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A Closer Look at Iraqi Property and Tort Law

I. Introduction II. Property A. Background B. Property Defined 1. Ownership And Its Privileges 2. Possession And Its Effects a. Obtaining And Losing Possession b. The Effects Of Possession c. Acquisitive Prescription 3. Ownerless ("Free") Property 4. Lease 5. Dismemberments Of Ownership a. Servitudes b. Usufruct c. Use And Habitation 6. Security Devices a. Authentic Mortgage b. Possessory Mortgage 7. Other Ottoman And Mesopotamian Remnants a. Tassaruf b. Musataha c. Mugharassa d. Al Musaqat e...

Punitive Damages-A European Perspective

I. Introduction II. Main Arguments Against Punitive Damages III. Exceptions To The Rejection Of Punitive Damages? IV. Relevant Differences Between European And U.S. Legal Systems V. Concluding Remarks

The Integrated Law School Practicum: Synergizing Theory and Practice

I. Introduction II. The Motivation And The Theory III. The Course A. First Year Experiment B. Second Year Refinements IV. The Workshop Experience A. Design And Description Of The Workshops B. Student Response V. Evaluating The Outcome A. Educational Experience B. Community Service VI. Conclusions For The Future

The Place of the Louisiana Civil Code in the Hispanic Civil Codifications: The Comments to the Spanish Civil Code Project of 1851

I. Introduction II. Nineteenth Century Codification Movements A. Europe B. The United States Of America C. The State Of Louisiana D. Spain III. The Concordancias Of Florencio García Goyena A. Structure Of The Concordancias B. References To The Louisiana Civil Code 1. Direct References 2. General References 3. Cross-References 4. Miscellaneous References 5. Overall Impact C. Influence Of The Concordancias IV. Summary And Final Comment V. Appendices A. An Article Of The Concordancias-Appendix A...

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Reputation and the Rules: An Argument for a Balancing Approach under Rule 8.3 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct

I. Introduction II. Background A. History Of The Model Rule B. State-By-State Variations On Model Rule 8.3 1. The Georgia Rule 2. The Louisiana Rule III. Analysis A. Enforceability B. Values Served by Legal Professionalism C. The Operation Of Rule 8.3 In Modern Legal Culture D. Argument For A Balancing Approach IV. Conclusion

The Medical Malpractice System and the Payment of Future Medical Damages: On Life Support Elsewhere, Resuscitated in Louisiana

I. Introduction II. Anatomy Of The Medical Malpractice System III. Flat Line: Incorrect Handling Of Future Medical Care Costs A. Consequences For Physicians And Private Insurers B. Consequences For Patients IV. "Paddles Please!": The Louisiana Medical Malpractice System A. The Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act: Initial Incarnation B. The Louisiana Medical Malpractice Act: Reincarnation with Future Medical C. Jurisprudence Clarifying Issues Related to the Patient's Compensation Fund ...

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Like the Swamp Thing: Something Ambiguous Rises from the Hidden Depths of Murky Waters-The Supreme Court's Treatment of Murky Wet Land in Rapanos v. United States

I. Introduction II. Background A. Overview Of The Clean Water Act B. Previous Judicial Interpretations Of "The Waters Of The United States" 1. United States V. Riverside Bayview Homes, Inc. 2. Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County v. United States Army Corps of Engineers (SWANCC) III. Rapanos Civil Litigation In The Sixth Circuit And The Supreme Court A. The Sixth Circuit's Entry Into The (Civil) Intrigue Of Wetlands Permitting B. The Pressure To Grant Certiorari C. The Punt Back To The ...

Runaway Train-The Retaliation Scene After Burlington Northern v. White

I. Introduction II. The Retaliation Scene Prior To Burlington A. Proving Discriminatory Intent B. Dispute In The Circuits Over The Proper "Adverse Employment Action" Standard III. Statement Of The Case IV. Retaliation Law: A Runaway Train A. The Gradual Broadening Of Title Vii Retaliation 1. Protected Activity 2. Prima Facie Causation 3. Employer Knowledge 4. Pretext B. The Court's Interpretation Of "Discriminate Against" In Section 704(a) 1. Did Congress Intend for Section 704(a) to be Broad...

The Sugar Mill Case: Public Waste and the Public Bid Law

I. The Lacassine Syrup Mill II. Into The Cane Field A. The Public Bid Law B. The Sugar Mill Case 1. The Finance Authority Exemption: The Death Knell Of Plain Meaning 2. Taking Candy from a Baby: Borrowing the Finance Authority's Exemption C. Cotton Candy III. From The Rosetta Stone A. Development in Law and Literature B. The New Textualism 1. Stanley Fish-The Impossibility Of Neutral Text 2. In Defense Of The Word-Sort Of IV. Beyond The Mill A. Did the Court Get it Wrong? B. Did the Court Get...