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La Cultura Del Narcotráfico Y Las Secuelas En Nuestra Sociedad., Rafael Angel Gomez Betancur Nov 2002

La Cultura Del Narcotráfico Y Las Secuelas En Nuestra Sociedad., Rafael Angel Gomez Betancur

Rafael Angel Gómez Betancur

La cultura del narcotráfico nos dejó como mensaje, el enriquecimiento fácil y despertó el apetito desordenado y voraz por las riquezas.


Keynote Address, Painting It Pink Is Not Enough, Francine Sherman Nov 2002

Keynote Address, Painting It Pink Is Not Enough, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

No abstract provided.


Emergency Assistance Of Tarrant County Annual Meeting Speaker, Charlotte Hughart Oct 2002

Emergency Assistance Of Tarrant County Annual Meeting Speaker, Charlotte Hughart

Charlotte Hughart

No abstract provided.


The Protection Of Women And Children In Islamic Law And International Humanitarian Law: A Critique Of John Kelsay”, Hamdard Islamicus, Xxv (3) (July-September 2002), Pp. 69-82, Muhammad Munir Dr. Jul 2002

The Protection Of Women And Children In Islamic Law And International Humanitarian Law: A Critique Of John Kelsay”, Hamdard Islamicus, Xxv (3) (July-September 2002), Pp. 69-82, Muhammad Munir Dr.

Dr. Muhammad Munir

Islam introduced the most humane rules in warfare before other religions or faiths could do it. Most authors acknowledge this fact, however, John Kelsay, Fredrick Donner, and few others doubt Islam's enormous contribution to bring in humanity in warfare. These authors assume that Islam has learned humanitarian principles, such as the principle of distinction, from the pre-Islamic practices; that Imam Al-Shafi'i allowed the killing of all women whether combatant or non-combatant; that even the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) allowed the killing of women and children; and that women and children can be enslaved. This work completely rebuts all …


Until Life Support Do Us Part: A Spouse's Limited Ability To Terminate Life Support For An Incompetent Spouse With No Hope Of Recovery, Marybeth Herald May 2002

Until Life Support Do Us Part: A Spouse's Limited Ability To Terminate Life Support For An Incompetent Spouse With No Hope Of Recovery, Marybeth Herald

Marybeth Herald

This paper deals with a MCS patient in California - a case that highlights our uncertain steps into state regulation of the end of life. After a 1993 automobile accident, 42-year-old Robert Wendland fell into the classification of a MCS with no hope of recovery. He had made no advance directives as to his health care. His wife of 20 years sought to withhold artificial feeding and hydration after three surgeries to replace Robert's feeding tube. The 20-member ethics committee at the hospital, Robert and Rose's three children (two were of college age), and Robert's brother, all supported her decision. …


Celebrating Boston Girls: Sharing Resources, Building Strengths, Francine Sherman May 2002

Celebrating Boston Girls: Sharing Resources, Building Strengths, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

Co-sponsored with the Ella J. Baker House, the College of Criminal Justice of Northeastern University, and the Dorchester (Massachusetts) Community Roundtable.


Recent Developments In Family Law, Robert Spector Feb 2002

Recent Developments In Family Law, Robert Spector

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


Recent Developments In Family Law, Robert Spector Feb 2002

Recent Developments In Family Law, Robert Spector

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


The Hidden Law: An Analysis Of Unpublished Family Law Opinions From The Court Of Civil Appeals 2000-2001, Robert Spector Feb 2002

The Hidden Law: An Analysis Of Unpublished Family Law Opinions From The Court Of Civil Appeals 2000-2001, Robert Spector

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


Gender, Genes, And Choice: A Comparative Look At Feminism, Evolution, And Economics, Katharine K. Baker Jan 2002

Gender, Genes, And Choice: A Comparative Look At Feminism, Evolution, And Economics, Katharine K. Baker

Katharine K. Baker

This Article compares the methodological similarities between evolutionary biology and conventional law and economics. It shows how these methodologies diverge, in critical and parallel ways, from what has come to be known as feminist method. In doing so, the Article suggests that feminists in the legal academy should be suspicious of the parsimonious models upon which both conventional evolutionary biologists and conventional law and economics scholars rely. Biological and economic models employ analogous concepts of maximization (including theories of autonomy, choice, and measurement) and stable equilibria (usually produced by stable preferences) to make predictions and proscriptions for law. The simplicity …


Toward An Accommodation Of Divergent Jurisdictional Standards For The Determination Of Maintenance Obligations In Private International Law, Robert Spector Dec 2001

Toward An Accommodation Of Divergent Jurisdictional Standards For The Determination Of Maintenance Obligations In Private International Law, Robert Spector

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


A Review Of The Year In Family Law: State Courts React To Troxel, Robert Spector, Linda Elrod Dec 2001

A Review Of The Year In Family Law: State Courts React To Troxel, Robert Spector, Linda Elrod

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


Wojtylan Insight Into Love And Friendship: Shared Consciousness And The Breakdown Of Solidarity, Scott Fitzgibbon Dec 2001

Wojtylan Insight Into Love And Friendship: Shared Consciousness And The Breakdown Of Solidarity, Scott Fitzgibbon

Scott T. FitzGibbon

There is a fundamental clash in contemporary society between, on the one hand, an orthodox Christian understanding of human dignity and of what is required of us if we are to respect and honour the dignity of every human being and, on the other hand, a secularist vision of human existence. In his great Encyclical Evangelium Vitae, 'The Gospel of Life', Pope John Paul II identified as the practical expression of this clash the conflict between what he called the 'culture of life' and the 'culture of death'. The present volume explores the roots of the two cultures, contemporary manifestations …


September 11 Attacks And Surviving Same-Sex Partners: Defining Family Through Tragedy, Nancy J. Knauer Dec 2001

September 11 Attacks And Surviving Same-Sex Partners: Defining Family Through Tragedy, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

The September 11 relief efforts present a unique prism through which to view the status of same-sex relationships and to consider which families count when the United States is supposedly at its most generous, most united, and most injured. On a basic human level, would the nation grieve for Peggy Neff, who lost her partner of 18 years when Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon, as it had for the widow of a fire fighter? Would Neff be eligible to file a claim with the multi-billion dollar federal September 11 Victim Compensation Fund, which Congress established to compensate victims and …


Marriage And The Good Of Obligation, Scott T. Fitzgibbon Dec 2001

Marriage And The Good Of Obligation, Scott T. Fitzgibbon

Scott T. FitzGibbon

Marriage is obligatory. This is not to say, of course, that bachelorhood must be avoided or that everyone ought to get married. The point, rather, is that those who do wed form a relationship which embraces obligation as a fundamental component ("commitment norms," as Professor Elizabeth Scott has put it). This article aims to show why this is a good thing, and fundamentally so. Marriage and other affiliations, it seems, may involve obligation in two basic ways. The first way is instrumentally. The projects of married life require long-term commitment and fixity of purpose: raising children and paying off the …


What Do Family Mediators Do? A Look At Practices And Models, Sherrill W. Hayes Dec 2001

What Do Family Mediators Do? A Look At Practices And Models, Sherrill W. Hayes

Sherrill W. Hayes

No abstract provided.