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The Use Of Alternative Dispute Resolution In Natural Resource Damage Assessments, Sarah L. Inderbitzin, Nicholas Targ, James L. Byrnes, Bruce A. Johnson Oct 1995

The Use Of Alternative Dispute Resolution In Natural Resource Damage Assessments, Sarah L. Inderbitzin, Nicholas Targ, James L. Byrnes, Bruce A. Johnson

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.


Losing The Struggle For Another Voice: The Case Of Family Law, Carol Smart Oct 1995

Losing The Struggle For Another Voice: The Case Of Family Law, Carol Smart

Dalhousie Law Journal

This paper is based on empirical work in progress concerning co-parenting and the ways in which mothers and fathers organize the care of children after separation. It deals with two foundational issues: Gilligan's concept of "another voice" and its congruence with recent developments in family law in the United Kingdom and otherdeveloped countries including Canada and the United States. The author concludes that the ethic of care incorporated in the British legislation and given some expression in the judicial system does not fully recognize two kinds of caring. There is caring about and caring for. The caring about of fathers …


Strict Products Liability Revisited, Denis W. Boivin Jul 1995

Strict Products Liability Revisited, Denis W. Boivin

Osgoode Hall Law Journal

This article examines the relationship between two concepts found throughout the law of products liability, defect and negligence. Traditional tort doctrine contends that, although they are sometimes used interchangeably, both concepts refer to quite distinct matters: the state of a product, on the one hand, and the nature of a manufacturer's conduct in supplying its products, on the other. The hallmark distinction between a standard of fault and one of strict liability, it is said, is that only the former requires proof of unreasonable care, whereas both require proof of a defect. Relying on developments in the United States and …


Exclusion To Emancipation: A Comparative Analysis Of Women's Citizenship In Australia And The United States 1869-1921, Linda J. Kirk Apr 1995

Exclusion To Emancipation: A Comparative Analysis Of Women's Citizenship In Australia And The United States 1869-1921, Linda J. Kirk

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Post-Cold War Era: Renewed Hope For International Law In The Inter-American System, Andrés Franco Jan 1995

The Post-Cold War Era: Renewed Hope For International Law In The Inter-American System, Andrés Franco

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Multimedia Computing: Copyright Law's "Last Stand", Steven Pepe Jan 1995

Multimedia Computing: Copyright Law's "Last Stand", Steven Pepe

Touro Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Problem Of Privilege: In-House Counsel And The Attorney-Client Privilege In The United States And The European Community, Alison M. Hill Jan 1995

A Problem Of Privilege: In-House Counsel And The Attorney-Client Privilege In The United States And The European Community, Alison M. Hill

Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.


Caught Between Rocks And Hard Places: The Plight Of Reinsurance Intermediaries Under U.S. And English Law, Stephen W. Schwab, Peter G. Gallanis, David E. Mendelsohn, Bradley V. Ritter Jan 1995

Caught Between Rocks And Hard Places: The Plight Of Reinsurance Intermediaries Under U.S. And English Law, Stephen W. Schwab, Peter G. Gallanis, David E. Mendelsohn, Bradley V. Ritter

Michigan Journal of International Law

Accordingly, Part I of this article provides a review of the role intermediaries have played in the recent spate of insurance company insolvencies and an overview of intermediary rights and duties. Part II then progresses to a discussion of English intermediary law, analyzing how the general English rules apply to intermediaries when a cedent or reinsurer becomes insolvent. Part III addresses the same issues under U.S. law, tracing the most recent statutory developments from their cause and considering their effect on reinsurance transactions. This article concludes with a discussion of how English and U.S. law interact in reinsurance transactions, pointing …


Commercial Agency Law In The European Community For The United States Principal, M. Thomas Lobasz Jan 1995

Commercial Agency Law In The European Community For The United States Principal, M. Thomas Lobasz

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.