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A Better Death In Britain?, Barbara A. Noah

Faculty Scholarship

In the United States, patients and physicians often avoid discussing the inevitability of death and planning for it. As a result, opportunities are missed to make choices that comport with patients’ values and preferences. In the absence of such decisions, the default model is to “err on the side of life,” which often results in overtreatment or inappropriate prolongation of life and avoidable suffering. This Article discusses the United States' end-of-life training and care and Britain’s Liverpool Care Pathway as related to end-of-life care availability, quality, and cost. It further sets forth the argument that while the United States' medical …

The United States, In Comparative Counter-Terrorism, Sudha Setty

Faculty Scholarship

The United States, like all other democratic nations that have suffered terrorist attacks, continues to struggle with questions of how to keep its population safe while maintaining the principles of democracy and the rule of law. This Book Chapter discusses the United States' counterterrorism policies, particularly since the September 11 terrorist attacks, and the resulting changes in societal viewpoints, political agendas, and the legal authority to combat terrorism and threats of terrorism.

The government’s aggressive counterterrorism stance has influenced actions and policies outside the United States. The Author’s exploration of counterterrorism policies in the United States include: criminal law and …

Petition For Writ Of Certiorari, Kosilek V. O'Brien, Jennifer Levi, Joseph L. Sulman, Abigail K. Hemani, Michele E. Connolly, James P. Devendorf, Jamie A. Santos, Christine Dieter

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Jennifer Levi, on behalf of Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, was one of the Authors of the Petition for Writ of Certiorari, filed in the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of the Petitioner, Michelle Kosilek, in Kosilek v. O'Brien. Questions presented to the Court by the Petitioner were 1.) whether appellate courts must parse “ques­tions that present elements both factual and legal” into their factual and legal components, so that all factual findings can be reviewed for clear error, or whether, as the First Circuit ruled, they may review such questions as a whole along …

No Guarantee The Us Won’T Torture Again, Lauren Carasik

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Us Policies In Mexico Have Made Bad Situation Worse, Lauren Carasik

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Release Senate Report On Cia Torture Program, Lauren Carasik

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Blackwater Guilty Verdict Long Overdue, Lauren Carasik

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The American "Deportation Mill", Lauren Carasik

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United Nations Watchdog Blasts Us For Persistent Racism, Lauren Carasik

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The Uphill Battle To Hold Us Corporations Accountable For Abuses Abroad, Lauren Carasik

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Us Should Not Gut Legal Protections For Immigrant Children, Lauren Carasik

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Minors Crossing Us Southern Border Need Protection, Lauren Carasik

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Idaho Gag Law Hides Horrors Of Ag Industry, Lauren Carasik

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Obama Doesn’T Deserve Deference On Drone Deaths, Lauren Carasik

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Obama Continues Bush’S Policies In Venezuela, Lauren Carasik

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Toll Of U.S. Invasion Haunts Iraq, Lauren Carasik

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Human Rights For Thee But Not For Me, Lauren Carasik

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The Us Should Respect Venezuela’S Democracy, Lauren Carasik

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Supreme Court Ruling Shields Corporations From Accountability, Lauren Carasik

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Retrogressive Anti-Gay Law In Uganda Has Ties To The Us, Lauren Carasik

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Us Ambassador To Honduras Offers Tacit Support Of Brutal Crackdown, Lauren Carasik

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A Tale Of Two Responses To Lgbti Violence, Lauren Carasik

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Justice Postponed In Guatemala: Ríos Montt — And The United States — Evade Reckoning With The Past, Lauren Carasik

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What’S In A Name? How Nations Define Terrorism Ten Years After 9/11, Sudha Setty

Faculty Scholarship

Ten years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, it almost goes without saying that the acts of grotesque violence committed on that day have had enormous effects on national security law and policy worldwide. To be labeled a terrorist, or to be accused of involvement in an act of terrorism, carries far more severe repercussions now than it did ten years ago. This is true under international law and under domestic law in nations that have dealt with serious national security concerns for many years.

Given the U.N.’s global mandate to combat terrorism and that being defined as a …

Bank Mergers In North America: Comparing The Approaches In The United States And Canada, Eric J. Gouvin

Faculty Scholarship

This Article provides a summary comparison of the processes in the United States and Canada for governmental approval of bank mergers. The topic came to prominence in 1998 when four of Canada's five largest banks unveiled plans that would have resulted in the Royal Bank of Canada merging with the Bank of Montreal and the Toronto Dominion Bank combining with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC"). These proposed mergers were rejected by the then Finance Minister, Paul Martin. The reasons given included: (1) the resulting banking industry structure would have concentrated too much economic power in the hands of …