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The Uses Of The Concept Of Efficiency In Tax Analysis, Neil H. Buchanan

Neil H. Buchanan

The flexibility and ubiquity of the term efficiency in tax analysis can be a double-edged sword. While tax scholars are naturally drawn to the notion of efficiency, with its implied virtues of eliminating waste and of guiding policy choices through objective, non-normative analysis, the danger exists that we can lose sight of which type of efficiency we are talking about when we invoke the concept. What one scholar calls efficient might be quite inefficient under the definition or perspective used by another scholar.

Social Security, Generational Justice, And Long-Term Deficits, Neil H. Buchanan

Neil H. Buchanan

This paper assesses current methods for evaluating the long-term viability and desirability of government activities, especially Social Security and other big-ticket budget items. I reach four conclusions: (1) There are several simple ways to improve the current debate about fiscal policy by adjusting our crude deficit measures, improvements which ought not to be controversial; (2) separately measuring Social Security's long-term balance is inappropriate and misleading; (3) the methods available to measure very long-term government financing (Fiscal Gaps and their cousins, Generational Accounts) are of very limited value in setting public policy today, principally because there is no reliable baseline of …

Playing With Fire: Feminist Legal Theorists And The Tools Of Economics, Neil H. Buchanan

Neil H. Buchanan

During the discussions at Professor Fineman’s recent feminist legal theory workshops, several participants argued that feminists should use the “tools” of mainstream economics to build a more rigorous foundation for their analyses. Feminist legal theorists, it was argued, had their hearts in the right place, but their arguments lacked sufficient intellectual (“hard-headed”) rigor to carry the day. Based on this view, the best strategy would be to use economic tools (which, these participants argued, are value neutral) to build a rigorous, logical foundation on which legal feminists could confidently stand. The problem – which applies to all areas of legal …

The Status Of Detainees From The Iraq And Afghanistan Conflicts, Srividhya Ragavan, Michael S. Mireles Jr.

Srividhya Ragavan

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Rethinking Civil Rico-The Vexing Problem Of Causation In Fraud-Based Claims.Pdf, Randy D. Gordon

Randy D. Gordon

Del Ius Mercatorum Bajomedieval Al Moderno Derecho Comercial Internacional, Juan Pablo Pampillo

Dr. Juan Pablo Pampillo Baliño

No abstract provided.

A Falcon Takes Flight: The Anti-Deprivation Principles And Corporate Groups, Tracey E. Chan

Tracey E Chan

“El Tjce Confirma Su Jurisprudencia Favorable A Las Alegaciones Relativas A La Salud En El Etiquetado De Los Productos Alimenticios: La Sentencia 'Dyna Svelte Café'”, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

No abstract provided.

“La Noción De 'Consumidor' En El Derecho Comunitario Del Consumo”, Luis González Vaqué

Luis González Vaqué

No abstract provided.

Squaring The Circle? Reconciling Sovereignty And Global Governance Through Global Government Networks (Review Of Anne-Marie Slaughter, A New World Order), Kenneth Anderson

Kenneth Anderson

Problem Words And Pairs In Legal Writing—Part I, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.

Sentences And Paragraphs: A Revisionist Philosophy, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

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The Impossible Dreams And Modest Reality Of Restorative Justice, Malcolm Thorburn

Malcolm Thorburn

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The Uses Of Pacific Settlement Techniques In Malaysia-Singapore Relations, Chin Leng Lim

Chin Leng Lim

States are compelled to seek flexibility in the design of their international law-related policies. Malaysia and Singapore are not exceptional in this respect. Both countries appeal to international law not infrequently when presenting their respective foreign policy positions. Both countries are active members of the UN; neither has submitted to the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice but both have resorted to the Court by special agreement. However, while Malaysia’s decisions to litigate the Ligitan and Sipadan issue with Indonesia and to go to court with Singapore over Pedra Branca/Pulau Batu Puteh presented relatively little risk, a low-risk …

Fighting Crime: An Economists View, John Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.

Sex, Fear, And Public Health Policy (Reviewing Gay Bathhouses And Public Health Policy, Wm. J. Woods & Diane Binson Eds. (2003), John G. Culhane

John G. Culhane

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On Waves, Clusters, And Diffusion: A Conceptual Framework, Zachary Elkins, Beth Simmons

Zachary Elkins

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Passivo Concorrencial: Comprando Um Problema, Ivo T. Gico

Ivo Teixeira Gico Jr.

O presente artigo visa a analisar como a questão concorrencial pode afetar severamente a avaliação de ativos financeiros adquiridos, tendo como pano de fundo o caso da condenação do Sindipedras e outras 18 empresas do setor de mineração por formação de cartel, o primeiro caso de cartel efetivamente punido no Brasil.

This paper aims to examine how the competitive issue may severely affect the valuation of financial assets, having as background the case of the condemnation of Sindipedras and 18 mining industry companies for the cartels practice, the first cartel case effectively punished in Brazil.

Gazdaság És Jog (The Economy And The Law), Peter Cserne

Péter Cserne

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Quién Le Hace Caso A Los Filosofos, Enrique Pasquel

Enrique Pasquel

Se trata de una reseña del libro “Law, Pragmatism and Democracy” de Richard Posner, donde entre otras cosas retoma el tema de por qué en la discusión legal los filósofos sobran y expone su vision inspirada en Schumpeter de la democracia.

Comparative Analysis Of Qualcomm Case Regarding Its Duty In Standard-Setting Organization And Possible Antitrust Claims Brought By Its’ Competitors In U.S. And E.U., Tanit Follett

Tanit Follett, J.S.D.

The Standard Setting Organization of IP rules has a confused mixture of legal theories that lead to the problem of disclosure. Each of the SSO IP rules has its own pitfalls. In general, considering all rules together, these legal rules share the same common goal in ensuring that participating IP owners do what they promised to do and disclose what they are bound to disclose. In addition, SSO rules concerning the rights of IP owner have raised a number of antitrust issues. One side believes that SSO rules are procompetitive so long as they encourage more innovation than restraints, while …

The New Liberty, Erin Daly

Erin Daly

No abstract provided.