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The Legisprudence Of Florida\u27s Alimony Reform: Why Draconic Family Law Continues To Prevail In A Modern Society
Get PDFBombs and Babies: The Unfortunate Results of Conversion of a Military Defense Site to a Residential Neighborhood
Get PDFThere are over 9,000 Formerly Used Defense Sites in the United States. One of these sites, the Pine Castle Jeep Range, was located in what is now east Orlando. As a defense site during World War II, the area was intentionally bombarded with among other things, explosive and chemical bombs. Fifty years later, a population boom drew many to purchase their homes in the same area. This article examines the history of the Pine Castle Jeep Range and the issues resulting from subsequent increase in population. The author hopes this article will provide practical legal and technological advice for other communities dealing with a similar environmental hazard
The Value of a Life Story and Why the Right to an Individual\u27s Life Story Should Not Escape Bankruptcy
Get PDFContract Law and Fundamental Legal Conceptions: An Application of Hohfeldian Terminology to Contract Doctrine
Get PDFResponding to the Great Work: The Role of Earth Jurisprudence and Wild Law in the 21st Century
Get PDFIn this lead article, the authors build on the idea that we do not need more environmental law in response to the deteriorating health of the natural world. Rather, they argue that what is needed are different approaches to managing human relationships with the earth. They argue that the burgeoning Earth jurisprudence movement offers a deep philosophical anchor and a range of practical and multi-disciplinary approaches necessary to create law reform and societal change that will better support the natural world and human societies than our current system. The authors will outline the origins and key elements of the Earth jurisprudence movement. In addition, they explore some of the ways groups inspired by Earth laws have implemented their work. Lastly, they will provide an overview of the work being carried out by the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature, the Earth Advocates, the Center for Earth Jurisprudence, and the Australian Earth Laws Alliance
Know the Ground You\u27re Standing On: Analyzing Stand Your Ground and Self-Defense in Florida\u27s Legal System
Get PDFThe Incipient Stages Of A Nation Recognizing Same-Sex Marriages And The Battles Their Children Face
Get PDFTexas Colonias: Injustice by Definition
Get PDFColonias are usually characterized as rural or semi-rural slums inhabited by Mexican-origin immigrants and Mexican Americans. This Comment examines the socioeconomic and environmental burdens faced by Texas colonias and the public and private attempts to address these hardships
