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Victory For Kids: Standby Guardianship Advances, Cathryn Miller-Wilson Jul 1998

Victory For Kids: Standby Guardianship Advances, Cathryn Miller-Wilson

Cathryn A. Miller-Wilson

No abstract provided.


Editorial, Child Support: Benefit Would Last Beyond Payer’S Death Under Proposed Change In Custody Law, J. Palmer Lockard Ii, Mary Kate Kearney Jun 1998

Editorial, Child Support: Benefit Would Last Beyond Payer’S Death Under Proposed Change In Custody Law, J. Palmer Lockard Ii, Mary Kate Kearney

J. Palmer Lockard II

No abstract provided.


The 1996 Hague Convention On Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement And Co-Operation In Respect Of Parental Responsibility And Measures For The Protection Of Children, Robert Spector, Gloria Dehart Dec 1997

The 1996 Hague Convention On Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement And Co-Operation In Respect Of Parental Responsibility And Measures For The Protection Of Children, Robert Spector, Gloria Dehart

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


Who Should Adopt Our Children?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe, Randall Kennedy Dec 1997

Who Should Adopt Our Children?, Ruth-Arlene W. Howe, Randall Kennedy

Ruth-Arlene W. Howe

Is transracial adoption a form of "cultural genocide," as the National Association of Black Social Workers once claimed, or is it a healthy, hopeful solution for children trapped in a dysfunctional foster-care system? In this ESSENCE Dialogue, law professors Ruth-Arlene W. Howe of Boston College and Randall Kennedy of Harvard University grapple with an issue that affects thousands of our children's futures. Facilitated by Lise Funderburg.


Taxing Personhood: Estate Taxes And The Compelled Commodification Of Identity, Ray D. Madoff Dec 1997

Taxing Personhood: Estate Taxes And The Compelled Commodification Of Identity, Ray D. Madoff

Ray D. Madoff

In this Article, Professor Madoff explores the ways in which the blunt tools of the wealth tax, and in particular the estate tax, uses a one-size-fits-all system to impose a tax on all property interests owned at the time of one’s death. Professor Madoff illustrates the ways in which these blunt tools can produce problematic results by examining their application to the right of publicity, a newly recognized property interest. Professor Madoff suggests that the imposition of the estate tax can force the commodification of an individual’s identity, regardless of one’s desire to refrain from marketing their identity, and explores …


Inexistencia Y Nulidad Desde El Punto De Vista De Los Derechos Italiano, Español Y Peruano, Rómulo Morales Dec 1997

Inexistencia Y Nulidad Desde El Punto De Vista De Los Derechos Italiano, Español Y Peruano, Rómulo Morales

Rómulo Martín Morales Hervias

El tema de análisis comparativo es la inexistencia y la nulidad del negocio jurídico. En Italia se propuso tal distinción para solucionar problemas en el tráfico jurídico. En España, la discusión tiene trascendencia restringida. Y en el Perú, la discusión quedó aparentemente terminada con la idea de la admisión legislativa de la nulidad virtual.