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Monograph Series Of The Legal Writing Institute, Jane Gionfriddo
Monograph Series Of The Legal Writing Institute, Jane Gionfriddo
Jane Kent Gionfriddo
Editor-in-Chief, Monograph Series of the Legal Writing Institute, 2008 to 2010
Teaching Rape: Some Reflections On Pedagogy, Michelle Dempsey
Teaching Rape: Some Reflections On Pedagogy, Michelle Dempsey
Michelle Madden Dempsey
This short essay, which discusses the difficulties of teaching sexual offences, was written for the Oxford Law Society and published in the student run magazine, The Verdict, in Trinity Term 2007.
Christians In The American Empire: Faith And Citizenship In The New World Order, Vincent Rougeau
Christians In The American Empire: Faith And Citizenship In The New World Order, Vincent Rougeau
Vincent D. Rougeau
What does it mean to be a Christian citizen of the United States today? This book challenges the argument that the United States is a Christian nation, and that the American founding and the American Constitution can be linked to a Christian understanding of the state and society. Vincent Rougeau argues that the United States has become an economic empire of consumer citizens, led by elites who seek to secure American political and economic dominance around the world. Freedom and democracy for the oppressed are the public themes put forward to justify this dominance, but the driving force behind American …
Toward A True Elements Test: Taylor And The Categorical Analysis Of Crimes In Immigration Law, Rebecca Sharpless
Toward A True Elements Test: Taylor And The Categorical Analysis Of Crimes In Immigration Law, Rebecca Sharpless
Rebecca Sharpless
When determining the legal effect of a conviction under immigration law, adjudicators claim to apply a uniform, federal standard that prohibits fact finding regarding the underlying circumstances that gave rise to the conviction. This categorical analysis of crimes is firmly rooted in all levels of administrative and federal court case law. Yet fundamental confusion exists concerning what it means to apply a categorical approach to evaluating when a criminal conviction is of a type that triggers deportation. This article demonstrates that a source of this confusion is a misunderstanding of the nature of a conviction and the difference between a …
Commentary, Session 1: Deciding To Become A Dean, Linda L. Ammons
Commentary, Session 1: Deciding To Become A Dean, Linda L. Ammons
Linda L. Ammons
Deciding to become a dean is a difficult decision. How do you know when you are ready and how do you need to prepare? Mentorship, leadership skills, risk-taking, vision, and energy are just some of the attributes needed by deans in today’s law school environment.