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Harry Potter & The Law: Family Life And Moral Character, James C. Smith
Harry Potter & The Law: Family Life And Moral Character, James C. Smith
Scholarly Works
Harry Potter's mistreatment by his Muggle family does not amount to a legal wrong. Notice that Dumbledore did not threaten the Dursleys with legal proceedings, either in Muggle or Wizard tribunals. The ethic of equitable treatment is societal and lacks a legal basis in Anglo-American family law. Family law has many facets; it is an amalgam of legal rules and principles. My focus is the lens of property law -- in particular, family property norms -- although it is also plain that the Dursleys have not violated non-property based family law norms.
Narratives Of International Law And Literature After 9/11, Gary Minda
Narratives Of International Law And Literature After 9/11, Gary Minda
ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law
What is the connection between international law and literature-the subject of this meeting?
Melville's Billy Budd And Security In Times Of Crisis, Daniel J. Solove
Melville's Billy Budd And Security In Times Of Crisis, Daniel J. Solove
GW Law Faculty Publications & Other Works
During times of crisis, our leaders have made profound sacrifices in the name of security, ones that we later realized need not have been made. Examples include the Palmer Raids, the McCarthy Era anti-Communist movement, and the Japanese-American Internment. After September 11th, this tragic history repeated itself. The Bush Administration has curtailed civil liberties in many ways, including detaining people indefinitely without hearings or counsel. These events give Herman Melville's "Billy Budd" renewed relevance to our times. "Billy Budd" is a moving depiction of a profound sacrifice made in the name of security. This essay diverges from conventional readings that …