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Data, Detention, And Girls, Francine Sherman Nov 2004

Data, Detention, And Girls, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

No abstract provided.


The New Uniform Law With Regard To Jurisdiction Rules In Child Custody Cases In The United States With Some Comparisons To The 1996 Hague Convention On The Protection Of Minors, Robert Spector Dec 2003

The New Uniform Law With Regard To Jurisdiction Rules In Child Custody Cases In The United States With Some Comparisons To The 1996 Hague Convention On The Protection Of Minors, Robert Spector

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


Abortion And Divorce Law In Ireland, Jennifer Spreng Dec 2003

Abortion And Divorce Law In Ireland, Jennifer Spreng

Jennifer E Spreng

No abstract provided.


International Child Custody Jurisdiction In The United States, Robert Spector Dec 2003

International Child Custody Jurisdiction In The United States, Robert Spector

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


A Review Of The Year In Family Law: Children's Issues Remain The Focus, Robert Spector, Linda Elrod Dec 2003

A Review Of The Year In Family Law: Children's Issues Remain The Focus, Robert Spector, Linda Elrod

Robert G. Spector

No abstract provided.


Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark Dec 2003

Achieving Batterer Accountability In The Child Protection System, Leigh Goodmark

Leigh S. Goodmark

No abstract provided.


Middlesex District Attorney's Office, Consultant, Francine Sherman Dec 2003

Middlesex District Attorney's Office, Consultant, Francine Sherman

Francine T. Sherman

Evaluated disproportionate minority contact and diversion of youth in Framingham Juvenile Court


Recognizing Friends Amidst The Rubble: Seeking Truth Outside The Culture Wars, Randy Lee Dec 2003

Recognizing Friends Amidst The Rubble: Seeking Truth Outside The Culture Wars, Randy Lee

Randy Lee

No abstract provided.


Finding Marriage Amidst A Sea Of Confusion: A Precursor To Considering The Public Purposes Of Marriage, Randy Lee Dec 2003

Finding Marriage Amidst A Sea Of Confusion: A Precursor To Considering The Public Purposes Of Marriage, Randy Lee

Randy Lee

Before we can consider the public purposes of marriage in America, we must understand what marriage means in America. In trying to understand what marriage means, we realize how convoluted our definition has become. Without even reaching the issue of same-gender unions, the United States Supreme Court has seemingly led the way over the last forty years in confusing the concept of marriage as both a legal and social institution, ultimately reducing it to a temporary, limited, and potentially harmful relationship to which neither sexuality nor procreation need be bound.
By their insistence in characterizing marriage as a right, the …


Marriage And The Ethics Of Office, Scott T. Fitzgibbon Dec 2003

Marriage And The Ethics Of Office, Scott T. Fitzgibbon

Scott T. FitzGibbon

This Article alms to retrieve the neglected concept of the "office," as in "the judicial office" or "corporate officer" or the"office of deacon or lector." It aims to present a thorough account of what that term means. It inquires into the ethics of office, advancing the thesis that to hold and exercise office is a good thing, not only in the obvious instrumental ways-it serves a function and it gets results-but also as a part of the "final," non instrumental good of the officeholder and even, in some arrangements, of the recipient of the officeholder's services. Office is an aspect …


Duelling Experts In Mediation And Negotiation: How To Respond When Eager Expensive Entrenched Expert Egos Escalate Enmity, John Wade Dec 2003

Duelling Experts In Mediation And Negotiation: How To Respond When Eager Expensive Entrenched Expert Egos Escalate Enmity, John Wade

John Wade

Having dueling experts is a predictable problem for negotiators and mediators. A routine process in response is set out: normalizing, reframing, and turning the barrier into a standard problem-solving question. Twelve standard responses (each with inevitable advantages and disadvantages) are systematized for mediators and negotiators to learn and possibly add value to any negotiation.


The Effect Of Context On Practice [Book Review], Susan D. Carle Dec 2003

The Effect Of Context On Practice [Book Review], Susan D. Carle

Susan D. Carle

A book review of the work Divorce Lawyers at Work: Varieties of Professionalism in Practice, by Lynn Mather, Craig McEwen & Richard J. Maiman. Oxford University Press 2001. Pp. 244. $60.00.