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Duke Law

Law and Contemporary Problems

Journal

1992

Interpretation and construction

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Full-Text Articles in Law

Defining Illegal Insider Trading—Lessons From The European Community Directive On Insider Trading, Thomas Lee Hazen Oct 1992

Defining Illegal Insider Trading—Lessons From The European Community Directive On Insider Trading, Thomas Lee Hazen

Law and Contemporary Problems

The EC made a bold move towards defining precisely what conduct constitutes improper trading on nonpublic information with its Insider Trading Directive. The differences between the EC and US laws on insider trading are examined.


Formal Amendment Of The Constitution Of Canada, Peter W. Hogg Jan 1992

Formal Amendment Of The Constitution Of Canada, Peter W. Hogg

Law and Contemporary Problems

Canada's Constitution Act of 1982 is discussed. The act changed the way in which amendments to Canada's constitution were made. Previously, the Imperial Parliament made the amendments.


Founding Father-In-Law: Judicial Amendment Of The Canadian Constitution, Dale Gibson Jan 1992

Founding Father-In-Law: Judicial Amendment Of The Canadian Constitution, Dale Gibson

Law and Contemporary Problems

Judicial amendment of the Canadian Constitution is discussed. The Supreme Court of Canada can nullify or alter the constitutional text or its accepted meaning through constitutional interpretations.


The Dimensions Of American Constitutional Equality, J. Harvie Wilkinson Iii Jan 1992

The Dimensions Of American Constitutional Equality, J. Harvie Wilkinson Iii

Law and Contemporary Problems

Liberty and equality are the hallmark characteristics of any legal order. Constitutional equality in the US is discussed. The rights of equality are not economic in nature, and they are not subject to strictly majority rule.


Emerging Constitutional Norms: Continuous Judicial Amendment Of The Constitution—The Proportionality Test As A Moving Target, Andree Lajoie, Henry Quillinan Jan 1992

Emerging Constitutional Norms: Continuous Judicial Amendment Of The Constitution—The Proportionality Test As A Moving Target, Andree Lajoie, Henry Quillinan

Law and Contemporary Problems

The so-called proportionality test of modifications to the Canadian Constitution are discussed. The Constitution is, at times, described as a moving target for change.