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What Do We Really Know About The American Choice-Of-Law Revolution?, Hillel Y. Levin Oct 2007

What Do We Really Know About The American Choice-Of-Law Revolution?, Hillel Y. Levin

Scholarly Works

This Book Review reviews Symeon Symeonides's recent book, The American Choice-of-Law Revolution: Past, Present and Future. I conclude that the book is required reading in the field and that it pushes the law in the right direction in significant ways. However, I suggest that it falls short in its effort to tell the full story of the Revolution, for two reasons. First, the data set is limited to published opinions. Second, we cannot evaluate the Revolution simply by looking at judicial opinions. I argue that scholarship and practice in Conflicts must reengage with one another, and offer a framework for …


At His Discretion (N.): "To Be Disposed Of As He Thinks Fit; At His Disposal, At His Mercy; Unconditionally", J. Amy Dillard Jul 2007

At His Discretion (N.): "To Be Disposed Of As He Thinks Fit; At His Disposal, At His Mercy; Unconditionally", J. Amy Dillard

All Faculty Scholarship

Review of ANGELA J. DAVIS, ARBITRARY JUSTICE (Oxford University Press, Inc. 2007) 264 pp.


A Windfall For The Magnates: The Development Of Woodland Ownership In Denmark, Eric Kades Apr 2007

A Windfall For The Magnates: The Development Of Woodland Ownership In Denmark, Eric Kades

Faculty Publications

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The Foreign Affairs Power: Does The Constitution Matter?, D. A. Jeremy Telman Jan 2007

The Foreign Affairs Power: Does The Constitution Matter?, D. A. Jeremy Telman

Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Book Review Of Can Might Make Rights? Building The Rule Of Law After Military Interventions, Lan Cao Jan 2007

Book Review Of Can Might Make Rights? Building The Rule Of Law After Military Interventions, Lan Cao

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Book Review Of Amada Seligman’S “Block By Block: Neighborhoods And Public Policy On Chicago's West Side”, Richard H. Chused Jan 2007

Book Review Of Amada Seligman’S “Block By Block: Neighborhoods And Public Policy On Chicago's West Side”, Richard H. Chused

Other Publications

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Book Review Of Faiths Of The Founding Fathers, Davison M. Douglas Jan 2007

Book Review Of Faiths Of The Founding Fathers, Davison M. Douglas

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


The D'Oh! Of Popular Constiutitonalism, Neal Devins Jan 2007

The D'Oh! Of Popular Constiutitonalism, Neal Devins

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Inspiring Intolerance: The Truth About Robert Spencer - A Review Of The Truth About Muhammad: Founder Of The World's Most Intolerant Religion, Deepika Bains, Aziza Ahmed Jan 2007

Inspiring Intolerance: The Truth About Robert Spencer - A Review Of The Truth About Muhammad: Founder Of The World's Most Intolerant Religion, Deepika Bains, Aziza Ahmed

Faculty Scholarship

September 11 marked the beginning of a significant erosion of civil liberties in the United States. Actions taken by the government, including the special registration of men from Muslim countries resulting in the detainment of hundreds, exemplify this deterioration of civil rights.' Coupled with the formal decay of rights has been an increase in discrimination, violence, and hate crimes against Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim. In August 2006, the Gallup Poll News Service wrote that "Anti-Muslim sentiments [are] fairly commonplace" noting that four in ten Americans admit feeling prejudice against Muslims. 2 The Sikh Coalition3 and Asian …