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The Proposed "Science Court", James A. Martin May 1977

The Proposed "Science Court", James A. Martin

Michigan Law Review

This article discusses the desirability of establishing some kind of science court. Section I examines arguments in favor of the creation of a science court. Section II compares the truth-seeking devices of the scientific method and the legal system in order to assess their merits in assisting the public policymakers faced with issues involving scientific matters. Section III discusses the various models that have been proposed for a science court. Section IV concentrates on the model proposed by Dr. Arthur Kantrowitz, taking it as the preferred model, and defends it against some criticism while suggesting various refinements. Section V examines …


Housing And Technology: The Mobile Home Experience, Bailey Kuklin Jan 1977

Housing And Technology: The Mobile Home Experience, Bailey Kuklin

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Recent U.S. Efforts To Control Nuclear Proliferation, John D. Gleissner Jan 1977

Recent U.S. Efforts To Control Nuclear Proliferation, John D. Gleissner

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The explosion of a nuclear device by India on May 18, 1974, initiated a new wave of concern for the prospects of limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Subsequent developments such as the Nixon proposal to provide nuclear materials to Egypt and Israel and the announcement by West Germany of its intentions to sell Brazil a plutonium reprocessing facility increased fears in the United States that the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons would continue to grow at the expense of world peace and security. Apprehension is likely to continue since the development of an atomic bomb blueprint by a …


Informed Consent And The Investigational Use Of Medical Devices: A Comparison Of Common Law Duties With Those Imposed On Researchers Under Section 520(G) Of The Medical Device Amendments Of 1976, Thomas G. Field Jr., Dominic Piacenza Jan 1977

Informed Consent And The Investigational Use Of Medical Devices: A Comparison Of Common Law Duties With Those Imposed On Researchers Under Section 520(G) Of The Medical Device Amendments Of 1976, Thomas G. Field Jr., Dominic Piacenza

Law Faculty Scholarship

This paper will deal with with exemption granted [under the Medical Device Amendments Act of 1976] for the investigational use of devices subject to premarket testing, and more particularly, with the obligation of an investigator seeking such exemption to secure an informed consent agreement from human subjects (or their representatives) under § 520(g)(3)(D) of the Act. It will also consider the relationship between the statutory obligation and that which might be imposed by the common law of negligence.


Evidence Problems In Criminal Cases, John W. Reed Jan 1977

Evidence Problems In Criminal Cases, John W. Reed

Book Chapters

The Federal Rules of Evidence, enacted by Congress, became effective on July 1, 1975. Ten states have adopted state versions of the Federal Rules to govern trials in their courts, and about half the remaining states are considering whether to follow suit. Michigan is one of these latter states. Early in 1977 a committee appointed by the Supreme Court of Michigan proposed rules of evidence for Michigan closely patterned on the Federal Rules, and, if all goes well, the Court will promulgate rules for the Michigan courts to become effective in 1977 or soon thereafter. Michigan lawyers should be aware …


Law Vs. Science: Legal Control Of Genetic Research, Frank Becker Jan 1977

Law Vs. Science: Legal Control Of Genetic Research, Frank Becker

Kentucky Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Future Of Evidence Law: Or, Some Prophecies About Proof, John W. Reed Jan 1977

The Future Of Evidence Law: Or, Some Prophecies About Proof, John W. Reed

Other Publications

I am honored to participate in this seminar that is part of the celebration surrounding the dedication of Colorado's new State Judicial Building. But that feeling of honor is tempered by an awareness of the responsibility and perils of the role I have been asked to play. With the assignment, "The Future of Evidence Law," I have been asked to play the prophet, to be a seer of sorts, and to suggest what rules and principles will govern proof at trials at some date in the future. Exactly what date was not specified in the invitation-a decade, perhaps? A generation? …