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"Sentencing And Visible Minorities: Equality And Affirmative Action In The Criminal Justice System", Bruce P. Archibald

Dalhousie Law Journal

The Canadian criminal justice system is facing serious criticism for being racist. Certain Canadian laws and judicial decisions in the past have made the legal system an easy target for such charges. Canadian governments have acknowledged the problems of racism in Canadian society, and provincial and federal human rights legislation exemplify efforts to eradicate racial discrimination. However, racial discrimination persists in Canadian society and the criminal justice system occupies a particularly sensitive place in controversies over the role of the state in these problems. Moreover, the equality provisions in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms have quite properly raised …

Re Sefel Geophysical Ltd.: A Canadian Approach To Some Specific Problems In The Adjudication Of International Insolvencies, Sarah K. Harding

Dalhousie Law Journal

The collapse of a corporation which carries on business and trade on an international scale, usually spawns an array of legal disputes and presents some unique problems in the conflict of laws.1 Unlike a private commercial contractual dispute in which the competing interests are primarily, although rarely solely, defined by the parties themselves, bankruptcy law is infused with an element of public policy. The fact that bankruptcy legislation sets out a scheme of priorities and explicitly provides the basis upon which a court may assume jurisdiciton to declare a bankruptcy and appoint a trustee, is in itself an indication of …

Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1989 - August) No. 6, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1989 - March) No. 2, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

The Supreme Court's Denial Of Reasonable Attorney's Fees To Prevailing Civil Rights Plaintiffs, Jean R. Sternlight

Scholarly Works

The Supreme Court, through a series of recent decisions has effectively overridden Congress’ dictate that prevailing civil rights plaintiffs are entitled to recover reasonable attorney’s fees and costs. The solution to the current crisis lies not in reluctant court-appointed attorneys, but rather in a broad-based reform of the law regarding court-awarded attorney’s fees.

This article argues that only action by Congress will suffice to override the Supreme Court’s erroneous ruling and ensure just compensation for civil rights attorneys. Absent such legislation, it seems virtually certain that both the quantity and quality of civil rights litigation will continue to decrease. Fewer …

Maine Women's Lobby Legislative Alert (1989 - January) No, 1, Maine Women's Lobby Staff

Maine Women's Publications - All

No abstract provided.

Bent Pegs And Round Holes: New Concerns For Oil And Gas Commissions, Kemp Wilson, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

12 p. ; ill ; 28 cm

Reflections On Sixty Years Of Water Law Practice, Glenn G. Saunders, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

50 p. ; 28 cm

Transferring Water Rights In The Western States: A Comparison Of Policies And Procedures, Bonnie G. Colby, Mark A. Mcginnis, Ken A. Rait, Richard W. Wahl, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Books, Reports, and Studies

vi, 90 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Structure And Process, Politics And Policy: Administrative Arrangements And The Political Control Of Agencies, Mathew D. Mccubbins, Roger D. Noll, Barry R. Weingast

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Public-Private Partnerships In Biomedical Research: Resolving Conflicts Of Interest Arising Under The Federal Technology Transfer Act Of 1986, Thomas N. Bulleit Jr.

Journal of Law and Health

The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 offers private industry the opportunity to enter into cooperative research and development agreements with scientists in federal laboratories and to gain rights in intellectual property resulting from such collaborations. Increased collaborations with private industry, however, expands the potential for conflicts of interest. Resolution of the tensions between the Technology Transfer Act and federal conflict of interest rules is important because federal laboratories, such as the NIH, are experiencing a loss of senior scientists to universities and private industry due to inadequate compensation. These tensions may be resolved by some combination of policies, regulations, …

Hazardous Chemicals In The Workplace: The Employer's Obligation To Inform Employees And The Community., Nelson A. Clare

St. Mary's Law Journal

Significant changes have recently occurred in reporting requirements for employers who have hazardous chemicals in their workplaces. The amended Federal Hazard Communication Standard requires private employers, engaged in a business using hazardous chemicals, to communicate to employees the potential hazards. The Standard requires employers to use: 1) a Hazard Communication Program, 2) labels and other forms of warning, 3) material safety data sheets, and 4) information and training about hazardous chemicals. Local and state governments must compare and reconcile the various and complex provisions relating to the Standard to ensure compliance with all requirements of the respective laws. The Texas …