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The Default In Florida's Tort Reform: How Bankruptcy Affects The Meaning Of Financial Responsibility, Stephanie Hauser Oct 2010

The Default In Florida's Tort Reform: How Bankruptcy Affects The Meaning Of Financial Responsibility, Stephanie Hauser

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


What Are They Smoking?! Mexico's Decriminalization Of Small-Scale Drug Possession In The Wake Of A Law Enforcement Failure, Justin B. Shapiro Oct 2010

What Are They Smoking?! Mexico's Decriminalization Of Small-Scale Drug Possession In The Wake Of A Law Enforcement Failure, Justin B. Shapiro

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Managed Engagement: The Case Of Castro's Cuba, Daniel Fisk, Courtney R. Perez Oct 2010

Managed Engagement: The Case Of Castro's Cuba, Daniel Fisk, Courtney R. Perez

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Marginal Refuge: The Ramifications Of Terrorism For An Unsustainable United States Asylum Policy, Michael D. Yanovsky Sukenik Oct 2010

Marginal Refuge: The Ramifications Of Terrorism For An Unsustainable United States Asylum Policy, Michael D. Yanovsky Sukenik

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Brazil's Launch Of Lender Environmental Liability As A Tool To Manage Environmental Impacts, Bianca Zambão Oct 2010

Brazil's Launch Of Lender Environmental Liability As A Tool To Manage Environmental Impacts, Bianca Zambão

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

Due to an emerging Brazilian doctrine of environmental liability, lenders now face the prospect of lawsuits that seek remediation of, or compensation for, environmental damages resulting from their borrowers' activities. Unprecedented judicial decisions (based on a strict, joint and several environmental liability for lenders) broad standing, and ongoing initiatives of the government portray financial institutions as the best target to pursue environmental protection in the country. That scenario, however, may represent a detour from the imperative improving the functionality of the public administration. This article examines how legal actors are shaping Brazil's environmental law enforcement and the extent to which …


Spaces Of Freedom For Citizens And Asylees In The Eu And U.S., Francis J. Conte Oct 2010

Spaces Of Freedom For Citizens And Asylees In The Eu And U.S., Francis J. Conte

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Mauritius: An Example Of The Role Of Constitutions In Development, Adam Aft, Daniel Sacks Oct 2010

Mauritius: An Example Of The Role Of Constitutions In Development, Adam Aft, Daniel Sacks

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Jones V. Harris Associates, L.P.: The Unconflicted Fiduciary , Colleen Del Casino Oct 2010

Jones V. Harris Associates, L.P.: The Unconflicted Fiduciary , Colleen Del Casino

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Conflicts In International Tort Litigation Between U.S. And Latin American Courts, John Baker, Agustín Parise Oct 2010

Conflicts In International Tort Litigation Between U.S. And Latin American Courts, John Baker, Agustín Parise

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Front Matter And Table Of Contents Oct 2010

Front Matter And Table Of Contents

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Comity: Another Nail In The Coffin Of Institutional Homophobia, Nanci Schanerman Oct 2010

Comity: Another Nail In The Coffin Of Institutional Homophobia, Nanci Schanerman

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Big Cola V. Coca-Cola: How A Convenient Store Owner's Complaint Resulted In One Of Mexico's Largest Antitrust Fines, Travis Bennion Olsen Oct 2010

Big Cola V. Coca-Cola: How A Convenient Store Owner's Complaint Resulted In One Of Mexico's Largest Antitrust Fines, Travis Bennion Olsen

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


El Arbitraje De Inversional En America Del Sur: Propuesta De Creacion De Un Centro Alternativo De Arbitraje De La Estructura Internacional De La Union De Naciones Suramericanas, Euyelit Adriana Moreno-Paredes Oct 2010

El Arbitraje De Inversional En America Del Sur: Propuesta De Creacion De Un Centro Alternativo De Arbitraje De La Estructura Internacional De La Union De Naciones Suramericanas, Euyelit Adriana Moreno-Paredes

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Humanization Of The Corporate Entity: Changing Views Of Corporate Criminal Liability In The Wake Of Citizens United, Elizabeth R. Sheyn Oct 2010

The Humanization Of The Corporate Entity: Changing Views Of Corporate Criminal Liability In The Wake Of Citizens United, Elizabeth R. Sheyn

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Upjohn Warnings, The Attorney-Client Privilege, And Principles Of Lawyer Ethics: Achieving Harmony, Grace M. Giesel Oct 2010

Upjohn Warnings, The Attorney-Client Privilege, And Principles Of Lawyer Ethics: Achieving Harmony, Grace M. Giesel

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Decent Exposure: The Sec's Lack Of Authority And Restraint In Proposing To Eliminate Flash Trading, David D. Gruberg Oct 2010

Decent Exposure: The Sec's Lack Of Authority And Restraint In Proposing To Eliminate Flash Trading, David D. Gruberg

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Clear As Mud: How The Uncertain Precedential Status Of Unpublished Opinions Muddles Qualified Immunity Determinations, David R. Cleveland Oct 2010

Clear As Mud: How The Uncertain Precedential Status Of Unpublished Opinions Muddles Qualified Immunity Determinations, David R. Cleveland

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Free Hospital Care And The Takings Clause: Franklin Memorial Hospital V. Harvey In A Changing Health-Care Landscape, Gayland Oliver Hethcoat Ii Oct 2010

Free Hospital Care And The Takings Clause: Franklin Memorial Hospital V. Harvey In A Changing Health-Care Landscape, Gayland Oliver Hethcoat Ii

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Citizens United: How The New Campaign Finance Jurisprudence Has Been Shaped By Previous Dissents, David Axelman Oct 2010

Citizens United: How The New Campaign Finance Jurisprudence Has Been Shaped By Previous Dissents, David Axelman

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Trickle Of Cash For The River Of Grass: Federal Funding Of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration, A Critique And A Proposal, Kelly F. Taylor Jul 2010

A Trickle Of Cash For The River Of Grass: Federal Funding Of Comprehensive Everglades Restoration, A Critique And A Proposal, Kelly F. Taylor

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


To Remove Or Not To Remove -- Lowery V. Alabama Power Co. And The Eleventh Circuit's Uncertainty Over The Preponderance Of The Evidence Standard, Melanie M. Fernandez Jul 2010

To Remove Or Not To Remove -- Lowery V. Alabama Power Co. And The Eleventh Circuit's Uncertainty Over The Preponderance Of The Evidence Standard, Melanie M. Fernandez

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Gateway To Justice: Constitutional Claims To Actual Innocence, Sarah A. Mourer Jul 2010

Gateway To Justice: Constitutional Claims To Actual Innocence, Sarah A. Mourer

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Greenwashing Deluge: Who Will Rise Above The Waters Of Deceptive Advertising?, Elizabeth K. Coppolecchia Jul 2010

The Greenwashing Deluge: Who Will Rise Above The Waters Of Deceptive Advertising?, Elizabeth K. Coppolecchia

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Regression From The New York Convention: Questions Raised By Thomas V. Carnival Corporation, Daniel M. Schwarz Jul 2010

A Regression From The New York Convention: Questions Raised By Thomas V. Carnival Corporation, Daniel M. Schwarz

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Twenty-Five Years Of The "Prospective Waiver" Doctrine In International Dispute Resolution: Mitsubishi's Footnote Nineteen Comes To Life In The Eleventh Circuit, Joseph R. Brubaker, Michael P. Daly Jul 2010

Twenty-Five Years Of The "Prospective Waiver" Doctrine In International Dispute Resolution: Mitsubishi's Footnote Nineteen Comes To Life In The Eleventh Circuit, Joseph R. Brubaker, Michael P. Daly

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


The New Federalism Meets The Eleventh Circuit's Old Criminal Law, Jonathan D. Colan Jul 2010

The New Federalism Meets The Eleventh Circuit's Old Criminal Law, Jonathan D. Colan

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Congressional Power To Criminalize "Local" Conduct: No Limit In Sight, Sanford L. Bohrer, Matthew S. Bohrer Jul 2010

Congressional Power To Criminalize "Local" Conduct: No Limit In Sight, Sanford L. Bohrer, Matthew S. Bohrer

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Between South Beach And A Hard Place: The Underfunding Of The Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office And The Resulting Ethical Double Standard, Stephanie L. Mcalister Jul 2010

Between South Beach And A Hard Place: The Underfunding Of The Miami-Dade Public Defender's Office And The Resulting Ethical Double Standard, Stephanie L. Mcalister

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


United States V. White: Disarming Domestic Violence Misdemeanants Post-Heller, Elizabeth Coppolecchia, Valerie Prochazka, Kelly F. Taylor Jul 2010

United States V. White: Disarming Domestic Violence Misdemeanants Post-Heller, Elizabeth Coppolecchia, Valerie Prochazka, Kelly F. Taylor

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.


Effective Protection Against Refoulement In Europe: Minimizing Exclusionism In Search Of A Common European Asylum Policy, Michael Campagna Apr 2010

Effective Protection Against Refoulement In Europe: Minimizing Exclusionism In Search Of A Common European Asylum Policy, Michael Campagna

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.