Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 6 of 6

Full-Text Articles in Law

Immigrant Remittances, Ezra Rosser Nov 2016

Immigrant Remittances, Ezra Rosser

Ezra Rosser

Remittances, the sending of money from immigrants back to their home countries, are the newest anti-poverty, development activity of the poor to be applauded by international institutions and economists. Exceeding foreign aid and private investment to many developing countries, remittances are being hailed as a new, untapped resource with powerful poverty alleviation and potential development attributes. After presenting the poverty, developmental, and economic characteristics of this new transnational connection between immigrants and their loved ones, as well as the dangerous effects of excessive remittance regulation, the author argues that remittances should be understood as an anti-poverty tool, but not as …


On Becoming ‘Professor’: A Semi-Serious Look In The Mirror, Ezra Rosser Nov 2016

On Becoming ‘Professor’: A Semi-Serious Look In The Mirror, Ezra Rosser

Ezra Rosser

The author offers a brief parody article about law reviews, socio-economic class, cheese, and the legal professoriate.


Reclaiming Demographics: Women, Poverty, And The Common Interest In Particular Struggles, Ezra Rosser Nov 2016

Reclaiming Demographics: Women, Poverty, And The Common Interest In Particular Struggles, Ezra Rosser

Ezra Rosser

No abstract provided.


Front Matter For: Poverty Law, Policy, And Practice, Juliet Brodie, Clare Pastore, Ezra Rosser, Jeffrey Selbin Nov 2016

Front Matter For: Poverty Law, Policy, And Practice, Juliet Brodie, Clare Pastore, Ezra Rosser, Jeffrey Selbin

Ezra Rosser

This paper is the front matter for the publication "Poverty Law, Policy, and Practice" published by Wolters Kluwer, 2014.


Destabilizing Property Conn. L. Rev. 2015 [Rosser].Pdf, Ezra Rosser Dec 2014

Destabilizing Property Conn. L. Rev. 2015 [Rosser].Pdf, Ezra Rosser

Ezra Rosser

Property theory has entered into uncertain times. Conservative and progressive scholars are, it seems, fiercely contesting everything, from what is at the core of property to what obligations owners owe society. Fundamentally, the debate is about whether property law works. Conservatives believe that property law works. Progressives believe property law could and should work, though it needs to be made more inclusive. While there have been numerous responses to the conservative emphasis on exclusion, this Article begins by addressing a related line of argument, the recent attacks information theorists have made on the bundle of rights conception of property. This …


Poverty Law, Policy And Practice, Juliet Brodie, Clare Pastore, Ezra Rosser, Jeffrey Selbin Dec 2013

Poverty Law, Policy And Practice, Juliet Brodie, Clare Pastore, Ezra Rosser, Jeffrey Selbin

Ezra Rosser

Poverty Law, Policy and Practice is the first new poverty law casebook in 17 years and only the second since 1976. With current literature from multiple viewpoints, the book provides an overview of the field, including cases, data and major government programs that map onto important theoretical, doctrinal, policy and practice questions.
The preface and table of contents are attached. The publisher's page is here: http://www.aspenlaw.com/aspen-casebook-series/id-9781454812548/poverty_law_policy__practice.