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Religiosidad, Democracia, Laicismo, Antonio-Carlos Pereira-Menaut

Antonio-Carlos Pereira-Menaut

In the discussion on religion-democracy-secularism, several Catholic authors make some mistakes. Firstly, they accept a historical «mea culpa» that is not always well founded, and they accept to discuss on State’s terms. They also indulge in «Eurocentrism», and undervalue certain factors in the conflict: the State’s «vocation of Church», Sovereignty, the displacement of politics towards what is personal and the loss of public validity of three important visions: the specific nature of politics, the basic agreement, and the general legal mass of rules and fundamental principles.

Chinese Judicial Pattern: Tradition And Reform(中国的司法模式：传统与改革), Meng Hou

Hou Meng

No abstract provided.

La Ley De Drogas Vigente Como Sistema Jurídico Paralelo, David Cordero Heredia

David Cordero Heredia

El artículo analiza como la política internacional anti drogas crea, en Ecuador, un sistema de reglas contrarias a la Constitución y a los tratados internacionales ratificados por el Estado.

A Inconstitucionalidade Da Negativa Da Cidadania Italiana Por Via Maternal: A Lei Italiana E As Decisões Contemporâneas, Daniela Menengoti Ribeiro, Daniel Patroni

Daniela Menengoti Ribeiro

O presente trabalho busca inicialmente resgatar o conceito de nacionalidade e cidadania adotado pelo direito brasileiro e italiano, e ilustrar os sistemas aplicados pela legislação interna dos países: ius sanguinis e ius soli. Posteriormente imerge na analise das legislações italianas que abordam o tema da cidadania durante seus diversos períodos históricos, culminando na hipótese de negativa da cidadania italiana por via maternal afirmada pela Constituição República Italiana, em vigor a partir 1° de janeiro de 1948. Por fim, analisa as decisões contemporâneas da Corte Suprema di Cassazione Italiana, sua relação com a Convenção de Nova Iorque de 18 de dezembro …

Droits Individuels Des Travailleurs Et Licenciement Collectif, Philippe Reyniers

Philippe Reyniers

The casenote criticises the "essentialist" approach of the European Court of justice in the definition of a collective right to consultation in the phase of restructuring. It defends a "functionalist" approach, where collective labour rights are individual rights exercised collectively.

Parcerias Público-Privadas No Setor Da Saúde, Carolina Altoé Velasco, Manoel Messias Peixinho

Carolina Altoé Velasco

Contemporaneamente é visível a importância conferida às questões de saúde pública. A fim de que o desenvolvimento de políticas públicas se torne efetivo, é necessário que haja esforços das esferas de governo para a efetiva melhoria da qualidade de vida da sociedade de modo equânime. Com base nas deficiências que o setor da saúde apresenta, o artigo propõe a possibilidade de implementação das parcerias públicoprivadas na área da saúde, de forma a atrair o setor privado a investir em projetos de interesse comum. Em outros termos, significa aproximar a iniciativa privada a fim de que seja fornecido o seu expertise …

Aplicabilidade Das Parcerias Público-Privadas Nas Técnicas De Reprodução Assistida Direcionadas A Portadores Do Vírus Hiv – Aids No Âmbito Brasileiro, Carolina Altoé Velasco

Carolina Altoé Velasco

No abstract provided.

El Acceso A La Información Pública En Las Universidades Privadas, Daniel Soria Luján

Daniel Soria Luján

No abstract provided.

Luces Y Sombras De La "Nueva" Corte Suprema (2003 - 2009), Horacio M. Lynch

Horacio M. LYNCH

Balance y análisis crítico de lo actuado por la NCSN desde que comenzó el cambio en su integración en 2003, hasta la fecha del informe en 2009, en las distintas dimensiones de su labor, su función de control de la constitucionalidad, como el Tribunal de última instancia de la Nación, y como cabeza del Poder Judicial, y en su preocupación por la Justicia del país. Analiza lo que hizo y lo que no hizo, se incluye un balance, propuestas y líneas de trabajo, e información.

Conciliación Entre Derecho Al Trabajo Y Libertad De Trabajo Desde La Perspectiva De Los Derechos Sociales,Económicos Y Culturales, Sebastián A. Pizarro

Sebastián A. Pizarro

El orden público laboral se cimenta sobre un sistema de libertades, no estando aparejado ello a un Derecho al Trabajo. Si bien se ha incluido en la legislación chilena este último a través de la inclusión del Pacto Internacional de Derechos Económicos, Sociales y Culturales, no se ha logrado la adecuada armonía entre la libertad y el derecho mencionado. Cuestión que en un país como el nuestro, resulta esencial, toda vez que a nivel de políticas estatales se ha abandonado la meta del pleno empleo, propendiendo a la precariedad de las relaciones laborales. Se estima es posible integrar a la …

The Legal And Practical Aspects Of Atm's In Tanzania, Daudi Mwita Nyamaka Mr.

Daudi Mwita Nyamaka Mr.

The concern of our study was to examine the legal and practical aspects of ATMs in Tanzania. The major problems that were being examined are; the 24 hours operation on ATMs vis-à-vis system failure or error and the system of one bank allowing cardholders of another bank to use its ATMs. With the first problem, all banks in Tanzania with ATMs have attractive advertisements to customers that affirm sufficient services in any time of the day but in reality, the machines usually fail to respond the instructions of the cardholder regardless the fact that the cardholder inserts the card and …

Law Journals Of Cssci: Which One Is More Influential In Knowledge Production（Cssci法学期刊──谁更有知识影响力）, Meng Hou

Hou Meng

No abstract provided.

Cuarto Congreso Nacional De Organismos Públicos Autónomos, Bruno L. Costantini García

Bruno L. Costantini García

Memorias del Cuarto Congreso Nacional de Organismos Públicos Autónomos

"El papel de los Organismos Públicos Autónomos en la Consolidación de la Democracia"

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Of 2008: A Case Study Of The Need For Better Congressional Responses To Federalism Jurisprudence, Harper Jean Tobin

Harper Jean Tobin

The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) is the first new civil rights statute enacted since the “federalism revolution” of 1995-2001, in which the Supreme Court announced new limitations on congressional authority. Among other things, these decisions invalidated civil rights remedies against states, declaring that Congress had failed to amass sufficient evidence of the need for legislation. Although passed in the shadow of these decisions, GINA’s limited legislative history makes it vulnerable to attack – potentially limiting its protections for millions of state employees. States will likely attack GINA on two grounds: first, that Congress relied only on its …

Good Call, County Attorney Gaertner; Your Turn, Legislature, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.

Brief For Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach Et Al. As Amici Curiae, Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District No. 1 V. Holder, Samuel R. Bagenstos

Samuel R Bagenstos

Along with three lawyers from Arnold & Porter, I filed this brief on behalf of former Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach, four former Assistant Attorneys General for Civil Rights (two from Democratic administrations, two from Republican administrations) and two former senior career officials in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. The brief defends the constitutionality of Congress's 2006 amendments to the Voting Rights Act.

The Real Authors Of The Congo Crimes. Nkunda Has Been Arrested But Who Will Arrest Kagame?, C. Peter Erlinder

C. Peter Erlinder

No abstract provided.

The Interpretation Of European Union Law And The Dislocation Of The Patterns Of European Social Legitimacy, Philippe Reyniers

Philippe Reyniers

The present paper first defends that the interpretation of European Union law is not an operation that concerns the relationship between a legal norm and a judge, but also the inter- institutional relationship of the judicial and other political legitimacies. It then goes on to analyse the development of new modes of governance as a form of de-judicialisation and an “exit” from regulation by law. It finishes by analysing the Laval case as an example of deference the Court of justice and the European legislator, conceived in an outdated institutional setting. It concludes that the recuperation of legitimacy (“voice”) developed …

Introducción Al Análisis Económico Del Derecho Administrativo / Introduction To Administrative Law And Economics, Andres Palacios Lleras

Andrés Palacios Lleras

El estudio y la enseñanza del derecho administrativo colombiano dejan mucho que desear, especialmente en lo que respecta al estudio del derecho como fenómeno social. Éste tiende a ser presentado como un cuerpo de normas políticamente neutrales, construido a partir de categorías conceptuales muy abstractas, y coherente. Como resultado de ello, asume una posición “normativista” que ignora el contexto social en el que lleva a la producción e interpretación de las normas jurídicas. Este artículo sugiere que un cambio conceptual puede ser muy útil para “curar” al análisis del derecho administrativo de los males que lo aquejan. Sugiere que el …

A Key To The Door: Habeas Corpus And The Release Of Non-Citizen Detainees Into The United States, Joseph Davids

Joseph Davids

This is an unpublished paper about the constitutional issues involved in indefinite detention at Guantanamo, or any other site, analyzed through the lens of the case of Kiyemba v Obama. The paper critiques the decision of the Court of Appeals and tries to highlight the illegality of detention without trial by looking to other areas of the law, namely immigration law, and the consequences this view will have on the continuing struggle against extremism.

Counsel And Confrontation, Todd E. Pettys

Todd E. Pettys

Responding to the Court’s recent reworking of its confrontation jurisprudence, I argue that, under the Anglo-American common-law principles that the Confrontation Clause now incorporates, defendants are not entitled to an attorney’s assistance when interrogating witnesses prior to trial. Although the Assistance of Counsel Clause and the Due Process Clauses will pick up the slack in many cases, I contend that there are other instances in which the Constitution now leaves unrepresented defendants responsible for cross-examining witnesses on their own. I suggest that legislative reform may be necessary to ameliorate the new constitutional landscape’s deficiencies.

The Myth Of The Written Constitution, Todd E. Pettys

Todd E. Pettys

Many Americans have long subscribed to what this Article calls the myth of the written constitution—the claim that the nation’s Constitution consists entirely of those texts that the sovereign American people have formally ratified, and the claim that the will of the American people, as expressed in those ratified texts, determines the way in which properly behaving judges resolve constitutional disputes. Drawing on two different meanings of the term myth, this Article contends that neither of those claims is literally true, but that Americans’ attachment to those claims serves at least three crucial functions. Subscribing to the myth helps to …

What’S It To You?: The Difficulty Of Valuing The Benefits Of Climate- Change Mitigation And The Need For A Public-Goods Test Under Dormant Commerce Clause Analysis, Mary B. Russell

Mary B. Russell

ABSTRACT: In an effort to minimize its contribution to climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, California enacted California Senate Bill 1368. The bill prohibits utilities from purchasing electrical power from plants that emit more greenhouse gases than natural-gas-fired power plants. This burdens interstate commerce by prohibiting power purchases from out- of-state coal-fired plants and is likely to lead to a constitutional challenge under the dormant Commerce Clause. To address the validity of California Senate Bill 1368 under traditional dormant Commerce Clause analysis, one necessary step is to answer a question that has troubled scientists and economists for decades: What …

Fact Suppression And The Subversion Of Capital Punishment: What Death Penalty Foes On The Supreme Court And In The Media Do Not Want The Public To Know, Lester --- Jackson

LESTER JACKSON

The U.S. Supreme Court and other courts, aided by the media in suppressing critical information about case facts and case law, have all but abolished capital punishment, turning what's left into a costly and agonizing farce. While pretending to superlative morality, dishonesty, especially half-truth, is central to their cause. An egregious example was Roger Coleman, widely but with knowing falsity portrayed as a choir boy executed because heartless judges impatiently refused to hear evidence of his innocence. Going further, in myriad cases, death sentences are reversed or banned when guilt is not even disputed. This is achieved by focusing upon …

Acknowledging The 4th Strike, M. Dylan Mcclelland

M. Dylan McClelland

A provacative look at the right to inmate health care in an era of economic scarcity. Does a civilized society really care for the guilty before its innocent?

States Of Resistance: The Real Id Act And Constitutional Limits Upon Federal Deputization Of State Agencies In The Regulation Of Non-Citizens, Shirley Lin Esq.

Shirley Lin Esq.

Since the passage of the REAL ID Act in 2005, federal and state governments have clashed over implementation of the law's sweeping and prohibitively expensive changes to states' motorist licensing schemes. The REAL ID Act would affect all 56 U.S. jurisdictions and more than 240 million driver's license applicants or holders.The Article discusses the design flaws of the REAL ID Act within the context of the nation's traditional "immigration federalism" framework in regulating non-citizens, and evaluates the viability of legal challenges on the grounds of equal protection, due process, federalism principles, and international law.Part I discusses states’ authority over non-citizens …

Abolishing The Time Tax On Voting, Elora Mukherjee

Elora Mukherjee

A “time tax” is a government policy or practice that forces one citizen to pay more in time to vote compared with her fellow citizens. While few have noticed the scope of the problem, data indicate that, due primarily to long lines, hundreds of thousands if not millions of voters are routinely unable to vote in national elections as a result of the time tax, and that the problem disproportionately affects minority voters and voters in the South. This Article documents the problem and offers a roadmap for legal and political strategies for solving it. The Article uses as a …

Heller’S Constitutional Dialogue: How The Supreme Court’S Choice Of Language In District Of Columbia V. Heller Is Instructive For Anticipating Future Interpretations Of The Second Amendment., Jason E. Niehaus

Jason E Niehaus

This article was an analysis of the language used by the Supreme Court in its decision in District of Columbia v. Heller to predict (ultimately correctly) the Court's later ruling regarding the Incorporation of the Second Amendment.

Solidaridad, Justicia Y Economía Política, Ramiro De Valdivia Cano

Ramiro De Valdivia Cano

El crecimiento económico y los indicadores macroeconómicos no necesariamente coinciden con el desarrollo integral. El Derecho y la política deben priorizar el bien común. Benedicto XVI hace una acertada descripción de las necesidades de justicia y caridad en el mundo, en su Encíclica sobre Caridad y Verdad.

The American Admiralty: Division And Devolution, Graydon S. Staring

Graydon S. Staring

THE AMERICAN ADMIRALTY: DIVISION AND DEVOLUTION By Graydon S. Staring* Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION II. DEVELOPMENT AND DEFINITION AS A CUSTOM- ARY REGIME A. Early Development B. The Jurisdiction Developed as of 1789 C. The Substance of Admiralty Undivided III. DIVISION AND DEVOLUTION A. The Transfer of Essential Functions 1. The Navy Itself 2. Lawmaking, Regulatory and Police Powers B. Devolutions to Departments, Agencies and Courts 1. To Department of Homeland Security a) U.S. Coast Guard b) Bureau of Customs and Border Security 2. To the Army Corps of Engineers 3. To NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service 4. To …