This series collects the current and past scholarship of FIU College of Law faculty.
Submissions from 2019
Half-Baked: The Science and Politics of Legal Pot, Joelle A. Moreno
Submissions from 2018
The Bergdahl Block: How the Military Limits Public Access to Preliminary Hearings and What We Can Do About It, Eric R. Carpenter
Whistleblowers - A Case Study in the Regulatory Cycle for Financial Services, Ronald H. Filler and Jerry W. Markham
Pran Justice: Social Order, Dispute Processing, and Adjudication in the Venezuelan Prison Subculture, Manuel A. Gomez
Regulating the “Too Big to Jail” Financial Institutions, Jerry W. Markham
Léon Duguit and the Social Function of Property in Argentina, M. C. Mirow
Socially Responsible Corporate IP, J. Janewa Osei-Tutu
Allocating Property Interests in Ecosystem Services: From Chaos to Flowing Rivers, Kalyani Robbins
Complementary Authority and the One-Way Ratchet: Ecosystem Services Property, Regulation, and Wildlife Conservation, Kalyani Robbins
Collusion, Obstruction of Justice, and Impeachment, Ediberto Román, Melissa Gonzalez, and Dianet Torres
Profound Sophistication or Legal Sophistry, Ediberto Román, Katryna Santa Cruz, Melissa Gonzalez, and Dianet Torres
“Nationwide” Injunctions are Really “Universal” Injunctions and They Are Never Appropriate, Howard Wasserman
Submissions from 2017
An Empirical Look at Commander Bias in Sexual Assault Cases, Eric R. Carpenter
Patriarchy, Not Hierarchy: Rethinking the Effect of Cultural Attitudes in Acquaintance Rape Cases, Eric R. Carpenter
In the Shadow of Gaslight: Reflections on Identity, Diversity, and the Distribution of Power in the Academy, Cyra Akila Choudhury
The Abiding Problem of Witness Statements in International Criminal Trials, Megan A. Fairlie
Economic Coercion and the Limits of Sovereignty: Cuba’s Embargo Claims Against the United States, Jose Gabilondo
Outside but Within: The Normative Dimension of the Underworld in the Television Series “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul”, Manuel A. Gomez
Precious Resolution: The Use of Intra-Community Arbitration by Jain Diamond Merchants, Manuel A. Gómez
The History of the Florida Supreme Court, M C. Mirow
99 Problems and the Bitchin' Is One: A Pragmatist's Guide to Student-Edited Law Reviews, Joelle A. Moreno
IP Enforcement under the TPP: Civil and Administrative Procedures and Remedies, Provisional Measures in TPP (Articles, 18.71-18.76), J. Janewa Osei-Tutu
Harmonizing Cultural IP Across Borders: Fashionable Bags & Ghanaian Adinkra Symbols, J. Janewa OseiTutu
Humanizing Intellectual Property: Moving Beyond the Natural Rights Property Focus, J. Janewa OseiTutu
Prioritising Human Development in African Intellectual Property Law, J. Janewa OseiTutu
Birthright Citizenship Under Attack: How Dominican Nationality Laws May be the Future of U.S. Exclusion, Ediberto Román and Ernesto Sagas
Who Belongs: Citizenship and Statelessness in the Dominican Republic, Ediberto Román and Ernesto Sagás
Water Governance in Haiti: An Assessment of Laws and Institutional Capacities, Ryan Stoa
Counter-IP Conspiracies: Patent Alienability and the Sherman Antitrust Act, Hannibal Travis
Police Misconduct, Video Recording, and Procedural Barriers to Rights Enforcement, Howard M. Wasserman
Submissions from 2016
Evidence of the Military's Sexual Assault Blind Spot, Eric R. Carpenter
The Hidden Costs of Strategic Communications for the International Criminal Court, Megan A. Fairlie
Regulating the MoneyChangers, Jerry W. Markham
Regulating the U.S. Treasury Market, Jerry W. Markham
Rerum Novarum: New Things and Recent Paradigms of Property Law, M C. Mirow
Flagrant Police Abuse: Why Black Lives (Also) Matter to the Fourth Amendment, Joelle A. Moreno
Human Development as an Intellectual Property Metric, J. Janewa Osei-Tutu
Human Development as a Core Objective of Global Intellectual Property, J. Janewa OseiTutu
The Biodiversity Paradigm Shift: Adapting the Endangered Species Act to Climate Change, Kalyani Robbins
Tears in Heaven: Religiously and Culturally Sensitive Laws for Preventing the Next Pandemic, Eloisa Rodriguez-Dod, Aileen M. Marty, and Elena Marty-Nelson
For Shame: When High-Profile Shaming Is the Only Way to Get Things Discussed and Done, Kerri Lynn Stone
Free Speech Institutions and Fair Use of Copyrighted Work: A New Agenda for Copyright Reform, Hannibal Travis
Holmes and Brennan, Howard Wasserman
Just a Bit Aside, Howard Wasserman
Submissions from 2015
The Process of Marriage Equality, Josh Blackman and Howard M. Wasserman
The Military's Sexual Assault Blind Spot, Eric R. Carpenter
Beyond Culture: Human Rights Universalisms Versus Religious and Cultural Relativism in the Activism for Gender Justice, Cyra Akila Choudhury
The Political Economy and Legal Regulation of Transnational Commercial Surrogate, Cyra Akila Choudhury
Educación Legal en los Estados Unidos I: Facultades de Derecho y el Juris Doctor, Maria Elena Cobas Cobiella and M C. Mirow
Educación Legal en los Estados Unidos II: Educación de Postgrado, Educación Continuada, y Consideraciones comparativas, Maria Elena Cobas Cobiella and M C. Mirow
Alternate Judges as Sine Qua Nons for International Criminal Trials, Megan A. Fairlie
A Sour Battle in Lago Agrio and Beyond: The Metamorphosis of Transnational Litigation and the Protection of Collective Rights in Ecuador, Manuel A. Gomez
Crowdfunded Justice: On the Potencial Benefits and Challenges of Crowdfunding as a Litigation Financing Tool, Manuel A. Gomez
A View from the Sky: A General Overview about Civil Litigation in the United States with Reference to the Relief in Small and Simple Matters, Manuel A. Gómez and Juan Carlos Gómez
The Law and Politics of the Charles Taylor Case, Charles Chernor Jalloh
High-Speed Trading on Stock and Commodity Markets - From Courier Pigeons to Computers, Jerry W. Markham
Law in East Florida 1783-1821, M C. Mirow
Extralegal Supreme Court Policy Making, Joelle A. Moreno
Rights, Remedies, and the Quantum and Burden of Proof, Joelle A. Moreno
Bankruptcy and Higher Education Institutions, St. John’s University School of Law Symposium, Scott F. Norberg
Agricultural Biotechnology: Drawing on International Law to Promote Progress, J. Janewa OseiTutu
Corporate "Human Rights" to Intellectual Property Protection?, J. Janewa OseiTutu
Droughts, Floods, and Wildfires: Paleo Perspectives on Disaster Law in the Anthropocene, Ryan Stoa
Weed and Water Law: Regulating Legal Marijuana, Ryan Stoa
Reality’s Bite, Kerri Lynn Stone
Fletcherian Standing, Merits, and Spokeo v. Robins, Howard Wasserman
Moral Panic and Body Cameras, Howard Wasserman
Catalyzing Fans, Howard Wasserman, Dan Markel, and Michael McCann
Submissions from 2014
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: A Defense Perspective, Charles Chernor Jalloh
The Age of Constitutions in the Americas, M C. Mirow
Contract Claims and the Willful and Malicious Injury Exception to the Discharge in Bankruptcy, Scott F. Norberg
Revisiting the Causes of the Financial Crisis, Antony Page
Criminal Justice in Indian Country, M. Alexander Pearl
Una Mirada al Derecho y su Historia Desde Venezuela, Rogelio Pérez Perdomo
Governing the Ungovernable: Integrating the Multimodal Approach to Keeping Agricultural Land Use from Swallowing Ecosystems, Kalyani Robbins
Responsible, Renewable, and Redesigned: How the Renewable Energy Movement can make Peace with the Endangered Species Act, Kalyani Robbins
Love and Civil Rights, Ediberto Román
The United Nations Watercourses Convention on the Dawn of Entry Into Force, Ryan Stoa
Subsidiarity in Principle:Decentralization of Water Resources Management, Ryan B. Stoa
Lessons from the Dolphins/Richie Incognito Saga, Kerri Lynn Stone
Myths of the Internet as the Death of Old Media, Hannibal Travis
Patent Alienability and Its Discontents, Hannibal Travis
Ultranationalist Genocides: Failures of Global Justice in Nigeria and Pakistan, Hannibal Travis
Mixed Signals on Summary Judgment, Howard Wasserman
Football and the Infield Fly Rule, Howard M. Wasserman
Submissions from 2013
Shari'ah Law as National Security Threat?, Cyra Akila Choudhury
Legal Latin Americanism, Jorge L. Esquirol
Miranda and Its (More Rights-Protective) International Counterparts, Megan A. Fairlie
Financial Hospitals: Defending the Fed’s Role as Market Maker of Last Resort, Jose M. Gabilondo
Malleable Law: The (Mis)Use of Legal Tools in the Pursuit of a Political Agenda, Manuel A. Gomez
Ley Maleable- El (Mal) Uso del Derecho en la Consecucion de Una Agenda Politica, Manuel A. Gómez
Order in the Desert: Law Abiding Behavior at Burning Man, Manuel A. Gómez
The Global Chase: Seeking the Recognition and Enforcement of the Lago Agrio Judgment Outside of Ecuador, Manuel A. Gómez
Does Living by the Sword Mean Dying by the Sword?, Charles Chernor Jalloh
Prosecuting Those Bearing 'Greatest Responsibility': The Lessons of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, Charles Chernor Jalloh
What Makes a Crime Against Humanity a Crime Against Humanity?, Charles Chernor Jalloh
Provisional Arrest and Incarceration in the International Criminal Tribunals, Charles Chernor Jalloh and Melinda Taylor
Sustainable Business, Robert A. Katz and Antony Page