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The Italian Rice Production: Between Tradition And Globalization, Bianca Gardella Tedeschi

FIU Law Review

The Article examines the Italian rice sector as a case study in how law mediates the tensions between territorial agricultural traditions and the pressures of globalization. Focusing on the rice-producing districts of Piedmont and Lombardy, the Article argues that the resilience of Italian rice production cannot be explained solely by agronomic or economic factors. Rather, it depends on a dense legal and institutional framework that structures water governance, quality control, market organization, and contractual relations across the supply chain.

The Article develops three principal claims. First, it shows that the competitiveness of Italian rice production rests on an integrated model …

Fifty Years Of Protecting The Surviving Spouse: The Origin And Evolution Of Florida's Elective Share, Flavia Argamasilla

FIU Law Review

Currently, Florida’s elective share framework calculates the amount a surviving spouse is entitled to based on a decedent’s “elective estate.” Although this “elective estate” represents a significant improvement from previous law, where a decedent was free to completely disinherit a surviving spouse, issues still loom regarding the fairness of the framework. Granting a surviving spouse a fixed share of 30 percent of the decedent’s “elective estate” regardless of the length of the marriage can lead to inequitable outcomes. For instance, a surviving spouse who was married to the decedent for any period of time, one month even, can elect to …

The Influence Of The Spanish Legal System And Socialist Legal Systems On Cuban Civil Law, María Elena Cobas Cobiella

FIU Law Review

The essay “The influence of the Spanish legal system and socialist legal systems on Cuban civil law” fulfills an old desire to analyze how the current Cuban civil law has been shaped. The work addresses the influence of the law of the former socialist countries and Spanish law in the configuration of current Cuban civil law.

Fourth Annual Conference On The Fight Against Corruption, Florida International University College Of Law, Florida International University Global Legal Studies Initiative

FIU Law Events

Fourth Annual Conference on the Fight Against Corruption: High-Risks, High-Rewards in the Global Fight against Corruption, (Thursday, April 25 from 1:00 pm to 5:45 pm, and Friday, April 26 from 8:40 am to 1:00 pm). This international conference represents an exciting forum for anti-corruption leaders from around the world, including asset recovery practitioners, government officials, and members of civil society, to discuss and analyze the anti-corruption movement’s recent successes, as well as the challenges that remain. The speakers include a Special Representative of the OAS Secretary General, the head of the Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala, Two attorney Generals, …

A Jurisdictional Perspective On New York Times V. Sullivan, Howard M. Wasserman

Faculty Publications

New York Times v. Sullivan, arguably the Supreme Court's most significant First Amendment decision, marks its fiftieth anniversary next year. Often overlooked in discussions of the case's impact on the freedom of speech and freedom of the press is that it arose from a complex puzzle of constitutional, statutory, and judge-made jurisdictional and procedural rules. These kept the case in hostile Alabama state courts for four years and a half-million-dollar judgment before the Times and its civil rights leader co-defendants finally could avail themselves of the structural protections of federal court and Article III judges. The case's outcome and …

Civil Rights And Federal Courts: Creating A Two-Course Sequence, Howard M. Wasserman

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Le Code Napoleón Régit-Il Toujours L’Amérique Latine D’Outre-Tombe?, Matthew C. Mirow

Faculty Books

A l'occasion de réunions internationales, il est commun de voir des juristes de pays différents échanger des plaisanteries douteuses sur leurs systemes juridiques et la pratique judiciaire. Lorsqu'ils se trouvent aux Etats-Unis, les juristes d' Amérique Latine se plaisent à informer leurs interlocuteurs que leur systéme est toujours basé sur la codification napoléonienne. Une telle remarque ne fera pas le méme effet sur un juriste des Etats-Unis que sur un juriste européen. Elle masque à peine l'affirmation d'une égalité historique et culturelle, voire d'un sentiment de supériorité a l'égard de la tradition juridique anglo-américaine fondée sur la common law. Evidemment, …

Like Migratory Birds- Latin American Claimants In U.S. Courts And The Ford-Firestone Rollover Litigation, Manuel A. Gómez

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Civil Rights Plaintiffs And John Doe Defendants: A Study In § 1983 Procedure, Howard M. Wasserman

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Power Of Codification In Latin America: Simón Bolívar And The Code Napoléon, M C. Mirow

Faculty Publications

Codification can be an effective means to centralize and to consolidate state power. The use of codification in this manner runs against the commonly perceived notion that it promotes republican and egalitarian values. As Simon Bolivar's dictatorship quickly crumbled around him, he turned to codification based on the Code Napoleon as part of an attempt to unify Gran Colombia. Factors leading him to this undertaking and source were the need for legal reform, his emulation of Napoleon, his exposure to the works of Jeremy Bentham, and, speculatively, the influence of Andres Bello. Boivar's attempt at codification was not to complete …

Bastardy And The Statute Of Wills: Interpreting A Sixteenth-Century Statute With Cases And Readings, M C. Mirow

Faculty Publications

The Statute of Wills of 1540 created a tax loophole for transfers of property to illegitimate children. Assessments for wardships that would normally be imposed on certain transfers of land to children could be effectively avoided by establishing that the donee was illegitimate, and therefore a stranger to the donor for the purposes of the statute. English lawyers in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries educated their colleagues about this newly available loophole. In the inns of court, lawyers discussed the statutory provisions and recent revenue cases from the Court of Wards. This article sets out the loophole, examines how the …

Whoever Fights Monsters Should See To It That In The Process He Does Not Become A Monster: Hunting The Sexual Predator With Silver Bullets -- Federal Rules Of Evidence 413-415 -- And A Stake Through The Heart -- Kansas V. Hendricks, Joelle A. Moreno

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Fundamentos Del Derecho Civil Romano, I. B. Novitsky

Mario Diaz Cruz Pamphlets

Primera Parte.

Traducción Delio Carreras Cuevas.

Fundamentos Del Derecho Civil Romano, I. B. Novitsky

Mario Diaz Cruz Pamphlets

Segunda Parte.

Traducción Delio Carreras Cuevas

Problemas De Derecho Positivo, José D. Peñate

Mario Diaz Cruz Pamphlets

No abstract provided.

El Código Procesal Civil Montagú, Pedro J. Entenza Jova

Mario Diaz Cruz Pamphlets

Publicado en la Revista del Colegio de Abogados de la Habana, Nos. 83-84 Julio-Diciembre de 1951

Indice Civil (02), Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Notebook. Jurisprudencia Seleccionada Civil.

Indice Civil (01), Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Notebook. Jurisprudencia Seleccionada Civil

Jurisprudencia Civil Cubana, 01, Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Case law digest, v. 1. Civil law cases – Actos Propios.

Indice Derecho Civil, Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Derecho Civil, Libreta No. 2, Indice.

Notas De Jurisprudencia, Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Díaz Cruz. Material Civil - Notas de Jurisprudencia

Jurisprudencia Civil Cubana, 02, Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Case law digest, v. 2. Civil law cases – Actos Propios (cont.)

Notas Doctrinales, Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Díaz Cruz, Materia Civil. Notas Doctrinales.

Jurisprudencia Civil Cubana, 04, Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Case law digest, v. 4. Civil law cases –MUNICIPIO.

Jurisprudencia Civil Cubana, 03, Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Case law digest, v. 3. Civil law cases –ARRAS.

Código Civil De La República Dominicana, Dominican Republic

Civil Codes (1800-1923)

Arreglado por la Comisión nombrada por el Poder Ejecutivo, y conforme al Decreto del Congreso Nacional de fecha 4 de Julio de 1882, conservando el orden de los artículos del texto francés vijente en la República Dominicana desde el año 1845.

Edición autorizada.

Código Civil De Los Estados Unidos De Venezuela, 1922, Venezuela

Civil Codes (1800-1923)

Edición Oficial

Indice: Titulo Preliminar. - Libro Primero: De las personas. - Libro Segundo: De los bienes, de la propiedad y de sus modificaciones. - Libro Tercero: De las maneras de adquirir y trasmitir la propriedad y demás derechos.

Código Civil Português, Portugal

Civil Codes (1800-1923)

Aprovado por carta de lei de 1 de Julho de 1867.

Décima primeira edição oficial (11.ed.. official)

Code Civil Précédé De La Constitution Belge, Jean Servais, E. Mechelynck

Civil Codes (1800-1923)

Avec des notes de concordance et de jurisprudence utiles a l’interprétation des textes.

At head of title: Collection des Codes Belges.

Extrait des Codes belges et lois usuelles en vigueur en Belgque, 12e. edition

Código Civil Colombiano Y Leyes Vigentes Que Lo Adicionan Y Reforman, Eduardo Rodríguez Piñeres

Civil Codes (1800-1923)

5a. Edición

Indice General: Título Preliminar. - Libro Primero: De las personas. - Libro Segundo: De los bienes y de su dominio, posesión, uso y goce. - Libro Tercero: De la sucesión por causa de muerte y de las donaciones entre vivos. - Libro Cuarto: De las obligaciones en general y de los contratos. - Apéndice: Leyes civiles vigentes. - Indice analítico - Indice general.