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Mandatory Paid Vacation and Mental Health Leave for All Employees: Better for the Economy, Employers and Employees
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Tax Treatment of Legal Fees Under 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
Get PDFThis article describes the deductibility of legal fees for federal income tax purposes after the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and provides a recommendation for reforming the current rules
The Ideal Collaborative Partner: A Tribute to Jana Singer
Get PDFCollaboration has been defined as a “pervasive, long-term relationship in which participants recognize common goals and objectives, share more tasks, and participate in extensive planning and implementation.” I feel most fortunate to have had a collaborative partnership with Jana Singer for almost three decades. I am fortunate because such relationships are uncommon among legal scholars, given the “individualistic culture” of law schools and law professors. Even more unusual, I found in Jana a scholarly partner with all the qualities of the ideal collaborator: strong intellect, enthusiasm, curiosity, generosity, and humility. Since the early days of our academic careers, Jana and I have shared ideas about family law that have informed our teaching, scholarship, and service. This collaboration has led to co-authoring law review articles, blog posts and, most importantly, two books. In this Essay, I will focus on our scholarly collaboration and explore the connections between that scholarship and Jana’s significant public service that has improved family law practice on both a local and national level
The Necessity, Public Interest, and Proportionality in International Investment Law: A Comparative Analysis
Get PDFThis article deals with relations of the three concepts of international investment law which can be enumerated as “necessity,” “public interest,” and “proportionality.” These three concepts have been reviewed in the light of the relevant investment tribunals’ decisions and judgments of other international judicial bodies. In democratic governments, legal acts and actions must be based on the “public interest.” However, the “public interest” does not constitute by itself a determinative factor for lawfulness. The proportionality principle has a significant role in the investment arbitrations concerning whether the “public interest” aim is met. Albeit those inferences, the “public interest” claim is not a magic key which opens all doors. Because even if such a claim is asserted, it will be insufficient when some governmental actions are pursued to protect vital interests of the State. Hence, “state of necessity” always has been retained on the agenda of international law. Therefore, the customary law had developed stringent requirements for meeting the conditions of “necessity.
Death, Law & Politics: The Effects of Embracing a Liberty-Restrictive vs. a Liberty-Enhancing Interpretation of Habeas Corpus
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