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A sample of full text Notes, typical of Notes published in the Journal, is available below in Adobe PDF format. In addition, Notes are available on Westlaw, Lexis, and Hein Online.

Spring 2005
Chapter 11 Protection: Who Are We Protecting?
by Ian Dattner
Anticipatory Regulation for the Management of Banking Crises
by Karen Harris
The Value of Information: Alternatives to Liability in Influencing Corporate Behavior Overseas
by Abdallah Simaika

Winter 2004
For the Benefit of the Government: Exempting Civil Restitution Penalties from Discharge Under Section 523(a)(7) of the Bankruptcy Code
by M. Lance Jasper
A Line Already Drawn: The Case for Voluntary Euthanasia After the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Hydration and Nutrition
by Brett Kingsbury

Fall 2004
Rule Pragmatism: Theory and Application to Qualified Immunity Analysis
by Melissa Armstrong
A Post-Blakely Era or Post-Blakely Error?
by Phil Fortino
Blakely’s Potential
by Jason Hernandez
The Pharmaceutical Industry’s Responsibility for Protecting Human Subjects of Clinical Trials in Developing Nations
by Finnuala Kelleher

 

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The Columbia Journal of Law & Social Problems, published four times a year, contains articles that analyze a specific legal question in light of related economic, political, or sociological considerations. The journal is written and edited entirely by students. Staff members are selected on the basis of their academic performance coupled with a competitive writing exercise at the end of the first year. Members of the board of editors are selected from the second-year staff.