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Israel dispatch: Knesset vote to curtail ‘reasonableness doctrine’ would limit judiciary’s power to constrain arbitrary executive decisions

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The reasonableness doctrine is found in Israeli administrative law and allows the court to exercise its power of judicial review on the executive branch of the government. This doctrine is a famous import from the British legal system, where it was originally known as the “Rule of Reason”.

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Guest Post: Climate Litigation in Japan: Citizens’ Attempts for the Coal Phase-Out

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Japan , their case challenging the legality of a governmental approval that allows for the construction and operation of new coal-fired power plants. Administrative complaints. This will be the first climate change case heard before the Supreme Court. In September 2017, in Sendai Citizens v.

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Victimization vs. Criminalization: The Trump Predicament 

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While these political vs. legal interpretations of reality capture the moment in the ongoing saga of Donald Trump, I do not believe that the label of victim is “baked in” nor that his narrative of victimhood will be the prevailing one.

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UN Draft Treaty on Transnational Business Enterprises and Human Rights in the Making: Raising the Global Bar in Corporate Litigation

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Upon the initiative of the United Nations Human Rights Council (the UNHRC), a new legally binding agreement regulating transnational business enterprises’ human rights violations is likely on its way. The future legal value of the Draft Treaty will be that of enforceable regulation, provided of course that it is adopted in its current form.

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Practice Area Switcharoo: Become An Expert in Anything

Attorney at Work

Ask a Law Librarian. A visit to a law library is an ideal way to start. As a newbie to the topic, computer legal research can present too large a universe. As you educate yourself about these issues, consider how you can use that legal brain of yours to help. You can switch practice area. You’re smart. You can do this.

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GWU Adjunct Law Professor Loses Worker’s Compensation Case

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Hdeel Abdelhady , who teaches part-time in the areas of international trade and Islamic law, sued the university for a variety of torts, including allegations that counsel for the university made overtures to an administrative judge about securing a federal judgeship. Id. ¶ 174. ” Robinson v. Howard Univ., Robinson v.

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July 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The court found that the Commission adequately explained its rationale for rejecting the dollar figure adopted by the administrative law judge. Animal Legal Defense Fund v. The MPF brought a tort case against de Rezende for causing the deforestation of 2,488.56 Mayor & City Council of Baltimore v. BP p.l.c. ,

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