Latest UC Davis Law Review Now Available
The UC Davis Law Review is pleased to announce publication of the latest issue. Volume 40, Issue No. 2. features six outstanding pieces of legal scholarship, including four articles, one essay, and one student comment:
"Beyond Interstate Recognition in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate," Gary J. Simson (Case Western Reserve University), demonstrating that choice-of-law concerns militating against recognizing same-sex marriages are overcome by stronger constitutional protections favoring their recognition.
"Women, Marriage, and Intestate Succession in the Context of Legal Pluralism in Africa," Vice President Akua Kuenyehia (International Criminal Court), based on the 23rd Brigitte M. Bodenheimer Lecture on the Family, presented by Vice President Kuenyehia at the UC Davis School of Law on January 10, 2006, describing how dual legal systems in African countries generally operate to prevent women from inheriting from their spouses, which, in turn, prevents women from advancing their status within those countries.
"The Fundamental Rights of the Shareholder," Julian Velasco (Notre Dame), arguing that the right to elect directors and the right to sell shares are the two most important rights of shareholders and deserve increased protection by law.
"The 'Commencement' Problem: Lessons from a Statute's First Year," Lonny Sheinkopf Hoffman (University of Houston), using examples of how courts dealt with applying the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 to cases "commenced" after the Act was enacted to formulate a uniform method for courts to interpret the term "commenced" in other statutes when used as an application trigger.
"Believing in Products Liability: Reflections on Daubert, Doctrinal Evolution, and David Owen's Products Liability Law," Richard L. Cupp, Jr. (Pepperdine University), examining the impact Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals has had on the development of products liability law.
"Cocaine Base: Not All It's Cracked Up to Be," Amanda D. Cary (J.D. Candidate, Davis, 2007), arguing that in order to normalize the disparate federal sentences between cocaine-related and crack-related offenses, the courts should adopt a broad meaning of the term "cocaine base" as used in the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986.
The UC Davis Law Review, which publishes five issues annually, ranks in the top 50 most cited legal periodicals in the United States. Besides being available at law libraries around the world, the latest issue is available at the UC Davis Law Review Web site.
"Beyond Interstate Recognition in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate," Gary J. Simson (Case Western Reserve University), demonstrating that choice-of-law concerns militating against recognizing same-sex marriages are overcome by stronger constitutional protections favoring their recognition.
"Women, Marriage, and Intestate Succession in the Context of Legal Pluralism in Africa," Vice President Akua Kuenyehia (International Criminal Court), based on the 23rd Brigitte M. Bodenheimer Lecture on the Family, presented by Vice President Kuenyehia at the UC Davis School of Law on January 10, 2006, describing how dual legal systems in African countries generally operate to prevent women from inheriting from their spouses, which, in turn, prevents women from advancing their status within those countries.
"The Fundamental Rights of the Shareholder," Julian Velasco (Notre Dame), arguing that the right to elect directors and the right to sell shares are the two most important rights of shareholders and deserve increased protection by law.
"The 'Commencement' Problem: Lessons from a Statute's First Year," Lonny Sheinkopf Hoffman (University of Houston), using examples of how courts dealt with applying the Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 to cases "commenced" after the Act was enacted to formulate a uniform method for courts to interpret the term "commenced" in other statutes when used as an application trigger.
"Believing in Products Liability: Reflections on Daubert, Doctrinal Evolution, and David Owen's Products Liability Law," Richard L. Cupp, Jr. (Pepperdine University), examining the impact Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals has had on the development of products liability law.
"Cocaine Base: Not All It's Cracked Up to Be," Amanda D. Cary (J.D. Candidate, Davis, 2007), arguing that in order to normalize the disparate federal sentences between cocaine-related and crack-related offenses, the courts should adopt a broad meaning of the term "cocaine base" as used in the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986.
The UC Davis Law Review, which publishes five issues annually, ranks in the top 50 most cited legal periodicals in the United States. Besides being available at law libraries around the world, the latest issue is available at the UC Davis Law Review Web site.