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The "Enlightened Barbarity" Of Inclusive Fitness And Wrongful Death: Biological Justifications For An Investment Theory Of Loss In Wycko V. Gnodtke, Ryan Shannon Dec 2010

The "Enlightened Barbarity" Of Inclusive Fitness And Wrongful Death: Biological Justifications For An Investment Theory Of Loss In Wycko V. Gnodtke, Ryan Shannon

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Wrongful death laws should permit and encourage courts and juries to consider the survivors' investment in decedents when determining wrongful death damages, given new biological justifications for this theory of loss. The investment theory of damages, which permits an award of damages based on the investment of financial resources relatives make in one another, originated in Michigan's courts in the early 1 960s, but as of present day has been largely abrogated. In the context of modern understandings of evolutionary biology, including kin selection theory and sociobiology, the investment theory of recovery accords with the goals of corrective justice as …


Presumed Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Burden Of Proof In Wrongful Conviction Claims Under State Compensation Statutes, Daniel S. Kahn Oct 2010

Presumed Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The Burden Of Proof In Wrongful Conviction Claims Under State Compensation Statutes, Daniel S. Kahn

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

Despite significant efforts to uncover and prevent wrongful convictions, little attention has been paid to the compensation of wrongfully convicted individuals once they are released from prison. State compensation statutes offer the best path to redress because they do not require the claimant to prove that the state was at fault for the wrongful conviction and because they are not susceptible to the same political influences as other methods of compensation. However, even under compensation statutes, too many meritorious claims are dismissed, settled for far too little, or never brought in the first place. After examining the current statutory framework, …


Enforcing International Corrupt Practices Law, Paul D. Carrington Oct 2010

Enforcing International Corrupt Practices Law, Paul D. Carrington

Michigan Journal of International Law

This Essay strives to advance the current international movement to deter the transnational corrupt practices that have long burdened the global economy and weakened governments, especially in "developing" nations. Laws made in the last decade to address this longstanding global problem have not been effectively enforced. Described here are the moderately successful efforts in the United States since 1862 to reward private citizens serving as enforcers of laws prohibiting corrupt practices. It is suggested that this American experience might be adapted by international organizations to enhance enforcement of the new public international laws.


Receiverships In The Prison Litigation Context: Factors Necessary For An Effective Judicial Remedy Of Last Resort, Liat Weingart Oct 2010

Receiverships In The Prison Litigation Context: Factors Necessary For An Effective Judicial Remedy Of Last Resort, Liat Weingart

Cardozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal

This note examines the effectiveness of judicial receiverships as a last-resort remedy in institutional reform litigation, particularly in the context of prison systems. It argues that the success of receiverships depends on the court's ability to supervise effectively and ensure the receiver's independence from political influence. The analysis highlights that appointing executive agents as receivers often leads to conflicts of interest, undermining the remedy's effectiveness, and emphasizes the need for robust supervisory structures, such as Special Masters, to ensure accountability and alignment with court objectives.


Background Principles, Takings, And Libertarian Property: A Reply To Professor Huffman, J.B. Ruhl, Michael C. Blumm Aug 2010

Background Principles, Takings, And Libertarian Property: A Reply To Professor Huffman, J.B. Ruhl, Michael C. Blumm

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

One of the principal, if unexpected, results of the Supreme Court's 1992 decision in "Lucas v. South Carolina" Coastal Commission is the rise of background principles of property and nuisance law as a categorical defense to takings claims. Our writings on the background principles defense have provoked Professor Huffman, a devoted advocate for an expanded use of regulatory takings to protect landowner development rights, to mistakenly charge us with arguing for the use of common law principles to circumvent the rule of law, Supreme Court intent, and the takings clause. Actually, ours was not a normative brief at all, but …


Punitive Damages In Securities Arbitration: An Empirical Study, Stephen Choi, Theodore Eisenberg Jun 2010

Punitive Damages In Securities Arbitration: An Empirical Study, Stephen Choi, Theodore Eisenberg

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

This article provides the first empirical analysis of punitive damages in securities arbitrations. Using a data set of over 6,800 securities arbitration awards, we find that claimants prevailed in 48.9 percent of arbitrations and that 9.1 percent of those claimant victories included a punitive damages award. The existence of a punitive damages award was associated with claims that suggested egregious misbehavior and with claims that provided higher compensatory awards. The pattern of punitive awards is more consistent with a traditional view of punitive damages that incorporates a retributive component than with a law and economics emphasis on efficient deterrence. We …


Peace Agreements And International Peace Operations: The Case Of Sierra Leone, Haruyuki Irie May 2010

Peace Agreements And International Peace Operations: The Case Of Sierra Leone, Haruyuki Irie

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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Lethal Discrimination 2: Repairing The Remedies For Racial Discrimination In Capital Sentencing, J. Thomas Sullivan Apr 2010

Lethal Discrimination 2: Repairing The Remedies For Racial Discrimination In Capital Sentencing, J. Thomas Sullivan

Law Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Fresh Look At Punitive Damages, Richard Henry Seamon Jan 2010

Fresh Look At Punitive Damages, Richard Henry Seamon

Articles

No abstract provided.


Optimal Fines For False Patent Marking, Thomas F. Cotter Jan 2010

Optimal Fines For False Patent Marking, Thomas F. Cotter

Michigan Telecommunications & Technology Law Review

This Essay proposes that, in order to avoid imposing arbitrary (and perhaps unnecessarily large) fines for false patent marking, courts should seek guidance in the law of remedies for false advertising and copyright infringement. In particular, courts should attempt to approximate the social harm caused by actionable false marking by taking into account (1) the plaintiff's loss (if any) and the defendant's gain (if any) attributable to the false marking at issue; (2) the plausibility of substantial but less easily quantifiable harms to consumers and to nonparty competitors; and (3) the risks, on the one hand, of underdeterring statutory violations …


Sliding Towards Educational Outcomes: A New Remedy For High-Stakes Education Lawsuits In A Post-Nclb World, Christopher A. Suarez Jan 2010

Sliding Towards Educational Outcomes: A New Remedy For High-Stakes Education Lawsuits In A Post-Nclb World, Christopher A. Suarez

Michigan Journal of Race and Law

Sheff v. O'Neill ushered in a new wave of education reform litigation that may challenge the constitutionality of de facto segregation under state education clauses, but its remedy has been inadequate. This Note proposes a new desegregation remedy-the sliding scale remedy-to address socioeconomic isolation in this unique constitutional context. The remedy employs varying degrees of equity power depending on students' academic outcomes. It balances concerns over local control and separation of powers with the court's need to effectuate right, establishes a clear remedial principle, and ensures that states and school districts focus on students as they implement remedies.


Punitive Damages And Class Actions, Francis Mcgovern Jan 2010

Punitive Damages And Class Actions, Francis Mcgovern

Faculty Scholarship

The union of punitive damages and class actions can be aptly described with Samuel Johnson’s famous quotation regarding marriage: “The triumph of hope over experience.” By most conventional wisdom, there is little future for plaintiffs or defendants who desire to resolve punitive damages claims globally using the procedural vehicle of a class action. From a conceptual perspective, however, there are circumstances under which the union could function. This Article explores those possibilities, not in the spirit of normative support, but in the spirit of exploring theories that may have some prospective vitality. Notwithstanding the chilly reception that punitive damages class …


The Process Is The Problem: Lessons Learned From United States Drug Sentencing Reform, Erik S. Siebert Jan 2010

The Process Is The Problem: Lessons Learned From United States Drug Sentencing Reform, Erik S. Siebert

Law Student Publications

This paper serves to fill that gap, using the history, players, and processes involved as a means to refocus sentencing reform. Part II provides a historical overview of drug sentencing from its conception to its current state. Part III looks at drug sentencing reforms, identifying the players involved and explaining their diverse motivations. Part IV presents lessons learned and proposes a moderate set of normative remedies.


Class Actions In The European Union?: Importing Lessons Learned From The United States' Experience Into European Community Competition Law, Tiffany Chieu Jan 2010

Class Actions In The European Union?: Importing Lessons Learned From The United States' Experience Into European Community Competition Law, Tiffany Chieu

Cardozo Journal of International and Comparative Law

The note argues that the European Union (EU) needs to establish an effective collective redress mechanism to address the challenges faced by victims of anticompetitive practices, who currently struggle to obtain adequate compensation. While the European Commission has proposed opt-in collective redress and representative actions, the note contends that an opt-out mechanism, akin to the U.S. class action system, would better deter wrongdoing and enhance compensation without fostering excessive litigation. The EU can draw lessons from the U.S. experience but must tailor its approach to avoid the pitfalls of a litigious culture.


Decriminalizing Students With Disabilities, Dean Hill Rivkin Jan 2010

Decriminalizing Students With Disabilities, Dean Hill Rivkin

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Failing The Grade: How The Use Of Corporal Punishment In U.S. Public Schools Demonstrates The Need For U.S. Ratification Of The Children’S Rights Convention And The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities, Alice Farmer, Kate Stinson Jan 2010

Failing The Grade: How The Use Of Corporal Punishment In U.S. Public Schools Demonstrates The Need For U.S. Ratification Of The Children’S Rights Convention And The Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities, Alice Farmer, Kate Stinson

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Pampasan Kepada Mangsa Rogol Di Malaysia Menurut Perspektif Syariah., Rozilawati Mat Yacob Jan 2010

Pampasan Kepada Mangsa Rogol Di Malaysia Menurut Perspektif Syariah., Rozilawati Mat Yacob

Student Works (2010-2019)

The statistic of rape cases in Malaysia is obviously increasing since the year 2000-2006. This phenomenon is becoming more serious over these years particularly with increasing incidents of rape and murder cases. The rape tragedy definitely left the victim with many effects. It is timely to make a research about rape as a brutal crime and also the compensation for victims in Malaysia. The main objective of this research is to suggest a rape compensation system to be practiced in Malaysia, by looking at the principles laid down by Islam as well as by looking to the practices in Western …


Kesalahan-Kesalahan Matrimoni Dalam Kes Perceraian Di Luar Mahkamah Dan Tanpa Kebenaran Mahkamah : Kajian Di Mahkamah Syariah Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan., Mazlan Abd Manan Jan 2010

Kesalahan-Kesalahan Matrimoni Dalam Kes Perceraian Di Luar Mahkamah Dan Tanpa Kebenaran Mahkamah : Kajian Di Mahkamah Syariah Negeri Selangor Darul Ehsan., Mazlan Abd Manan

Student Works (2010-2019)

There is no specific nas (justification) provided in the Al-Quran and the Al-Sunnah with regards to divorce outside the Court without due permission. However, over the years this ongoing problem has led the scholars to view their justifications on the matter. In view of this, the purpose of this dissertation is to feature the study on divorce cases outside Court and without the Court’s permission and its implementation to Malaysian law specifically in reference to cases from the Syariah Courts in Selangor. The Selangor Islamic Family Law Enactment 1984 for instance, as proposed by the Syariah Court has come up …


Isu-Isu Dalam Kes Harta Sepencarian Di Mahkamah Syariah Singapura : Satu Analisis., Idham Halid Romli Jan 2010

Isu-Isu Dalam Kes Harta Sepencarian Di Mahkamah Syariah Singapura : Satu Analisis., Idham Halid Romli

Student Works (2010-2019)

This study discusses the issues of harta sepencarian (jointly-accumulated wealth) in the Syariah Court of Singapore. The objectives of this study are to examine the meaning and interpretation of harta sepencarian, and the influence of direct and indirect contributions in determining the amount received by the husband and wife from the harta sepencarian. Although the AMLA has provided general guidelines and interpretation on the factors which need to be taken into consideration when determining the distribution of harta sepencarian, but these guidelines do not distinguish between the main and supporting factors. Through literature studies, case-studies of Court cases and interviews, …


Short Selling And The News: A Preliminary Report On An Empirical Study, Merritt B. Fox, Lawrence R. Glosten, Paul C. Tetlock Jan 2010

Short Selling And The News: A Preliminary Report On An Empirical Study, Merritt B. Fox, Lawrence R. Glosten, Paul C. Tetlock

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Counterparty Regulation And Its Limits: The Evolution Of The Credit Default Swaps Market, Houman B. Shadab Jan 2010

Counterparty Regulation And Its Limits: The Evolution Of The Credit Default Swaps Market, Houman B. Shadab

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Keynote Address: The Conflicted Trustee Dilemma, Steven L. Schwarcz Jan 2010

Keynote Address: The Conflicted Trustee Dilemma, Steven L. Schwarcz

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


A Board’S Duty To Monitor, Eric J. Pan Jan 2010

A Board’S Duty To Monitor, Eric J. Pan

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Carpe Crisis: Capitalizing On The Breakdown Of Capitalism To Consider The Creation Of Social Businesses, Celia R. Tayloe Jan 2010

Carpe Crisis: Capitalizing On The Breakdown Of Capitalism To Consider The Creation Of Social Businesses, Celia R. Tayloe

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Does Cercla Preempt New York State Law Claims For Cost Recovery And Contribution?, Kristi Weiner Jan 2010

Does Cercla Preempt New York State Law Claims For Cost Recovery And Contribution?, Kristi Weiner

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Nieves V. Home Box Office, Inc., Andrew Nieh Jan 2010

Nieves V. Home Box Office, Inc., Andrew Nieh

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Margae, Inc. V. Clear Link Technologies, Jonathan Goodman Jan 2010

Margae, Inc. V. Clear Link Technologies, Jonathan Goodman

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Procedures For Public Law Remediation In School-To-Prison Pipeline Litigation: Lessons Learned From Antoine V. Winner School District, Catherine Y. Kim Jan 2010

Procedures For Public Law Remediation In School-To-Prison Pipeline Litigation: Lessons Learned From Antoine V. Winner School District, Catherine Y. Kim

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


Controlling Partners: When Law Enforcement Meets Discipline In Public Schools, Lisa H. Thurau, Johanna Wald Jan 2010

Controlling Partners: When Law Enforcement Meets Discipline In Public Schools, Lisa H. Thurau, Johanna Wald

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.


African American Disproportionality In School Discipline: The Divide Between Best Evidence And Legal Remedy, Russell J. Skiba, Suzanne E. Eckes, Kevin Brown Jan 2010

African American Disproportionality In School Discipline: The Divide Between Best Evidence And Legal Remedy, Russell J. Skiba, Suzanne E. Eckes, Kevin Brown

NYLS Law Review

No abstract provided.