The Second Annual Sports and Entertainment Law Society Symposium Christopher Gulla: All right guys, can I have everybody’s attention? I’m Chris Gulla, President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society. First, I would just like to welcome everybody here to the Rutgers Camden Sports Entertainment Law Society’s Second Annual Sports Law Symposium. SELS has been planning this event for about four… continue reading
A LEGAL APPROACH TO THE USE OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS FOR RESEARCH PURPOSESMarshall B. Kapp, J.D., M.P.H. Human Biological Materials (HBM) come from individuals in a variety of circumstances. The use of HBM for research purposes raises a host of difficult ethical questions. The law is important in this arena because, in most cases, legal… continue reading
COMMENTARY ON THE OECD GOOD PRACTICE GUIDANCE ON INTERNAL CONTROLS, ETHICS AND COMPLIANCE Joe Murphy and Donna Boehme With the February 2010 publication of its Good Practice Guidance on Internal Controls, Ethics and Compliance (“Good Practice Guidance” or “the Guidance”) as Annex II to the November 26, 2009 Further Recommendations for Combating Bribery of Foreign… continue reading
POST-REFERENDUM SUDAN: THE NATION- BUILDING PROJECT AND ITS CHALLENGES Christopher Zambakari, B.S./MBA The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (“CPA”), signed on January 9, 2005, brought an end to the brutal civil war (1955-1972; 1983-2005) that engulfed Sudan since its independence in 1956. The CPA was the immediate culmination of the negotiations that ended the hostility between the… continue reading
Overstudied and Underserved: Uses of the Law to Promote Healthy, Sustainable Urban Communities The Public Interest Law Center of PhiladelphiaA SYMPOSIUM PRESENTED BYTHE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER OF PHILADELPHIAThursday, October 6, 2011 View More
SUPERMAX PRISONS: ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE INCARCERATION CONUNDRUM H. Daniel butler, O. Hayden Griffin III, Grayson F. Knight The American prison system has grown and expanded considerably over the past three decades. From 1977-2005, the amount of offenders entering prison increased by approximately 400 percent. Alongside the dramatic increase in the number… continue reading
BABY M: AN UNREQUITED INVITATION Pasquale Guglietta In re Baby M presented a truly groundbreaking fact pattern that had not yet been adjudicated in New Jersey, and has achieved a near iconic status, in New Jersey and across the country. Its legacy is somewhat surprising, though, since the case itself did very little in terms of… continue reading
TAXING DISCRIMINATION VICTIMS: HOW THE CURRENT TAX REGIME IS UNJUST AND WHY A HYBRID INCOME AVERAGING AND GROSS UP REMEDY PROVIDES THE MOST EQUITABLE SOLUTION Richard Barca The United States Congress has utilized its constitutionally enumerated powers under the Commerce Clause and the Fourteenth Amendment to enact laws with the goal of ending harmful workplace… continue reading
HOW MARRIAGE BECAME OPTIONAL: COHABITATION, GENDER, AND THE EMERGING FUNCTIONAL NORMS J. Herbie DiFonzo In 1953, sociologist Ray E. Baber confidently asserted that the “opportunity which marriage affords for constant and complete companionship with the person most loved, with the full sanction of society, is its greatest single attraction.” Another mid-20th century text, Paul H…. continue reading
ADVOCATING EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY AND MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY: THE BALL IS IN THE STATE COURTS David McGeorge Poverty in the United States of America continues to present a seemingly intractable problem for our society. The percentage of Americans living in poverty climbed to 14.3 percent in 2009, the highest level recorded since 1994. The Census Bureau reported… continue reading
