Volume 95

  • ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 5

    Phenomenology, Colonialism, and the Administrative State

    In A Realistic Theory of Law, Brian Tamanaha rejects the claim that universal legal principles exist, and its variant that essential features of law…

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    The Data of Jurisprudence

    In contemporary jurisprudential writing, there is no lack of attention to method. Although I have participated in this activity, I have reservations about it,…

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    The Pragmatist Tradition: Lessons for Legal Theorists

    As you probably noticed, my title is ambiguous—deliberately so, because my purpose here is twofold: to teach legal theorists something of the pragmatist tradition…

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    A New Historical Jurisprudence?

    In his provocative new book, A Realistic Theory of Law, Brian Tamanaha offers a variety of insightful analyses and conclusions that may shake up…

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    Three Forms of Legal Pragmatism

    Within any discipline there are said to be lumpers and splitters, hedgehogs and foxes. My inclinations run to lumping, but in this essay I…

  • ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 4

    Algorithmic Entities

    In a 2014 article, Professor Shawn Bayern demonstrated that anyone can confer legal personhood on an autonomous computer algorithm by putting it in control…

  • ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 4

    Income-Dependent Punitive Damages

    Punitive damages are sums awarded to tort victims over and above their compensable harm. Despite their relative rarity, they have been very salient in…

  • ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 4

    The Corporate Governance of National Security

    At hundreds of companies, the government installs former spies and military officers to run the business without shareholder oversight, putting security before profits in…

  • NoteVol. 95 · Iss. 4

    Shielding Children from Pornography by Incentivizing Private Choice

    In March of 2016, Playboy stopped publishing images of naked women in their magazines. According to the company’s chief executive, Scott Flanders, “[the] battle…

  • NoteVol. 95 · Iss. 4

    Decentralized Public Ledger Systems and Securities Law: New Applications of Blockchain Technology and the Revitalization of Sections 11 And 12(A)(2) of the Securities Act Of 1933

    When Bitcoin launched in 2009, it was the first virtual cryptocurrency to gain popularity and attain widespread use. Much attention has been paid to…

  • ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 3

    IP, R.I.P.

    Death is an inevitably disruptive event. When a famous artist or public figure dies, the fallout can be particularly complex and contentious. An artist’s…

  • ArticleVol. 95 · Iss. 3

    Amnesty for Even the Worst Offenders

    In recent years, global policy makers have declared that heads of state must be held accountable through criminal prosecution for internationally wrongful acts. Scholars…