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Handle With Care: Domestic Violence Safety Planning In The Age Of Data Privacy Laws, Jenny Wu

Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental, & Innovation Law

The United States has been patiently waiting for a comprehensive federal data privacy law to protect consumers. However, strong data privacy laws can also protect a less thought-about group: survivors of domestic violence and intimate partner violence. As new technology proliferates into our daily lives, technology-based abuse is quickly becoming a common form of intimate partner abuse. Domestic violence survivors and advocates have to stay extra vigilant about who has access to their internet data. Needing to understand technology-specific safety measures and learn technology-literacy skills adds more work to already overwhelmed domestic violence advocates and survivors. Could the law serve …

Lost In Space: An Exploration Of The Current Gaps In Space Law, Katherine Latimer Martinez

Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental, & Innovation Law

Since the 1960’s the international community has made huge advancements in technology and space exploration. However, since that time, the legal and regulatory system governing such advances and exploration has not matched the course. The body of law governing outer space exploration and resources has failed to keep up with advances in the industry. Individual countries, originally thought to not have spacefaring capabilities, are now major contributors to the future of space exploration, each with its own regulatory system. Furthermore, over time there has been an increase in the presence and influence of private companies over the research and development …

Freedom Of Expression V. Social Responsibility On The Internet: Vivi Down Association V. Google, Raphael Cohen-Almagor, Natalina Stamile

Seattle Journal of Technology, Environmental, & Innovation Law

The aim of the article is to reflect on Google’s social responsibility by analyzing a milestone court decision, Vivi Down Association v. Google, that took place in Italy, involving the posting of an offensive video clip on Google Video. It was a landmark decision because it refuted the assertion that the Internet knows no boundaries, that the Internet transcends national laws due to its international nature, and that Internet intermediaries, such as Google, are above the law. This case shows that when the legal authorities of a given country decide to assert their jurisdiction, Internet companies need to abide by …

How To End The Cycle Of Domestic Violence: Policies Focused On Children, Ashley Phillips

Child and Family Law Journal

There is an alarming amount of people who witness childhood domestic violence, and when children are exposed to domestic violence, they are subjected to a cycle of violence and trauma that exists in families for generations.1 However, society does not focus on trauma-exposed children to help break the cycle of domestic violence, even though child witnesses and victims become future abusers and prison inmates. This paper explains the cycle of domestic violence and its traumatic effects, examines the problems and limits of the law in respect to family intervention, and concludes with policy solutions focused on assisting children exposed to …

Parental Leave In The United States: Why The United States Should Follow France In Implementing Mandatory Paid Paternal Leave, Emily Bergmann

Child and Family Law Journal

This article addresses an issue relevant to all working parents: paid parental leave. The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world to not guarantee paid leave for parents. Substantial research and studies have documented numerous benefits correlated to paid parental leave including increased workforce participation, health benefits for both children and parents, reduced gender stereotypes, and more. Unfortunately, many fathers are stigmatized when they choose to take family leave; therefore, making leave mandatory is necessary to reduce this stigma. Current paternity leave policies in the United States will be analyzed under the FMLA, individual states, and private …

The Current State Of Students’ Fourth Amendment Rights: How Implicit Bias Goes Unchecked In A Subjective Framework, Christian Williams

Child and Family Law Journal

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The True Detriment Of Sibling Separation Lies In The Law, Vincent Sorrentino

Child and Family Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Gestational Surrogacy Contract Terms Under The 2017 Uniform Parentage Act, Jhonell Campbell

Child and Family Law Journal

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Chimerism And Mosaicism: The Fallibility Of Dna Evidence, Robert Ellis-Liang

Child and Family Law Journal

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Comment: Doe V. Woodard And Its Impact On The Circuit Split Surrounding Social Workers’ Inspections Of Suspected Victims Of Child Abuse, Mary Kate Workman

Child and Family Law Journal

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Child Entertainers And Their Limited Protections: A Call For An Interstate Compact, Tabetha Bennett

Child and Family Law Journal

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The Grass Is Greener Somewhere: Protecting Privacy Rights Of Medical Cannabis Patients In The Workplace, Benjamin West

Chicago-Kent Law Review

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Deodand, Brian L. Frye

Seattle University Law Review Online

Deodands are a delightful example of a common law doctrine that caused something to happen: the Crown was enabled to tax tortfeasors. But not in a way anyone expected at the time or anyone understands today. Look on their logic and despair. You’ll never figure it out, no matter how hard you try. And that’s what makes them so lyrical. The concept of the deodand is beautiful even though we can’t understand it. Or rather, it’s beautiful because we can’t understand it. If we understood deodands, surely they would be as prosaic as life insurance and conceptual art.

In 1964, …

“Can You Make It Out Alive?” Investigating Penal Imaginaries At Forts, Sanitaria, Asylums, And Segregated Schools, Linda Mussell, Kevin Walby, Justin Piché

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"We draw from literature on penal imaginaries to examine representations at fright nights and other staged cultural scenes from across Canada and the United States that reproduce justifications for imprisonment and punishment. Based on an analysis of online content and news coverage of fright nights organized at forts, sanitoria, psychiatric institutions/asylums, and segregated schools, we demonstrate that these displays mobilize stereotypes and shame to denigrate prisoners and naturalize imprisonment. Moreover, we show that these displays invoke health tropes concerning contagion to intensify fears regarding prisoners by portraying them as a threat to the social body, further rationalizing the existence of …

Do I Report This? Understanding Variation In The Content Of State Mandatory Reporting Laws, Robert D. Lytle, Dana L. Radatz, Lisa L. Sample, Randi M. Latiolais

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"Since accusations went public that administrators at Pennsylvania State University ignored reports of child abuse during the Jerry Sandusky trial almost a decade ago, several educational and state agencies have reinterpreted aspects of their respective laws requiring certain persons to report suspected child maltreatment (mandatory reporting laws). These reinterpretations were possible due to the ambiguity of statutory language used in the law and, subsequently, may have exposed individuals to a legal responsibility to report to which they were previously unaware. In this study, we use a thematic content analysis to examine variation across state mandatory reporting statutes from all fifty …

Policing Perspectives Concerning Confusion And Uncertainty In Policing Practices With “Honour”- Based Crimes And Forced Marriages, Wendy Aujla

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"Police regularly deal with various forms of violence against women and girls, such as domestic violence, family violence, and intimate partner violence in police work. However, since certain kinds of violence require a more nuanced approach to investigations, this paper reports on the experiences and challenges in policing different types of violence, such as “honour”-based crimes (HBCs), including forced marriages (FMs), within the broader Canadian discourse and political stances informing law and policy decisions. As well as what is still needed to improve responses to HBCs and FMs, it is important to consider the impact of laws and policy changes …

“It’S Not A Conversation Starter.” Or Is It?: Stigma Management Strategies Of The Formerly Incarcerated In Personal And Occupational Settings, Nicholas Park, Grant Tietjen

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"Mass incarceration and its ill effects remains a major social problem in the United States. Those exiting the criminal justice system reenter society with the label of exconvict, a label that is permanent, highly stigmatized in American society, and has serious potential ramifications for successful reintegration, including: access to employment, higher education, and housing; acceptance in their communities; and successful personal relationships. The purpose of this study was to explore (1) anticipated stigma, (2) actual experienced stigma, and (3) the stigma management strategies that formerly incarcerated individuals employed in their personal and occupational lives. Drawing from a modified labeling theory …

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Noble Intent Is Not Enough To Run Veterans Court Mentoring Programs: A Qualitative Study Of Mentors’ Role Orientation And Responsibilities, Anne S. Douds, Eileen M. Ahlin, Cassandra Atkins-Plunk

Qualitative Criminology (QC)

"Mentoring is a key component of veterans treatment courts, a diversionary problem-solving court for justice-involved military veterans. Mentoring programs are unique to veterans’ courts; no other problem-solving courts systematically include them as critical components of their court programming. Despite their prominence in veterans courts, little is known about mentor program operations and court expectations for mentors’ roles and responsibilities. This study examines mentors’ roles and responsibilities as perceived by mentees, mentors, and veterans treatment court staff. Using in-depth interview data from respondents from each of these groups, supplemented by observational data from court hearings and pre-court meetings, we identify three …

Movement Law, Jocelyn Simonson, Amna A. Akbar, Sameer M. Ashar

Faculty Scholarship

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Spring 2021

The Weldon Times

A student-run publication from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University.

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Book Of The Number A Formation Abi Al Qasem Yousf Bin Ali Bin Jparaha Alhzalie 403 - 465 Hegira, Ammar Ammen Al- Daddo, Mustafa Adnan Al-Ithawi

UAEU Law Journal

Remarkably, there has been an argument about the number of the Holy Quran’s verses, some descended in Mecca and others descended in Madinah and why and what they descended for. This book includes a firmly religious and scientific ground enriching the reader by the decisive evidences for confirming the number of the Holy verses and a persuasive counterattack against those who say that Sahaba kept back some verses.

In addition to the recommendation of Al-Hafiz Al Zahabi and Ibn AL Jazri, many evidences converge together to prove the truth of this religious researcher:

- His dedication to Islamic Divinity after …

Comparative Interpretation: Authentic Study

UAEU Law Journal

This paper deals with the "Comparative Interpretation "from linguistically and terminological point of view, and to explain its beginnings, stages, origins, rules and fields, that are represented in its divisions, and then to determine its scientific path to recognize the objectives of this kind of interpretation particularly its benefits and goals.

Allegiance In The Sunnah Of The Prophet, Zuheir Othman Ali

UAEU Law Journal

The research deals with the pledge for the former and the later scholars. I defined the pledge as: “an agreement contract between the Islamic Nation and the ruler who applies Al Sharia rules “.

I mentioned its validity in the Holy Quran, the pure Sunna and the agreement of the nation. I referred to the usage of the pledge from the versions of Islamic groups. Then I defined the places where the pledge was mentioned in the most important books of Sunna. I noticed the repetition of the most of Hadiths of the pledge inside those books. But I intended …

Investigating The Authenticity Of The Narrator On The Grounds Of His Being Close To The Ruler

UAEU Law Journal

The objective of this research is investigating the authencity of the narrator on the grounds of his being close to the ruler.

This subject has been investigated through defining its expressions, collecting many of its proverbs and views that are scattered in the books which held opposing views on the subject It has been clarified through reviewing the 40 the critics who questioned them.

On the other hand, the most important issue that has been analyzed in this research is evaluating this questioning, revealing its level, showing its sources, and appointing its position in its authenticity. As a result of …

Title: Secularism Between Theorem And Application

UAEU Law Journal

The great wisdom of God declares that Islam is the culmination of all religions and that his prophet and messenger Mohamed has been chosen for this religion. God saved the Quraan (which is suitable for all time and all generations) enduring forever from any changes by the characteristic of its fundamentals and basis of this religion.

The adversaries of Islam knew that the power of this religion stems from its sources which are Quraan and Sonah, and they have been trying to convert Muslims and change the Islamic laws to suit the Western laws. Their intention is to destroy the …

Textual Syntax In The Interpretation Of The Holy Quran

UAEU Law Journal

Modern times witnessed a flourishing of textual theories and studies that aim to engage the Holy Quran by analyzing its internal and external structures. Contemporary critics argue that the textual theory is a modern phenomenon unknown in Arabic literary studies. However, a scrutinized insight into the literary and critical heritage of ancient Arab scholars reveals an awareness of the text theory regardless of differences in terminology. Arab interpreters of the Quran were aware of the text theory because they discuss the cohesion of the Quranic verses in addition to the organic unity of the Quranic verses themselves. They also explore …

The Roiling Of Binding The Rules Of Writing And Punctuating The Mushaf, Ahmad Shukria

UAEU Law Journal

This research explores the relationship between the spelling system of Arabic and the writing system of the Mushaf. Also it shows the usage of binding with the rules of the writing of the Mushaf.

The research explains the reasons behind the deviation in the writing of the numerous words in the Qur'an. These reasons are: the possible deviation in the original copies of Othmanic Mushaf , the differences in the copies which were copied from the original ones, the dispute among the narrators on what these copies contain and using analogy in the writing of some words in the …

Imama Al Moosly And His Efforts In Refutation And Substantiation Of Hadith, Abdelaziz Shaker Al-Kubaisi

UAEU Law Journal

Refutation and substantiation of Hadith is an Islamic discipline which aims at judging how sound the Hadith is Imam Al Moosly was a forerunner in this field. This paper deals with the life and contribution of this Islamic scholar whose personality was not investigated well cough by researchers. The paper also identifies the rules which he set for this vital discipline.

The Book Of Pausing (Starting Quran Recitation), Ammar Ammen Al- Daddo

UAEU Law Journal

This book deals with ore of the Quranie scinees which explores pausing and initiation which is synonymous with proper tajweed. The book includes a useful introduchion that highlights the importance of this Quranie science. It has two parts, the first of which deals with the author and the other with the book and references.