- Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Archaeology and Historical Studies
- Historical and Linguistic Studies
- Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
- Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems
- Irish and British Studies
- Ancient Near East History
- Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis
- Dispute Resolution and Class Actions
- Judicial and Constitutional Studies
- Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Legal principles and applications
- Linguistics and language evolution
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Legal and Constitutional Studies
- Criminal Law and Evidence
- Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
- Travel Writing and Literature
- European and International Law Studies
- International Arbitration and Investment Law
- Law, Rights, and Freedoms
- European and International Contract Law
- Ethics in medical practice
- Legal processes and jurisprudence
Jewish Theological Seminary
1992-2021
Hofstra University
2020
University of California, Los Angeles
2019
Rogers (United States)
2003-2018
University of Arizona
2008-2016
DePaul University
2014-2015
Brigham Young University
2014
Washington University in St. Louis
2013
Some of the worst human rights catastrophes twentieth century were famines created or manipulated by governments. In 1932 at least five million Ukrainians starved to death, while hunger was largely unknown across border in Russia.The Soviet government imposed disastrous grain quotas on Ukraine, then let its own citizens literally collapse streets it exported further “revolutionary” objectives.The Ethiopian famine 1983-1985, preserved popular memory as a natural disaster biblical proportions,...
"The literature of the 1990s and early 2000s was a catchall voices styles: experimental staid, high low, monumental grotesque—often all at once. While an older generation novelists—Peter Carey Philip Roth, J.M. Coetzee Ian McEwan, Toni Morrison Barry Unsworth—retreated to history, choosing fictionalize past rather than be consumed by present, new group avant gardists—Richard Powers, David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, Zadie Smith—tried their hand now. Inspired speculative fiction Thomas...
Background Design thinking (DT) is a tool for generating and exploring ideas from multiple stakeholders. We used DT principles to introduce students the ethical implications of organ transplantation. Students applied propose solutions maximise social justice in liver transplant allocation. Methods A 150 min interactive workshop was integrated into longitudinal ethics curriculum. Following group didactic on challenges donation USA supplemented by patient stories, teams considered alternative...
We study a unique natural experiment, during which 5–10% of draft opinions by judges the Board Veterans Appeals (BVA) were randomly selected for "quality review (QR)" team full-time staff attorneys. The express goals this performance program to measure accuracy and reduce remands on appeal. In cases legal error, QR wrote memoranda correction opinions. use rich internal administrative data nearly 600,000 from 2003 2016 conduct first rigorous evaluation program. With precise estimates, we show...
This book traces the history of Ugaritic studies and their impact on study Bible. From first discoveries in late 1920s through end millennium, have revolutionized modern understanding The stories told this combine analysis major trends intellectual approaches taken various periods with firsthand accounts biblical scholars drawn from personal interviews letters, including previously unknown sources several archival collections.
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The term “trans-substantive” refers to doctrine that, in form and manner of application, does not vary from one substantive context the next. Trans-substantivity has long influenced design law civil procedure, whether principle should continue do so prompted a lot debate among scholars. But this focus on procedure is too narrow. Doctrines that regulate all processes American law, litigation public administration, often hew trans-substantive norm. This Article draws upon administrative...
Public interest lawyers often bring large-scale cases against government defendants for injunctive relief as class actions. Until recently, their certification motions routinely succeeded, enabling plaintiffs to obtain sweeping remedies that have required fundamental reforms policies and practices. In recent years, however, the law regulating public action has changed dramatically, with recurring doctrinal problems splitting federal courts. Should a nascent trend continue, doctrine will soon...