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Documents from 2020
Impact of Data on Litigation: Enhancing Cybersecurity in the Private Sector by Means of Civil Liability Lawsuits - The Connie Francis Effect, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Labeling Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Organizations, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Military Justice at Abu Ghraib, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Proposal for a New Executive Order on Assassination, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Prosecuting the War on Terror in the Trump Administration: The Trump Doctrine: Is There Really a New Sheriff in Town, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Reshaping American Jurisprudence in the Trump Era - The Rise of Originalist Judges, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Rightly Dividing the Domestic Jihadist from the Enemy Combatant in the “War Against Al-Qaeda” – Why it Matters in Rendition and Targeted Killings, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Targeted Killing - Death by Drone, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Terrorism Law, Jeffrey F. Addicott
The Abu Ghraib Story, Jeffrey F. Addicott
The Misuse of Religion in the Global War on Terrorism, Jeffrey F. Addicott
The Political Question Doctrine and Civil Liability for Contracting Companies on the “Battlefield”, Jeffrey F. Addicott
The Practice of Rendition in the War on Terror, Jeffrey F. Addicott
The Strange Case of Lieutenant Waddell: How Overly Restrictive Rules of Engagement Adversely Impact the American War Fighter and Undermine Military Victory, Jeffrey F. Addicott
The Trump Travel Ban: Rhetoric vs Reality, Jeffrey F. Addicott
Using a Civil Suit to Punish/Deter Sponsors of Terrorism: Connecting Arafat & the PLO to the Terror Attacks in the Second Intifada, Jeffrey F. Addicott
The Protect America Act of 2007: A Framework for Improving Intelligence Collection in the War on Terror, Jeffrey F. Addicott and Michael T. McCaul
Building Democracies with Southern Command’s Legal Engagement Strategy, Jeffrey F. Addicott and Guy B. Roberts
The Same River Twice: A Brief History of How the 1968 Florida Constitution Came to Be and What it Has Become, Mary E. Adkins
Learning from the Virginia Tech Mass Shooting, Laura Agnich
Local experts offer unique perspectives, insight into the Las Vegas massacre, Laura Agnich
Roseburg, Oregon shootings: How common are such attacks?, Laura Agnich
School Shootings: An American Problem?, Laura Agnich
Schools Need To Be Prepared To Defend Against More Than Just Shootings, Say Experts, Laura Agnich
School Stabbings Signal Need for Broad Safety Plans, Laura Agnich
"Silence Broken: A Mother’s Reckoning,” A Diane Sawyer One Hour Special Edition of 20/20, Laura Agnich
These are the main attacks on schools in the European Union, Laura Agnich
The US has had 57 times as many school shootings as the other major industrialized nations combined, Laura Agnich
Why are School Shooters All Described as ‘Quiet’?, Laura Agnich
One Nation Under Grief: How Communal Bereavement Helps Heal, Laura E. Agnich
Delinquency Among Adopted Youth at School: Parental Bonds and Strain, Laura E. Agnich, Grace Pniewski, and April M. Schueths
The Impact of Social Climate on Self-Identity, Substance Use, and Mental Health among LGBTQ+ College Students, Laura Agnich and Liyah C. Morgan
Leopold & Morel: A Story of 'Free Trade' and 'Native Rights' in the Congo Free State, Padideh Ala'i
The United States' Multidimensional Approach to Combating Corruption, Padideh Ala'i
The Vital Role of the WTO Appellate Body in the Promotion of Rule of Law and International Cooperation: A Case Study, Padideh Ala'i
Transparency and the Post Cold-War Trading System, Padideh Ala'i
Transparency in International Economic Relations and the Role of the WTO, Padideh Ala'i and Matthew D'Orsi
Climate Change Innovation, Products and Services under the GATT/WTO System, Padideh Ala'i and David Gantz
Manufacturing unsafe foods in Bangladesh: a legal and regulatory analysis, Abu Noman Mohammad Atahar Ali
Innovation and Future Building in Libraries, Jennifer Allison
Negotiation Law Journal Training - July 2020, Jennifer Allison
On Censorship: Lessons from the Giftschrank, Jennifer Allison
Living with Impunity: Unsolved Murders in Oakland and the Human Rights Impact on Victims' Family Members, Roxanna M. Altholz
Introduction to Various Online Teaching Tools, Sue Altmeyer, Tiffany Johnson, Joy Kanwar, Abby Perdue, Kim D. Ricardo, and Sarah Starnes
Interview of Srividhya Ragavan: Professor at Texas A&M University, NLUD VC Candidate, Aditya Anand
Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law-Made Simple: Ethics in UM/UIM Cases, Constance A. Anastopoulo
What's the Risk? What Passengers in Rental Cars in South Carolina Should Know, Constance A. Anastopoulo
Building a Decision Aid Right-side-out, Barry F. Anderson
A Pandemic Meets a Housing Crisis, Courtney Lauren Anderson
'Accountability' as 'Legitimacy': Global Governance, Global Civil Society and the United Nations, Kenneth Anderson
Efficiency in Bello and Ad Bellum: Making the Use of Force Too Easy?, Kenneth Anderson
Introductory Note to the Supreme Court of the United States: Noriega v. Pastrana, Kenneth Anderson
Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum: The Alien Tort Statute's Jurisdictional Universalism in Retreat, Kenneth Anderson
Living with the UN: American Responsibilities and International Order, Kenneth Anderson
Maximizing Deniability the Justice System and Human Rights in Guatemala, Kenneth Anderson
Microcredit: Fulfilling or Belying the Universalist Morality of Globalizing Markets, Kenneth Anderson
Persecuting Human Rights Monitors: The CERJ in Guatemala, Kenneth Anderson
Remarks by an Idealist on the Realism of 'the Limits of International Law', Kenneth Anderson
Secular Eschatologies and Class Interests of the Internationalized New Class, Kenneth Anderson
Speaking the Law: The Obama Administration's Addresses on National Security Law, Kenneth Anderson
The Anfal Campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan: The Destruction of Koreme, Kenneth Anderson
The Assumptions Behind the Assumptions in the War on Terror: Risk Assessment as an Example of Foundational Disagreement in Counterterrorism Policy, Kenneth Anderson
The Cost of Confusion: Resolving Ambiguities in Detainee Treatment, Kenneth Anderson
The Role of the United States Military Lawyer in Projecting a Vision of the Laws of War, Kenneth Anderson
The Secret "Kill List" and the President, Kenneth Anderson
The Selection of an Arbitrator: A Human Resource Management Perspective, Kenneth Anderson
Through Our Glass Darkly: Does Comparative Law Counsel the Use of Foreign Law in U.S. Constitutional Adjudication?, Kenneth Anderson
U.S. Counterterrorism Policy and Superpower Compliance with International Human Rights Norms, Kenneth Anderson
What to Do with Bin Laden and Al Qaeda Terrorists?: A Qualified Defense of Military Commissions and United States Policy on Detainees at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Kenneth Anderson
Who Owns the Rules of War in Today's Post-Post-Cold War?, Kenneth Anderson
Why the Hurry to Regulate Autonomous Weapon Systems-but Not Cyber-Weapons?, Kenneth Anderson
Yugoslavia: Crisis in Kosovo, Kenneth Anderson and
Adapting the Law of Armed Conflict to Autonomous Weapon Systems, Kenneth Anderson, Daniel Reisner, and Matthew Waxman
'Global Civil Society': A Skeptical View, Kenneth Anderson and David Rieff
MikeSigns v. Superior Court - Why Rule 1 Broke the Law, Steven J. Andre
Discordant Environmental Laws: Using Statutory Flexibility and Multi-Objective Optimization to Reconcile Conflicting Laws, Mary Jane Angelo
Food Security, Industrialized Agriculture, and a Changing Global Climate: Perspectives on the United States and Cuba, Mary Jane Angelo
Integrating Water Management and Land Use Planning: Uncovering the Missing Link in the Protection of Florida’s Water Resources?, Mary Jane Angelo
The Bar Exam and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Need for Immediate Action, Claudia Angelos, Sara J. Berman, Mary Lu Bilek, Carol L. Chomsky, Andrea A. Curcio, Marsha Griggs, Joan W. Howarth, Eileen Kaufman, Deborah Jones Merritt, Patricia E. Salkin, and Judith Welch Wegner
The Bar Exam and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Need for Immediate Action, Claudia Angelos, Sara J. Berman, Mary Lu Bilek, Carol L. Chomsky, Andrea A. Curcio, Marsha Griggs, Joan W. Howarth, Eileen Kaufman, Deborah Jones Merritt, Patricia E. Salkin, and Judith Welch Wegner
Ecosystem Management and the Everglades: A Legal and Institutional Analysis, Thomas T. Ankersen and Richard Hamann
A Genetic Surveillance State: Are We One Buccal Swab Away from A Total Loss of Genetic Privacy?, Catherine Arcabascio
Adoption, Timothy L. Arcaro
Raped Then Jailed: The Risks of Prosecution for Falsely Reporting Sexual Assault, Joanne Archambault (Ret.), Kimberly A. Lonsway PhD, and Lisa Avalos
Discusiones sobre la importancia de la Regulación Inteligente (Discussing Core Features of Smart Regulation), Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera
Documento de Trabajo: Regulación Financiera en Europa y Estados Unidos (Working Paper: Financial Regulation in Europe and the US), Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera
Impacto del FinTech en la Regulación Financiera (Impact of FinTech in Financial Regulation), Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera
Is Risk-Based Regulation the Most Efficient Strategy to Rule the Unknown Risks Brought by FinTech?, Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera
La estrategia de la Regulación basada en el Riesgo (Risk-based Regulation as a Regulatory Strategy), Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera
Los Contratos Inteligentes en el Sistema Financiero y la Regulación Realmente Responsiva, Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera
Problemáticas Asociadas a la Adopción de Contratos Inteligentes en el Mercado de Derivados Financieros (Legal Challenges Associated With the Adoption of Smart Contracts in Financial Derivatives), Ligia Catherine Arias Barrera
Ethics in the Legal Industry, Michael Ariens
Making the Modern American Legal Profession, 1969–Present, Michael Ariens
Texas Supreme Court’s Failure to Offer Alternative Licensure Option Unnecessarily Hinders Our State’s Future Lawyers, Michael Ariens
The Rise and Fall of Social Trustee Professionalism, Michael Ariens
American Legal Ethics in an Age of Anxiety, Michael S. Ariens
A Short History of Hearsay Reform, with Particular Reference to Hoffman v. Palmer, Eddie Morgan and Jerry Frank, Michael S. Ariens
A Thrice-Told Tale, or Felix the Cat, Michael S. Ariens