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Human Shields, Homicides, And House Fires: How A Domestic Law Analogy Can Guide International Law Regarding Human Shield Tactics In Armed Conflict, Douglas H. Fischer
Human Shields, Homicides, And House Fires: How A Domestic Law Analogy Can Guide International Law Regarding Human Shield Tactics In Armed Conflict, Douglas H. Fischer
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Cruelty To The Mentally Ill: An Eighth Amendment Challenge To The Abolition Of The Insanity Defense, Stephen M. Leblanc
Cruelty To The Mentally Ill: An Eighth Amendment Challenge To The Abolition Of The Insanity Defense, Stephen M. Leblanc
American University Law Review
This Comment addresses the present gap in insanity-defense laws
created by the defense’s abolition and offers an Eighth Amendment
based remedy. Part I reviews the history and evolution of the insanity
defense in Anglo-American law. It then describes how four states
have statutorily abolished the defense. It concludes with a discussion
of Clark v. Arizona, the Court’s most recent decision on the
constitutionality of the insanity defense. Part II turns to the Eighth
Amendment, examining its historical understanding and the
contemporary evolving-standards-of-decency analysis, through which
the Court assesses the constitutionality of modern-day punishments.
Part II concludes with a discussion of …
Letter From The Editor, Laurita M. Denny
Letter From The Editor, Laurita M. Denny
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Editorial:The Death Penalty: An Endangered Species Worthy Of Extinction, Rita Montoya
Editorial:The Death Penalty: An Endangered Species Worthy Of Extinction, Rita Montoya
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
The “Exceptionally Troubling” Murder Conviction Of Jose Garcia, Matthew Bosher
The “Exceptionally Troubling” Murder Conviction Of Jose Garcia, Matthew Bosher
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Have We Abandoned The Innocent?Society’S Debt To The Wrongly Convicted, Meggan Smith
Have We Abandoned The Innocent?Society’S Debt To The Wrongly Convicted, Meggan Smith
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Editorial:State V. Defendant V. Victim: The Potential Problem When Victimsenter An Appearance In Criminal Cases, Kendra Mullin
Editorial:State V. Defendant V. Victim: The Potential Problem When Victimsenter An Appearance In Criminal Cases, Kendra Mullin
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Supreme Court Watch: Recent Decisions And Upcoming Criminalcases For The 2007-2008 Docket, Jedidiah Sorokin-Altmann
Supreme Court Watch: Recent Decisions And Upcoming Criminalcases For The 2007-2008 Docket, Jedidiah Sorokin-Altmann
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Supreme Court Watch: Recent Decisions And Upcoming Criminalcases For The 2006-2007 Docket, Andrew Myerberg
Supreme Court Watch: Recent Decisions And Upcoming Criminalcases For The 2006-2007 Docket, Andrew Myerberg
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
The Immigration Consequences Of Criminal Conduct, Nelson A. Vargas-Padilla
The Immigration Consequences Of Criminal Conduct, Nelson A. Vargas-Padilla
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
A Discussion Of “The American Prosecutor: Power Discretion Andaccountability”, Vanessa Martin
A Discussion Of “The American Prosecutor: Power Discretion Andaccountability”, Vanessa Martin
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Book Review: If I Did It By Oj Simpsonif He Did It, Would It Matter?, Kimberly Nguyen
Book Review: If I Did It By Oj Simpsonif He Did It, Would It Matter?, Kimberly Nguyen
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Bruno Or Richard Hauptmann: Representations Of Aconviction In The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, Rita Mitchell
Bruno Or Richard Hauptmann: Representations Of Aconviction In The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, Rita Mitchell
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Executive Clemency: The Lethal Absence Of Hope, Jonathan Harris, Lothlórien Redmond
Executive Clemency: The Lethal Absence Of Hope, Jonathan Harris, Lothlórien Redmond
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Prosecuting Corporations: The Kpmg Case And The Rise And Fallof The Justice Department’S 10-Year War On Corporate Fraud, Joshua G. Berman, Machalagh Proffit-Higgins
Prosecuting Corporations: The Kpmg Case And The Rise And Fallof The Justice Department’S 10-Year War On Corporate Fraud, Joshua G. Berman, Machalagh Proffit-Higgins
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Now Performing In A Courtroom Near You: The Elderlyeyewitness! To Believe Or Not To Believe That Is The Question, John W. Clark Iii, Roger Enriquez
Now Performing In A Courtroom Near You: The Elderlyeyewitness! To Believe Or Not To Believe That Is The Question, John W. Clark Iii, Roger Enriquez
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Unveiling Informant Testimony: Theunconstitutionality Of The Jencks Act, Stephen C. Leckar
Unveiling Informant Testimony: Theunconstitutionality Of The Jencks Act, Stephen C. Leckar
American University Criminal Law Brief
No abstract provided.
Taking The "Banks" Out Of Banks V. Gonzales: Dna Databanks And The Fourth Amendment Prohibition On Unreasonable Searches And Seizures, Heather Bennett
Taking The "Banks" Out Of Banks V. Gonzales: Dna Databanks And The Fourth Amendment Prohibition On Unreasonable Searches And Seizures, Heather Bennett
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Rebecca Musarra, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman
Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Rebecca Musarra, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Kaegan-Marie Williams, Debra B. Lefing, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Mccleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider
Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Anna Katherine Drake, Kaegan-Marie Williams, Debra B. Lefing, Emily Pasternak, Rachel Katzman, Katherine Mccleary, Solomon Shinerock, Howard Shneider
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.
Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Linda Frautschi, Jaime M. Gher, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman
Updates From The International Criminal Courts, Elizabeth J. Rushing, Linda Frautschi, Jaime M. Gher, Anne Heindel, Angela Edman
Human Rights Brief
No abstract provided.