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Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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Unlocking The “Virtual Cage” Of Wildlife Surveillance, Henry Lininger, Tom Lininger

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

The electronic surveillance of wildlife has grown more extensive than ever. For instance, thousands of wolves wear collars transmitting signals to wildlife biologists. Some collars inject wolves with tranquilizers that allow for their immediate capture if they stray outside of the boundaries set by anthropocentric management policies. Hunters have intercepted the signals from surveillance collars and have used this information to track and slaughter the animals. While the ostensible reason for the surveillance programs is to facilitate the peaceful coexistence of humanity and wildlife, the reality is less benign—an outdoor version of Bentham’s Panopticon.

This Article reconceptualizes the enterprise of …

Blood Biofuels, Nadia B. Ahmad

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

Modern energy policy aims to ratchet up the manufacture and use of biofuels, i.e. any fuel produced from biological materials. Yet biofuels derived from agricultural crops and residues, wood, forest residues, or other kinds of plant-based biomass feedstocks can be as environmentally and socially devastating as the finite fossil fuel resources they seek to replace. Often overlooked are their globalization impacts on land grabs, food security, greenhouse gas emissions, drought, deforestation, interference with climate change adaption measures, population displacement, desertification, sea level rise, biodiversity, and scalability. These environmental and social consequences result in food shortages, violent conflicts, urban riots, rural …

There’S Something Fishy In The Mediterranean: The Harmful Impact Of Overfishing On Biodiversity, Aarti Gupta

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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Performance-Based Remedies: Ordering Firms To Eradicate Their Own Fraud, Lauren E. Willis

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Exploiting Advertising, Jim Hawkins

Law and Contemporary Problems

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What Communities Can Do To Rein In Payday Lending: Strategies For Successful Local Ordinance Campaigns Through A Texas Lens, Nathalie Martin, Robert N. Mayer

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Law and Contemporary Problems

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Consumer Credit In America: Past, Present, And Future, Pamela Foohey, Jim Hawkins, Creola Johnson, Nathalie Martin

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Addressing The Commercialization Of Business Reputation, David Adam Friedman

Law and Contemporary Problems

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“Maximum Possible Accuracy” In Credit Reports, Richard M. Hynes

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Consumer Litigation Funding: Just Another Form Of Payday Lending?, Paige Marta Skiba, Jean Xiao

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Calling On The Cfpb For Help: Telling Stories And Consumer Protection, Pamela Foohey

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Prosecuting Creditors And Protecting Consumers: Cracking Down On Creditors That Extort Via Debt Criminalization Practices, Creola Johnson

Law and Contemporary Problems

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Racial Disparities In Traffic Stop Outcomes, Frank R. Baumgartner, Leah Christiani, Derek A. Epp, Kevin Roach, Kelsey Shoub

Duke Forum for Law & Social Change

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A Human Rights Based Approach To Refugees: A Look At The Syrian Refugee Crisis And The Responses From Germany And The United States, Suman Momin

Duke Forum for Law & Social Change

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Separate And Legally Unequal – How The Demonization Of Immigrants Affects United States Policy, Laura A. Hernández

Duke Forum for Law & Social Change

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Understanding The Legal Landscape Of Discrimination Against Muslim Students In Public Elementary And Secondary Schools: A Guide For Lawyers, Shajuti Hossain

Duke Forum for Law & Social Change

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Duke Forum for Law & Social Change

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The Asymmetry Of Crimes By And Against Police Officers, Monu Bedi

Duke Law Journal Online

Crimes by and against police officers during the performance of their duties are treated differently. If a police officer unlawfully harms a citizen, regular assault or homicide charges apply, whereas if a citizen unlawfully harms a police officer, aggravated assault or homicide charges apply. The enhancement stems from the fact that the citizen interfered with police activity. No one would dispute that states have a special interest in protecting this kind of important state-sanctioned behavior. But do they not also have an equal interest in deterring its abuse through commensurate charges?

This Essay is the first to tackle this asymmetry …

Embryos As Patients? Medical Provider Duties In The Age Of Crispr/Cas9, G. Edward Powell Iii

Duke Law & Technology Review

The CRISPR/Cas9 genome engineering platform is the first method of gene editing that could potentially be used to treat genetic disorders in human embryos. No past therapies, genetic or otherwise, have been intended or used to treat disorders in existent embryos. Past procedures performed on embryos have exclusively involved creation and implantation (e.g., in-vitro fertilization) or screening and selection of already-healthy embryos (e.g., preimplantation genetic diagnosis). A CRISPR/Cas9 treatment would evade medical malpractice law due to the early stage of the intervention and the fact that it is not a treatment for the mother. In most jurisdictions, medical professionals owe …

Outer Space: The Final Frontier Or The Final Battlefield?, Emily Taft

Duke Law & Technology Review

Current law concerning the militarization and weaponization of outer space is inadequate for present times. The increased implementation of “dual-use” space technologies poses obstacles for the demilitarization of space. This paper examines how far the militarization of space should be taken and also whether weapons of any kind should be placed in space. Further steps must be taken in international space law to attempt to keep the militarization and weaponization of space under control in order to promote and maintain a free outer space for research and exploration.

The New Employment Discrimination: Intra-Lgbt Intersectional Invisibility And The Marginalization Of Minority Subclasses In Antidiscrimination Law, Alexander M. Nourafshan

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

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Hiv Disclosure Laws Are Unjustified, Tony Ficarrotta

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

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Human Trafficking And Terrorism: Utilizing National Security Resources To Prevent Human Trafficking In The Islamic State, Shannon A. Welch

Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

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Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy

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Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

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How “International” Should A Third Conflicts Restatement Be In Tort And Contract?, Patrick J. Borchers

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

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The Transnational Case In Conflict Of Laws: Two Suggestions For The New Restatement Third Of Conflict Of Laws—Judicial Jurisdiction Over Foreign Defendants And Party Autonomy In International Contracts, Linda J. Silberman, Nathan D. Yaffe

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

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Marriage And Divorce Conflicts In The International Perspective, Ann Laquer Estin

Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law

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