carlos Apache Tribe V. United States, Daniel Lee Jul 2013

Statutes Of Ill Repose And Threshold Canons Of Construction: A Unified Approach To Ambiguity After San Carlos Apache Tribe V. United States, Daniel Lee

Seattle University Law Review

Historically, the San Carlos Apache Tribe depended on the Gila River to irrigate crops and sustain a population of around 14,000 tribe members. The river is also sacred to the Tribe and central to the Tribe’s culture and spirituality. Initially, the federal government had recognized the Tribe’s dependence on the Gila River by reserving, under the Winters doctrine, water rights necessary to support the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Acting as the Tribe’s trustee, the United States entered into the Globe Equity Decree (the Decree), which prevented the San Carlos Apache Tribe from claiming water rights under the Winters doctrine and …


The Gay Accent, Gender, And Title Vii Employment Discrimination, Ryan Castle Jul 2013

The Gay Accent, Gender, And Title Vii Employment Discrimination, Ryan Castle

Seattle University Law Review

While race, religion, ethnicity, and sex will always remain salient social issues in our nation, sexual orientation is currently at the forefront of our national debate and will likely not abate in the foreseeable future. Federal courts, for example, struggle in differentiating sex, gender, and sexuality when adjudicating Title VII employment discrimination claims. Because Title VII does not protect employees from sexual orientation-based discrimination, plaintiffs who are or are perceived to be of a sexual minority have difficulty proving a valid sex-based discrimination claim in federal court. This difficulty arises because one cannot perceive sex, gender, and sexuality without muddling …


The Achievement Gap And Disparate Impact Discrimination In Washington Schools, Sarah Albertson Jul 2013

The Achievement Gap And Disparate Impact Discrimination In Washington Schools, Sarah Albertson

Seattle University Law Review

In today’s public schools, students designated as “white” and “Asian” consistently outperform students from other ethnic groups in test scores and graduation rates. These disparities, commonly called “the achievement gap,” are a symptom of greater issues, or “opportunity gaps.” Washington State has recently taken a further step to address the achievement gap and racial discrimination in schools. In 2010, the Washington legislature passed the Equal Education Opportunity Law (EEOL), HB 3026, in response to the recommendations in commissioned achievement gap studies. The EEOL authorizes the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to enforce this law through regulations. This …


Law And Lawyers In The Incident Command System, Clifford J. Villa Jul 2013

Law And Lawyers In The Incident Command System, Clifford J. Villa

Seattle University Law Review

Although the Incident Command System (ICS) has existed for some forty years, the use of ICS grew significantly in the past decade because the United States learned hard lessons from infamous failures of incident management after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. As such, ICS theory and practice must be understood by legal scholars and practitioners who seek to contribute to the growing fields of climate change adaptation and disaster response. Filling a gap in the legal literature, this article will provide lawyers and legal scholars with an introduction to the Incident Command System, outlining the origin, doctrines, and organizational framework of …


A Class Act? Social Class Affirmative Action And Higher Education, Maimon Schwarzschild Jun 2013

A Class Act? Social Class Affirmative Action And Higher Education, Maimon Schwarzschild

San Diego Law Review

Comparing class preferences with racial preferences helps to point up some of the reasons for the allure of class preferences but also points up some of the problems. A crucial consideration is the question of who is to receive class preference. For example, what about immigrants and their children? In general, social class is difficult to define, and this very difficulty would confer great discretion and power on faculties and academic administrators who undertake to bestow class preferences: discretion that would be open to abuse for political, ideological, and other ends. Finally, there is the question of whether preferential treatment …


Public Duties, Private Rights: Privacy And Unsubstantiated Allegations In Washington’S Public Records Act, Robert E. Miller May 2013

Public Duties, Private Rights: Privacy And Unsubstantiated Allegations In Washington’S Public Records Act, Robert E. Miller

Seattle University Law Review

Open government laws allow private citizens to monitor public servants. But this vital function of access presents a clash of competing interests: the privacy of public employees versus the public’s right to know. Washington’s Public Records Act (PRA) seeks to balance these interests, and the Washington Supreme Court has fought to adhere to the PRA’s spirit of open government while creating bright-line rules for the ease of government agencies. The Bainbridge Island Police Guild court held that investigative reports of unsubstantiated allegations of sexual misconduct against public officials are highly offensive to a reasonable person and that the public has …


A Barrier To Child Welfare Reform: The Supreme Court’S Flexible Approach To Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 60(B)(5) And Granting Relief To States In Institutional Reform Litigation, Rachel Dunnington May 2013

A Barrier To Child Welfare Reform: The Supreme Court’S Flexible Approach To Federal Rule Of Civil Procedure 60(B)(5) And Granting Relief To States In Institutional Reform Litigation, Rachel Dunnington

Seattle University Law Review

In a recent decision, Horne v. Flores, the Court demanded a broader and more flexible application of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (Rule) 60(b)(5). In doing so, the Court opened the door for states to seek relief from court-enforced agreements like consent decrees. This decision undermines the use of institutional reform litigation as a means of fixing the child welfare system and thus deals a further blow to the nation’s most vulnerable citizens. This Note will discuss Horne’s impact on consent decrees stemming from institutional reform litigation in child welfare. Part II will explore the history of Rule 60 as …


The Birth Of A Real Right: An Overview And Analysis Of The Recent Revision Of Book Iii, Title X Of The Civil Code, Bradley Schwab May 2013

The Birth Of A Real Right: An Overview And Analysis Of The Recent Revision Of Book Iii, Title X Of The Civil Code, Bradley Schwab

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the revised articles in Title X, Book III, of the Louisiana Civil Code which is regarding rents of lands and annuities. It explains the revisions to Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 of Title X, Book III that pertains to the annuity contract and the annuity charge respectively. It discusses some economic benefits created by these new articles including bankruptcy protection and Medicaid benefits.


Civil Recourse Defended: A Reply To Posner, Calabresi, Rustard, Chamallas, And Robinette, John C. Goldberg, Benjamin Zipursky Apr 2013

Civil Recourse Defended: A Reply To Posner, Calabresi, Rustard, Chamallas, And Robinette, John C. Goldberg, Benjamin Zipursky

Indiana Law Journal

American Association of Law Schools Torts & Compensation Systems Panel


A Decade Of Registered And Unregistered Design Rights Decisions In The Uk: What Conclusions Can We Draw For The Future Of Both Types Of Rights?, Estelle Derclaye Apr 2013

A Decade Of Registered And Unregistered Design Rights Decisions In The Uk: What Conclusions Can We Draw For The Future Of Both Types Of Rights?, Estelle Derclaye

IP Theory

No abstract provided.


Civil Recourse Theory's Reductionism, Guido Calabresi Apr 2013

Civil Recourse Theory's Reductionism, Guido Calabresi

Indiana Law Journal

American Association of Law Schools Torts & Compensation Systems Panel


Two Roads Diverge For Civil Recourse Theory, Christopher J. Robinette Apr 2013

Two Roads Diverge For Civil Recourse Theory, Christopher J. Robinette

Indiana Law Journal

American Association of Law Schools Torts & Compensation Systems Panel


Beneath The Surface Of Civil Recourse Theory, Martha Chamallas Apr 2013

Beneath The Surface Of Civil Recourse Theory, Martha Chamallas

Indiana Law Journal

American Association of Law Schools Torts & Compensation Systems Panel