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Interpreting Force Authorization, Scott Sullivan Oct 2015

Interpreting Force Authorization, Scott Sullivan

Journal Articles

This Article presents a theory of authorizations for the use of military force (AUMFs) that reconciles separation of power failures in the current interpretive model. Existing doctrine applies the same text-driven models of statutory interpretation to AUMFs that are utilized with all other legal instruments. However, the conditions at birth, objectives, and expected impacts underlying military force authorizations differ dramatically from typical legislation. AUMFs are focused but temporary corrective interventions intended to change the underlying facts that prompted their passage. This Article examines historical practice and utilizes institutionalist principles to develop a theory of AUMF decay that eschews text in …


Bad Moon Rising: The Sharia Law Bans, Bradford J. Kelley Feb 2013

Bad Moon Rising: The Sharia Law Bans, Bradford J. Kelley

Louisiana Law Review

The article presents information on the Sharia Law, an Islamic religious law, and other foreign laws in the U.S. courts. It discusses that whether prohibition should be applied to the Sharia Law. It mentions about the impact of this Law in the countries like the U.S. and Great Britain. It informs about the efforts made by the U.S. state legislative to stop use of Sharia Law.


Localism And Involuntary Annexation: Reconsidering Approaches To New Regionalism, Christopher J. Tyson Jan 2012

Localism And Involuntary Annexation: Reconsidering Approaches To New Regionalism, Christopher J. Tyson

Journal Articles

No abstract provided.


Merrill Lynch V. Dabit: The Case Of The Scorned Broker And The Death Of The State Securities Fraud Class Action Suit, Melanie P. Goolsby Nov 2006

Merrill Lynch V. Dabit: The Case Of The Scorned Broker And The Death Of The State Securities Fraud Class Action Suit, Melanie P. Goolsby

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Fifty Conflict Of Laws "Restatements": Merging Judicial Discretion And Legislative Endorsement, Shirley A. Wiegand Nov 2004

Fifty Conflict Of Laws "Restatements": Merging Judicial Discretion And Legislative Endorsement, Shirley A. Wiegand

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.


Admiralty And Maritime Litigation In State Court, David W. Robertson Mar 1995

Admiralty And Maritime Litigation In State Court, David W. Robertson

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.