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Student Editorial: Fight Fire With Fire: The Icc Should Be More Aggressive In Pursuing Crimes Of Sexual Violence, Meredith Owen Jan 2009

Student Editorial: Fight Fire With Fire: The Icc Should Be More Aggressive In Pursuing Crimes Of Sexual Violence, Meredith Owen

American University Criminal Law Brief

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Student Gladiators And Sexual Assault: A New Analysis Of Liability For Injuries Inflicted By College Athletes, Ann Scales Jan 2009

Student Gladiators And Sexual Assault: A New Analysis Of Liability For Injuries Inflicted By College Athletes, Ann Scales

Michigan Journal of Gender & Law

This Article will focus on an issue that was probably not on the minds of 19th century educators, nor primarily on the minds of the legions of present-day academic critics of intercollegiate sports. Namely, this Article explores the ways in which big-time athletics- particularly football-normalize and encourage harms to women, including educational and sexual harms. The author’s theses depend upon acknowledging certain open secrets about college football: that it is a celebration of male physical supremacy (measured by male standards); that it is something that society lets males do and have as their sport, for reasons both good and bad; …


The Laboratory Of Judicial Debate: Examining A Commodity Based Approach To Punishing Sex Offences, Lucas R. Franklin Jan 2009

The Laboratory Of Judicial Debate: Examining A Commodity Based Approach To Punishing Sex Offences, Lucas R. Franklin

Cleveland State Law Review

This Note will examine commodity theory as a system for assigning punishment for sexual offenses in the context of the 2007 circuit split over defining “crime of violence” under § 2L1.2 of the Sentencing Guidelines. Part II will discuss the problem of punishing sex offenses and describe Donald Dripps' proposed commodity theory solution. Part III will discuss criticisms of using commodity theory as a basis for punishing sexual offenses. Part IV will provide background information on the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines generally and § 2L1.2 of the Guidelines specifically and explain why the circuit split serves as an ideal opportunity to …


State V. Baby: One Step Forward For Maryland— Protecting A Woman’S Right To Withdraw Consent, But Sending A Conflicting Message To Appellate Courts Reviewing Multiple-Conviction Cases, Michelle D. Albert Jan 2009

State V. Baby: One Step Forward For Maryland— Protecting A Woman’S Right To Withdraw Consent, But Sending A Conflicting Message To Appellate Courts Reviewing Multiple-Conviction Cases, Michelle D. Albert

Maryland Law Review

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