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The Child's Right To Be Heard And Represented In Judicial Proceedings , Howard A. Davidson Nov 2012

The Child's Right To Be Heard And Represented In Judicial Proceedings , Howard A. Davidson

Pepperdine Law Review

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Medical Evidence In Cases Of Intrauterine Drug And Alcohol Exposure , Judith Larsen, Robert M. Horowitz, Ira J. Chasnoff Nov 2012

Medical Evidence In Cases Of Intrauterine Drug And Alcohol Exposure , Judith Larsen, Robert M. Horowitz, Ira J. Chasnoff

Pepperdine Law Review

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Introduction, Lee Miller, Don Mark North Nov 2012

Introduction, Lee Miller, Don Mark North

Pepperdine Law Review

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Two Truths And A Lie: In Re John Z. And Other Stories At The Juncture Of Teen Sex & The Law, Michelle Oberman Dec 2011

Two Truths And A Lie: In Re John Z. And Other Stories At The Juncture Of Teen Sex & The Law, Michelle Oberman

Michelle Oberman

Laws governing adolescent sexuality are incoherent and chaotically enforced, and legal scholarship on the subject neither addresses nor remedies adolescents’ vulnerability in sexual encounters. To posit a meaningful relationship between the criminal law and adolescent sexual encounters, one must examine what we know about adolescent sexuality from both the academic literature and the adults who control the criminal justice response to such interactions. This article presents an in-depth study of In re John Z., a 2003 rape prosecution involving two seventeen-year-olds. Using this case, I explore the implications of the prosecution by interviewing a variety of experts and analyzing the …