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Climate Change Action And Adaptation In Tokyo, Yuichiro Tsuji Prof. Sep 2020

Climate Change Action And Adaptation In Tokyo, Yuichiro Tsuji Prof.

Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy

This paper reviews an adaptation plan for the Tokyo Metropolitan Area. The Japanese Government decided to remain in the Paris Agreement and began trying to reduce CO2 with technology after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. Nuclear power plants were closed, and some are still under safety review. Newly built thermal power plants will increase CO2 emissions, and the battle among the ministries hinders effective adaptation planning.

In 2012, the central government announced three basic approaches: risk management, comprehensive and general planning, and cooperating with local governments. However, the central government’s tactics still fall behind other countries’, and local …


Energy Transitions And The Future Of Nuclear Energy: A Case For Small Modular Reactors, Carl Stenberg Sep 2020

Energy Transitions And The Future Of Nuclear Energy: A Case For Small Modular Reactors, Carl Stenberg

Washington Journal of Environmental Law & Policy

The world is undergoing a global energy transition that will transform societies from fossil-fuel dependency towards clean energy solutions to meet future energy demand. An assumption is that nuclear energy, as a low-emissions energy source, could play a vital role in a clean, low-carbon future. Most reactors operating in the United States today are large custom-made reactors (LRs). Because of unfair risk- perceptions and the forced internalization of negative externalities, LRs and nuclear energy industry have long-struggled to compete with other energy sources.

The deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) make up for many of the inherent problems that exist …


Alt-Labor And Employment Law: Symposium Introduction, Michael M. Oswalt, Cesar F. Rosado Marzan Sep 2020

Alt-Labor And Employment Law: Symposium Introduction, Michael M. Oswalt, Cesar F. Rosado Marzan

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sustainable Alt-Labor, Catherine L. Fisk Sep 2020

Sustainable Alt-Labor, Catherine L. Fisk

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Interagency Merger Review In Labor Markets, Hiba Hafiz Sep 2020

Interagency Merger Review In Labor Markets, Hiba Hafiz

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Alt-Enforcers : The Emergence Of State Attorneys General As Workplace Rights Enforcers, Jane R. Flanagan Sep 2020

Alt-Enforcers : The Emergence Of State Attorneys General As Workplace Rights Enforcers, Jane R. Flanagan

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Alt Labor? Why We Still Need Traditional Labor, Martin H. Malin Sep 2020

Alt Labor? Why We Still Need Traditional Labor, Martin H. Malin

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Union Decline And Labor Revival In The 21st Century United States, Ruth Milkman Sep 2020

Union Decline And Labor Revival In The 21st Century United States, Ruth Milkman

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Rethinking The Federal Courts: Why Now Is Time For Congress To Revisit The Number Of Judges That Sit On Federal Appellate Panels, Mitchell W. Bild Sep 2020

Rethinking The Federal Courts: Why Now Is Time For Congress To Revisit The Number Of Judges That Sit On Federal Appellate Panels, Mitchell W. Bild

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Betting On The Safety Act: How Relying On This Relatively Unknown Statute In Recent Litigation May Be A Gamble, Alec Kraus Sep 2020

Betting On The Safety Act: How Relying On This Relatively Unknown Statute In Recent Litigation May Be A Gamble, Alec Kraus

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


On-Demand Drivers And The Right To Collective Bargaining: Why Seattle's Ordinance Does Not Violate Federal Antitrust Laws, Jacob Aleknavicius Sep 2020

On-Demand Drivers And The Right To Collective Bargaining: Why Seattle's Ordinance Does Not Violate Federal Antitrust Laws, Jacob Aleknavicius

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Short Strikes, Michael M. Oswalt Sep 2020

Short Strikes, Michael M. Oswalt

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Zoning On Holy Ground: Developing A Coherent Factor-Based Analysis For Rluipa's Substantial Burden Provision, Andrew Willis Sep 2020

Zoning On Holy Ground: Developing A Coherent Factor-Based Analysis For Rluipa's Substantial Burden Provision, Andrew Willis

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Poverty Lawgorithms A Poverty Lawyer’S Guide To Fighting Automated Decision-Making Harms On Low-Income Communities, Michele E. Gilman Sep 2020

Poverty Lawgorithms A Poverty Lawyer’S Guide To Fighting Automated Decision-Making Harms On Low-Income Communities, Michele E. Gilman

All Faculty Scholarship

Automated decision-making systems make decisions about our lives, and those with low-socioeconomic status often bear the brunt of the harms these systems cause. Poverty Lawgorithms: A Poverty Lawyers Guide to Fighting Automated Decision-Making Harms on Low-Income Communities is a guide by Data & Society Faculty Fellow Michele Gilman to familiarize fellow poverty and civil legal services lawyers with the ins and outs of data-centric and automated-decision making systems, so that they can clearly understand the sources of the problems their clients are facing and effectively advocate on their behalf.


Can Wage Boards Revive U.S. Labor?: Marshaling Evidence From Puerto Rico, Cesar F. Rosado Marzan Sep 2020

Can Wage Boards Revive U.S. Labor?: Marshaling Evidence From Puerto Rico, Cesar F. Rosado Marzan

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


The Emerging Law Of Portable Retirement Benefits, Paul M. Secunda Sep 2020

The Emerging Law Of Portable Retirement Benefits, Paul M. Secunda

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


College Athletes In Revenue-Generating Sports As Employees: A Look Into The Alt-Labor Future, Roberto L. Corrada Sep 2020

College Athletes In Revenue-Generating Sports As Employees: A Look Into The Alt-Labor Future, Roberto L. Corrada

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Milking Outdated Laws: Alt-Labor As A Litigation Catalyst, Kati L. Griffith, Leslie C. Gates Sep 2020

Milking Outdated Laws: Alt-Labor As A Litigation Catalyst, Kati L. Griffith, Leslie C. Gates

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nuisance Most Fowl: The Problem With Chicago's Permissive Livestock Ordinance And How To Fix It, Shelley Geiszler Sep 2020

Nuisance Most Fowl: The Problem With Chicago's Permissive Livestock Ordinance And How To Fix It, Shelley Geiszler

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Kob Interviews Joshua Kastenberg About Constitutional Rights During Covid-19, Joshua Kastenberg, Brittany Costello Sep 2020

Kob Interviews Joshua Kastenberg About Constitutional Rights During Covid-19, Joshua Kastenberg, Brittany Costello

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Please Hold Your Applause: How Clapper V. Amnesty International Usa Deters Data Breach Litigants From Seeking A Judicial Remedy, Harrison M. Martin Sep 2020

Please Hold Your Applause: How Clapper V. Amnesty International Usa Deters Data Breach Litigants From Seeking A Judicial Remedy, Harrison M. Martin

Louisiana Law Review

The article presents the U.S. Supreme Court case Clapper v. Amnesty International USA to discuss issues on data breach litigations and the remedies used by the courts to confer standing for litigants.


Having Your Cake And Eating It, Too: Using Special Masters In Daubert Hearings To Promote Scientific Analyses Of Expert Testimony, Luis Balart Sep 2020

Having Your Cake And Eating It, Too: Using Special Masters In Daubert Hearings To Promote Scientific Analyses Of Expert Testimony, Luis Balart

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses issues on the admissibility of scientific evidence in federal court trials in the U.S., and the use by judges of court-appointed experts and advisors to help in making evidentiary decisions requiring technical or scientific knowledge.


Environmental And Economic Pitfalls Of Interstate Water Transfers, Micah Goodwin Sep 2020

Environmental And Economic Pitfalls Of Interstate Water Transfers, Micah Goodwin

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the environmental and economic issues related to interstate water transfers in the U.S. and other topics like surface water regimes, groundwater management, and water supply management.


Consortium And Workers’ Compensation: The Demolition Of Consortium, Michael Green, David M. Layman Sep 2020

Consortium And Workers’ Compensation: The Demolition Of Consortium, Michael Green, David M. Layman

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses issues on spousal consortium claims and workers' compensation in the U.S., including the aspects of compensation for accidental injuries and tort claims.


Valuing Community Property Businesses: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Louisiana Law, Sally Brown Richardson Sep 2020

Valuing Community Property Businesses: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of Louisiana Law, Sally Brown Richardson

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses the law in Louisiana on the valuation of community property businesses in divorce proceedings and other topics like fair market value and the ruling by the Louisiana Second Circuit of Appeal in the 2003 case Ellington v. Ellington.


Recognizing The Need To Recognize: A Proposed Foreign Judgment Recognition Statute And A Procedure For Enforcement In Louisiana, Elias M. Medina Sep 2020

Recognizing The Need To Recognize: A Proposed Foreign Judgment Recognition Statute And A Procedure For Enforcement In Louisiana, Elias M. Medina

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses a proposed foreign judgment recognition law, the procedure for enforcement in Louisiana, and the state's Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (EFJA).


Screeches From The Red Hen: Public Accommodations Laws And Political Affiliation Discrimination In The United States And Louisiana, Meredith N. Will Sep 2020

Screeches From The Red Hen: Public Accommodations Laws And Political Affiliation Discrimination In The United States And Louisiana, Meredith N. Will

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses issues on public accommodations laws and political affiliation discrimination in the U.S. and Louisiana, as well as the provisions of the Louisiana Constitution and the U.S. Constitution on public accommodation.


Fiduciary Litigation In Louisiana: Mandataries, Succession Representatives, And Trustees, Elizabeth R. Carter Sep 2020

Fiduciary Litigation In Louisiana: Mandataries, Succession Representatives, And Trustees, Elizabeth R. Carter

Louisiana Law Review

The article discusses fiduciary relationships and litigation issues on the estate-planning setting in Louisiana, as well as the roles of mandataries, trustees, and succession representatives.


Week Of September 14, 2020 - September 18, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law Sep 2020

Week Of September 14, 2020 - September 18, 2020, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law

Today at Cardozo 2020

Events occurring this week have been sponsored by:

  • Anti-Racism Student Association
  • Barbri
  • Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
  • Cardozo Alumni Association's Insurance Coverage Practice Group
  • Cardozo Entertainment Law Society
  • Cardozo Fashion Law Society
  • Cardozo For Immigrants' Rights and Equality (FIRE)
  • Cardozo International Law Society
  • Cardozo Law Institute in Holocaust and Human Rights (CLIHHR)
  • Cardozo Minority Law Student Association (MLSA)
  • Cardozo National Lawyers Guild (NLG)
  • Cardozo Office of Student Services & Advising
  • Cardozo South Asian Law Students Association (SALSA)
  • Cardozo Sports Law Society (CSLS)
  • Cardozo Startup Society
  • Cardozo Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF)
  • Cardozo Tax Law Society
  • Cardozo Women's Law Initiative …


Report On The “Annual Conference On European Consumer Law 2020”, Era, Trier, 8–9 October 2020, Anna Urbanek Sep 2020

Report On The “Annual Conference On European Consumer Law 2020”, Era, Trier, 8–9 October 2020, Anna Urbanek

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

No abstract provided.