Introducing Arbitral Courts—Part Arbitration, Part Court
Pamela BookmanIn recent years, governments from the state of Delaware to the Emirate of Dubai have created institutions specially designed to adjudicate transnational commercial disputes. These institutions are hybrids between courts and arbitration, or “arbitral courts.”
Using Risk Assessment Instruments to Reduce Incarceration
Donald Kochan and Christopher SloboginOn this episode of The Marketplace of Ideas, Donald Kochan sits down with Chris Slobogin of Vanderbilt Law School, to discuss Professor Slobogin’s recent monograph titled “A Primer on Risk Assessment: Instruments for Legal Decision-Makers.”
Virtual Criminal Courts
Deniz Ariturk, William E. Crozier and Brandon GarrettAs criminal courts around the United States suspended in-person proceedings, virtual hearings, where parties appear through videoconference or teleconference technology, have allowed courts to remain in session while reducing the danger to public health. Courts at all levels, from small municipal courts to the U.S. Supreme Court, have been hearing arguments remotely.
Are Apartments a Nuisance? Private Property and The Rise of Zoning
The Institute for Justice, Anthony Sanders and Maureen E. BradyOn this episode of Short Circuit, Harvard Law Professor Molly Brady joins us to talk about an untold story from the rise of zoning law.
The Death Penalty and the Misleading Concept of ‘Closure’
Susan A. BandesSusan A. Bandes of DePaul University College of Law published “The Death Penalty and the Misleading Concept of ‘Closure’” on The Crime Report.
Project Spotlight: Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Remedies
Richard L. Hasen, Douglas Laycock and Jennifer MorinigoIn the fall of 2020, the first draft of Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Remedies was produced and the first project meeting was held. The post contains an excerpt from Comments of § 1 of Preliminary Draft No. 1 (Oct. 2020), titled “Introduction: The Right to a Remedy.”