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Harmonization Or Homogenization? The Globalization Of Law And Legal Ethics--An Australian Viewpoint, Steven Mark

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Article examines the pressures of globalization on the practice of law and legal ethics from an Australian perspective. The Article first examines the positive aspects of globalization and then turns to the potentially disruptive and homogenizing aspects of globalization upon indigenous and non-Western societies. Next, the Article considers how globalization threatens to disrupt tradition and culture in Western societies, specifically focusing on the tradition of the law and legal practice. Finally, the Author discusses the response of the Australian legal profession to the demands of globalization. The Author examines changes that have been implemented to the legal practice and …

Truth, Justice, And The American Way: The Case Against The Client Perjury Rules, Jay S. Silver

Vanderbilt Law Review

In 1637, England's dreaded Court of Star Chamber pronounced the sentence: John Bastwick, a Puritan activist,' was to be pilloried twice with one ear cut off each time, imprisoned in perpetuity without "books, pen, ink, or paper," stripped of his university degrees, and fined 5,000. Shortly before, he had been escorted up a twisting staircase in Westminster Palace and into a dark, cavernous room with stars painted on the ceiling to be tried on charges of criminal libel for having penned a political tract critical of the government. According to Star Chamber procedure, since Bastwick's counsel refused to vouch for …

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Federal Courts--Erie Doctrine--Opinion Evidence Held Admissible Under Federal Rule 43(a) in Diversity Case

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Federal Courts--Federal Question Jurisdiction--Lack of Jurisdiction to Enforce Award of Airline System Board of Adjustment in Labor Dispute

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE--FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND GESTICULATIONS OF TRIAL JUDGE--PREJUDICIAL EFFECT ON JURY

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EMPLOYMENT SECURITY ACT--PERSONS COUNTED TO DETERMINE WHETHER AN EMPLOYING UNIT HAS REQUISITE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TO CONSTITUTE AN "EMPLOYER"--STUDENTS WORKING FOR SCHOOL TO PAY TUITION

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FEDERAL JURISDICTION--JURISDICTIONAL AMOUNT--INJUNCTION SUITS

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LEGAL ETHICS--SOLICITATION AND FEE SPLITTING--ATTORNEY CONTRACTING WITH LABOR UNION TO REPRESENT UNION MEMBERS FOR CONTIGENT FEE

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NEGLIGENCE--LANDOWNER'S DUTY OF CARE--DUTY OWED TO FIREMAN

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NEGLIGENCE--STANDARD OF CARE--ASSURED-CLEAR-DISTANCE-AHEAD RULE

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PERSONAL PROPERTY--TENANCY BY THE ENTIRETY--BANK ACCOUNTS

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PLEADING--GENERAL ISSUE--SCOPE IN TENNESSEE

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TORTS--CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS--TORT LIABILITY OF CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR