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The Admissibility Of Expert Testimony On The Issue Of Eyewitness Identification In Criminal Trials, Edward B. Arnolds, William K. Carroll, Michael P. Seng

Northern Illinois University Law Review

The authors raise the serious problems inherent in the use of eyewitness identification of defendants in criminal trials. They suggest that allowing expert testimony on its unreliability is essential to counteract possible adverse effects on the jury's determination of guilt.

Valley Forge Christian College V. Americans United For Separation Of Church And State, Inc., Lewis Powell Jr.

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

Society's Choice And Legal Change, Alan Watson

Scholarly Works

This Article is one of a continuing series of writings by the author on both the connection between a society and the legal rules and institutions that operate within it and on the forces that control legal change. My aim is to express more clearly than I have previously the role of lawyers and the legal tradition in changing the law, and the implications of this role for social choice theory in the realm of law.

Law, Legislation And Liberty: A New Statement On The Liberal Principles Of Justice And Political Economy. Volume 3: The Political Order Of A Free People By Friedrich A. Hayek, Clas Wihlborg

Business Faculty Articles and Research

Clas Wihlborg reviews F.A. Hayek's Law, Legislation, and Liberty.

Taking Care Of Strangers: The Rule Of Law In Doctor-Patient Relations, Natalie L.C. Stason

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A review of 'Taking Care of Strangers: The Rule of Law in Doctor-Patient Relations' by R. A. Burt.

Law For Everyone For The Librarian, Hugh M. Kindred

Dalhousie Law Journal

The problem raised by this subject is one of access to the law.' Encapsulated in my title, Law for Everyone For the Librarian, are three components: the law; the reader with a problem; and you, the librarian. The issue is essentially how to bring the three together, and in my judgment the librarian is the critical link. The equipment you need I have divided into four elements, which I will pose to you as questions: What are the resources? Where are they? How do you get at them? and How can you use them to the reader's benefit?

Antidumping Investigations: Procedural Reform And Substantive Change Through The Trade Agreements Act, Robert L. Reifenberg

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This comment presents an examination of the anti-competitive practice of dumping and the United States legislation aimed at its deterrence. The author presents an analysis of the procedure used in the repealed antidumping act. Additionally, the author addresses the question of the effect of the new Trade Agreements Act on the antidumping investigations in the future.

Before The Best Interests Of The Child, Karl G. Sorg

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A review of 'Before the Best Interests of the Child,' by Joseph Goldstein, Anna Freud and Albert J. Solnit.

Crime Must Not Pay: Rico Criminal Forfeiture In Perspective, Edward C. Weiner

Northern Illinois University Law Review

From the vantage point of extensive practical experience in administering RICO, Edward Weiner analyzes its novel remedy of 'in personam' criminal forfeiture by examining both the common law origins of the remedy and the purpose for its reintroduction into American jurisprudence to form a background for understanding current judicial interpretations of the statute.

Richmond Newspapers Inc. V. Virginia: A Constitutional Right Of Access, Beverly Vassar Haas

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This note analyzes the Richmond case and, in light of earlier access cases decided by the Court, discusses the nature of the right created and possible judicial approaches to future access claims both in and out of the courtroom setting.

Sexual Harassment Of Working Women: The Eeoc Guidelines-Panacea Or Placebo?, Barbara West

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This comment presents a discussion of the law of sexual harassment of working women, focusing on case law, the content of the guidelines issued by the EEOC, and how these guidelines may affect future litigation.

The Guilt Of The "Innocent Construction Rule" In Illinois Defamation Law, Michael J. Polelle

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This article traces the origin of the peculiar Illinois "Innocent Construction Rule" in defamation law. The author concludes that the Illinois "Innocent Construction Rule" was unfortunately resurrected in John v. Tribune. He calls upon the Illinois Supreme Court to reconsider the John case.

The Illinois Bail Jumper's Statute, Sharon Santilli Broccoli

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This legislative note focuses on the constitutional ramifications of complete trials in absentia and examines possible alternatives to this procedure.

Criminal Law In Tennessee In 1980 - A Critical Survey, Joseph G. Cook

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

Carlson V. Green: The Inference Of A Constitutional Cause Or Action Despite The Availability Of A Federal Tort Claims Act Remedy, Gregory P. Williams

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Need, Necessity, And Political Obligation, David B. Lyons

Faculty Scholarship

In Law and Obedience, Professor Woozley denies that there is an obligation to obey the law just because it is the law. Professor Honoré disagrees. He does so, however, not by offering small criticisms of what he calls "the skeptical philosophy," but by giving us a vigorous and original argument for the more conventional, conformist view.

Civil Procedure - Res Judicata - Effect Of Dismissal With Prejudice, Judy Cornett

Scholarly Works

No abstract provided.

The Limits Of Legislation In Achieving Social Change, Theodore S. Meth

Laws and Legislation Collection

This paper is about law, not laboratory animals or philosophical ethics. It proceeds from the premise that law is an appropriate, perhaps inevitable, instrument for dealing with ethical issues related to the use of research animals.

The New Prometheus: Will Scientific Inquiry Be Bound By The Chains Of Government Regulation, David Favre, Matthew Mckinnon

Duquesne Law Review

This article deals with regulation of scientific inquiry and its susceptibility to constitutional protection from government impingement. The authors provide extensive definition and discussion of scientific inquiry and examine two broad bases upon which a constitutional right of scientific inquiry could rest: The first amendment and an as yet unenunciated fundamental right of scientific inquiry.

Recent Developments: Case Note: Sexual Harassment In Employment-Violation Of Anti-Discrimination Laws Even With No Victim Loss Of Job Benefits. Bundy V. Jackson, No. 79-1693, (D.C. Circuit, Jan. 12, 1981)., Linda Lee Panlilio

University of Baltimore Law Forum

No abstract provided.

Origins Of Modern Professional Education:. The Harvard Case Method Conceived As Clinical Instruction In Law, Anthony Chase

Nova Law Review

The following analysis attempts to resituate discussion about legal

education within the context of modem professionalism and the social

history of American education.1

Book Reviews, W. Paul Gormley, John E. Semonche

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Book Reviews

CHEMICAL WEAPONS: DESTRUCTION AND CONVERSION

Published for the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute

London: Taylor and Francis, 1980. Pp. 201.

Reviewed by W. Paul Gormley

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THE DEFINITION OF LAW

Hermann Kantorowicz

Edited by A.H.Campbell, with an introduction by A.L. Goodhart

New York: Octagon Books, 1980. Notes and bibliography. Pp. 113.

Reviewed by John E. Semonche

Sailing The Uncharted Seas Of Asbestos Litigation Under The Longshoremen's And Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, Samuel J. Smith, Stephen J. Birek Jr.

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Hart And Hobbes, Roger A. Shiner

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Commentary: The Interplay Between Corporate Liability And The Liability Of Corporate Officers, Norval Morris

Northern Illinois University Law Review

A response to Professor Coffee's presentation which emphasizes the necessity of considering corporate and individual liability simultaneously in order to attain more complete solutions.

Mobile V. Bolden: New Standards Of Review For Effective Political Representation, Michael L. Parker

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An analysis of the Court's opinion requiring a showing of purposeful discrimination for claims of vote dilution and the decision's effect upon the success of future challenges to at-large electoral system.

Unequal Access To Separate Counsel: An Equal Protection Problem, N. S. Hudell

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Explores joint representation of criminal co-defendants from the viewpoints of the ABA Code of Professional Responsibility and the sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel, suggesting that the presumption of effectiveness of joint counsel for indigent co-defendants constitutes a denial of equal protection.

Commentary: The Due Process Considerations In The Imposition Of Corporate Liability, Mark Crane

Northern Illinois University Law Review

An analysis that criticizes Professor Coffee's suggestions for corporate sanctions as being violative of fundamental notions of due process. Mr. Crane also observes that the threat of individual liability may be the most effective method of corporate deterrence.

Ninth Amendment, Raoul Berger

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Rebuttal: The Individual Or The Firm? Focusing The Threat Of Criminal Liability, John C. Coffee Jr.

Northern Illinois University Law Review

Professor Coffee responds to Mr. Crane's commentary and discusses the inherent problems of focusing criminal liability exclusively upon the individual.