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Conflict Of Laws: Foreign Law As Datum, Herma Hill Kay Aug 2016

Conflict Of Laws: Foreign Law As Datum, Herma Hill Kay

Herma Hill Kay

Examines the contributions of California Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Traynor to the field of conflict of laws. Review of the case of the 'Estate of Perkins'; Case of 'Bernkrant v. Fowler'; View that Traynor's approach to a conflicts problem cannot be equalled by other judges.


Tribute To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Herma Hill Kay Aug 2016

Tribute To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Herma Hill Kay

Herma Hill Kay

No abstract provided.


Remembering Brainerd Currie, Herma Hill Kay Aug 2016

Remembering Brainerd Currie, Herma Hill Kay

Herma Hill Kay

The following is a tribute to esteemed Law Professor, Brainerd Currie. Currie was a renowned scholar in the field of Conflict of Laws and sought to use his knowledge and passion for the Law to shape the Lives of his students, including Herma Hill Kay. Professor Kay highlights her relationship with Currie during her time at the University of Chicago Law School, and how Currie inspired her decision to go into legal academia herself


What Is Legal Education? And Should We Permit It To Continue In Its Present Form?, Herma Hill Kay Aug 2016

What Is Legal Education? And Should We Permit It To Continue In Its Present Form?, Herma Hill Kay

Herma Hill Kay

No abstract provided.


The Need For Self-Imposed Quotas In Academic Employment, Herma Hill Kay Aug 2016

The Need For Self-Imposed Quotas In Academic Employment, Herma Hill Kay

Herma Hill Kay

No abstract provided.


Unconstitutional Discrimination In The Conflict Of Laws: Privileges And Immunities, Brainerd Currie, Herma Hill Schreter Aug 2016

Unconstitutional Discrimination In The Conflict Of Laws: Privileges And Immunities, Brainerd Currie, Herma Hill Schreter

Herma Hill Kay

No abstract provided.


Commentary: Private Clubs And Public Interests: A View From San Francisco, Herma Hill Kay Aug 2016

Commentary: Private Clubs And Public Interests: A View From San Francisco, Herma Hill Kay

Herma Hill Kay

No abstract provided.


Poverty And The Law Of Child Custody, Herma Hill Kay, Irving Philips Aug 2016

Poverty And The Law Of Child Custody, Herma Hill Kay, Irving Philips

Herma Hill Kay

Questions whether the law, in its approach to the child custody determination, hinders or advances the child's smooth progress toward social, emotional, psychological and physical maturity. Extent to which custody decisions are affected by poverty; Discussion of how custody decisions can reasonably be made; Law and practice of child custody.


Legal Planning For The Mentally Retarded: The California Experience, Herma Hill Kay, Louise J. Farnham, Beth Davis Karren, Jeanne Knakal Aug 2016

Legal Planning For The Mentally Retarded: The California Experience, Herma Hill Kay, Louise J. Farnham, Beth Davis Karren, Jeanne Knakal

Herma Hill Kay

Focuses on the development of legal planning for the mentally retarded in California from 1960 to 1971. Role of two pioneering organizations on the study of mental health services and retardation; Theoretical basis for requiring court commitment as part of hospital admission process; Effect of legal implications of commitment on the retarded; Impact of legal aspects on parents' motivation for the retarded's care facilities; Creation of legal tool for coordinating services on a personal basis.


Quasi-Community Property In The Conflict Of Laws, Herma Hill Schreter Aug 2016

Quasi-Community Property In The Conflict Of Laws, Herma Hill Schreter

Herma Hill Kay

No abstract provided.