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Report Of The 1st National Consultation On International Criminal Court & India, Saumya Uma

Saumya Uma

This publication contains a detailed report of each session of the 1st National Consultation on the ICC & India, held in Delhi on 8-9 December 2005.

"Anticipatory Self-Defense" And Other Stories, Jeanne M. Woods, James M. Donovan

James M. Donovan

We argue that the specious justification for the invasion of Iraq -- a war based on a pretext of anticipatory self-defense -- necessarily exacerbates the inherent tendency of war to dehumanize and humiliate the enemy. This tendency is particularly evident in the variant of anticipatory self-defense that we have denominated as "capacity preemption," a type of claim that by definition depends upon characterizations of the opponent as utterly inhuman.

The Bush Doctrine tells a timeless story of self-defense. This story is shaped by an identifiable and predictable narrative structure, one that is able to transform the morally outrageous -- an …

Half Full Or Half Empty?: The Hong Kong Wto Ministerial Conference Has Delivered An Interim Deal For The Doha Round Negotiation, Sungjoon Cho

Sungjoon Cho

No abstract provided.

Note: The Lesson Of Lopez: The Political Dynamics Of Federalism's Political Safeguards, Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

No abstract provided.

Entre La Restricción Y La Libertad: Sobre La Posible Pérdida De Legitimidad Del Juez Constitucional, Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome

Jorge Gonzalez-Jacome

There are different points of view from which legal reasoning can be examined. Some argue that there is a correct theory of legal reasoning and therefore, they analyze particular cases in order to determine if a particular argument drawn by a judge or a court is coherent with a proposed theory. One of the main assets of Critical Legal Studies (CLS) is to think about law as a practice in which there is no need to establish a particular theory to grasp reality. In the area of legal reasoning, Duncan Kennedy has tried to show us how the main concern …

Adapt Or Optimize? The Psychology And Economics Of Rules Of Evidence, Robert D. Cooter

Robert Cooter

In civil disputes, the plaintiff must prove his case by the preponderance of the evidence. To reach this standard, the plaintiff accumulates evidence by combining facts. I compare two models of this process. Decision makers can adapt their behavior for improved results, as assumed in some psychological models. Adaptive models predict that court practice will allow the plaintiff to combine facts according to relatively simple rules. Alternatively, decision makers can optimize their behavior for best results, as assumed in most economic models. Optimization models predict that court practice will require the plaintiff to combine facts in ways that conform to …

The Impact Of Alcohol & Tobacco Advertising On The Latino Community As A Civil Rights Issue, Katherine Culliton

KATHERINE CULLITON-GONZÁLEZ

No abstract provided.

The Indignity Of Federal Wildlife Habitat Law, Jamison E. Colburn

Jamison E. Colburn

In this article, I argue that the agencies charged under federal law with the protection of wildlife populations are, to a fault, too rational, too deliberate, too sequential in operation, and too focused on putting various tracts of federal realty on highly protective pedestals. My overall critique is that our administrative system's commitments to rationality and public participation per se render it an ineffective means to the end of wildlife habitat protection. Conservation biologists have agreed time and again how important continuous adaptation is to success in this field and how necessary it is to keep all high stakes judgments …

9. The Problem Of Child Sexual Abuse: Response., Jennifer J. Freyd, Frank W. Putnam, Thomas D. Lyon, Kathryn A. Becker-Blease, Ross E. Cheit, Nancy B. Siegel, Kathy Pezdek

Thomas D. Lyon

10. Development Of Temporal-Reconstructive Abilities., William J. Friedman, Thomas D. Lyon

Thomas D. Lyon

Bloomsday: Copyright Estates And Cultural Festivals, Matthew Rimmer

Matthew Rimmer

From Law To Social Science And Back Again - The First Step. Remarks On The Juristic Origin Of Some Weberian Concepts, Peter Cserne

Péter Cserne

No abstract provided.

Az Alkotmánybíróság És A Közgazdasági Érvelés [Constitutional Courts And Economic Reasoning], Peter Cserne

Péter Cserne

No abstract provided.

El Interés En Las Acciones Y Recursos, Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba

Juan Carlos Riofrío Martínez-Villalba

No abstract provided.

The Rise And Fall Of Law And Economics: An Essay For Judge Guido Calabresi, Ugo Mattei

Ugo Mattei

No abstract provided.

“Is There Really An Assurance Of Privilege In Mediation?”, Abraham Gafni

Abraham Gafni

No abstract provided.

The Trials And Tribulations Of Internet Research, Lee F. Peoples

Lee Peoples

No abstract provided.

Communication In A Privately Owned Textual Terrain, Kembrew Mcleod

Kembrew McLeod

No abstract provided.

Judge Judges On How They Use Their Power, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.

Grippe Aviaire Et Tamiflu. En Cas De Pandémie La Belgique N'Utilisera Pas De Génériques, Même S'Il Y A Pénurie De Médicaments De Marque, Daniel De Beer, Serge Gutwirth, Isabelle Stengers, Jean Paul Van Bendegem

Serge Gutwirth

No abstract provided.

Vogelgriep En Tamiflu. In Geval Van Pandemie Zal België Geen Generische Equivalenten Gebruiken, Zelfs Al Is Er Gebrek Aan Merkproducten, Daniel De Beer, Serge Gutwirth, Isabelle Stengers, Jean Paul Van Bendegem

Serge Gutwirth

Er wordt ons gezegd dat de regering zijn wapens scherpt tegenover de dreiging van de vogelgriep. Zelfs al zijn er wel degelijk maatregelen genomen, dan toch zegt de regering niet alles en speelt zij Russische roulette. Indien een pandemie zich tijdens de komende twee jaar kan ontwikkelen, dan is de kans groot dat ze erg moorddadig zal zijn. Dit is des te absurder daar zulke dramatische ontknoping gemakkelijk kan worden vermeden

Devising New Labels For Men And Women In Robes, Timothy O'Neill

Timothy P. O'Neill

The Common Law And The Constitution: John Locke And The Missing Link In Law, Steve Sheppard

Steve Sheppard

Locke's concept of rights influenced the Framers of the Constitution, which has increased the stakes in later interpretation of what Locke’s model of rights entailed. “Lockean rights” now suggests a perfect right unlimitable by the state in the public interest. Such a right is theoretically interesting, but it is not what Locke had in mind, and it was not the model of rights Madison, Jefferson, Hamilton, and other inherited from Locke's Second Treatise.

This paper was an initial reconstruction of Locke's model of a right, locating it within the legal culture of his time and place. His model of what …

Freedom Of Thought: The First Amendment And The Scientific Method, Dana Remus Irwin

Dana Remus Irwin

No abstract provided.

Breves Notas Sobre Traducción Y Derecho De Autor, Maximiliano Marzetti

Maximiliano Marzetti

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The Problem Of Moral Dirigisme: A New Argument Against Moralistic Legislation, Mario Rizzo

Mario Rizzo

This Article applies a theory of rational choice to moral decisionmaking. In this theory, agents act primarily on local and personal knowledge to instantiate moral principles, virtues and moral goods. The State may seek to prevent them from acting as they independently determine by prescribing or proscribing certain conduct by formal legal means. If its purpose is to ensure that people act morally or become better persons, we call this “moral dirigisme.” Our thesis is that the need to use decentralized knowledge to determine the moral status of an act makes the task of the moral dirigiste well-neigh impossible. The …

The Corporate "Person": A New Analytical Approach To A Flawed Method Of Constitutional Interpretation, Jess M. Krannich

Jess M. Krannich

No abstract provided.

The Role Of Levies In Canada's Digital Music Market , Jeremy F. De Beer

Jeremy de Beer

Parties not directly involved in the use of copyright-protected music have increasingly become the targets of established or proposed schemes to provide revenues for the music industry. It has been suggested that rather than obtaining payments directly from consumers or distributors of digital music in exchange for licenses to use or transmit that music, levies should be imposed on the goods and services of third parties, such as recording media, digital devices and/or Internet access. This paper considers whether levies are an appropriate way to deal with the challenges and opportunities that are arising in Canada's digital music market.

Traditional …

Challenges And Possibilities Facing The Courts, J. Leonard

J. Rich Leonard

No abstract provided.

The Well Balanced Lawyer, Susan Daicoff

Susan Daicoff

No abstract provided.