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Legal Pluralism And Legal Universalism In A Global Context, Neil Walker, Peer Zumbansen Oct 2015

Legal Pluralism And Legal Universalism In A Global Context, Neil Walker, Peer Zumbansen

Peer Zumbansen

Neil Walker, Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations, Edinburgh School of Law, speaks about "constitutional pluralism" in a global context. He explores the insights constitutional pluralism brings to transnational law, why it's particularly pertinent to the European Union, and the extent to which these insights might translate to the global stage. Respondent: Peer Zumbansen, Osgoode Hall Law School.


The Diversity Feedback Loop, Patrick Shin, Devon Carbado, Mitu Gulati Jan 2014

The Diversity Feedback Loop, Patrick Shin, Devon Carbado, Mitu Gulati

Faculty Scholarship

At some point in the near future, the Supreme Court will weigh in on the permissible scope of affirmative action to increase workplace diversity. Undoubtedly, many scholars will argue that if affirmative action is good for colleges and universities, it is good for workplaces as well. One cannot assess whether this “transplant” argument is right without understanding the complex ways in which diversity initiatives at colleges and universities interact with diversity initiatives at work. The university and the workplace are not separate and distinct institutional settings in which diversity is or is not achieved. They are part of an interconnected …


Laïcité In The United States Or The Separation Of Church And State In Pluralist Society, Elisabeth Zoller Jul 2006

Laïcité In The United States Or The Separation Of Church And State In Pluralist Society, Elisabeth Zoller

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

No abstract provided.


Affirmative Action And Colorblindness From The Original Position, Guy-Uriel Charles Jan 2004

Affirmative Action And Colorblindness From The Original Position, Guy-Uriel Charles

Faculty Scholarship

In this Article, the author explores Grutter v. Bollinger from the vantage point of the colorblindness principle. He posits that the Grutter decision is noteworthy for two reasons. First, the Court rejected the argument that the Constitution is colorblind and that the classifications based on race are per se unconstitutional. Second, the Court explicitly recognized that racial categorizations are not all morally equivalent. The author uses classical liberalism as a heuristic for exploring whether the colorblindness argument is necessarily a moral imperative. He ultimately concludes that the Court adopted the correct approach in Grutter in rejecting the allure of the …


In Defense Of Deference, Guy-Uriel Charles, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer Jan 2004

In Defense Of Deference, Guy-Uriel Charles, Luis Fuentes-Rohwer

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


What Exactly Is Racial Diversity?, Devon W. Carbado, Mitu Gulati Jan 2003

What Exactly Is Racial Diversity?, Devon W. Carbado, Mitu Gulati

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Dissent, Free Speech, And The Continuing Search For The "Central Meaning" Of The First Amendment, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr. Jan 2000

Dissent, Free Speech, And The Continuing Search For The "Central Meaning" Of The First Amendment, Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr.

Michigan Law Review

Since the Warren Court's expansive construction of the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment, there has been no shortage of legal scholarship aimed at justifying the remarkably broad protections afforded the freedom of speech under landmark cases such as Brandenburg v. Ohio, New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, and Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc. At the same time, in recent years, a growing chorus of free speech skeptics have made their voices heard.5 These legal scholars have questioned why a commitment to freedom of expression should displace other (constitutional) values such as equality, …


A Preliminary Report On The Bakke Case, William W. Van Alstyne Jan 1978

A Preliminary Report On The Bakke Case, William W. Van Alstyne

Faculty Scholarship

This comment breaks down the variety of opinions in the Bakke case and discusses the immediate implications the decision may have on the academic community.