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Full-Text Articles in Law
Broadening Our World: Citizens And Immigrants Of Color In America, Victor C. Romero
Broadening Our World: Citizens And Immigrants Of Color In America, Victor C. Romero
Journal Articles
This article was originally presented at a symposium. The article discusses affirmative action and ways of increasing diversity in higher education.
Legal U.S. Immigration: Influences On Gender, Age, And Skill Composition, Michael J. Greenwood, John M. Mcdowell
Legal U.S. Immigration: Influences On Gender, Age, And Skill Composition, Michael J. Greenwood, John M. Mcdowell
Upjohn Press
The authors develop empirical models that enable them to examine the influence of two important determinants - source country characteristics and U.S. immigration policy - on the gender, age, and skills of immigrants coming to America.
Critical Race Theory – The Last Voyage, Dan Subotnik
Critical Race Theory – The Last Voyage, Dan Subotnik
Scholarly Works
No abstract provided.
The American Tradition Of Language Rights, ¡Que Viva Texas!: The Forgotten Right To Government In A "Known Tongue", Jose Roberto Juarez
The American Tradition Of Language Rights, ¡Que Viva Texas!: The Forgotten Right To Government In A "Known Tongue", Jose Roberto Juarez
The Scholar: St. Mary's Law Review on Race and Social Justice
Abstract forthcoming
Enforcing Family Promises: Reliance, Reciprocity, And Relational Contract, Melanie B. Leslie
Enforcing Family Promises: Reliance, Reciprocity, And Relational Contract, Melanie B. Leslie
Articles
Courts are willing, in commercial contexts, to enforce promises even without consideration when enforcement supports a norm of reciprocity-a norm which recognizes that promises are seldom totally gratuitous, but are often made in furtherance of reciprocal, long-term, trust-based relationships. In this article, Professor Leslie argues that relational contract principles are firmly embedded in wills law. Courts enforce the reciprocity norm in the family context just as they do in commercial contexts; this enforcement is seen, however, not in breach of promise suits, which occur rarely between family members, but rather in will contests. Despite the prevalent ideology of wills law, …