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Natural Lights & Natural Rights: The Problem Of The New Classical Natural Law Theory, Charles Neville Cacciatore Apr 2023

Natural Lights & Natural Rights: The Problem Of The New Classical Natural Law Theory, Charles Neville Cacciatore

LSU Master's Theses

The present work examines the natural law jurisprudence of John Finnis. It argues that Finnis’s teaching is a genuinely new natural law theory. Finnis’s jurisprudence is not a re- presentation of the jurisprudence of St. Thomas Aquinas because its central element—a doctrine of natural rights—is a departure from Aquinas’s natural law teaching. In support of these claims, the present work relies upon the scholarship of Ernest L. Fortin, A.A. Following Fr. Fortin, it presents an understanding of the natural law that endorses a clear distinction between natural right and natural rights—between premodern political philosophy and modern political philosophy.


Court Legitimacy & The Shadow Docket, Colton Tilley Apr 2022

Court Legitimacy & The Shadow Docket, Colton Tilley

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


The Predictive Influence Of Challenging Behavior On Parent Stress In Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Paige Weir Nov 2021

The Predictive Influence Of Challenging Behavior On Parent Stress In Young Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Paige Weir

LSU Master's Theses

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication, restricted interest, and repetitive patterns of behavior. Individuals with ASD also exhibit challenging behaviors that affect parent and caregiver stress directly. However, researchers have not yet examined the predictive influence of specific challenging behaviors on parent stress, particularly in young children (i.e., infants and toddlers) with ASD. Therefore, the current study expands existing literature by a) investigating the influence that challenging behaviors of young children with ASD have on parent stress and b) examining the unique contribution that each behavior (i.e., aggressive/disruptive behavior, stereotypy, and self-injurious …


Censorship Concerns In College Media: A Multiple Case Study Analysis On The Silencing Of Student Journalists, Haley Nicole Matlock Jan 2021

Censorship Concerns In College Media: A Multiple Case Study Analysis On The Silencing Of Student Journalists, Haley Nicole Matlock

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The aim of this qualitative study was to conduct a multiple case study that provides an analysis of censorship concerns at campus newspapers affiliated with public, four-year universities. Eighteen individuals from seven institutions participated in interviews. Interviewees consisted of former and current student journalists and advisers who worked at university publications where allegations of censorship have occurred within the last decade. The Student Press Law Center routinely investigates claims of censorship and provides pro bono legal counsel to student journalists (Zagier, 2011). While courts commonly sided with students in disagreements regarding free speech, Hazelwood v Kuhlmeier (1988) scaled back freedoms …


Social Class And Elementary Education: The Elementary Education Act Of 1870, Cameron Lowry Nov 2018

Social Class And Elementary Education: The Elementary Education Act Of 1870, Cameron Lowry

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Predicting Parole: Revolutionizing Risk/Needs Assessment In Louisiana, Chelsea Andre May 2015

Predicting Parole: Revolutionizing Risk/Needs Assessment In Louisiana, Chelsea Andre

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Incorrect Feedback At Test On Eyewitness Suggestibility, Jonathan Zack Delaune Jan 2004

The Effect Of Incorrect Feedback At Test On Eyewitness Suggestibility, Jonathan Zack Delaune

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.


Mirroring Reality? An Examination Of Popular Culture’S Depiction Of Female Attorneys In Contrast With The Female Attorney’S Real World, Jena Smith-Malfatti Dec 1993

Mirroring Reality? An Examination Of Popular Culture’S Depiction Of Female Attorneys In Contrast With The Female Attorney’S Real World, Jena Smith-Malfatti

Honors Theses

No abstract provided.