Debt Tokens
This Article offers the first comprehensive analysis of debt tokens, addressing their flaws, potential within the framework of the 2022 amendments to the Uniform Commercial Code, and the socio-economic impacts of widespread adoption.
Children at Work, Parental Rights– and Rhetoric
This essay focuses on the use of “parental rights” as a rationale that is being used in a number of states to justify the reduction of children’s labor protections.
Plaintiff’s Choice of Law in Cross-Border Tort Conflicts
This Article argues that, subject to specified conditions, the victims of certain cross-border torts should have the option of choosing between the laws of the state of the injurious conduct and those of the state of the resulting injury.
Choice of Law as Statutory Interpretation: The Rise and Decline of Governmental Interest Analysis
This Article critically examines governmental interest analysis as statutory interpretation in light of the revolution that has occurred in the field.
Adolescents in the Justice System: A Progress Report on the Restatement of Children and the Law
This paper responds to comments from experts on the current draft of the Restatement of the Law, Children and the Law, from the perspectives of adolescent development and racial equity.
Jettisoning the Principle of Party Autonomy in Modern International Commercial Arbitration: Menace to an Unprecedented Precept
This article explores the complexities surrounding the choice of law in international commercial arbitration by examining scenarios where parties explicitly or implicitly select applicable laws or remain silent on the matter.
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