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The Common Core Approach To European Private Law, Mauro Bussani, Ugo Mattei

Ugo Mattei

No abstract provided.

Executive Compensation, John Donohue

John Donohue

No abstract provided.

La Responsabilidad Civil Del Gestor De Bases De Datos En La Informática Jurídica, Gastón Fernández Cruz

Gastón Fernández Cruz

No abstract provided.

The Pragmatics Of Promise, Jay Conison

Jay Conison

No abstract provided.

Dehumanising The Human Rights, Maurya Vijay Chandra

Maurya Vijay Chandra

Two submissive souls appearing docile to the core--one 14 year old Manoj with his wrist in one of the hand cuffs while another wrist locked up with that of Jawahir, a 30 year old lean and thin man. These unusual mates stepped down from an Auto with a constable. I say mates because they were sharing the load of the iron chain wrapped around in layers. We could not believe ourselves that all this could happen in the heart of the capital, at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Delhi.

Rationalisation Of Classification Of Prisoners In Tihar Jail, Maurya Vijay Chandra

Maurya Vijay Chandra

These pourings of the imprisoned poet lay bare the anguish - mental and emotional - that a jail Inmate undergoes. The experience no doubt was of jails of 19th Century, but interestingly the perceptions have not much changed, so much so that we have in the judgement delivered by the Supreme Court on 23-12-1996 (2), on a petition complaining of incarceratory torture and maladministration in jail, observaticns of Justice B.L.Hansaria

Justice And Shrinking Jurisdictions, Maurya Vijay Chandra

Maurya Vijay Chandra

A dip in the holy Ganga during the magh mela at Allahabad was to have earned salvation for Gunna Devi, but instead she is an undertrial in the city's most famous jail Naini. (But for her incarceration she would have preferred Kalpvas on banks of river Ganga, just a stone's throw away from the jail.)

The Statutory And Constitutional Mandate For A No Surprises Policy, Fred P. Bosselman

Fred P. Bosselman

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An Informal History Of How Law Schools Evaluate Students, With A Predictable Emphasis On Law School Exams, Steve Sheppard

Steve Sheppard

This story of the evolution of legal evaluations from the seventeenth century to the close of the twentieth depicts English influences on American law student evaluations, which have waned in the twentieth century with the advent of course-end examinations. Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century English examinations given to conclude a legal degree were relatively ceremonial exercises in which performance was often based on the demonstration of rote memory. As examination processes evolved, American law schools adopted essay evaluations from their English counterparts. Examinees in the nineteenth century were given a narrative, requiring the recognition of particularly appropriate legal doctrines, enunciation of the …

Showdown At The Domain Name Corral: Property Rights And Personal Jurisdiction Over Squatters, Poachers And Other Parasites, Ira Nathenson

Ira Steven Nathenson

This paper on domain names disputes has two main goals. The first is to analyze the principal points of litigation in domain name disputes, namely, personal jurisdiction and trademark liability. The second is to propose an analytic framework to better help resolve matters of jurisdiction and liability. Regarding personal jurisdiction, domain names are problematic because an internet site can be viewed almost anywhere, potentially subjecting the domain name owner to suit everywhere. For example, should a Florida domain name owner automatically be subject to suit in Alaska where the site can be viewed? If not, then where? Regarding liability, trademark …

Interstate Compacts In A Democratic Society: The Problem Of Permanency, Jill Elaine Hasday

Jill Elaine Hasday

No abstract provided.

Aplicaciones Paneuropeas De La Rdsi (Derecho De Telecomunicaciones En Europa), Gabriel Martinez Medrano

Gabriel Martinez Medrano

Trabajo presentado para corresponder a Beca otorgada por Telefonica de España para el cursado del Master en Propiedad Industrial e Intelectual en la Universidad de Alicante en 1997.

Will Refinancing An Installment Sale Obligation Trigger Recognition Of Gain?, Francine J. Lipman, James E. Williamson

Francine J. Lipman

With the recent decrease in interest rates, many real estate owners are taking the opportunity to improve their financial position by refinancing existing mortgages at the new lower rates. This most recent movement to restructure debt raises an interesting tax question: Will the refinancing of an existing installment sale debt instrument at a lower interest rate, either by changing the terms of the original instrument or by substituting a new debt instrument in place of the original, trigger immediate recognition of the balance of the previously deferred gain for income tax purposes?

Multinational Enterprises: The Constitution Of A Pluralistic Legal Order, Jean-Philippe Robé

Jean-Philippe Robé

No abstract provided.

Relativism, Reflective Equilibrium, And Justice, Justin Schwartz

Justin Schwartz

THIS PAPER IS THE CO-WINNER OF THE FRED BERGER PRIZE IN PHILOSOPHY OF LAW FOR THE 1999 AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE BEST PUBLISHED PAPER IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS.

The conflict between liberal legal theory and critical legal studies (CLS) is often framed as a matter of whether there is a theory of justice that the law should embody which all rational people could or must accept. In a divided society, the CLS critique of this view is overwhelming: there is no such justice that can command universal assent. But the liberal critique of CLS, that it degenerates into …

Inventors Of The World, Unite! A Call For Collective Action By Employee-Inventors, Ann Bartow

Ann Bartow

While technological innovation is often lauded as the cornerstone of the American economy into the next century, and both governmental and private observers ponder with fascination and some trepidation the ability of U.S. companies to reach and sustain high levels of innovative productivity, very little attention is paid to actual inventors. This article is one effort to draw attention to the importance of employee-inventors, the people who conceive and develop the inventions that American corporations rely on for growth and profitability. Though it is universally accepted that skills gained by an employee in the course of his employment belong to …

Legal Regulation Of Upland Discharges Of Marine Debris: From Local To Global Controls And Back, André Nollkaemper

André Nollkaemper

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The Commerce Clause, Environmental Justice, And The Interstate Garbage Wars, Robert R.M. Verchick

Robert R.M. Verchick

This Article critically examines the Court's garbage cases in conjunction with traditional principles of Commerce Clause jurisprudence for the purpose of constructing a doctrine that is at once constitutionally and ecologically sound. The Article is divided into five parts. Part I briefly describes the current state of the garbage wars, both in terms of environmental effects and in terms of constitutional developments. Parts II and III critically examine the Court's garbage cases from the perspectives of two traditional justifications for the negative Commerce Clause: encouraging fair representation of residents across state lines and discouraging economic protectionism. Here I conclude that …

Political Economy, Interest Groups, Legal Institutions And The Repeal Of The Bubble Act In 1825, Ron Harris

Ron Harris

For 105 years, beginning with the enactment of the Bubble Act in 1720, the free and spontaneous formation of joint-stock companies in England was prohibited. The only legal course of action opened to entrepreneurs seeking company formation was to first obtain specific state authorization, in the form of a charter or an act. During this period the English economy experienced unprecedented growth and substantial structural changes, which many still refer to as the industrial revolution. This legal framework of business organization seems to have formed a constraint upon the economy, inducing entrepreneurs to organize, willingly or reluctantly, in family firms, …

Political Economy, Interest Groups, Legal Institutions And The Repeal Of The Bubble Act In 1825, Ron Harris

Ron Harris

This article argues that the repeal of the Bubble Act not only ushers in a crucial period in the development of the British capital markets and of the legal homework of business organization, but is also illuminating for those interested in the more general economic, political, legal, and even social aspects of the era. It argues, further, that neither the Diceyan paradigm nor a more elaborate public benefit paradigm can alone satisfactorily explain the repeal. Only by integrating the working of interest groups and of judicial culture and institutions can a more viable explanation be provided for the repeal of …

Israeli Law, The Formative Years 1948-1958 (In Hebrew), Ron Harris

Ron Harris

No abstract provided.

Constituição, Soberania E Ditadura Em Carl Schmitt, Ronaldo Porto Macedo Junior

Ronaldo Porto Macedo Junior

On the basis of a reconstruction of Schmitt's decisionism and of the analysis of its effects on key terms of his conception like democracy, sovereignty and dictatorship, Schmitt'sthought is examined regarding his theoretical and practical positions on the constitutional issues of Weimar's Germany and of National-socialism. Special attention is given to how for him the unity and the hierarchy of the political powers and of the lae demand a strong State and a centralized command instead of a pluralistic balance.

Habermas's Discourse Theory Of Law And The Relationship Between Law And Religion, Mark C. Modak-Truran

Mark C Modak-Truran

Jürgen Habermas's discourse theory of law poignantly sets forth the modern legitimation crisis of law. Relying on Max Weber's social theory and sociology of law, he argues that the rationalization of society has eliminated religious and metaphysical justifications for law and has differentiated law from politics and morality. Law must now be legitimated based on its legality. The legal positivists (including Weber, H.L.A. Hart, John Austin) and John Finnis attempt to define legality merely in terms of procedural requirements. Habermas, however, demonstrates the circularity of this definition of legality. Legal positivists fail to legitimate the procedural requirements that are claimed …

Reinventing Government: The Promise Of Comparative Institutional Choice And Government Created Corporations, Nancy J. Knauer

Nancy J. Knauer

This Article focuses on a subset of private/public partnerships - those that involve relationships between the public sector and charitable organizations, specifically "government created charitable organizations" (GCCOs). For example, the first President Bush, known as the "Education President," championed the creation of the New American Schools Development Corporation (NASDC) as the cornerstone of his education policy. Designed as an independent charitable organization, the NASDC's proposed budget relied on private corporate contributions. In this way, the federal government could assert that it would fund its new educational program without increasing the federal bureaucracy, raising taxes, or cutting other budget items. To …

If It Can't Be Lake Woebegone...A Nationwide Survey Of Law School Grading And Grade Normalization Practices, Nancy Levit, Robert Downs

Nancy Levit

This article explores various methods of grade normalization used by law schools. Based on a survey of 116 responding ABA accredited law schools, 84% have some form of grade normalization policy, and the trend is toward adoption of grade normalization. The survey assessed the types of normalization plans (distributional requirements, required means, required medians, set standard deviations, and informal policies), as well as the reasons schools have adopted such plans. It also inquired about methods for ensuring faculty compliance as well as justifications for departures from grade norms.

The article considers and responds to the arguments against grade normalization and …

Apuntes Sobre El Régimen Legal De La Factura De Crédito (Ley 24.760), Martin Paolantonio, Salvador Bergel

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis inicial del régimen de la ley 24.760 y la instauración de la factura de crédito como reemplazo de la factura conformada

Cuestiones Probatorias En Derecho Cambiario, Martin Paolantonio, Salvador Bergel

Martin Paolantonio

Enfocado desde la perspectiva de reglas sustanciales en materia probatoria, un análisis de las disposiciones pertinentes de la legislación sobre letras de cambio, pagarés y cheques

Inexistencia De La Cuenta Corriente Bancaria Y Su Alegación En El Juicio Ejecutivo, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis breve de una sentencia que autorizó la alegación de la inexistencia del contrato en un proceso de ejecución

Facultades Del Fiduciario En El Fideicomiso De Garantía, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Análisis de las facultades para realizar la garantía por el fiduciario en el fideicomiso de garantía, posibilidad y límites de la aplicación analógica de disposiciones sobre derechos reales

La Inversión En Activos Extranjeros De Los Fondos Comunes De Inversión Y Una Limitación Que Debe Replantearse, Martin Paolantonio

Martin Paolantonio

Crítica de la solución normativa que restringe la inversión en activos extranjeros por parte de fondos comunes de inversión