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China And Gatt: Accession Instead Of Resumption, Ya Qin

Law Faculty Research Publications

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Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter, Winter 1993

Mid-Atlantic Ethics Committee Newsletter

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A Primer On Kentucky Intestacy Laws, Carolyn S. Bratt

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

Some form of inheritance has existed since ancient times. The biblical story of Esau, who sold his birthright to his younger brother Jacob for a mess of potage, demonstrates the long-standing recognition of inheritance rights. Although the United States Constitution does not explicitly guarantee to the owner of property a right to transmit that property upon death to another person, the United States Supreme Court has held that a total abrogation of the right of inheritance without the payment of just compensation is unconstitutional.

Every state has a system of inheritance created by statute and by case law. State inheritance …

History Of The Foreign Lawyer In Japan, Patrick Duffin

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

The foreign lawyer in Japan has enjoyed periods of relative freedom to practice law as well as being subject to rigid restrictions limiting the accessibility of the legal market. The focus of this paper will be the significant events in the history of the foreign lawyer in Japan from the first influences of Western law in the late 1800's to the 1986 Special Measures Law Concerning the Handling of Legal Business by Foreign Lawyers.

Euthanasia Versus Advance Directives: New Options Facing The Terminally Ill, Michael J. Miller

Brigham Young University Prelaw Review

Many people are fearful that if they become terminally ill, they will end up on life support, trapped from malting their own decision to live or die. As a result of this fear, proponents of active euthanasia, or mercy killings, are increasing. One proponent of active euthanasia, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, has taken the idea of mercy killings to new extremes. During the past three years, he has assisted in the suicide deaths of fifteen terminally ill patients (Reuters 1993, 6[A]). Others, who believe that mercy killings are wrong, favor passive euthanasia. They believe the terminally ill should have the right …

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Touro Law Review

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No Punishment Without Cruelty, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.

Could The Death Penalty Be A Cruel Punishment?, Bruce Ledewitz

Ledewitz Papers

Published scholarship collected from academic journals, law reviews, newspaper publications & online periodicals.

Fiduciary Issues In Federal Banking Regulation, Lawrence G. Baxter

Law and Contemporary Problems

It is argued that the "fiduciary" duty being claimed by banking regulators against depository institutions arising out of the S&L scandal is actually a distinct statutory duty.

Law, Art, And The Killing Jar, Louise Harmon

Scholarly Works

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New York State Constitutional Decisions: 1993 Compilation

Touro Law Review

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A Note To Our Readers, The Editors

Touro Law Review

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Touro Law Review

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Touro Law Review

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Remembering Jefferson, Paul D. Carrington

Faculty Scholarship

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Darkness Made Visible: Law, Metaphor, And The Racial Self, D. Marvin Jones

Articles

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Heinrich Kronstein And The Development Of United States Antitrust Law, David J. Gerber

David J. Gerber

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