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Of Bakke's Balance, Gratz And Grutter: The Voice Of Justice Powell, Paul R. Baier
Of Bakke's Balance, Gratz And Grutter: The Voice Of Justice Powell, Paul R. Baier
Journal Articles
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A Tournament Of Judges?, Stephen Choi, Mitu Gulati
A Tournament Of Judges?, Stephen Choi, Mitu Gulati
Faculty Scholarship
We suggest a Tournament of Judges where the reward to the winner is elevation to the Supreme Court. Politics (and ideology) surely has a role to play in the selection of justices. However, the present level of partisan bickering has resulted in delays in judicial appointments as well as undermined the public's confidence in the objectivity of justices selected through such a process. More significantly, much of the politicking is not transparent, often obscured with statements on a particular candidate's "merit"- casting a taint on all those who make their way through the judicial nomination process. We argue that the …
Other Disciplines, Methodologies, And Countries: Studying Courts And Crisis, Tracey E. George
Other Disciplines, Methodologies, And Countries: Studying Courts And Crisis, Tracey E. George
Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications
How do governments and their citizens respond to fear and risk in times of crisis? Dr. Lee Epstein and Professor Christina Wells, in papers presented on the final symposium panel focus in particular on the Supreme Court's response to government encroachment on individual liberties during a national emergency. Their work is made particularly timely by three Supreme Court decisions this past term. In this essay, I begin by framing the issue very briefly. I then argue that understanding this issue requires scholars to follow Epstein and Wells by looking to other disciplines, methodologies, and countries.
Rulemaking From The Bench: A Place For Minimalism At The Icty, Megan A. Fairlie
Rulemaking From The Bench: A Place For Minimalism At The Icty, Megan A. Fairlie
Faculty Publications
This article explores the ability of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to create and amend its own Rules of Procedure and Evidence. It also focuses on the manner in which the Tribunal addresses issues that arise, throughout the course of its proceedings, for which its statute and rules are silent. This article advances the theory that, when confronted with issues that are controversial, complex, or for which there is a lack of consensus among national legal systems or the Tribunal’s judiciary, the Court should simply decide the case before it rather that create broad and binding rules. …