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The Structural Power of Strong Pharmaceutical Patent Protection in U.S. Foreign Policy

I. Introduction. II. Part One: The Strong Patent Protection View Downplays The Fact That Patents Are Private Property Rights Subject To Similar Conditions As Any Trade Monopoly.III. Part II: The National Interest In United States Foreign Policy: Where Does Access To Essential Drugs For Africans With Hiv/Aids Fit, If At All? A. The National Interest. B. Africa: Access to Essential Drugs and the National Interest .C. Access to Antiretroviral Drugs versus Prevention in U.S. Policy .1. African O...

Racism and U.S. Immigration Law: Prospects for Reform After "9/11?"

I. Introduction. II. Brief History Of Racial Exclusion In U.S. Immigration Policy. A. Mexican, Asian and African Exclusion. B. The National Origin Quota.C. The 1965 Immigration Act.D. The 1964 Civil Rights Laws. E. The "Modern" Reform Movements.III. Problems In The Immigration System. A. Structural Barriers.B. Doctrinal Barriers. C. Attitudinal Barriers. D. Other Obstacles: Restrictionism in the Modern Era.IV. Demographic Changes. V. International Norms And Movements. VI. Declaration And Prog...

Girls in America: Sex and Deviancy in the Age of HIV/AIDS

I. Today's "American Girl". II. Talking Girl Talk. A. Just Another Girl? III. What Happened To The Promise Of Juvenile Justice? A. The Illinois Juvenile Court Act. B. Illinois Consent by Minors to Medical Procedures Act. C. Illinois Juvenile Court Act of 1997 and the Illinois County Corrections, Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement. IV. So Are We Talking Girl Talk? A. Effective Legislation? B. Effective Application? C. Political Will. V. Conclusion

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Iowas Policy of Name-Based HIV Reporting

I. Introduction. II. History Of Hiv Testing. III. Iowa Code Sections 141A.6 And 139A.3 Depart From CDC Recommendations .IV. IOWA Statutes Should Be Amended On Public Policy Grounds. A. Name-Based Testing Discourages HIV/AIDS Testing.1. Confidential-Only Testing Disproportionately Impacts High-Risk Groups. a. Men who have sex with men (MSM) .b. IV drug users and sex workers. c. People of color. 2. It is Vital that High-Risk Groups Have Access to Anonymous Testing. B. Early Testing Slows the Sp...

To Have, To Hold, To Receive Public Assistance: TANF and Marriage-Promotion Policies

I. Introduction. A. A General History of Welfare Legislation . B. The Current Political Climate. II. Explicit Attempts To Encourage Marriage Through Welfare Legislation. A. Programs Successfully Implemented Under PRWORA.B. Unsuccessful Programs. C. The Bush Administration's Proposals. D. Congressional Proposals. III. Abstinence-Only Education Programs. A. Implemented Legislation and Programs. B. The Bush Administration's Abstinence Education Proposals.IV. The"Illegitimacy Bonus".A. Bonuses...

A Cry for Freedom: Borikén (Puerto Rico) & Indigenous Nations in America

I. Introduction. II. The Supreme Court: Judicial Justification For Imperialism. A. Domestic Imperialism: Indigenous Nations & the Supreme Court. 1. Johnson v. M'Intosh (1823). 2. U.S. v. Rogers (1846). 3. U.S. v. Kagama (1886). 4. Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock (1903). B. International Imperialism: Puerto Rico & the Supreme Court. 1. Downes v. Bidwell (1901). 2. Dorr v. United States (1904). 3. Rassmussen v. United States (1905). 4. Balzac v. Porto Rico(1922). C. American Judicial Imperialism: ...