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Community Determinants Of Volunteer Participation: The Case Of Japan, Mary Alice Haddad Aug 2004

Community Determinants Of Volunteer Participation: The Case Of Japan, Mary Alice Haddad

Mary Alice Haddad

Why are some communities more civically engaged than others? Why do some communities provide services with volunteer labor whereas others rely primarily on government provision? When communities provide both volunteer and paid labor for the same service, how do they motivate and organize those volunteers? This article addresses these questions through quantitative tests of prevailing explanations for levels of civic engagement (e.g., education, TV viewing, urbanization) and qualitative analyses of case studies of three medium-sized cities in Japan, focusing particularly on the service areas of firefighting and elder care. The statistical analyses demonstrate that current explanations that rely on individual …

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7. The Supreme Court And Reluctant Witnesses: Crawford V. Washington., Thomas D. Lyon Aug 2004

7. The Supreme Court And Reluctant Witnesses: Crawford V. Washington., Thomas D. Lyon

Thomas D. Lyon

A recent U.S. Supreme Court case is sure to have a major impact on the prosecution of family violence cases in which the victim fails to testify at trial.  A number of states have special hearsay exceptions for statements from victims of spouse abuse and child abuse.  Those exceptions often allow the statements into evidence even when the victim does not testify (usually with additional requirements, such as corroborative evidence or a finding that the statement has "indicia of reliability").  The U.S. Supreme Court has recently held that if the victim does not testify, "testimonial" hearsay is inadmissible unless the …

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Posible Inconstitucionalidad De La Nueva Ley De Acceso A La Información Pública, Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba Aug 2004

Posible Inconstitucionalidad De La Nueva Ley De Acceso A La Información Pública, Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba

Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba

No abstract provided.

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Rhetoric Or Rights?: When Culture And Religion Bar Girls' Right To Education, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch Aug 2004

Rhetoric Or Rights?: When Culture And Religion Bar Girls' Right To Education, Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

Elizabeth Chamblee Burch

Women account for almost two-thirds of the world's illiterates. In the year 2000, the World Education Forum met in Dakar, Senegal and set goals to (1) eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005, and (2) achieve gender equality in education by 2015. Two months before 2004, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported that sixty percent of the 128 countries that attended the Dakar Conference would not meet these goals. The report attributed the failure to sharp discrimination against girls in social and cultural practices. The report failed to mention that social and cultural …

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Canadian Rhapsody: Copyright Law And Research Libraries, Matthew Rimmer Aug 2004

Canadian Rhapsody: Copyright Law And Research Libraries, Matthew Rimmer

Matthew Rimmer

This article considers the ground-breaking Supreme Court of Canada decision in CCH Canadian Limited v. The Law Society of Upper Canada. The matter involved legal publishers bringing an action for copyright infringement against the Law Society of Upper Canada for operating a photocopy and custom copy service at the Great Library of Osgoode Hall. The Supreme Court of Canada decision laid down important precedents in relation to originality, authorisation, and the defence of fair dealing. The ruling has been hailed as 'one of the strongest pro-user rights decisions from any high court in the world, showing what it means to …

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Short Judicial Opinions: The Weight Of Authority, Gerald Lebovits Aug 2004

Short Judicial Opinions: The Weight Of Authority, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.

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The Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Introduction, Robyn L. Meadows, Russell A. Hakes, Stephen L. Sepinuck Jul 2004

The Uniform Commercial Code Survey: Introduction, Robyn L. Meadows, Russell A. Hakes, Stephen L. Sepinuck

Russell A. Hakes

No abstract provided.

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Uniform Commercial Code Survey, Sales, Robyn L. Meadows, Carolyn L. Dessin, Larry T. Garvin Jul 2004

Uniform Commercial Code Survey, Sales, Robyn L. Meadows, Carolyn L. Dessin, Larry T. Garvin

Robyn L Meadows

No abstract provided.

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La Solemnidad Del Mandato Para Ejecutar Actos Solemnes, Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba Jul 2004

La Solemnidad Del Mandato Para Ejecutar Actos Solemnes, Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba

Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba

No abstract provided.

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La Tutela Del Consumidor Desde La Óptica Concursal En El Régimen Argentino, Carlos Molina Sandoval Jul 2004

La Tutela Del Consumidor Desde La Óptica Concursal En El Régimen Argentino, Carlos Molina Sandoval

Carlos Molina Sandoval

Debido a que la verificación de créditos, en cualquiera de sus variantes (tempestiva, tardía, pronto pago, etc.) o aun la continuación del proceso de conocimiento, es el modo normal y natural de reconocimiento del pasivo concursal, deben respetarse las pautas procesales y sustanciales tendientes a una adecuada tutela de los derechos del consumidor. Por ello, muchos institutos previstos en la ley de defensa del consumidor resultan plenamente aplicables, debiendo producirse una correcta y necesaria adaptación procesal (v.gr., la participación del Ministerio Público, arbitraje. etc.). Aun cuando los plazos de prescripción en ambos regímenes normativos parecen ser diferentes (dos años para …

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Shame And Scandal: Clinical And Canon Law Perspectives On The Crisis In The Priesthood, Frank R. Herrmann, Gerald E. Kochansky Jun 2004

Shame And Scandal: Clinical And Canon Law Perspectives On The Crisis In The Priesthood, Frank R. Herrmann, Gerald E. Kochansky

Frank R. Herrmann, S.J.

No abstract provided.

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¿Prevalecen Los Tratados Internacionales Sobre La Constitución? Propuesta De Una Doctrina No Extremista, Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba Jun 2004

¿Prevalecen Los Tratados Internacionales Sobre La Constitución? Propuesta De Una Doctrina No Extremista, Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba

Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba

No abstract provided.

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Putting The S Back In Corporate Social Responsibility: A Multi-Level Theory Of Social Change In Organizations, Ruth V. Aguilera, Cynthia A. Williams, Deborah Rupp, Jyoti Ganapathi Jun 2004

Putting The S Back In Corporate Social Responsibility: A Multi-Level Theory Of Social Change In Organizations, Ruth V. Aguilera, Cynthia A. Williams, Deborah Rupp, Jyoti Ganapathi

Cynthia A. Williams

This paper provides a multi-level theoretical model to understand why business organizations are increasingly engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives, and thereby exhibiting the potential to exert positive social change. Our model integrates theories of micro-level organizational justice, meso-level corporate governance and macro-level varieties of capitalisms. Using a theoretical framework presented in the justice literature, we argue that organizations are pressured to engage in CSR by many different actors, each driven by instrumental, relational and moral motives. These actors are nested within four levels of analysis: individual, organizational, national and transnational. After discussing the motives affecting actors at each …

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The Conscientious Congressman's Guide To The Electoral Count Act Of 1887, Stephen A. Siegel Jun 2004

The Conscientious Congressman's Guide To The Electoral Count Act Of 1887, Stephen A. Siegel

Stephen Siegel

No abstract provided.

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A Pox On Vox Pop, Gerald Lebovits Jun 2004

A Pox On Vox Pop, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.

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Judges' Clerks Play Varied Roles In The Opinion Drafting Process, Gerald Lebovits Jun 2004

Judges' Clerks Play Varied Roles In The Opinion Drafting Process, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.

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The Illegal Multiple Dwelling In New York City, Gerald Lebovits Jun 2004

The Illegal Multiple Dwelling In New York City, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.

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What Keeps Me Going? A Great Job At Home And Abroad, Emily Zimmerman May 2004

What Keeps Me Going? A Great Job At Home And Abroad, Emily Zimmerman

Emily Zimmerman

No abstract provided.

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“El Franquismo, ¿Un Regimen Homosexual?” (Translation, Adaptation, And Revision Of “Franco’S Spain, Queer Nation?”), Gema Pérez-Sánchez May 2004

“El Franquismo, ¿Un Regimen Homosexual?” (Translation, Adaptation, And Revision Of “Franco’S Spain, Queer Nation?”), Gema Pérez-Sánchez

Gema Pérez-Sánchez

No abstract provided.

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You Can Quote Me: Quoting In Legal Writing—Part Ii, Gerald Lebovits May 2004

You Can Quote Me: Quoting In Legal Writing—Part Ii, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.

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Obituary Thakor Shah By Amar Jesani & Vibhuti Patel, Professor Vibhuti Patel May 2004

Obituary Thakor Shah By Amar Jesani & Vibhuti Patel, Professor Vibhuti Patel

Professor Vibhuti Patel

At a time when the nation needs people who could keep alive the secular conscience of Gujarat, the passing away of Thakor Shah on April 10, 2004 in Vadodara due to massive heart attack has come as a big jolt. He died while participating in the meeting of the network of social movements in Gujarat. Of the 76 years he lived, he spent over 60 years in public life, making personal sacrifices, fearlessly withstanding all attacks – physical and political – in his incessant struggle for organising working masses for their rights and justice. His life was a political journey …

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Unrepresented Parties In Mediation, Cynthia Nance Apr 2004

Unrepresented Parties In Mediation, Cynthia Nance

Cynthia Nance

IT'S THE DILEMMA that every mediator knows well, but no one has yet solved: What to do when one of the parties is unrepresented. The legal system, of course, assumes that the parties are on an equal footing--though this is arguably a fiction (and a potentially harmful one where indigent, pro se litigants are concerned.) See Craig Haney, Making Law Modern: Toward a Contextual Model of Justice, 8 Psychol. Pub. Pol'y & L. 3 (Mar. 2002). And most rules regarding professional responsibility relate to the adversarial context-- not ADR. So “[w]hile the *48 Code of Professional Responsibility and the Model …

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“The Nigerian Territorial Waters Legislation And The Law Of The Sea Convention (Losc) 1982”, Edwin Egede Apr 2004

“The Nigerian Territorial Waters Legislation And The Law Of The Sea Convention (Losc) 1982”, Edwin Egede

Edwin Egede

An essay which examines Nigeria’s domestic compliance with its international obligation under the Law of the Sea Convention 1982 with regards to the territorial sea.

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You Can Quote Me: Quoting In Legal Writing—Part I, Gerald Lebovits Apr 2004

You Can Quote Me: Quoting In Legal Writing—Part I, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.

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A "Passion" For Dialogue, Amelia J. Uelmen Apr 2004

A "Passion" For Dialogue, Amelia J. Uelmen

Amelia J Uelmen

No abstract provided.

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The Donation Registry, Robert D. Cooter Mar 2004

The Donation Registry, Robert D. Cooter

Robert Cooter

No abstract provided.

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Os Embargos De Retenção Por Benfeitorias Nas Ações Executivas 'Lato Sensu', Nelson Rodrigues Netto Mar 2004

Os Embargos De Retenção Por Benfeitorias Nas Ações Executivas 'Lato Sensu', Nelson Rodrigues Netto

Nelson Rodrigues Netto

No abstract provided.

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Los Derechos Humanos Y Derechos Laborales De Los Inmigrantes Latinos En Los Ee.Uu., Katherine Culliton Mar 2004

Los Derechos Humanos Y Derechos Laborales De Los Inmigrantes Latinos En Los Ee.Uu., Katherine Culliton

KATHERINE CULLITON-GONZÁLEZ

No abstract provided.

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The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement 2004 And The Copyright Term Extension. A Submission To The Senate Select Committee., Matthew Rimmer Mar 2004

The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement 2004 And The Copyright Term Extension. A Submission To The Senate Select Committee., Matthew Rimmer

Matthew Rimmer

"There is a whole constituency out there with a strong view against copyright term extension and we are arguing that case." Mark Vaile, Minister for Trade (December 2003)
"Extending our copyright term by 20 years doesn’t really protect our authors, yet it still taxes our readers." Professor Andrew Christie, Director, Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, the University of Melbourne
"Perpetual Copyright On An Instalment Plan" Professor Peter Jaszi, Washington University
"A Piracy Of The Public Domain" Professor Lawrence Lessig, Stanford University
"A Gift To Intellectual Property Producers" Henry Ergas
"Intellectual Purgatory" Justice Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court of the United …

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Gazdaság És Jog Viszonya A Marxista Jogelméletben És A Jog Gazdasági Elemzésében [The Relation Of ‘Economy’ And ‘Law’ In Marxist Legal Theory And In ‘Law And Economics’], Peter Cserne Mar 2004

Gazdaság És Jog Viszonya A Marxista Jogelméletben És A Jog Gazdasági Elemzésében [The Relation Of ‘Economy’ And ‘Law’ In Marxist Legal Theory And In ‘Law And Economics’], Peter Cserne

Péter Cserne

This contribution to a conference on the "heritage" of Marxist legal theory in Hungary
(1) summarises the views of Hungarian Marxists on law as the "superstructure" over an economics "base" and
(2) the debates on the systemic and doctrinal role of "economic law" in the legal system
(3) argues that Marxist legal theory and Law and Economics, while both aim at "demystifying" law, fundamentally differ in terms of both method and substance
(4) recounts how in the 1980s Analytical Marxists who shared the commitment of Law and Economics to rational choice theory, (in Jon Elster's words) "engaged in a form …

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