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The Bankruptcy-Law Safe Harbor For Derivatives: A Path-Dependence Analysis, Steven L. Schwarcz, Ori Sharon Jun 2014

The Bankruptcy-Law Safe Harbor For Derivatives: A Path-Dependence Analysis, Steven L. Schwarcz, Ori Sharon

Washington and Lee Law Review

U.S. bankruptcy law grants special rights and immunities to creditors in derivatives transactions, including virtually unlimited enforcement rights. This Article argues that these rights and immunities result from a form of path dependence, a sequence of industry-lobbied legislative step s, each incremental and in turn serving as apparent justification for the next step, without a rigorous and systematic vetting of the consequences. Because the resulting “safe harbor” has not been fully vetted, its significance and utility should not be taken for granted; thus, regulators, legislators, and other policymakers—whether in the United States or abroad—should not automatically assume, based on its …


Commonwealth V. Morris: The Disappearance Of 169 Years Of Common Law?, Horace May 2014

Commonwealth V. Morris: The Disappearance Of 169 Years Of Common Law?, Horace

Washington and Lee Law Review Online

In Commonwealth v. Morris, the Supreme Court of Virginia properly decided that the writs of coram vobis and audita querela may not be used to modify a final criminal conviction order more than twenty-one days after its entry. The court decided the inapplicability of coram vobis under Virginia Code § 8.01-677 and its own precedent. It decided the inapplicability of audita querela under the English common law, citing cases from 1670, 1701, and 1792. In the course of the opinion it conflated Virginia Code §§ 1-200 and 1-201 and held in dictum that Virginia’s adoption of the common law of …


Stratification, Expansion, And Retrenchment: International Legal Education In U.S. Law Schools, Nora V. Demleitner Apr 2014

Stratification, Expansion, And Retrenchment: International Legal Education In U.S. Law Schools, Nora V. Demleitner

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Europe Should Dump Cap-And-Trade In Favor Of Carbon Tax With Reinvestment To Reduce Global Emissions, Stephen Sewalk Apr 2014

Europe Should Dump Cap-And-Trade In Favor Of Carbon Tax With Reinvestment To Reduce Global Emissions, Stephen Sewalk

Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

It is time for the European Union to dump the EU-ETS cap-and trade system, as it is not working. By adopting a carbon tax with reinvestment, the European Union (EU) could reduce its economy-wide emissions by forty-eight percent (and emissions from buildings and utilities by sixty-five percent) within twenty years while automatically putting in place a border tax adjustment. By adopting the carbon tax with reinvestment, the EU's trading partners would be heavily encouraged to adopt the same system, thereby dramatically reducing global emissions. This adoption would occur much like the EU adopting the Value-Added Tax and 150 countries following …


Climate Engineering Field Research: The Favorable Setting Of International Environmental Law, Jesse Reynolds Apr 2014

Climate Engineering Field Research: The Favorable Setting Of International Environmental Law, Jesse Reynolds

Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

As forecasts for climate change and its impacts have become more dire, climate engineering proposals have come under increasing consideration and are presently moving toward field trials. This article examines the relevant international environmental law, distinguishing between climate engineering research and deployment. It also emphasizes the climate change context of these proposals and the enabling function of law. Extant international environmental law generally favors such field tests, in large part because, even though field trials may present uncertain risks to humans and the environment, climate engineering may reduce the greater risks of climate change. Notably, this favorable legal setting is …


Table Of Contents Apr 2014

Table Of Contents

Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

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Oil And Gas Law: From Habendum To Patent Law, Emir Crowne, Barbero C. Michael Apr 2014

Oil And Gas Law: From Habendum To Patent Law, Emir Crowne, Barbero C. Michael

Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

This article outlines and addresses the specific patent issues affecting the oil and gas industry. In so doing, it argues that the business realities of the industry, coupled with its fast-paced environment, make it a perfect example of why the current patent prohibition against professional skills and business methods must be reformed.


Masthead & Front Matter Apr 2014

Masthead & Front Matter

Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

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The Walking Dead Or Weekend At Bernie’S? How The Public Trust Doctrine Threatens Alternative Energy Development, Michael Julius Motta Jr. Apr 2014

The Walking Dead Or Weekend At Bernie’S? How The Public Trust Doctrine Threatens Alternative Energy Development, Michael Julius Motta Jr.

Washington and Lee Journal of Energy, Climate, and the Environment

One of the oldest doctrines of environmental law, the public trust doctrine, is sufficiently ambiguous that it risks threatening widespread adoptions of alternative energy sources such as wind energy. Because of this, the public trust doctrine threatens the protection of the environment in the name of protection of the environment. Yet, the public trust doctrine and future energy policy should be complementary and not exclusionary of each other. In light of this, whether an agency has public trust authority should be determined based on six factors: the legal authority of state fiduciaries; due diligence by state fiduciaries in determining if …


Beyond Repeal—A Republican Proposal For Healthcare Reform, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost Mar 2014

Beyond Repeal—A Republican Proposal For Healthcare Reform, Timothy Stoltzfus Jost

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Genetics, Race And Substantive Due Process, Christian B. Sundquist Mar 2014

Genetics, Race And Substantive Due Process, Christian B. Sundquist

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Ending Recidivism: How A Judicial Paradigm Shift Could Prevent Recidivism By Sex Offenders, Geoffrey S. Weed Mar 2014

Ending Recidivism: How A Judicial Paradigm Shift Could Prevent Recidivism By Sex Offenders, Geoffrey S. Weed

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Masthead Mar 2014

Masthead

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Table Of Contents Mar 2014

Table Of Contents

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Editor's Note Mar 2014

Editor's Note

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Collection Of Student Loans: A Critical Examination, Doug Rendleman, Scott Weingart Mar 2014

Collection Of Student Loans: A Critical Examination, Doug Rendleman, Scott Weingart

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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The Lawless Rule Of The Norm In The Government Religious Speech Cases, Kyle Langvardt Mar 2014

The Lawless Rule Of The Norm In The Government Religious Speech Cases, Kyle Langvardt

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Men And Boys And The Ethical Demand For Social Justice, Samuel Vincent Jones Mar 2014

Men And Boys And The Ethical Demand For Social Justice, Samuel Vincent Jones

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


The Recent History Of Gerrymandering In Florida: Revitalizing Davis V. Bandemer And Florida’S Constitutional Requirements On Redistricting, Devon Ombres Mar 2014

The Recent History Of Gerrymandering In Florida: Revitalizing Davis V. Bandemer And Florida’S Constitutional Requirements On Redistricting, Devon Ombres

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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What You Sign Up For: Public University Restrictions On “Professional” Student Speech After Tatro V. University Of Minnesota, William Bush Mar 2014

What You Sign Up For: Public University Restrictions On “Professional” Student Speech After Tatro V. University Of Minnesota, William Bush

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Into Hell: Gang-Prostitution Of Minors, Jan Fox Mar 2014

Into Hell: Gang-Prostitution Of Minors, Jan Fox

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

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Timeout! Getting Back To What Title Ix Intended And Encouraging Courts And The Office Of Civil Rights To Re-Evaluate The Three-Prong Compliance Test, Rachel Schwarz Mar 2014

Timeout! Getting Back To What Title Ix Intended And Encouraging Courts And The Office Of Civil Rights To Re-Evaluate The Three-Prong Compliance Test, Rachel Schwarz

Washington and Lee Journal of Civil Rights and Social Justice

No abstract provided.


Masthead Mar 2014

Masthead

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Administration & Faculty Mar 2014

Administration & Faculty

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Symposium Mar 2014

Symposium

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Book Dedication Mar 2014

Book Dedication

Washington and Lee Law Review

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The Medical Assumption At The Foundation Of Roe V. Wade And Its Implications For Women's Health, Clarke Forsythe Mar 2014

The Medical Assumption At The Foundation Of Roe V. Wade And Its Implications For Women's Health, Clarke Forsythe

Washington and Lee Law Review

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How Roe V. Wade Was Written, David J. Garrow Mar 2014

How Roe V. Wade Was Written, David J. Garrow

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Beyond Backlash: Legal History, Polarization, And Roe V. Wade, Mary Ziegler Mar 2014

Beyond Backlash: Legal History, Polarization, And Roe V. Wade, Mary Ziegler

Washington and Lee Law Review

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Re-Reading Roe V. Wade, Richard S. Myers Mar 2014

Re-Reading Roe V. Wade, Richard S. Myers

Washington and Lee Law Review

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