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Sudden, Forced, and Unwanted Kisses in the #MeToo Era: Why A Kiss is Not “Just A Kiss” Under Italian Sexual Violence Law
Get PDF#MeToo reports have revealed a significant number of forced kisses typically by men in positions of authority. Previous scholarship in the US has viewed such instances as to rare or too minor to be worthy of criminal sanctions. Indeed, there are no such reported criminal cases involving adults. However, in Italy, the Supreme Court of Cassazione has upheld sexual violence convictions for such forced kisses. This article analyzes these cases and investigates the types of considerations the Italian Supreme Court includes in its evaluation of these situations. This article also suggests specific aspects of US laws that could benefit from a comparative analysis. While forced kisses are not the same as rape, the #MeToo movement has shown that these are more common than previously thought and cause harm to the survivors
First Panel: Concerns for Animals in Entertainment and the Path of Protection Through Litigation
No full textCERCLA Cleanup 2019.12.13 Letter to EPA on its November Comments to the Draft FYR Addendum for Soil
Get PDFDecember 13, 2019 letter to EPA providing additional comments on the Fourth Five Year Review and related documents which must analyze whether the cleanup is protective of human health and the environment: the Navy’s risk assessment should consider consumption of produce grown on the former shipyard; the Navy must provide rationale for the remedial goal used for radium-223; the retesting must use adequate sensitivity to detect radioactivity far below the current remedial goals which are not protective, and; the Navy continues to make unfounded assertions about the protectiveness of the remedy. (6 pages
Protecting Natural Resources Through State Law: Two Examples from California
No full textWith intransigence at the federal level on environmental issues, there is a unique opportunity for those seeking to improve the protection of natural resources to focus on state law and state agencies. This blog describes how, in California, two laws that present opportunities to protect natural resources are the Reclamation Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act
The IP Law Book Review, v9 #1
Get PDFPATENT POLITICS: LIFE FORMS, MARKETS, AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE, by Shobita Parthasarathy. Reviewed by Wissam Aoun, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
EXHAUSTING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS by Shubha Ghosh and Irene Calboli. Reviewed by Samuel F. Ernst, Golden Gate University School of Law.
THE RIGHT OF PUBLICITY: PRIVACY REIMAGINED FOR A PUBLIC WORLD, by Jennifer E. Rothman. Reviewed by Eric E. Johnson, University of Oklahoma College of Law
Perennial Beauty #20
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