Governing Board Accountability: Competition, Regulation And Accreditation,
2010
Georgetown University Law Center
Governing Board Accountability: Competition, Regulation And Accreditation, Judith C. Areen
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
This article examines the three primary ways in which the governing boards of American colleges and universities are held to account: (1) competition; (2) regulation, including state nonprofit corporation laws, tax laws, and licensing laws; and (3) accreditation. It begins by tracing how lay (meaning nonfaculty) governing boards became the dominant form of governance in American higher education. It argues that governing boards provide American institutions of higher education with an exceptional degree of autonomy from state control and that, together with the shared governance approach that gives faculties primary responsibility for academic matters, they have been a vital factor …
Second Class Citizens: The Case Against Unequal Military Healthcare Benefits For Puerto Rican Veterans,
2010
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Second Class Citizens: The Case Against Unequal Military Healthcare Benefits For Puerto Rican Veterans, Mónica Matos-Desa
Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
The note argues that Puerto Rican veterans and their families face unequal treatment under the TRICARE healthcare system due to Puerto Rico's status as an unincorporated territory. This inequality stems from historical legal frameworks that have perpetuated the notion of Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens, despite their significant contributions to the U.S. military. The note advocates for legislative changes to extend equal TRICARE Prime benefits to Puerto Rico, ensuring first-class citizenship for its residents.
Smacking Lesson: How The Council Of Europe's Ban On Corporal Punishment Could Serve As A Model For The United States,
2010
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Smacking Lesson: How The Council Of Europe's Ban On Corporal Punishment Could Serve As A Model For The United States, Timothy John Nolen
Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
The note advocates for the United States to adopt a model similar to the Council of Europe, allowing states to ban corporal punishment while respecting federalism. It highlights the negative effects of corporal punishment and the need for a comprehensive ban, drawing on international legal standards and empirical evidence.
Using Law And Education To Make Human Rights Real In Women’S Real Lives,
2010
Georgetown University Law Center
Using Law And Education To Make Human Rights Real In Women’S Real Lives, Nancy Chi Cantalupo
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
Three courses involving gender, human rights and global laws that the author teaches to two different groups (women’s/gender studies and international affairs undergraduates; and law students) demonstrate methods of making international human rights law and principles real to women’s real lives, as both an educational and activist project. By focusing on the linkages between “thinking globally” and “acting locally” in the area of gender and human rights, these courses suggest some ways of to educate and encourage students to actualize human rights laws and principles in their own communities and lives. The topics, methods and materials used in these courses …
