Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Law
Bosnia, War Crimes, And Humanitarian Intervention, Jane Olson, Lois Fielding, Holly Burkhalter, Douglas Cassel Jr.
Bosnia, War Crimes, And Humanitarian Intervention, Jane Olson, Lois Fielding, Holly Burkhalter, Douglas Cassel Jr.
Journal Articles
This presentation examines the history of the laws of war and the effort made through international law to prevent war crimes and to punish those responsible for war crimes. It specifically looks as the Statute of the International Tribunal as a method in establishing the meaning of the crimes. It then evaluates the United States' policy of war crimes as applied in Bosnia and how it has affected its relations with NATO and the UN.
The Effect Of Transaction Costs On The Market For Babies, Margaret F. Brinig
The Effect Of Transaction Costs On The Market For Babies, Margaret F. Brinig
Journal Articles
Among the more controversial ideas advanced by prominent United States Circuit Court Judge and law professor Richard Posner is his suggestion that a market in babies would rectify many of the problems of the adoption system. His concept has, to say the least, provoked a tremendous reaction in various segments of American society. His critics proclaimed that sales of children would serve to demean the children and their mothers, relegating them to the status of mere commodities. Unscrupulous but wealthy parents might purchase children solely to abuse them. "Baby-selling" became a code word for the foolish extreme to which its …