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Constitutionalizing Class Certification, Margaret S. Thomas

Journal Articles

While class actions have been in decline in federal mass tort litigation since at least the 1990s, a quiet shift has been occurring in their landscape in state courts. Although most scholarly attention has been focused on federal courts and on the U.S. Supreme Court’s reworking of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 in the aftermath of the Class Action Fairness Act, state supreme courts have been engaged in a little-noticed but tremendously important battle over the future of class certification.

Defendants in non-removable class actions in state courts have increasingly shifted their arguments against class certification from objections based …

Freedom From Detention: The Constitutionality Of Mandatory Detention For Criminal Aliens Seeking To Challenge Grounds For Removal, Darlene Goring

Journal Articles

The article focuses on the immigration system of the U.S., and mentions constitutionality of mandatory detention for criminal aliens who are seeking to challenge grounds for removal. Topics include U.S. Supreme Court case Demore v. Kim, which deals with mandatory detention during removal proceedings; current statutory framework governing mandatory detention for criminal aliens; and modification of the mandatory detention framework offering protection of the fundamental liberty.

Family Law And Female Empowerment, Andrea B. Carroll

Journal Articles

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Why The Late Justice Scalia Was Wrong: The Fallacies Of Constitutional Textualism, Ken Levy

Journal Articles

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"I Am The Master": Some Popular Culture Images Of Ai In Humanity's Courtroom, Christine Corcos

Journal Articles

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Mixed Legal Systems, East And West, Stephen Thomson

Journal of Civil Law Studies

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Journal of Civil Law Studies

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Les Termes Comme Miroir Et Loupe D’Une Société? L’Exemple Du Code Civil Italien, Enrica Bracchi

Journal of Civil Law Studies

La langue est souvent le vecteur de concepts et de visions propres à une société ou une partie de celle-ci ; c’est à travers la langue que se dévoilent les contradictions, le refus ou l’assentiment par rapport à de nouvelles réalités sociales et sociétales, qui peuvent être réglementées par le droit. Le droit, quant à lui, se sert de la langue pour nommer ces réalités et la terminologie juridique ou parajuridique devient d’une part un miroir qui reflète des tendances et des variations et d’autre part une loupe car elle amplifie les contrastes et les points de détail concernant certaines …

Pourquoi Et Comment Former Des Juristes Trilingues?, Dominique Garreau

Journal of Civil Law Studies

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Translating The Charitable Affectation In Private Law, Anne-Sophie Hulin

Journal of Civil Law Studies

Traduire sans trahir, voilà la difficulté du traducteur comme celle du comparatiste. Comment garantir que les notions, une fois passées au filtre juridique, ne subissent pas une certaine altération, et ne perdent par là un peu d’elles-mêmes? Cet article s’intéresse donc à un genre particulier de traduction où des concepts universels se voient convertis en notions juridiques. Dans le cas précis de la philanthropie, la traduction se révèle moins aisée en droit civil qu’en common law au point de s’interroger de la capacité de ce premier à accueillir les mécanismes philanthropiques. Il en ressort alors que les traditions juridiques n’ont …

Ruminations Around The Dictionary Of The Civil Code, Alain Levasseur

Journal of Civil Law Studies

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Jersey: Vocabularies Of Coûtume And Code, Steven Pallot

Journal of Civil Law Studies

The Channel Islands were an integral part of the Duchy of Normandy until 1204 when King John lost Continental Normandy to the French King, Philip Augustus. Jersey and Guernsey did not submit to the jurisdiction of the French King but retained allegiance to the King in England as Duke of Normandy. The customary laws of the Islands retain their Norman root to this day in spite of strong legal and cultural influences from England in the 19^thand 20Centuries. A rich legal vocabulary in both French and English has evolved in these mixed legal jurisdictions.

This article examines the …

A Dialogue To Conclude A Conference On Legal Translation:Synthèse À Deux Voix, Matthias Martin, Olivier Moréteau

Journal of Civil Law Studies

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Brazil: The Difficult Path Toward Democratization Of Civil Law, Lucas Abreu Barroso, Pablo Malheiros Da Cunha Frota, Brígida Roldi Passamani, Lúcio Moreira Andrade

Journal of Civil Law Studies

The Federal Constitution of 1988 reinstated the democratic rule of law in Brazil. Based on fundamental rights, the “Citizen’s Constitution” shaped the model of a welfare State, which objectives consist in the construction of a free, just and solidary society, the eradication of poverty and substandard living conditions and the promotion of the well-being of all, without prejudice as to origin, race, sex, color, age and any other forms of discrimination. From this context, the constitutional idealization of family democracy emerges, specifically represented in this paper by the recognition of civil union be-tween people of the same sex as family …

China: Fragmented Rights And Tragedy Of Anticommons:Evidence From China’S Coastal Waters, Bing Shui

Journal of Civil Law Studies

The ownership of, and rights to, coastal waters are exhibited on a cumulative scale ranging from commons-like to private use. As an example of a natural resource with complex and interlinked ecosystems, coastal waters give rise to many kinds of legal norms and pol-icy instruments. As shown by my investigation of China’s coastal waters, people are willing to pay for legal rights which guarantee exclusive access, regardless of the relatively high cost. The statistical data further reveals that, when coastal waters are divided, there is a negative correlation between fragmentation of the seas and sea-based production. Therefore, based on the …

Complete V.9 No.2

Journal of Civil Law Studies

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Basic Questions Of Tort Law From A Comparative Perspective, Michael L. Wells

Journal of Civil Law Studies

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The Ever-Changing Bogeyman: How Fear Has Driven Immigration Law And Policy, Arthur L. Rizer Iii

Louisiana Law Review

The article explores the relationship between national security and immigration law in the U.S. with the legal framework of immigration law including provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act and the need of protecting the borders, population control, and the essence of the rule of law.

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Reducing Inequality With A Progressive State Tax Credit, Eric Kades

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the income inequality entirely within the control of governments with the unfair taxation across every state in one fell swoop with the progressive state tax credit (PSTC) and federal income tax deduction for state tax payments and tax policy of constitutional law.

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Louisiana Law Review

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Louisiana Law Review

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Louisiana Law Review

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Louisiana Law Review

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Reorienting Home Rule: Part 1–The Urban Disadvantage In National And State Lawmaking, Paul A. Diller

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on democratic legitimacy of the federal and state lawmaking processes from the perspective of large and densely populated urban areas with the issues such as gerrymandering and the state constitutional home rule doctrine with urban disadvantage.

The Legality Of Extraterritorial Application Of Competition Law And The Need To Adopt A Unified Approach, Thanh Phan

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the international law and the foundation of the extraterritorial application of competition law (EACL) and proposes a unified approach for all countries to use when considering the extraterritorial application of competition law.

22nd Time’S The Charm: The 2015 Revisions To Summary Judgment In Louisiana, Garrett Filetti

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the overview of summary judgment, the process for making the motion, and the history of the procedure in both federal and Louisiana state courts and practitioners to make motions for summary judgment an integral part of trial preparation.

Aliens Among Us: Factors To Determine Whether Corporations Should Face Prosecution In U.S. Courts For Their Actions Overseas, Dustin Cooper

Louisiana Law Review

The article examines the unresolved issue of corporate liability under the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) by exploring the holdings of seminal cases with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. on presumption against extraterritorial application.

Outkicking The Coverage: The Unionization Of College Athletes, Tim Robinson

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on two-pronged solution in which the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) would recognize scholarship college athletes as employees under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and their rights restricted from collective bargaining.

We Need A Fracking Baseline, Ryan King

Louisiana Law Review

The article focuses on the theories of liability available to injured landowners and the evidentiary requirements' prevention of an equitable resolution regardless of whether strict liability is imposed on hydraulicfracturing.

No.38 - December 2016, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

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