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Documents from 2019

Safety Intelligence and Legal Machine Language: Do We Need the Three Laws of Robotics?, Yueh-Hsuan Weng, Chien-Hsun Chen, and Chuen-Tsai Sun

Ethically Aligned Design, First Edition, Yueh-Hsuan Weng and The IEEE Global Initiative

The Religious Impacts of Taoism on Ethically Aligned Design in HRI, Yueh-Hsuan Weng, Yasuhisa Hirata, Osamu Sakura, and Yusuke Sugahara

Natural Law and its Implications for AI Governance, Yueh-Hsuan Weng and Takashi Izumo

AI Transparency for Embodied Systems: A Case Study on Healthcare Robots, Yueh-Hsuan Weng, Mizuki Takeda, and Yasuhisa Hirata

The Constitution and Congressional Committees, 1971-2000, Keith E. Whittington, Neal Devins, and Hutch Hicken

M Wigan Revising professional IT Ethics: Video of presentation (.mov format), Marcus R. Wigan

Justice Scalia Got It Right, but for the Wrong Reasons: Scalia’s Recognition of the Supreme Court’s “Southern Exception” in U.S. Constitutional Jurisprudence and the Connection of “Southern Exceptionalism” to “American Exceptionalism”, James D. Wilets

Feminist Perspectives in Health Law, Lindsay Wiley

State-Level Single-Payer Health Care from a Public Health Perspective, Lindsay Wiley

Comment Letter to the SEC in response to its Concept Release on Business and Financial Disclosure Required by Regulation S-K, 81 F.R. 23915, Cynthia Williams

Text of Remarks on Panel: Codes of Conduct and Transparency, Cynthia Williams

Corporate Social Responsibility and the Embedded Firm: A Critical Reappraisal, Cynthia A. Williams

Disclosure of Information Concerning Climate Change: Liability Risks and Opportunities, Cynthia A. Williams

Can Soft Regulation revent Financial Crises? The Dutch Central Bank’s Supervision of Behavior and Culture, Cynthia A. Williams, John M. Conley, Lodewijk Smeehuijzen, and Deborah E. Rupp

Request for rulemaking on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosure, Cynthia Williams and Jill E. Fisch

Time to Act: Response to Questions Posed by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance on Fiduciary Obligation and Effective Climate-Related Financial Disclosures, Cynthia Williams and Janis P. Sarra

70. Children’s concealment of a minor transgression: The role of age, maltreatment, and executive functioning., Shanna Williams, Kelly McWilliams, and Thomas D. Lyon

The Global Clinical Revolution in Law, Richard Wilson

A Tax Theory of the Firm.pdf, Richard Winchester

CETA as a Mixed Agreement: Implications for the Future, David A. Wirth

International Environmental Law: Implications and Learning for Global Public Health Challenges, David A. Wirth

Risk Regulation in International Law: Health, Environment, and Food, David A. Wirth

The United States and International Law, David A. Wirth

Who is Represented in a Representative Democracy?, Patrick Wiseman

Interrogation and the Roberts Court, Jonathan Witmer-Rich

Tamir Rice Case Should Go to a Jury (Opinion), Jonathan Witmer-Rich

The Defense of Duress to Killing Innocents: Assessing the Mixed Legacy of the ICTY and the ICTR, Jonathan Witmer-Rich

The Fatal Flaws of the 'Sneak and Peek' Statute and How to Fix it, Jonathan Witmer-Rich

Keep DNA Evidence Private (Opinion), Jonathan Witmer-Rich and Brendan Heil

Cuyahoga County Bail Task Force: Report and Recommendations, Jonathan Witmer-Rich, Jay Milano, Carmen Naso, and Mary Jane Trapp

Panelist, with Prof. Steven Schwinn and Kim Chanbonpin, Title VII Cases and Sexual Orientation at the Supreme Court, Mark E. Wojcik

Risks and Legal Protections in the World of Big-Data, Leslie E. Wolf

Genomic Databases, Subpoenas, and Certificates of Confidentiality, Leslie E. Wolf and Laura M. Beskow

New and Improved? 21st Century Cures Act Revisions to Certificates of Confidentiality, Leslie E. Wolf and Laura M. Beskow

The Web of Legal Protections for Participants in Genomic Research, Leslie E. Wolf, Erin Fuse Brown, Ryan Kerr, Genevieve Razick, Gregory Tanner, Brett Duvall, Sakinah Jones, Jack Brackney, and Tatiana Posada

The Web of Legal Protections for Participants in Genomic Research, Leslie E. Wolf, Erin Fuse Brown, Ryan Kerr, Genevieve Razick, Gregory Tanner, Brett Duvall, Sakinah Jones, Jack Brackney, and Tatiana Posada

A Concentrated Certificate Program Incorporating Experiential Education: Helping Students Prepare for a Career in the Dynamic Area of Health Law, Leslie E. Wolf, Stacie Kershner, and Lisa Bliss

A Concentrated Certificate Program Incorporating Experiential Education: Helping Students Prepare for a Career in the Dynamic Area of Health Law, Leslie E. Wolf, Stacie Kershner, and Lisa Bliss

A Requiem for Regulatory Takings: Reclaiming Eminent Domain for Constitutional Property Claims, Danaya C. Wright

Commentary on Reid Kress Weisbord and David Horton, Boilerplate and Default Rules in Wills Law: An Empirical Analysis, Danaya C. Wright

Inheritance Equity: Reforming the Inheritance Penalties Facing Children in Non-Traditional Families, Danaya C. Wright

Untying the Knot: An Analysis of the English Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Court Records, 1858-1866, Danaya C. Wright

Honoring Probable Intent in Intestacy: An Empirical Assessment of the Default Rules and the Modern Family, Danaya C. Wright and Beth Sterner

Impact of Women Directors’ Compensation on Firm Performance of Indian Firms*, Rakesh Yadav

An Argument For Not Allowing College Athletes To Earn Compensation, Ekow N. Yankah

Liberal Failures: New Challenges for Liberalism and Democracy in a Global World, Ekow N. Yankah

Overwhelmed by all the multi-million dollar opioid settlements? Here's everything you need to know., Ekow N. Yankah

Paying student athletes: A renewed debate as the Final Four comes to Minnesota, Ekow N. Yankah

Punishing the Polity, Ekow N. Yankah

Georgia Alternative Dispute Resolution: Practice And Procedure In Georgia, Douglas H. Yarn

Mini-Trials and Summary Jury Trials, Douglas H. Yarn

Re-conceptualizing the Work as Something Bigger than Ourselves--Reconciliation, Douglas H. Yarn

Understanding factors influencing public transport passengers’ pre-travel information-seeking behaviour, Godwin Yeboah, Caitlin D. Cottrill, John D. Nelson, David Corsar, Milan Markovic, and Peter Edwards

Educational Accountability, Value-Added Modeling, and the Origin of the Achievement Gap, Stuart S. Yeh

A Celebration of the Work of Wendy Gordon, Alfred C. Yen

Choosing the Consequences of Tam and Brunetti, Alfred C. Yen

Revisiting the Western Frontier, Alfred C. Yen

Bias, insecurity and the level of trust in the judiciary: the case of Brazil, Luciana L. Yeung

Padrões de Litigância na Justiça Trabalhista - Série: "O Judiciário destrinchado pelo 'Big Data'", Luciana L. Yeung and Danilo Carlotti

Quando Litigar Vale Mais a Pena do que Fazer Acordo: os grandes litigantes na Justiça Trabalhista - Série: "O Judiciário destrinchado pelo ‘Big Data’" (N.2), Luciana L. Yeung, Bruno Meyerhof Salama, and Danilo Carlotti

Behavioral and Structural Remedies for Cognitive Bias on Legal Information: The Evolving Role of Law Libraries and Enhanced Integrated Library Systems Design, Kwanghyuk Yoo

The Immediacy of Economic and Social Rights, Katharine Young

Guest Presenter, Equality and Social and Economic Rights, Katharine G. Young

Inequality and Human Rights, Katharine G. Young

Moderator, Human Rights in Aid of Development in Jinxed Africa, Katharine G. Young

Panelist, Economic and Social Rights: Grappling with Inequality, Katharine G. Young

Paper Presenter, International Law Workshop, Katharine G. Young

Presenter and Moderator, A Legal Response to Reparations Attempts, Katharine G. Young

Presenter, The New Managerialism, Katharine G. Young

The right-remedy gap in economic and social rights adjudication: Holism versus separability, Katharine G. Young

Introduction: A Public Law of Gender?, Katharine G. Young

The Future of Economic and Social Rights, Katharine G. Young

The Future of Economic and Social Rights: Introduction, Katharine G. Young

Waiting for Rights: Progressive Realization and Lost Time, Katharine G. Young

Organizer, Theories of Economic and Social Rights, Katharine G. Young and Malcolm Langford

打造機器人城市的夢想,在本世紀能夠實現嗎?, Kuu-young Young

Stories Mediators Tell World Edition, Paula M. Young

Book Review Troubled Waters, Kamrava, Paula Marie Young 5603

Building Intellectual Property Infrastructure Along China’s Belt and Road, Peter K. Yu

Building Intellectual Property Infrastructure Along China’s Belt and Road, Peter K. Yu

Chapter 18 - Intellectual Property, Human Rights, and Public–Private Partnerships, Peter K. Yu

China’s Innovative Turn and the Changing Pharmaceutical Landscape, Peter K. Yu

Data Exclusivities in the Age of Big Data, Biologics, and Plurilaterals, Peter K. Yu

Data Producer's Right and the Protection of Machine-Generated Data, Peter K. Yu

Fair Use and Its Global Paradigm Evolution, Peter K. Yu

Panel 2: Intelligent Enforcement Amidst Artificial Distinctions, Peter Yu, Saurabh Vishnubhakat, and Clark D. Asay

Why were Commonwealth reversionary rights abolished (and what can we learn where they remain)?, Joshua Yuvaraj and Rebecca Giblin

Campus Resources for LGBTQ+ Students: The Role of University Centers and Student Organizations, Payne Zachary, Laura E. Agnich, and Clare Walsh

A Current Assessment of Legal Aid in Ontario, Frederick Zemans and Justin Amaral

Articling - A Law School Perspective, Frederick H. Zemans

Community Legal Workers in Ontario: A Paralegal Case Study, Frederick H. Zemans

Cultural Diversity in Custody Disputes, Frederick H. Zemans

International Symposium on Legal Aid - Report, Frederick H. Zemans

The Changed Legal Profession: Who Has Control of the Market for Legal Services?, Frederick H. Zemans

Worldwide Trends in Legal Aid, Frederick H. Zemans

Clinical Legal Education and Legal Aid - The Canadian Experience, Frederick H. Zemans and Lester Brickman

Can Ontario Sustain Cadillac Legal Services?, Frederick H. Zemans and Lewis T. Smith

tDCS Research in a World of FDA Regulation, Patricia J. Zettler

Closing the Regulatory Gap for Synthetic Nicotine Products, Patricia J. Zettler, Natalie Hemmerich, and Micah Berman J.D.