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Through the Lens of Innovation
Get PDFThe legal system constantly follows the footsteps of innovation and attempts to discourage its migration overseas. Yet, present legal rules that inform and explain entrepreneurial circumstances lack a core understanding of the concept of entrepreneurship. By its nature, law imposes order. It provides rules, remedies, and classifications that direct behavior in a consistent manner. Entrepreneurship turns on the contrary. It entails making creative judgments about the unknown. It involves adapting to disarray. It thrives on deviation as opposed to traditional causation. This Article argues that these differences matter. It demonstrates that current laws lock entrepreneurs into inefficient legal routes. Through specific legal classifications, it points to significant distortionary effects. It theorizes that a legal culture that wishes to entice entrepreneurship is one that requires legal agents to think like entrepreneurs. Thereafter, it offers a bridge between law and entrepreneurship by providing policymakers with tools to recognize its distinctive modus operandi
The Jezebel remedy
No full textWhen an unpopular local dies in a suspicious accident, the husband-and-wife legal team of Joe and Lisa Stone are entangled in a corporate conspiracy that threatens their lives and Lisa\u27s desperate secrethttps://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2016/1001/thumbnail.jp
The Boulevard trial
No full textThe Boulevard trial tells the story of three women who confront an unforgiving past during a New York prostitution case. It is a story of lawyers and clients, mothers and daughters, and the redeeming power of unconditional love.https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2016/1011/thumbnail.jp
The guilty
No full textWill Robie escaped his small Gulf Coast hometown of Cantrell, Mississippi after high school, severing all personal ties, and never looked back. Not once. Not until the unimaginable occurs. His father, Dan Robie, has been arrested and charged with murder. Father and son haven\u27t spoken or seen each other since the day Robie left town. In that time, Dan Robie -- a local attorney and pillar of the community -- has been elected town judge. Despite this, most of Cantrell is aligned against Dan. His guilt is assumed. To make matters worse, Dan has refused to do anything to defend himself. When Robie tries to help, his father responds only with anger and defiance. Could Dan really be guilty? With the equally formidable Jessica Reel at his side, Robie ignores his father\u27s wishes and begins his own desperate investigation into the case. But Robie is now a stranger to his hometown, an outsider, a man who has forsaken his past and his family. His attempts to save his father are met with distrust and skepticism... and violence. Unlike the missions Robie undertook in the service of his country, where his target was clearly defined, digging into his father\u27s case only reveals more questions. Robie is drawn into the hidden underside of Cantrell, where he must face the unexpected and possibly deadly consequences of the long-ago choices made by father and son. And this time, there may be no escape for either of themhttps://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2016/1000/thumbnail.jp
The Implications of the Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction for the Prohibition of the Use of Force
No full textThe prohibition of the use of force in international law is one of the major achievements of international law in the past century. The attempt to outlaw war as a means of national policy and to establish a system of collective security after both World Wars resulted in the creation of the United Nations Charter, which remains a principal point of reference for the law on the use of force to this day. There have, however, been considerable challenges to the law on the prohibition ofThe prohibition of the use of force in international law is one of the major achievements of international law in the past century. The attempt to outlaw war as a means of national policy and to establish a system of collective security after both World Wars resulted in the creation of the United Nations Charter, which remains a principal point of reference for the law on the use of force to this day. There have, however, been considerable challenges to the law on the prohibition of the use of force over the past two decades.This Oxford Handbook is a comprehensive and authoritative study of the modern law on the use of force. Over seventy experts in the field offer a detailed analysis, and to an extent a restatement, of the law in this area. The Handbook reviews the status of the law on the use of force, and assesses what changes, if any, have occurred in consequence to recent developments. It offers cutting-edge and up-to-date scholarship on all major aspects of the prohibition of the use of force. The work is set in context by an extensive introductory section, reviewing the history of the subject, recent challenges, and addressing major conceptual approaches. Its second part addresses collective security, in particular the law and practice of the United Nations organs, and of regional organizations and arrangements. It then considers the substance of the prohibition of the use of force, and of the right to self-defence and associated doctrines. The next section is devoted to armed action undertaken on behalf of peoples and populations. This includes self-determination conflicts, resistance to armed occupation, and forcible humanitarian and pro-democratic action. The possibility of the revival of classical, expansive justifications for the use of force is then addressed. This is matched by a final section considering new security challenges and the emerging law in relation to them. Finally, the key arguments developed in the book are tied together in a substantive conclusion. The Handbook will be essential reading for scholars and students of international law and the use of force, and legal advisers to both government and NGOs.https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/fac_bookchapter/1012/thumbnail.jp
Restoring Community Dignity Following Police Misconduct Reforming the Criminal inJustice System: Essay
Get PDFCritical Perspectives on Police, Policing, and Mass Incarceration
Get PDFShows that aggressive policing is only one of a number of measures that society uses to control minority groups with whom it is displeased for some reason and that failing to see how the authorities deploy the different measures separately serially or in coordinated fashion is a serious mistake Sketches a new form of policing that is respectful of minority residents and values and provides a framework for reducing excessive incarceration and mitigating some of the cruelties associated with i
Lessons in Cyclical Fiscal Activism
Get PDFThis Article highlights an anomaly It tells a story of two tax rules that were introduced at the same time to achieve a similar goal Both were meant to be temporary and stimulate economic growth but received dramatically different outcomes The Article reviews the reasons for this paradox It demonstrates that the causes are structural ideological and political It argues that the historical support the two mechanisms received diverged in accordance with their complexity the perceptions they epitomized and their instrumental role in society The Article not only enriches an important and ongoing debate on the role of the tax system in our society that has received much attention in recent years but also provides important historical insights to policymaker
The Word: a novel
No full textLovers of legal thrillers will rejoice in this gripping, timely page-turner about religious fanaticism, freedom of speech, courtroom intrigue, and high-stakes mystery. Ezekiel Shaw and his fanatical followers preach a gospel of hate, picketing the funerals of fallen soldiers, and praising God for sending America\u27s soldiers back in body bags. But when they disrupt the funeral of Second Lieutenant Lauren Hanson, a West Point graduate killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, hard-charging Fort Worth trial attorney Jace Forman becomes determined to put an end to their crazed crusade no matter the cost. As Jace and reporter Leah Rosen battle the odds and the clock in pursuit of justice and truth in the courts, they draw closer to uncovering a shocking conspiracy--and facing sinister forces that will stop at nothing to keep them from revealing the truth. Religious extremism is a very dangerous and powerful force, said Crouch. It threatens our First Amendment rights and has been used to suppress women\u27s rights throughout the world (including our own country). Blending fast-paced action with authentic courtroom drama, The Word will keep readers enthralled from its explosive prologue to nail-biting conclusion. -- Publisherhttps://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2016/1002/thumbnail.jp
Dark money a Jack Bryant thriller
No full textDark money is a thriller, a mystery and an expose of the corruption of money in politics caused by the Supreme Court\u27s decision in Citizens United. Jackson Bryant is caught up in the collision of money and politics when he receives a call from his old army buddy Walt Frazier who needs assistance in evaluating security for Texas Governor Rob Lardner at a fundraiser thrown by one of the nation\u27s richest Republican billinaires at his mansion in Fort Worth.https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2016/1022/thumbnail.jp