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Much writing in critical legal studies has been devoted to laying bare the contradictions in liberal thought. There have been attacks and counterattacks on the liberal position and on the more conservative law and economics position. Kelman demonstrates that any critique of law and economics is inextricably tied to a broader critique of liberalism.
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This book weighs alternative conceptions of the equal opportunity principle through empirical and ethical explorations of the Federal law directing local school districts to award special educational opportunities to students classified as learning disabled. The authors examine the vexing question of how we should distribute extra education funds.
All of use heuristics - that is, we reach conclusions using shorthand cues without utilizing or analyzing all of the available information at hand. Here, Kelman takes a step back from the chaos of competing academic debates to consider the wealth of knowledge that a more expansive use of heuristics can open up.
All of use heuristics - that is, we reach conclusions using shorthand cues without utilizing or analyzing all of the available information at hand. Here, Kelman takes a step back from the chaos of competing academic debates to consider the wealth of knowledge that a more expansive use of heuristics can open up.
Eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku, the second best runner in Year 7, races through his new life in England with his personalised trainers - the Adidas stripes drawn on with marker pen - blissfully unaware of the very real threat around him. Newly-arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister Lydia, Harri absorbs the many strange elements of city life, from the bewildering array of Haribo sweets, to the frightening, fascinating gang of older boys from his school. But his life is changed forever when one of his friends is murdered. As the victim's nearly new football boots hang in tribute on railings behind fluorescent tape and a police appeal draws only silence, Harri decides to act, unwittingly endangering the fragile web his mother has spun around her family to keep them safe.
Tracing the development of originalism, Eric J. Segall shows how judges often use the theory to reach politically desirable results.
One of the leading and most-read law journals adds multiple digital editions to its worldwide distribution. This current issue of the Stanford Law Review contains studies of law, economics, and social policy by scholars Ryan Scott (on sentencing disparity), Scott Hershovitz (what Harry Potter means to torts), Robert Cooter & Neil Siegel (collective federalism), and Brian Galle & Jonathan Klick (alternative minimum tax). Volume 63, Issue 1's contents include: "Inter-Judge Sentencing Disparity After Booker: A First Look," by Ryan W. Scott "Harry Potter and the Trouble with Tort Theory," by Scott Hershovitz "Collective Action Federalism: A General Theory of Article I, Section 8," by Robert D. Cooter & Neil S. Siegel "Recessions and the Social Safety Net: The Alternative Minimum Tax as a Countercyclical Fiscal Stabilizer," by Brian Galle & Jonathan Klick
A leading law journal features a digital edition as part of its worldwide distribution, using quality ebook formatting and active links. This issue of the Stanford Law Review, Volume 64, Issue 4 - April 2012, contains studies of law, economics, and social policy by recognized scholars on diverse topics of interest to the academic and professional community. Contents for this issue include: -- The Tragedy of the Carrots: Economics and Politics in the Choice of Price Instruments, by Brian Galle -- “They Saw a Protest”: Cognitive Illiberalism and the Speech-Conduct Distinction, by Dan M. Kahan, David A. Hoffman, Donald Braman, Danieli Evans & Jeffrey J. Rachlinski -- Constitutional Design i...
One of the most-read law journals adds a true ebook edition to its worldwide distribution, becoming the first general interest law review to do so. This current issue of the Stanford Law Review contains studies of law, economics, and social policy by such recognized scholars as Kenneth Bamberger, Deirdre Mulligan, Judge Richard Posner, Albert Yoon, Cynthia Estland, and Norman Spaulding. Volume 63, Issue 2's contents are: "Privacy on the Books and on the Ground," by Kenneth A. Bamberger & Deirdre K. Mulligan "What Judges Think of the Quality of Legal Representation," by Richard A. Posner & Albert H. Yoon "Just the Facts: The Case for Workplace Transparency," by Cynthia Estlund Essay, "Independence and Experimentalism in the Department of Justice," by Norman W. Spaulding Note, "The 'Benefit' of Spying: Defining the Boundaries of Economic Espionage under the Economic Espionage Act of 1996" In the new ebook edition, the footnotes, graphs, and tables of contents (including those for individual articles) are fully linked, properly scaled, and functional; the original note numbering is retained; and the issue is properly formatted.