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Blowing Hot And Cold On The Frozen Tundra: A Review Of Alaska’S Quasi-Estoppel Doctrine, Michael D. Moberly, Laura L. Farley Dec 1998

Blowing Hot And Cold On The Frozen Tundra: A Review Of Alaska’S Quasi-Estoppel Doctrine, Michael D. Moberly, Laura L. Farley

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Jurisprudence Of Willfulness: An Evolving Theory Of Excusable Ignorance, Sharon L. Davies Dec 1998

The Jurisprudence Of Willfulness: An Evolving Theory Of Excusable Ignorance, Sharon L. Davies

Duke Law Journal

Ignorantia legis non excusat-ignorance of the law does not excuse-is a centuries-old criminal law maxim familiar to lawyer and layperson alike. Under the doctrine, an accused finds little protection in the claim "But, I did not know the law," for all are presumed either to be familiar with the law's commands or to proceed in ignorance at their own peril. The ignorant must be punished along with the knowing, the maxim teaches, to achieve a better educated and more law-abiding populace and to avoid the easy-to-assert and difficult-to-dispute claim of ignorance that would otherwise flow from the lips of any …


Nonexclusive Patent Licensees Unite: Use Bankruptcy Committees To Sue For Patent Infringement, J. Michael Strickland Dec 1998

Nonexclusive Patent Licensees Unite: Use Bankruptcy Committees To Sue For Patent Infringement, J. Michael Strickland

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Alaska Equal Protection: Constitutional Law Or Common Law?, Paul E. Mcgreal Dec 1998

Alaska Equal Protection: Constitutional Law Or Common Law?, Paul E. Mcgreal

Alaska Law Review

No abstract provided.


Responding To A False Alarm: Federal Preemption Of State Securities Fraud Causes Of Action , Richard W. Painter Nov 1998

Responding To A False Alarm: Federal Preemption Of State Securities Fraud Causes Of Action , Richard W. Painter

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pleading Scienter After The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act : Or A Textualist Revenge , Michael B. Dunn Nov 1998

Pleading Scienter After The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act : Or A Textualist Revenge , Michael B. Dunn

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Can The Common Law Survive In The Modern Statutory Environment, H. Marlow Green Oct 1998

Can The Common Law Survive In The Modern Statutory Environment, H. Marlow Green

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.


A Brief Introduction To The Patent Practice In China, Yin Xintian Oct 1998

A Brief Introduction To The Patent Practice In China, Yin Xintian

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.


The Primacy Of Democracy Over Natural Law In Irish Abortion Law: An Examination Of The C Case, Amy M. Buckley Oct 1998

The Primacy Of Democracy Over Natural Law In Irish Abortion Law: An Examination Of The C Case, Amy M. Buckley

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

No abstract provided.


Eighth Amendment Meanings From The Aba’S Moratorium Resolution, Louis D. Bilionis Oct 1998

Eighth Amendment Meanings From The Aba’S Moratorium Resolution, Louis D. Bilionis

Law and Contemporary Problems

Bilionis argues that the American Bar Association's moratorium resolution on capital punishment doesn't challenge the capacity of the Eighth Amendment.


Sentenced For A “Crime” The Government Did Not Prove: Jones V. United States And The Constitutional Limitations On Factfinding By Sentencing Factors Rather Than Elements Of The Offense, Benjamin J. Priester Oct 1998

Sentenced For A “Crime” The Government Did Not Prove: Jones V. United States And The Constitutional Limitations On Factfinding By Sentencing Factors Rather Than Elements Of The Offense, Benjamin J. Priester

Law and Contemporary Problems

Priester argues that the Constitution does restrict the power of the legislature by requiring that certain facts be proved as elements of the offense. He notes the Supreme Court's missed opportunity in "Jones v. United States" to adopt the test proposed by Justice Scalia.


Keynote Address, Jeffrey Lang Jul 1998

Keynote Address, Jeffrey Lang

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Multilateral Agreement On Investment, Stephen J. Canner Jul 1998

The Multilateral Agreement On Investment, Stephen J. Canner

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Multilateral Agreement On Investment And International Labor Rights: A Failed Connection, Lance Compa Jul 1998

The Multilateral Agreement On Investment And International Labor Rights: A Failed Connection, Lance Compa

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Judicial Reliance On Regulatory Interpretations In Sec No-Action Letters: Current Problems And A Proposed Framework , Donna M. Nagy May 1998

Judicial Reliance On Regulatory Interpretations In Sec No-Action Letters: Current Problems And A Proposed Framework , Donna M. Nagy

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Steps Toward A Uniform Corporate Law In The European Union, Uwe Blaurock Apr 1998

Steps Toward A Uniform Corporate Law In The European Union, Uwe Blaurock

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Anticipatory Collective Self-Defense In The Charter Era: What The Treaties Have Said, George K. Walker Apr 1998

Anticipatory Collective Self-Defense In The Charter Era: What The Treaties Have Said, George K. Walker

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Personhood Under The Due Process Clause: A Constitutional Analysis Of The Illegal Immigration Reform And Immigrant Responsibility Act Of 1996, David M. Grable Mar 1998

Personhood Under The Due Process Clause: A Constitutional Analysis Of The Illegal Immigration Reform And Immigrant Responsibility Act Of 1996, David M. Grable

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Status Quo Bias And Contract Default Rules , Russell Korobkin Mar 1998

Status Quo Bias And Contract Default Rules , Russell Korobkin

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Legal Images Of Motherhood: Conflicting Definitions From Welfare Reform Family And Criminal Law , Jane C. Murphy Mar 1998

Legal Images Of Motherhood: Conflicting Definitions From Welfare Reform Family And Criminal Law , Jane C. Murphy

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Corporate Law In French Corporate Governance, James A. Fanto Jan 1998

The Role Of Corporate Law In French Corporate Governance, James A. Fanto

Cornell International Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Compulsory Royalty-Free Licensing As An Antitrust Remedy For Patent Fraud: Law, Policy, And The Patent-Antitrust Interface Revisited, Lawrence Schlam Jan 1998

Compulsory Royalty-Free Licensing As An Antitrust Remedy For Patent Fraud: Law, Policy, And The Patent-Antitrust Interface Revisited, Lawrence Schlam

Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy

No abstract provided.


Promises Of Silence: Contract Law And Freedom Of Speech , Alan E. Garfield Jan 1998

Promises Of Silence: Contract Law And Freedom Of Speech , Alan E. Garfield

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.


Reallocating Interpretive Criminal-Lawmaking Power Within The Executive Branch, Dan M. Kahan Jan 1998

Reallocating Interpretive Criminal-Lawmaking Power Within The Executive Branch, Dan M. Kahan

Law and Contemporary Problems

A strategy for regaining control of federal criminal law, the reallocation of interpretive criminal law-making power within the Executive Branch, is discussed.