Vol. 71, Issue 1, 2009

COGITATIONS CONCERNING THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR PARADIGM: IS THE CURE WORSE THAN THE DISEASE?

Joseph W. Bellacosa

Reflection on the State-appointed New York City Special Prosecutor who was charged with investigating corruption in the criminal justice system.

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REGIONALISM REVISITED: THE EFFORT TO STREAMLINE GOVERNANCE IN BUFFALO AND ERIE COUNTY, NEW YORK

Craig R. Bucki

This article considers the provisions of New York law which may offer an electorally palatable alternative to formal consolidation of municipalities.

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PASSION IS NO ORDINARY WORD
Steven K. Berenson
This essay challenges the notion that the legal profession is presently in a state of crisis.
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TEACHING LAW OFFICE MANAGEMENT: WHY LAW STUDENTS NEED TO KNOW THE BUSINESS OF BEING A LAWYER
Debra Moss Curtis
This article discusses the importance of students learning the professional skill of Law Office Management.
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CRITICIZING THE ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FRANCHISE ENCROACHMENT LAW
Uri Benoliel
This article proposes that encroachment practices are often used by franchisors to cause their franchisees‘ businesses to fail, allowing franchisors to evade a contractual obligation to pay damages.
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SHOULD ANTITRUST PRINCIPLES BE USED TO ASSESS INSURANCE RESIDUAL MARKET MECHANISMS, SUCH AS NEW YORK’S MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE PLAN?
Michael A. Haskel
This article considers the nature of insurance as a commodity and evaluates New York's Medical Malpractice Insurance Plan.

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[PRE]DETERMINING THE CRIME OF AGGRESSION: HAS THE TIME COME TO ALLOW THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT ITS FREEDOM?

Troy Lavers

This article critiques the necessity for a Security Council determination of whether an act of aggression was committed as a precondition to the ICC having jurisdiction over the crime.

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NUREMBERG’S LEGACY CONTINUES: THE NUREMBERG TRIALS’ INFLUENCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS LITIGATION IN U.S. COURTS UNDER THE ALIEN TORT STATUTE

Gwynne Skinner

This article traces the Nuremberg trials' influence on human rights litigation in the U.S. under the Alien Tort Statute.

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JUDICIAL ACTIVISM IN THE SERVICE OF PRIVILEGE: NEW YORK’S FIRST DEPARTMENT MAKES SPECIAL RULES FOR SPECIAL DEFENDANTS

Craig Gurian

This article demonstrates that Pelton’s application of the business judgment rule was unwarranted and unsupportable and that Pelton ignored the plain language of the City Human Rights Law.

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CONCURRENCE, POSNER-STYLE: TEN WAYS TO LOOK AT THE CONCURRING OPINIONS OF JUDGE RICHARD A. POSNER
Robert F. Blomquist
This article considers Judge Posner's concurring opinion style during his first quarter century of appellate judging.
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INDIAN COUNTRY IN CYBER SPACE: BELLA HESS AND COMMERCE CLAUSE CONSTRAINTS ON INTERSTATE, MAIL-ORDER TRANSACTIONS
Ben Fenner
This article considers the states' ability to tax Internet transactions originating on reservations.
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A NATIONALIST CRITIQUE OF LOCAL LAWS PURPORTING TO REGULATE THE HIRING OF UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS
Adam L. Lounsbury
This comment discusses the implications of federal supremacy on local laws designed to regulate the hiring of undocumented workers.

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