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Guidance On A Topic That Spans Practice Areas And Professions (Reviewing P. Garth Gartrell And Steven P. Lapidus, Executive Compensation For Emerging Growth Companies (2008)), Michael Hussey Aug 2009

Guidance On A Topic That Spans Practice Areas And Professions (Reviewing P. Garth Gartrell And Steven P. Lapidus, Executive Compensation For Emerging Growth Companies (2008)), Michael Hussey

Michael Hussey

No abstract provided.


How Public Is Private Philanthropy?, Ray D. Madoff Jun 2009

How Public Is Private Philanthropy?, Ray D. Madoff

Ray D. Madoff

No abstract provided.


Sperms And Estates: An Unadulterated Funtionally Based Approach To Parent-Child Property Succession, Lee-Ford Tritt Dec 2008

Sperms And Estates: An Unadulterated Funtionally Based Approach To Parent-Child Property Succession, Lee-Ford Tritt

Lee-ford Tritt

No abstract provided.


Metadata: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, Mark Gillett Dec 2008

Metadata: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You, Mark Gillett

Mark R Gillett

No abstract provided.


Formal Execution And Informal Revocation: Manifestations Of Probate's Family Protection Function, Mark Glover Dec 2008

Formal Execution And Informal Revocation: Manifestations Of Probate's Family Protection Function, Mark Glover

Mark Glover

Wills must be formally executed. To execute a valid will, a testator generally must comply with a formal process that requires a will to be written, signed by the testator, and attested by two witnesses. By contrast, wills may be informally revoked. The testator may revoke a will simply by destroying it. Although this inconsistency has largely been overlooked, this article argues that both the formal will-execution process and the informal will-revocation process are mechanisms by which the law of wills attempts to protect families. A formal will-execution process protects the decedent’s family members primarily by making it difficult for …


Making Property Productive: Reorganizing Rights To Real And Equitable Estates In Britain, 1660 To 1830, Gary Richardson Dec 2008

Making Property Productive: Reorganizing Rights To Real And Equitable Estates In Britain, 1660 To 1830, Gary Richardson

Gary Richardson

Between 1660 and 1830, Parliament passed thousands of Acts restructuring rights to real and equitable estates. These estate Acts enabled individuals and families to sell, mortgage, lease, exchange and improve land previously bound by inheritance rules and other legal legacies. The loosening of these legal constraints facilitated the reallocation of land and resources towards higher-value uses. Data reveal correlations between estate Acts, urbanization and economic development during the decades surrounding the Industrial Revolution.


Lgbt Elder Law: Toward Equity In Aging, Nancy J. Knauer Dec 2008

Lgbt Elder Law: Toward Equity In Aging, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

At a time when LGBT individuals enjoy an unprecedented degree of social acceptance and legal protection, many LGBT elders face the daily challenges of aging isolated from family, detached from the larger LGBT community, and ignored by mainstream aging initiatives. The corrosive legacy of the pre-Stonewall views of homosexuality makes many LGBT elders reluctant to declare themselves and demand equal treatment from policy makers and health care providers. As a result, they are denied the basic dignity of being able to share their memories of a life well lived without fear of rejection and reprisal. The concerns of LGBT elders …


La Responsabilidad Precontractual En Debate: Panorama De La Doctrina Jurídica Nacional, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco Dec 2008

La Responsabilidad Precontractual En Debate: Panorama De La Doctrina Jurídica Nacional, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

El presente artículo tiene como propósito específico brindar una visión panorámica de las diversas interpretaciones que se han propuesto en sede peruana para la configuración de la responsabilidad por culpa in contrahendo. A tal efecto, se procederá a un breve recuento de las opiniones vertidas por la doctrina nacional para luego dar nuestra opinión ante tan debatida cuestión.


De Los Periodos Precontractuales Y De Su Verdadera Y Exacta Explicación Cientifica: Una Aproximacion A La Propuesta Teorica De Gabriele Faggela, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco Dec 2008

De Los Periodos Precontractuales Y De Su Verdadera Y Exacta Explicación Cientifica: Una Aproximacion A La Propuesta Teorica De Gabriele Faggela, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

El objetivo del presente articulo es el reconstruir del modo mas fidedigno posible el pensamiento del autor italiano aludido, maxime cuando el conocimiento de su teoria ha llegado a nuestro medio a traves de citas indirectas y de manera distorsionada, incompleta y carente de su real contenido.


Comentario Al Libro "Testamento: Disposizioni Generali" Del Profesor Stefano Delle Monache, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco Dec 2008

Comentario Al Libro "Testamento: Disposizioni Generali" Del Profesor Stefano Delle Monache, Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

Renzo E. Saavedra Velazco

En el presente comentario se efectúa una brevísima micro comparación entre los desarrollos efectuados en los sistemas italiano y peruano sobre el testamento. Para ello se tomará como base las temáticas presentadas por el profesor Delle Monache en el libro bajo comentario.