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Masthead Aug 2026

Masthead

Seattle University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents Aug 2026

Table Of Contents

Seattle University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Converting Buildings Is Hard: Why Seattle’S Municipal Government Should Streamline Commercial-To-Residential Conversions, Tyler M. King Aug 2026

Converting Buildings Is Hard: Why Seattle’S Municipal Government Should Streamline Commercial-To-Residential Conversions, Tyler M. King

Seattle University Law Review

The conversion of commercial buildings into housing is a promising solution to the growing housing crisis in many urban areas. However, despite its potential benefits, the process of repurposing commercial spaces is often stymied by complex zoning codes, high conversion costs, and bureaucratic hurdles. This Article argues that the local and state governments in Seattle should adopt more streamlined policies and offer greater incentives to developers to facilitate these conversions. By reforming zoning regulations and providing targeted financial support, municipalities can reduce the barriers to conversion and unlock the potential of underutilized commercial properties. This article examines the legal and …


Legal Malpractice In Washington: Use Of The Rules Of Professional Conduct, Angelo Tadrous Aug 2026

Legal Malpractice In Washington: Use Of The Rules Of Professional Conduct, Angelo Tadrous

Seattle University Law Review

Legal malpractice claims are difficult to prove. They are difficult to prove because many jurisdictions require that a plaintiff prove that, but for the lawyer’s misconduct, the client would have fared better. Thus, in a malpractice suit, a plaintiff must try a case within a case. Despite this difficulty, many jurisdictions prohibit the use of the Rules of Professional Conduct when litigating a malpractice case. Washington State is one of these jurisdictions. The Washington Supreme Court held in Hizey v. Carpenter that the Rules of Professional Conduct may not be referred to during trial. This Note argues that this prohibition …


Who Decides The Dead? Interpreting Washington’S Disposition Of Remains Statute, Wyatt Young Aug 2026

Who Decides The Dead? Interpreting Washington’S Disposition Of Remains Statute, Wyatt Young

Seattle University Law Review

Washington’s disposition-of-remains statute, RCW 68.50.160, is designed to honor a decedent’s expressed wishes regarding the control and disposition of their body after death. Yet recent litigation reveals a critical gap between the statute’s intent-centered design and its practical enforceability. In Larotonda v. Blackburn, a trial court acknowledged that irreparable harm would occur if a decedent’s burial wishes were ignored but nonetheless denied relief on the grounds that the individual designated to carry out those wishes lacked standing. The result was a legal paradox: a statute that recognizes decedent autonomy in theory but withholds any meaningful mechanism for its enforcement …


Washington Search And Seizure Law: 2026 Update, Justice Charles W. Johnson, Justice Debra L. Stephens, Justice Steven González Aug 2026

Washington Search And Seizure Law: 2026 Update, Justice Charles W. Johnson, Justice Debra L. Stephens, Justice Steven González

Seattle University Law Review

This Survey is intended to serve as a resource which Washington lawyers, judges, law enforcement officers, and others can turn to as an authoritative starting point for researching Washington search and seizure law. In order to be useful as a research tool, this Survey requires periodic updates to address new cases interpreting the Washington constitution and the U.S. Constitution and to reflect the current state of the law. As the U.S. Supreme Court has continued to examine Fourth Amendment search and seizure jurisprudence, its decisions and reflections on Washington law are discussed.

Most of the Survey cases involve the Washington …


Getting Money Out Of Politics By Putting Money Into Politics: A Few Modest Proposals To Reform Seattle’S Democracy Voucher Program, Decker O’Donnell Aug 2026

Getting Money Out Of Politics By Putting Money Into Politics: A Few Modest Proposals To Reform Seattle’S Democracy Voucher Program, Decker O’Donnell

Seattle University Law Review

Seattle’s Democracy Voucher Program offers an unconventional response to the growing influence of money in American elections: rather than restricting political spending, it seeks to amplify the participation of ordinary voters by providing publicly funded vouchers that residents may assign to participating candidates. This Article examines the program’s development, operation, and constitutional foundation within the modern campaign-finance framework established by Buckley v. Valeo and subsequent Supreme Court decisions. It argues that democracy vouchers provide a constitutionally viable means of broadening participation in campaign financing while mitigating the influence of wealthy donors. The Article identifies two weaknesses in the current system: …


La Notion D’Inexistence Et Ses Intérêts Pratiques, Fayez Hage-Chahine Jul 2026

La Notion D’Inexistence Et Ses Intérêts Pratiques, Fayez Hage-Chahine

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Bibliographie De Droit Privé, Ibrahim Najjar Jul 2026

Bibliographie De Droit Privé, Ibrahim Najjar

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Rapport De Synthèse Sur L’Efficacité De L’Arbitrage, Charles Jarrosson Jul 2026

Rapport De Synthèse Sur L’Efficacité De L’Arbitrage, Charles Jarrosson

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


La Convention Pour La Reconnaissance Et L’Exécution Des Sentences Arbitrales Étrangères Signée À New York Le 10 Juin 1958, Pierre Legros Jul 2026

La Convention Pour La Reconnaissance Et L’Exécution Des Sentences Arbitrales Étrangères Signée À New York Le 10 Juin 1958, Pierre Legros

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Portée Des Dispositions De La Convention De New York (Cny) Sur L’Accueil Des Sentences Arbitrales Étrangères Au Liban, Michel Soumrani Jul 2026

Portée Des Dispositions De La Convention De New York (Cny) Sur L’Accueil Des Sentences Arbitrales Étrangères Au Liban, Michel Soumrani

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Voies De Recours : Le Système Français, Jean-Louis Delvolvé Jul 2026

Voies De Recours : Le Système Français, Jean-Louis Delvolvé

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Le Contrôle De La Sentence : Voies De Recours, Fayez Hage-Chahine Jul 2026

Le Contrôle De La Sentence : Voies De Recours, Fayez Hage-Chahine

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


La Coopération Du Juge : Le Délai De L’Arbitrage International, Georges Fadlallah Jul 2026

La Coopération Du Juge : Le Délai De L’Arbitrage International, Georges Fadlallah

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


La Coopération Du Juge, Mouhib Maamari Jul 2026

La Coopération Du Juge, Mouhib Maamari

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Les Choix Dans La Procédure Arbitrale Libanaise, Ibrahim Najjar Jul 2026

Les Choix Dans La Procédure Arbitrale Libanaise, Ibrahim Najjar

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


La Coopération Du Juge À L’Arbitrage, Alain Lacabarats Jul 2026

La Coopération Du Juge À L’Arbitrage, Alain Lacabarats

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Les Choix Dans La Procédure : Lieu - Langue - Arbitrage Institutionnel - Arbitrage Ad Hoc, Antoine Fourment Jul 2026

Les Choix Dans La Procédure : Lieu - Langue - Arbitrage Institutionnel - Arbitrage Ad Hoc, Antoine Fourment

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Actualité De L'Arbitrage, Poej Jul 2026

Actualité De L'Arbitrage, Poej

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

Actualité de l'arbitrage : - Allocution du R.P. Jean Ducruet - Allocution de M. R. Debbas représentant M. Adnan Kassar - Discours d'ouverture de M. Bahige Tabbarah - Introduction par Richard Chémaly - Introduction par Bertrand Moreau


L'Adoption En Droit International Privé : Étude Comparative Du Cas D'Adoption D'Un Enfant Libanais Par Un Français, Marie Claude Najm Jul 2026

L'Adoption En Droit International Privé : Étude Comparative Du Cas D'Adoption D'Un Enfant Libanais Par Un Français, Marie Claude Najm

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Le Conflit Entre Deux Acquéreurs Successifs D'Un Même Immeuble, Serge Najjar Jul 2026

Le Conflit Entre Deux Acquéreurs Successifs D'Un Même Immeuble, Serge Najjar

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Droit Judiciaire, Poej Jul 2026

Droit Judiciaire, Poej

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Droit Du Travail, Poej Jul 2026

Droit Du Travail, Poej

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Droit Civil, Poej Jul 2026

Droit Civil, Poej

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Pengabaian Hak Cipta Musik Dalam Pelatihan Algoritma Artificial Intelligence: Analisis Penggandaan Karya Dan Implikasi Hak Moral Pencipta, Adi Jaya, Reni B. Setianingrum Jul 2026

Pengabaian Hak Cipta Musik Dalam Pelatihan Algoritma Artificial Intelligence: Analisis Penggandaan Karya Dan Implikasi Hak Moral Pencipta, Adi Jaya, Reni B. Setianingrum

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

The development of Artificial Intelligence in the music industry raises new legal challenges within copyright law, particulary regarding the use of copyrighted musical works as training data for AI algorithms, AI training processes typically involve digital reproduction, dataset storage, and musical pattern extraction, often conducted without consent or attribution, thereby posing risks to the protection of authors moral rights. This article examines whether AI training activities ca be legally classified as reproduction under Indonesia’s Copyright Law (Law No. 28 of 2014) and analyzes their implications for the protection of moral rights. Using a normative legal research method with statutory, conceptual, …


Kedudukan Hukum Perjanjian Jual Beli Tanah Ulayat Dalam Sistem Hukum Perdata Indonesia, Yeni Oktafia Jul 2026

Kedudukan Hukum Perjanjian Jual Beli Tanah Ulayat Dalam Sistem Hukum Perdata Indonesia, Yeni Oktafia

Jurnal Hukum & Pembangunan

Under Article 1457 of the Indonesian Civil Code, a sale and purchase agreement creates reciprocal rights and obligations between the parties. In Indonesian land law practice, however, transactions involving customary land (tanah ulayat) present legal complexities due to its communal nature and governance by indigenous law communities, coupled with the absence of explicit regulation in the Civil Code and the plurality of customary law systems. This research examines the legal position and juridical implications of tanah ulayat sale and purchase agreements within Indonesian civil law while acknowledging the continued applicability of customary law. Employing a normative legal research method with …


مشروع قانون الإرث لغير المحمديين الجديد ومقارنته مع القانون الحالي, Poej Jul 2026

مشروع قانون الإرث لغير المحمديين الجديد ومقارنته مع القانون الحالي, Poej

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


Le Nouveau Projet De Loi Successorale Au Liban, Ibrahim Najjar Jul 2026

Le Nouveau Projet De Loi Successorale Au Liban, Ibrahim Najjar

Proche-Orient, Études juridiques

No abstract provided.


The Other Right To Counsel: The Civil Guarantee In State Constitutions, Dmitry Bam Jul 2026

The Other Right To Counsel: The Civil Guarantee In State Constitutions, Dmitry Bam

Maine Law Review

When most people speak of the right to counsel, they speak in the singular. After the Supreme Court’s seminal decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, the right to counsel in criminal prosecutions has become one of our most cherished fundamental rights. It is a right ingrained in our culture. Even children can recite the mantra that the accused have the right to a lawyer, and if they can’t afford a lawyer, one will be provided to them free of charge. It is no surprise, then, that our constitutional focus is trained on the criminal defendant’s right to counsel. After all, there …