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The Political Economy Of Laughter And Outrage, Genevieve Renard Painter

Dalhousie Law Journal

A bit uncomfortable. That is how it feels to be among dear friends but labelled professionally as an outsider. I have a law degree, a bar membership, and a PhD in Jurisprudence and Social Policy. I am a professor in a women’s studies department at Concordia University. At conference receptions, people respond breathlessly, “But they don’t have a law school at Concordia!?,” as though I am hearing confession in a gas station, or something as heretical. I teach legal history, international law, feminist legal theory, and constitutional law to undergraduates who are not in law school and mostly don’t want …

Making "Medical": How Psychedelics Are Becoming Legal In Canada, Agnieszka Doll

Dalhousie Law Journal

As legal restrictions loosen, psychedelic-assisted therapies are advancing at an unprecedented pace and scope in Canada and the US. Presented as a miracle cure for post-traumatic stress, depression, and other psychological disorders, psychedelics are being touted to treat post-pandemic mental health crises. In this paper, drawing on Science and Technology Studies, I ethnographically trace the ongoing process and practices involved in transforming illegal psychedelics into a regulated medicine in Canada, paying particular attention to regulatory pathways and the development of networks involved in psychedelic advocacy. Using these pathways as a methodological “sampling device,” I map the main actors, their mutual …

Access To Justice In The Nova Scotia Small Claims Court 1980-2022, William H. Charles

Dalhousie Law Journal

*This contribution has not been peer-reviewed.

In his latest research paper the author explores the extent or degree to which the Nova Scotia Small Claims Court achieves its declared purpose of providing the citizens of the province with what can accurately be described as a “People’s Court,” that is, a legal agency that would allow ordinary citizens to pursue their legal claims expeditiously and at a reasonable cost with a process that involved lawyers/adjudicators rather than judges. After a review and analysis of several thousand decisions by Nova Scotia Adjudicators/lawyers, the author concluded that the creators of the court had …

Consequences Of The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act On Arbitrability: A Comment On Seneca Nation Of Indians V. New York, Amy Zigarovich

Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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Reigning In Infinite Consumer Arbitration Agreements: A Comment On The Eleventh Circuit's Calderon V. Sixt Rent A Car, Ava Mccartin

Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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Three's A Crowd: The Eu Should Safeguard Against Third-Party Funding, Rita Portenti

Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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Two's Company, Three's A Crowd: An Exploration Of Non-Signatory Parties' Ability To Bring An Action Under Arbitration And Its Impact On International Commercial Arbitration, Amber Zelko

Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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The Multilateral Investment Court: Necessary Isds Reform Or Self-Fulfilling Prophecy?, Fahira Brodlija

Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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Avoiding Performative Climate Justice, Katrina F. Kuh

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

The Article first sketches the contours of precommitment strategies by identifying examples of precommitment strategies in existing climate change law, and contrasting them with other approaches for advancing justice that are not sticky, automatic, and early, and thus would not be considered precommitments. It then contemplates whether and why sticky, automatic, and early precommitments to justice may be an important strategy to advance justice goals in anticipation of and at high levels of warming. It concludes by analyzing the use of precommitments to justice in the context of the expedited siting and construction of renewable energy infrastructure.

Re-Evaluating Gpt-4’S Bar Exam Performance, Eric H. Martinez

Faculty Scholarship

Perhaps the most widely touted of GPT-4’s at-launch, zero-shot capabilities has been its reported 90th-percentile performance on the Uniform Bar Exam. This paper begins by investigating the methodological challenges in documenting and verifying the 90th-percentile claim, presenting four sets of findings that indicate that OpenAI’s estimates of GPT-4’s UBE percentile are overinflated. First, although GPT-4’s UBE score nears the 90th percentile when examining approximate conversions from February administrations of the Illinois Bar Exam, these estimates are heavily skewed towards repeat test-takers who failed the July administration and score significantly lower than the general test-taking population. Second, data from a recent …

Consumer Law For Gen Z Law Students, Neil Sobol

Faculty Scholarship

Whether they are consumers, representing consumers, or advising clients dealing with consumers, law school graduates will inevitably confront numerous consumer law issues. Moreover, most students entering law school are members of Generation Z and face a new wave of consumer laws arising from the 2007–2009 recession and the rapid growth of new technologies. Clickwrap agreements, email spoofing, cybercrimes, cryptocurrencies, fintech, identity theft, online disparagement, data privacy, artificial intelligence, robocalling, and autonomous vehicles are among the evolving topics in modern consumer law. Despite the growth in consumer law concerns, many law students have limited access to consumer law options, with almost …

Evolving Sovereignty Relationships Between Affiliated Jurisdictions: Lessons For Native American Jurisdictions, Vaughan Carter, Charlotte Ku, Andrew P. Morriss

Faculty Scholarship

Though sovereignty is principally associated with governance over a territory and freedom to act in the international arena, this article examines sovereignty as empowerment. The study tests the applicability to Native American jurisdictions of the experiences of fifteen case study jurisdictions presently associated with the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France in shared sovereign relationships. The focus is on the evolution of those relationships and opportunities for development where jurisdictions do not attain full control over their affairs. The case studies examine the relationships from the perspectives of political, economic, and cultural sovereignty. The article further examines the relationships in …

Sovereign Immunity From Execution Of Foreign Arbitral Awards In India: The "New" Kid On The (Super) Pro-Arbitration Block, Ylli Dautaj

Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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Federal District Courts May Not Assist Discovery Efforts In Connection With Proceedings Before Arbitral Tribunals Constituted Under The Icsid, Victor De Oliveira Leite

Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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Uncompelled: Circuits Split Over The Pre-Hearing Discovery Powers Of Arbitrators, Maya Rashid

Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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The Intra-Eu Bit Dilemma And The Enforcement Of Awards Outside The Eu: A Solution For Investors After The Cjeu Shut The Door To Their Cases?, Denny Peixoto

Arbitration Law Review (2009 - Present)

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Asymmetry Of Representation In Poor People’S Courts, Tonya L. Brito, Daniela Campos Ugaz

Fordham Law Review

This Essay examines the asymmetry of representation in poor people’s courts, specifically in child support enforcement cases involving the State. The asymmetry of representation is a common occurrence in various civil law fields, but it is notably prominent in family law, which has the highest number of unrepresented parties. As one of the authors has previously explained, we use “poor people’s courts” to refer to state civil courts that hear family, housing, administrative, and consumer cases. These courts present severe challenges to the civil justice system because they are characterized by a substantial volume of cases, socioeconomically disadvantaged litigants, and …

Should State Trial Courts Become Laboratories Of Upl Reform?, Bruce A. Green

Fordham Law Review

There is a growing “access to justice” movement that is principally driven by lawyers and judges. It has multiple objectives. One such objective is to make state court proceedings fairer, more reliable, and more accessible. This is important because state courts have a significant impact on peoples’ lives. They are where family members lose custody of children, where property owners obtain permission to evict tenants, where creditors are empowered to repossess people’s cars or garnish their wages, and (in some jurisdictions) where judges send people to jail to compel them to pay judgments or fees that they cannot afford to …

No.54 - March 2024, Center Of Civil Law Studies

The Center of Civil Law Studies Newsletter

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“When Did African Americans Get The Right To Vote In Georgia?”, Marc T. Treadwell

Mercer Law Review

Most know that the post‑Civil War Fifteenth Amendment guaranteed citizens of all races, or at least male citizens of all races, the right to vote. But notwithstanding the keen interest today in voting rights and alleged voter suppression and that well-known Fifteenth Amendment, few know that for decades African Americans were banned outright from voting in primary elections that determined state and local leaders in many Southern states. In the post‑Reconstruction South, the Democratic Party controlled every facet of state politics and government. The Party’s whites‑only primary elections ineluctably determined the outcome of general elections. The party did not allow …

Mercer Law School’S Legacy Of Service To The Profession, Franklin T. Gaddy, Siena Berrios Gaddy, Thomas Alec Chappell, E. Tate Crymes

Mercer Law Review

Hon. William Augustus Bootle, a 1925 graduate of Mercer Law School and 1924 graduate of Mercer University, penned of his alma mater, “[the] school was conceived in professionalism and dedicated to excellence.” Similarly, “Altruism, not the promotion of selfish aims, has been the inspiration of the [Georgia Bar] Association throughout its entire history.” As noted by Judge Bootle, Mercer Law School’s legacy of service to the profession began long before the establishment of the State Bar of Georgia as we know it today.

Today, Mercer Law School remains dedicated to serving the legal profession. This commitment to serve and devote …

The Devil’S In The Details: Georgia Supreme Court Discharges And Acquits Defendant Because Jury Oath Was Never Administered, Lillie Tate Andrews

Mercer Law Review

Behind the bench of the Supreme Court of Georgia, there is a phrase inscribed on the wall: Fiat justitia ruat caelum, Latin for “Let justice be done, though the heavens may fall.” This motto serves as a daily reminder that justice must be served, regardless of the consequences. It is often said that the judiciary’s role is to apply the law as it exists. As such, judges must refrain from allowing their emotions to dictate their decisions—even when those decisions have unpleasant consequences. Because the legal profession is self-regulated, its rules and regulations are only as effective as the professionals …

Fore! Supreme Court Of Georgia Delivers Loss To Homeowners Asserting An Implied Easement In Their Neighborhood Golf Course, Joey Hargadon

Mercer Law Review

The Supreme Court of Georgia delivered a big win to neighborhood developers and a massive loss to homeowners seeking to enforce easement rights in residential neighborhood features. In WS CE Resort Owner, LLC v. Holland, neighborhood homeowners sought an injunction against the developer of their subdivision to prevent the planned removal and redevelopment of a neighborhood golf course. The court’s decision showcased that a mere label of “golf course” on a subdivision plat is insufficient to show a subdivider’s intent to grant homeowners an easement in the recreational area adjacent to their properties. In clarifying what a petitioner must …

The Poison Drips Through: Scotus Thins Anti-Discrimination Rights In Wake Of Legislative Attacks On The Lgbtq+ Community, Emma Blue

Mercer Law Review

Anti‑LGBTQ+ legislation has surged to a record high through state legislatures with more than 500 bills introduced and nearly 100 laws signed in 2023 alone. The overwhelming rise in targeted legislation has led the Human Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization in the United States, to officially declare a state of emergency for the LGBTQ+ community for the first time. The legislative attacks have branched across the nation, from curriculum to performance, seeking to ban books from schools and libraries, as well as banning public drag shows. The First Amendment of the United States Constitution has been turned …

‘Datafying’ Financial Market Regulations: A Regtech Experiment With The Finra Rulebook, Craig Atkinson, Joseph Potvin

Centre for Digital Law

Securities markets have been at the forefront of digital transformation since the beginning of scalable computing in the 1960s. In 2022, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in the United States began piloting a ‘machine-readable rulebook’ and related online information services. Based on a 2023 response to FINRA’s request for public comment, we outline how the regulator’s work on ‘digital rules’ could be scaled and systematically integrated into the operations of its member entities: experimentation with a Large Language Model (LLM) to help pre-structure FINRA rules in controlled natural language (CNL) and the use of Data With Direction Specification (DWDS) …

Copyright's Public Reliance Interests, Bo S. L. Kim

Washington Law Review

Courts are increasingly invoking copyright law’s “scenes a faire” doctrine, which precludes infringement liability for copying typical or standard elements in a copyrighted work. But judges and commentators only cursorily discuss why certain elements constitute scenes a faire. Alternatively, they characterize the doctrine as merely an extension of other copyrightability doctrines. The result is doctrinal inconsistency in how scenes a faire applies and theoretical disagreement about why the doctrine exists.

This Article advances a “public reliance interests” theory of scenes a faire that provides descriptive clarity to the doctrine and highlights its underexplored importance to copyright law writ large. Drawing …

How We Can Best Support Neurodivergent Patrons, Mari Cheney, Annalee Hickman Pierson, Geraldine Kalim, Julia M. Pluta

Faculty Works

When law librarians think about making out libraries a welcoming and inclusive environment for all library patrons, we need to include individuals of all abilities in this process. This article discusses how law librarians can best create a welcoming and inclusive environment in their libraries and services. It also focuses on how to best support neurodivergent patrons through universal design.