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Full-Text Articles in Legal History
A Comparative Analysis Of Domestic And International Legislation On Combating International Bribery And Corruption, Jose W. Alvarez
A Comparative Analysis Of Domestic And International Legislation On Combating International Bribery And Corruption, Jose W. Alvarez
American University International Law Review
This composition compares and contrasts the legislation used in addressing and preventing transnational bribery and corruption at the domestic, regional, and international level. Using the history and current application of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act as a foundation, this composition analyzes the legislation of fifteen nations, two international organizations, and three regional bodies, and their approaches in combating the growing issue of transnational bribery and corruption. This composition analyzes and interprets the common themes, historical and contemporary patterns, as well as trends at each government level, and potential future courses of action. The denouement of this work seeks …
Revisiting Goldwater-Nichols: Why Making The Joint Staff A General Staff Will Improve Civilian Control Of The Military And Refine The Constitutional Balance Of War Powers, Michael D. Minerva
Revisiting Goldwater-Nichols: Why Making The Joint Staff A General Staff Will Improve Civilian Control Of The Military And Refine The Constitutional Balance Of War Powers, Michael D. Minerva
American University National Security Law Brief
As the United States has progressively become more involved globally since World War II, the U.S. military is being stretched beyond the professional military competency straining civilian control of the military. To remedy this, it is again time to revisit our national security structure, and adopt a General Staff in place of the Joint Staff. Following World War II and the destruction of the German General Staff by the Nazi Party, the General Staff as an institution has been emotionally rejected in the United States without a careful historical and legal examination of how that institution operates under varying forms …
The Art Of International Law, Hilary Charlesworth
The Art Of International Law, Hilary Charlesworth
American University Law Review
International lawyers study international law primarily through its written texts—treaties, official documents, judgments, and scholarly works. Critical to being an international lawyer, it seems, is access to the written word, whether in hard copy or online. Indeed, as Jesse Hohmann observes, “the production of text can come to feel like the very purpose of international law.”
#Livingwhileblack: Blackness As Nuisance, Taja-Nia Y. Henderson, Jamila Jefferson-Jones
#Livingwhileblack: Blackness As Nuisance, Taja-Nia Y. Henderson, Jamila Jefferson-Jones
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
A Fiduciary Theory Of Prosecution, Bruce A. Green, Rebecca Roiphe
A Fiduciary Theory Of Prosecution, Bruce A. Green, Rebecca Roiphe
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Race, Rights, And The Representation Of Children, Barry Feld, Perry Moriearty
Race, Rights, And The Representation Of Children, Barry Feld, Perry Moriearty
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Insidious Encroachment? Strengthening The "Crown Jewels": The 2018 Reauthorization Of Fisa Section 702, John F. Schifalacqua
Insidious Encroachment? Strengthening The "Crown Jewels": The 2018 Reauthorization Of Fisa Section 702, John F. Schifalacqua
American University National Security Law Brief
No abstract provided.
An Error And An Evil: The Strange History Of Implied Commerce Powers, David S. Schwartz
An Error And An Evil: The Strange History Of Implied Commerce Powers, David S. Schwartz
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Tweeting With A Purpose: Interpreting "Corrupt Persuasion" In 18 U.S.C. § 1512(B), Jessica Ochoa
Tweeting With A Purpose: Interpreting "Corrupt Persuasion" In 18 U.S.C. § 1512(B), Jessica Ochoa
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Originalism And The Common Law Infancy Defense, Craig S. Lerner
Originalism And The Common Law Infancy Defense, Craig S. Lerner
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
The Fallacy Of Choice: The Destructive Effect Of School Vouchers On Children With Disabilities, Ian P. Farrell, Chelsea Marx
The Fallacy Of Choice: The Destructive Effect Of School Vouchers On Children With Disabilities, Ian P. Farrell, Chelsea Marx
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Beyond Balancing: Rethinking The Law Of Embryo Disposition, Mary Ziegler
Beyond Balancing: Rethinking The Law Of Embryo Disposition, Mary Ziegler
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Indian Country And The Territory Clause: Washington's Promise At The Framing, John Hayden Dossett
Indian Country And The Territory Clause: Washington's Promise At The Framing, John Hayden Dossett
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Civil War Time: From Grotius To The Global War On Terror, David Armitage
Civil War Time: From Grotius To The Global War On Terror, David Armitage
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
On The Civil-Ness Of Civil War: A Comment On David Armitage's Civil War Time, Mary Dudziak
On The Civil-Ness Of Civil War: A Comment On David Armitage's Civil War Time, Mary Dudziak
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Seventeenth Annual Grotius Lecture Series - Some Thoughts About Grotius 400 Years On, Sir Kenneth J. Keith
Seventeenth Annual Grotius Lecture Series - Some Thoughts About Grotius 400 Years On, Sir Kenneth J. Keith
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
On The Effects And History Of Stand-Your-Ground Laws, E. Dimitri Hasandras
On The Effects And History Of Stand-Your-Ground Laws, E. Dimitri Hasandras
Criminal Law Practitioner
No abstract provided.
What Is "Colonial" About Colonial Laws?, Arudra Barra
What Is "Colonial" About Colonial Laws?, Arudra Barra
American University International Law Review
No abstract provided.
Griswold And Its Surroundings: The 1963, '64, And '65 Terms, L.A. Powe
Griswold And Its Surroundings: The 1963, '64, And '65 Terms, L.A. Powe
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Intellectual Property And Gender: Reflections On Accomplishments And Methodology, Kara W. Swanson
Intellectual Property And Gender: Reflections On Accomplishments And Methodology, Kara W. Swanson
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
The History Of Prosecutorial Discretion In Immigration Law, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
The History Of Prosecutorial Discretion In Immigration Law, Shoba Sivaprasad Wadhia
American University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Women And Jurisprudence, Ma. Elodia Robles Sotomayor
Women And Jurisprudence, Ma. Elodia Robles Sotomayor
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
The Law: An Art Or A Science?, Alda Facio
The Law: An Art Or A Science?, Alda Facio
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Illinois V. Wardlow
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
The Limits Of Presidential Recess Appointment Power, Michael Mcnerney
The Limits Of Presidential Recess Appointment Power, Michael Mcnerney
Legislation and Policy Brief
The purpose of this article is to examine the constitutional, legislative, and traditional authority of the President to make recess appointments. The second section discusses the background of the current debate by framing the issue in the context of recent controversial appointments. The third section examines the constitutional language and common law interpretation of the President’s authority. The fourth section looks at appointment power legislation passed by Congress. The fifth section provides parliamentary and legislative recommendations for Congress to act upon to keep its authority. The article concludes by providing a final examination of the reason for a limited presidential …
The Right To Confrontation Compromised: Monolingual Jurists Subjectively Assessing The English-Language Abilities Of Spanish-Dominant Accused, Lupe S. Salinas, Janelle Martinez
The Right To Confrontation Compromised: Monolingual Jurists Subjectively Assessing The English-Language Abilities Of Spanish-Dominant Accused, Lupe S. Salinas, Janelle Martinez
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
The Struggling Class: Replacing An Insider White Female Middle Class Dream With Struggling Black Female Reality, Angela Mae Kupenda
The Struggling Class: Replacing An Insider White Female Middle Class Dream With Struggling Black Female Reality, Angela Mae Kupenda
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Latina/O (Public/Legal) Intellectuals, Social Crises, And Contemporary Social Movements, Marc-Tizoc Gonzáles
Latina/O (Public/Legal) Intellectuals, Social Crises, And Contemporary Social Movements, Marc-Tizoc Gonzáles
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Insiders Versus Outsiders: A Game-Theoretic Analysis Of The Puerto Rican Status Debate And Other “Legislative Wars Of Attrition” , F. E. Guerra-Pujol
Insiders Versus Outsiders: A Game-Theoretic Analysis Of The Puerto Rican Status Debate And Other “Legislative Wars Of Attrition” , F. E. Guerra-Pujol
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.
Shaking Out The Welcome Mat For An Enduring Latcrit Social Movement, Elvia R. Arriola
Shaking Out The Welcome Mat For An Enduring Latcrit Social Movement, Elvia R. Arriola
American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law
No abstract provided.