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Conceptualizing And Measuring Energy Security: A Synthesized Approach, Benjamin K. Sovacool, Ishani Mukherjee

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

This article provides a synthesized, workable framework for analyzing national energy security policies and performance. Drawn from research interviews, survey results, a focused workshop, and an extensive literature review, this article proposes that energy security ought to be comprised of five dimensions related to availability, affordability, technology development, sustainability, and regulation. We then break these five dimensions down into 20 components related to security of supply and production, dependency, and diversification for availability; price stability, access and equity, decentralization, and low prices for affordability; innovation and research, safety and reliability, resilience, energy efficiency, and investment for technology development; land use, …

Is Us Military Intervention Effective In Promoting Democratic Practices In Latin American Governments?, Mindi Jones

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The United States is an influential superpower with military, political and economic prominence throughout the world. Since the Spanish American War of 1898, the US has been the hegemonic power in the western hemisphere. Because of its strong influence, US military involvement in other countries is highly scrutinized both internationally and domestically.

Let Presidential Hopefuls Have Their Say, Jack Tsen-Ta Lee

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

The announcement by the Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) of the prospective candidates who have been issued certificates of eligibility for the 2011 presidential election in Singapore makes interesting reading for what it does and does not say. The Committee’s decision-making process is also fairly opaque. It is submitted the rules governing the PEC’s task should be reviewed before the next election. At least, it is hoped future Committees will adopt as constitutional conventions the practices of granting hearings to applicants, announcing decisions well ahead of nomination day, and issuing full reasons.

Regulation, Unemployment, And Cost-Benefit Analysis, Eric A. Posner, Jonathan Masur

Public Law and Legal Theory Working Papers

Regulatory agencies take account of the potential unemployment effects of proposed regulations in an ad hoc, theoretically incorrect way. Current practice is to conduct feasibility analysis, under which the agency predicts the unemployment effects of a proposed regulation, and then declines to regulate (or weakens the proposed regulation) if the unemployment effects exceed an unarticulated threshold, that is, seem “too high.” Agencies do not reveal the threshold, do not explain why certain unemployment effects are excessive, and do not explain how they compare unemployment effects and the net benefits of the regulation. Many agencies also predict unemployment effects incorrectly. The …

Transfer Pricing And Business Restructurings — Intangibles, Synergies, And Shelters, Richard Thompson Ainsworth, Andrew Shact

Faculty Scholarship

Transfer pricing in business restructuring is attracting global attention. In the past two years two key policy-making groups have released three substantive documents on this topic. The Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) issued two position statements while the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) issued one. While restructurings are a very common commercial practice, until recently it has been uncommon to apply transfer pricing criteria when examining them in detail.

Essentially, the OECD has overlooked that a unique and valuable intangible is created during the restructuring process. By not acknowledging that this intangible in the mix, the OECD fails …

Secured Interests In Louisiana Crops: The 2010 Legislative Revision, L. David Cromwell

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Louisiana "Explanatory Exception": Faithfulness To Louisiana's Hearsay Framework Or Mere Storytime With The Prosecution?, Joshua P. Clayton

Louisiana Law Review

No abstract provided.

July 28, 2011: Is Anders Breivik A Christian Terrorist Or Not?, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “ Is Anders Breivik a Christian Terrorist Or Not?“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Overcriminalization: Is There A Problem To Solve?, Roger Fairfax

Presentations

No abstract provided.

Summary Of Williams V. Dist. Ct., 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 45, Ryan Johnson

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Two consolidated petitions for writs of mandamus dealing with the admission of evidence and expert medical testimony.

Virginia Bar Exam, July 2011, Section 2

Virginia Bar Exam Archive

No abstract provided.

Virginia Bar Exam, July 2011, Section 1

Virginia Bar Exam Archive

No abstract provided.

July 26, 2011, The Heat, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The Heat“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Thomas More Law Center V. Obama - Petition For Writ Of Certiorari, Thomas More Law Center

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Litigation

No abstract provided.

We’Re All In This Together: Achieving Success Through Collaboration With Non-Library Staff, Debbie Ginsberg

Presentations

Presentation from the American Association of Law Libraries 104th Annual Meeting and Conference, ALL-SIS Program.

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Seven-Sky V. Holder - Reply Brief Of Plaintiffs, American Center For Law & Justice

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Litigation

No abstract provided.

Stereotype Threat In Criminal Interrogations: Why Innocent Black Suspects Are At Risk For Confessing Falsely, Cynthia J. Najdowski

Psychology Faculty Scholarship

Little theoretical attention has been paid to evidence that Blacks are overrepresented in samples of false confessors compared to Whites. One possible explanation is that innocent Black suspects experience stereotype threat in interrogations and that this threat causes Black suspects to experience more arousal, self-regulatory efforts, and cognitive load compared to White suspects. These psychological mechanisms could lead innocent Black suspects to display more nonverbal behaviors associated with deception and, ironically, increase the likelihood that police investigators perceive them as guilty. In response, investigators might engage in more coercive tactics and exert more pressure to confess on Black suspects than …

New York Adopts A Vat, Richard Thompson Ainsworth

Faculty Scholarship

On August 13, 2010 the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, Office of Tax Policy Analysis, Taxpayer Guidance Division released Amendments Affecting the Application of Sales Tax to Rent Received for Hotel Occupancy by Room Remarketers. The legislative revision it considers (Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2010) was effective September 1, 2010. The changes brought in by this Chapter effectively converted New York’s Hotel Room Occupancy Tax from a single-stage retail sales tax to multi-stage European-style VAT. This paper considers the New York VAT in hotel accommodations in three sections. The first defines a European-style credit-invoice VAT …

July 23, 2011: The National Day Of Prayer, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “The National Day of Prayer“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Librarians Can Improve Law Journal Publishing, Benjamin J. Keele, Michelle Pearse

Library Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

2011 Arkansas Benchmark Test Results: District By District Scores, Nathan C. Jensen, Gary W. Ritter

Policy Briefs

One day after the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) released the results from the spring 2011 Arkansas Benchmark exams, the OEP received a call from a local constituent asking how districts in Northwest Arkansas compared to the rest of the state. Surprisingly, this type of question - often asked by educators, policymakers, researchers, parents, and concerned citizens - is not that easy to answer by simply glancing at the ADE-provided data. 1 Therefore, we put together a little policy brief to make the data more clearly understood.

July 15, 2011: Radio Interview With Barry Lynn, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “Radio Interview with Barry Lynn“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

Post-Firestone Skirmishes: The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Discretionary Clauses And Judicial Review Of The Erisa Plan Administrator Decisions, Maria O'Brien

Faculty Scholarship

Since the Supreme Court's Firestone decision, ERISA plan administrators have enjoyed broad discretion and deferential review in benefits claims litigation. Language in Firestone that offered discretion and deference in exchange for a simple discretionary clause led, in time, to attempts by various state insurance commissioners to limit or ban the use of discretionary clauses on the ground that they often lead to unjust outcomes for plan participants. Various state efforts to inject a degree of fairness into the benefits denial review process have been met with preemption challenges, however. This article contrasts the Court‘s consistent support for discretionary clauses with …

Summary Of Rose V. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 43, Michael Li

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

An appeal of a second-degree murder conviction by jury verdict.

Summary Of Cortes V. State, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 44, Sean W. Mcdonald

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Appeal from conviction of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell.

Market Integration And (The Limits Of) The First Sale Rule In North American And European Trademark Law, Irene Calboli

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

This Article explores the intricate relationship between the exercise of trademark rights and the free movement of goods in the marketplace, and considers the effectiveness and the limitations of the principle of trademark first sale (also known as trademark exhaustion) in promoting the free movement of goods across international borders, notably across members of free trade areas. In particular, this Article examines the application of the principle of trademark first sale and the resulting process of market integration that has characterized to date the members of NAFTA and the European Union. Based upon this comparison, this Article argues that the …

Polling Without Clickers, Debbie Ginsberg

Presentations

This tech demo provided an overview of options for polling without clickers, including Westlaw TWEN Instapoll, CALI Instapoll and Poll Everywhere.

July 20, 2011: This Proposed Constitutional Amendment Shows Contempt For Democracy, Bruce Ledewitz

Hallowed Secularism

Blog post, “This Proposed Constitutional Amendment Shows Contempt for Democracy“ discusses politics, theology and the law in relation to religion and public life in the democratic United States of America.

U.S. Citizens Ass'n V. Sebelius - Appellants' Reply Brief, U.S. Citizens Association

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Litigation

No abstract provided.

Flammond V. Lafara, 04-Ca-172 (Blkft. Tr. Ct. App., July 18, 2011), Blackfeet Appellate Court

Court Decisions

In the Blackfeet Tribal Court of Appeals, the Court denied a motion for a rehearing. The Court reaffirmed that grounds for an appeal must be based on “some facts, material to the decision, or some question decisive of the case submitted by counsel, was overlooked by the Court, or that the decision, is in conflict with an express statute or controlling decision to which the attention of the Court was not directed ... " Blackfeet Law & Order Code, Ch. 11, Sec. 21.