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American Influence On Israel's Jurisprudence Of Free Speech, Pnina Lahav

Faculty Scholarship

This is a study of the role played by judicial development of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution in shaping the jurisprudence of free speech in Israel - a country without a bill of rights. Rivalry and contrast between opposing modes of legal thought, judicial styles, doctrines, and finally, models of democracy within Israel's Supreme Court are major themes. Most of the adversarial elements reflect competing ideas in the intellectual history of American free speech law. Thus, the tension within Israel's Supreme Court reflects the tension between American free speech jurisprudence as it now is and as it …

Nigerian Foreign Policy Under The Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria (1979), Christian N. Okeke

Publications

It is proposed to divide this paper into two main parts. The first part will be concerned with a review of the philosophies that formerly underlined Nigeria's international activities, in other words, the foreign policy objectives enunciated by the country's leaders on the eve of independence in 1960. By so doing, it is intended to ascertain to what extent there has been a shift from old practices in the foreign policy of the country. The second part will attempt to analyze the statements and/or provisions concerning Nigerian foreign policy contained in the 1979 Presidential Constitution. Finally, an attempt will be …

A Look At Labor Law In The Land Down Under: Industrial Relations In Australia, David S. Bogen

Faculty Scholarship

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Linguistic Legislation And Transnational Commercial Activity: France & Belgium, Thomas E. Carbonneau

Journal Articles

For French and francophonic people, the continued vitality of their linguistic heritage is an integral part of their sense of national identity and cultural cohesiveness. The truth of this statement has been corroborated recently by legislative enactments in France and in Belgium which prescribe and/or recommend the use of French in certain private commercial and governmental activity taking place within these countries. This legislation represents an attempt to provide a partial remedy to what has been perceived generally as the syntactical and lexical "contamination" of the French language resulting from the dominance of English or, more precisely, American English, in …

The Elaboration Of A French Court Doctrine On International Commercial Arbitration: A Study In Liberal Civilian Judicial Creativity, Thomas E. Carbonneau

Journal Articles

The task of the present article is to examine the historical evolution and current status of the French judicial doctrine on international commercial arbitration. It endeavors to compare the international doctrine with the French domestic law on arbitration and to illustrate briefly its conformity to the provisions of the international conventions on arbitration to which France is a party. Its chief design, however, is to concentrate upon the court decisions themselves, underscoring their progressive quality and pointing to their systemic implications.

The Reform Of The French Procedural Law On Arbitration: An Analytical Commentary On The Decree Of May 14, 1980, Thomas E. Carbonneau

Journal Articles

Prior to May 1980, the French domestic law on arbitration had not been subject to any substantial legislative reform since the early nineteenth century. The procedural part of that law, which contained practically all of the French legislative provisions applying to arbitration, was out of date and in need of reconsideration.

Despite the considerable French procedural law reforms enacted in 1975, articles 1005 through 1028 of the Nouveau Code de procédure civile had not been revised to any significant extent since the enactment of the Code de procédure civile in 1806.

The basic intention of the new legislative text is …

Child Custody And Parental Authority In France, Louisiana And Other States Of The United States: A Comparative Analysis, Christopher L. Blakesley

Scholarly Works

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Professional Independence And The Associate In A Law Firm: A French Case Study, Tang Thi Thanh Trai Le

Journal Articles

In June 1977, as a result of a case brought before the Tribunal de la Seine, a "mini-revolution" erupted in French legal circles. A young woman associate of a law firm was discharged at mid-month and paid half (F. 1250) her monthly salary. Mme X considered her dismissal improper and filed a complaint with the Bdtonnier (President) of the Paris Bar. After a hearing, the Conseil de l'Ordre (Executive Committee of the Bar) advised the firm to pay Mme X an additional F. 1250 in settlement. Not satisfied, Mine X took her case to the Tribunal de la Seine requesting …

Middlemen Of The Law: An Ethnographic Inquiry Into The English Legal Profession, John Flood

Articles by Maurer Faculty

The accomplishments of empirical research are often presented in a context that fails to show the process by which the results came about. This article examines the problems, hitches, and struggles encountered in a research project carried out on the English bar. And emphasis is given to the difficulty of tackling hitherto unexplored occupations that have had a long history of resisting research.

Foreward: Access To Justice As A Focus Of Research, Bryant G. Garth, Mauro Cappelletti

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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Book Review. Solicitors And The Wider Community By David Podmore, John Flood

Articles by Maurer Faculty

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