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Dangerous! Our Focus Should Be Analysis Not Formulas Like Irac, Jane Kent Gionfriddo Oct 1995

Dangerous! Our Focus Should Be Analysis Not Formulas Like Irac, Jane Kent Gionfriddo

Jane Kent Gionfriddo

No abstract provided.


Review Of "Constitutional Torts" By Sheldon H. Nahmod, Michael L. Wells, Thomas A. Eaton, Jack M. Beermann Sep 1995

Review Of "Constitutional Torts" By Sheldon H. Nahmod, Michael L. Wells, Thomas A. Eaton, Jack M. Beermann

Faculty Scholarship

The most interesting issues in the field of constitutional torts, involving the legal and moral bases for the government's responsibility for injuries it causes, are the most difficult ones for lawyers to explore. The question whether, as a moral or social policy matter, governments and government officials should enjoy immunities or other defenses not available to private individuals is rarely confronted directly in judicial opinions or in scholarship on constitutional torts, yet it lurks behind many of the doctrinal issues that come up in constitutional tort litigation.1 A slight scratch on the surface of doctrines as disparate as official …


Litigation In The U.S. And In The Civil Law System: What Can We Learn From Each Other?, James Maxeiner Mar 1995

Litigation In The U.S. And In The Civil Law System: What Can We Learn From Each Other?, James Maxeiner

All Faculty Scholarship

Discusses the lack of American interest in learning about foreign civil procedure. Considers points where America might benefit from foreign experiences. Suggests significant differences in procedure can be attributed to emphasis on day-in-court thinking over reasoned decision thinking.


Feature: Learning The Practical Side Of Scholarship Jan 1995

Feature: Learning The Practical Side Of Scholarship

Law Quadrangle (formerly Law Quad Notes)

For generations, law students have enhanced their education by working on a law journal. In addition to honing their writing, research, and analytical skills, they learn valuable life lessons about working with all kinds of people, motivating others, meeting deadlines,and handling the details involved with printing and mailing a tangible product. Of course, as a sign of good grades, hard work, and strong writing ability, hournal experience gives students a leg up in the job market, and it's a critical first step to a scholarly career.


Patents And The Jeffersonian Mythology, 29 J. Marshall L. Rev. 269 (1995), Edward C. Walterscheid Jan 1995

Patents And The Jeffersonian Mythology, 29 J. Marshall L. Rev. 269 (1995), Edward C. Walterscheid

UIC Law Review

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