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CommentaryVol. 100 · Iss. 4
Bargaining About Birth: Surrogacy Contracts During a Pandemic
Abstract Surrogacy contracts depend on the exchange of information. Intended parents want information about the surrogate’s pregnancy to make decisions regarding prenatal care, during-pregnancy…
Rachel Rebouché -
Online2022
A Deficit of Deserts: The Case for a Pandemic Excess Profits Tax
The global COVID-19 pandemic caused, inter alia, the economic balance in the United States to tilt wildly. In earlier decades, such extreme social and…
Rae Ensor -
ArticleVol. 99 · Iss. 3
Insuring the ‘Uninsurable’: Catastrophe Bonds, Pandemics, and Risk Securitization
ABSTRACT In principle, governments could protect against the potential economic devastation of future pandemics by requiring businesses to insure against pandemic-related risks. In practice,…
Steven L. Schwarcz -
Online2021
Zoom Wills
Abstract This brief essay suggests that suddenly popular online meeting platforms like Zoom can be used to execute wills while people are subject to…
Alberto B. Lopez -
CommentaryVol. 98 · Iss. 5
Period Poverty in a Pandemic: Harnessing Law to Achieve Menstrual Equity
Period poverty is not new, but it has become more visible during the COVID-19 crisis. Worldwide, menstruation has long caused marginalization and vulnerability for many. The…
Bridget J. Crawford & Emily Gold Waldman