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Articles 1 - 9 of 9
Full-Text Articles in Law
The Rise And Fall Of The Unwritten Law: Sex, Patriarchy, And Vigilante Justice In The American Courts, Lawrence M. Friedman, William E. Havemann
The Rise And Fall Of The Unwritten Law: Sex, Patriarchy, And Vigilante Justice In The American Courts, Lawrence M. Friedman, William E. Havemann
Buffalo Law Review
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Jeremy Horder's Homicide And The Politics Of Law Reform, Guyora Binder
Jeremy Horder's Homicide And The Politics Of Law Reform, Guyora Binder
Book Reviews
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The Reliability And Admissibility Of Fingerprint And Bitemark Analyses, David Chandler
The Reliability And Admissibility Of Fingerprint And Bitemark Analyses, David Chandler
Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal
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Identifying And Depicting Culture In Intimate Partner Violence Cases, Remla Parthasarathy
Identifying And Depicting Culture In Intimate Partner Violence Cases, Remla Parthasarathy
Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy
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Conspiracy Of Silence: Honour-Based Violence In North America, Aruna Papp
Conspiracy Of Silence: Honour-Based Violence In North America, Aruna Papp
Buffalo Journal of Gender, Law & Social Policy
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The Credit Industry And Identity Theft: How To End An Enabling Relationship, Eric T. Glynn
The Credit Industry And Identity Theft: How To End An Enabling Relationship, Eric T. Glynn
Buffalo Law Review
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Actmissions, Luis E. Chiesa
Actmissions, Luis E. Chiesa
Journal Articles
Most observers agree that it is morally worse to cause harm by engaging in an act than to contribute to producing the same harm by an omission. As a result, American criminal law punishes harmful omissions less than similarly harmful acts, unless there are exceptional circumstances that warrant punishing them equally. Yet there are many cases in which actors cause harm by engaging in conduct that can be reasonably described as either an act or an omission. Think of a doctor who flips a switch that discontinues life support to a patient. If the patient dies as a result, did …
Bright Lines, Black Bodies: The Florence Strip Search Case And Its Dire Repercussions, Teresa A. Miller
Bright Lines, Black Bodies: The Florence Strip Search Case And Its Dire Repercussions, Teresa A. Miller
Journal Articles
Part I is a brief history of Search and Seizure law, focusing on seismic doctrinal shifts that occurred from the 1950s to the present. As a framework for the important cases, the Founders’ concerns about abuse of governmental authority are discussed, as well as the rights protected by the Fourth Amendment. Various governmental programs will also be presented, such as the War on Drugs and its call for a large-scale federal anti-drug policy, first initiated by President Richard Nixon in 1969. Part II is a description of the central reasoning presented in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders, including the …
Authority To Proscribe And Punish International Crimes, Guyora Binder
Authority To Proscribe And Punish International Crimes, Guyora Binder
Journal Articles
Although criminal jurisdiction is usually exercised by governments, offenses can also be proscribed by international law, and punishment can be imposed by international tribunals. This article critically examines the legitimacy of such exercises of international criminal jurisdiction. It reasons that criminal law can plausibly be justified as a cooperative institution that achieves the public good of a rule of law, with its attendant benefits of social peace and equal dignity of persons. It then argues that such a beneficial rule of law requires a punishing authority with the executive capacity to protect those it claims to regulate. It would follow …