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Full-Text Articles in Criminal Law

Airing The Dirty Laundry: The Application Of The United States Sentencing Guidelines To White Collar Money Laundering Offenses, Jonathan H. Hecht Jan 1999

Airing The Dirty Laundry: The Application Of The United States Sentencing Guidelines To White Collar Money Laundering Offenses, Jonathan H. Hecht

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Internal Displacement: Is Prevention Through Accountability Possible? A Kosovo Case Study, Carlyn M. Carey Jan 1999

Internal Displacement: Is Prevention Through Accountability Possible? A Kosovo Case Study, Carlyn M. Carey

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Less Reliable Preliminary Hearings And Plea Bargains In Criminal Cases In California: Discovery Before And After Proposition 115 , Laura Berend Dec 1998

Less Reliable Preliminary Hearings And Plea Bargains In Criminal Cases In California: Discovery Before And After Proposition 115 , Laura Berend

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Vigilantism Revisited: An Economic Analysis Of The Law Of Extra-Judicial Self-Help Or Why Can't Dick Shoot Henry For Stealing Jane's Truck? , Kelly D. Hine Jun 1998

Vigilantism Revisited: An Economic Analysis Of The Law Of Extra-Judicial Self-Help Or Why Can't Dick Shoot Henry For Stealing Jane's Truck? , Kelly D. Hine

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Clash Of The Titans: Judicial Deference To Arbitration And The Public Policy Exception In The Context Of Sexual Harassment, Stephen Buehrer Jan 1998

A Clash Of The Titans: Judicial Deference To Arbitration And The Public Policy Exception In The Context Of Sexual Harassment, Stephen Buehrer

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Same-Sex Sexual Harassment After Oncale V. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.:Overcoming The History Of Judicial Discrimination In Light Of The "Common Sense" Standard, Jennifer J. Ator Jan 1998

Same-Sex Sexual Harassment After Oncale V. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.:Overcoming The History Of Judicial Discrimination In Light Of The "Common Sense" Standard, Jennifer J. Ator

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


News From The International War Crimes Tribunals, Ewen Allison Jan 1998

News From The International War Crimes Tribunals, Ewen Allison

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Rome Treaty For An International Criminal Court: A Framework Of International Justice For Future Generations, Jerry Fowler Jan 1998

The Rome Treaty For An International Criminal Court: A Framework Of International Justice For Future Generations, Jerry Fowler

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


News From The International War Crimes Tribunals, Ewen Allison Jan 1998

News From The International War Crimes Tribunals, Ewen Allison

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


War Crimes Tribunal Update, Jennifer Hentz Jan 1998

War Crimes Tribunal Update, Jennifer Hentz

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Rights Of Defendants In The Icty, Tom Lynch Jan 1998

The Rights Of Defendants In The Icty, Tom Lynch

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Task Force Statement Of The Twentieth Century Fund's Task Force On Apprehending Indicted War Criminals: Meeting The Obligations Of Justice, Paul Williams Jan 1998

Task Force Statement Of The Twentieth Century Fund's Task Force On Apprehending Indicted War Criminals: Meeting The Obligations Of Justice, Paul Williams

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Redirecting The Debate Over Trafficking In Women: Definitions, Paradigms, And Contexts, Janie Chuang Jan 1998

Redirecting The Debate Over Trafficking In Women: Definitions, Paradigms, And Contexts, Janie Chuang

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Prosecution And Race: The Power And Privilege Of Discretion, Angela J. Davis Jan 1998

Prosecution And Race: The Power And Privilege Of Discretion, Angela J. Davis

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article examines prosecutorial discretion and argues it is a major cause of racial inequality in the criminal justice system. It asserts that prosecutorial discretion may instead be used to construct effective solutions to racial injustice. The article maintains that since prosecutors have more power than any other criminal justice officials, with practically no corresponding accountability to the public they serve, they have the responsibility to use their discretion to help eradicate the discriminatory treatment of African Americans in the criminal justice system.

Part I of the Article explains the importance and impact of the prosecution function. Part II discusses …


Wielding The Double-Edge Sword: Charles Hamilton Houston And Judicial Activism In The Age Of Legal Realism, Roger Fairfax Jan 1998

Wielding The Double-Edge Sword: Charles Hamilton Houston And Judicial Activism In The Age Of Legal Realism, Roger Fairfax

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

A new progressive movement in the law profoundly affected the American judicial climate of the 1930s and 1940s. The jurisprudence of American Legal Realism, which sprang from the progressive American sociological jurisprudence, boasted the adherence of some of America's most influential legal minds. Legal Realism, which complemented the New Deal reform legislation emerging in the 1930s, advocated judicial deference to legislative and administrative channels on matters of social and economic policy. Judicial activism, which had been used as a tool for the protection of economic rights since the late nineteenth century, was seen as inimical to progressive social reform and, …


An End To Silence: Women Prisoners’ Handbook On Identifying And Addressing Sexual Misconduct, 2nd Ed., Brenda V. Smith, Marcia Greenberger, Nancy Duff Campbell, Deborah Brake, Joanna Grossman, Kathie Donnelly, Laura Cutiletta, Christina Davis, Marelisa Fabrega, Kristin Flynn, Kristin Holman, Jessica Jackson, Heather Lamberg, Kimberly Harris, Shauna Helton, Alvin Stith, Aurie Hall, Jonathan Smith, Andie Moss, Theresa Hunt Katsel, Drs. Elaine Carmen, Shelley Neiderbach Jan 1998

An End To Silence: Women Prisoners’ Handbook On Identifying And Addressing Sexual Misconduct, 2nd Ed., Brenda V. Smith, Marcia Greenberger, Nancy Duff Campbell, Deborah Brake, Joanna Grossman, Kathie Donnelly, Laura Cutiletta, Christina Davis, Marelisa Fabrega, Kristin Flynn, Kristin Holman, Jessica Jackson, Heather Lamberg, Kimberly Harris, Shauna Helton, Alvin Stith, Aurie Hall, Jonathan Smith, Andie Moss, Theresa Hunt Katsel, Drs. Elaine Carmen, Shelley Neiderbach

Research Reports & White Papers

The National Women’s Law Center is a non-profit organization that has been working since 1972 to advance and protect women’s legal rights. The Center focuses on major policy areas of importance to women and their families including education, employment, reproductive rights, health, family support and income security, with special attention given to the concerns of low-income women.

As a legal arm of the women’s movement, the Center has litigated ground-breaking cases and filed briefs in landmark Supreme Court decisions; advocated before state and federal policymakers to shape legislation and policies affecting women’s lives; and educated the public about issues important …


The Negative Effects Of Expert Testimony On The Battered Women's Syndrome, Pamela Posch Jan 1998

The Negative Effects Of Expert Testimony On The Battered Women's Syndrome, Pamela Posch

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.


Toward Dispassionate, Effective Control Of Sexual Offenders , Carol L. Kunz Dec 1997

Toward Dispassionate, Effective Control Of Sexual Offenders , Carol L. Kunz

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Beating The Prisoner At Prisoner's Dilemma: The Evidentiary Value Of A Witness's Refusal To Testify , Russell Dean Covey Oct 1997

Beating The Prisoner At Prisoner's Dilemma: The Evidentiary Value Of A Witness's Refusal To Testify , Russell Dean Covey

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Recalibrating The Scales Of Justice Through National Punitive Damage Reform, Kimberly A. Pace Jun 1997

Recalibrating The Scales Of Justice Through National Punitive Damage Reform, Kimberly A. Pace

American University Law Review

No abstract provided.


Sandin V. Conner: Lowering The Boom On The Procedural Rights Of Prisoners , Scott F. Weisman Feb 1997

Sandin V. Conner: Lowering The Boom On The Procedural Rights Of Prisoners , Scott F. Weisman

American University Law Review

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Field Report: Alternatives To Obeying Superior Order; A Question For The International Criminal Court, Rajeev Purohit Jan 1997

Field Report: Alternatives To Obeying Superior Order; A Question For The International Criminal Court, Rajeev Purohit

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


The Remoteness That Betrays Desire, Kenneth Anderson Jan 1997

The Remoteness That Betrays Desire, Kenneth Anderson

Book Reviews

This 1997 review in the Times Literary Supplement covered the then, as now, incendiary issue of the nude photography of children and adolescents. It reviewed photobooks by two leading photographers of children in the nude, Jock Sturges and David Hamilton. Sturges, an American, photographed mainly on nude beaches in France and Europe, often following the same families and children for years on end; he had been indicted on child pornography charges in the 1908s, although the jury took only a few minutes to find for him. Hamilton, British, has photographed in France and in various islands. The photography of child …


News From The International War Crimes Tribunals, Brian D. Tittemore Jan 1997

News From The International War Crimes Tribunals, Brian D. Tittemore

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


A Permanent International Criminal Court: Soon To Be A Reality , Richard J. Wilson Jan 1997

A Permanent International Criminal Court: Soon To Be A Reality , Richard J. Wilson

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Sexual Assault Issues Before The War Crimes Tribunal, Diane Orentlicher Jan 1997

Sexual Assault Issues Before The War Crimes Tribunal, Diane Orentlicher

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


A Report On The Negotiations For The Creation Of An International Criminal Court, Fanny Benedetti Jan 1997

A Report On The Negotiations For The Creation Of An International Criminal Court, Fanny Benedetti

Human Rights Brief

No abstract provided.


Swapping Amnesty For Peace And The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Diane Orentlicher Jan 1997

Swapping Amnesty For Peace And The Duty To Prosecute Human Rights Crimes, Diane Orentlicher

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


International Criminal Law And The Cambodian Killing Fields, Diane Orentlicher Jan 1997

International Criminal Law And The Cambodian Killing Fields, Diane Orentlicher

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

No abstract provided.


Race, Cops, And Traffic Stops, Angela J. Davis Jan 1997

Race, Cops, And Traffic Stops, Angela J. Davis

Scholarly Articles in Law Reviews & Journals

This article discusses the Supreme Court's failure to provide a clear and effective remedy for discriminatory pretextual traffic stops. The first part explores the discretionary nature of pretextual stops and their discriminatory effect on African-Americans and Latinos. Then, the article examines Whren v. United States, a Supreme Court case in which the petitioners claimed that these “pretextual stops” violate the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution and are racially discriminatory. The Supreme Court rejected the claim, upholding the constitutionality of pretextual stops based on probable cause and noting that claims of racial discrimination must be challenged under the Equal Protection Clause. …