Introduction

This is a tale that begins with a “not guilty” verdict and ends, years later, with another “not guilty” verdict. The first “not guilty” verdict, in 2003, was earned by Justin Goff. Goff was arrested for selling marijuana. Goff hired James Vasilas, a criminal defense lawye...   MORE>>

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The National Insurance Act of 2007 (“NIA”) is the latest step toward the federal regulation of insurance. While this particular act, like those before it, will not likely become law this year, it demonstrates an accelerating movement. It is indicative of a growing belief that ...   MORE>>

“It’s 11:30 at night and you want to go to bed, but there’s a party going on next door. You tell them that; they don’t care. It’s having your wife go out to get the paper and cutting her feet on a bottle some undergrad smashed on your doorstep the night before. It’s begging [Boston Colle...   MORE>>

“The U.S. financial system resembles a patient in intensive care. The body is trying to fight off a disease that is spreading, and as it does so, the body convulses, settles for a time and then convulses again. The illness seems to be overwhelming the self-healing tendencies of markets. The doctor...   MORE>>

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When there has been a heavy fall of rain on a newly made and newly grassed football field, you do not chase two football teams on to it to play a match.

These homely but profound remarks were addressed to our small delegation during 1994 when we were visiting Hungary to study it...   MORE>>

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Ten years after the Rio Conference, the world is confronted with the challenges of epidemic poverty, unsustainable lifestyles and environmental degradation. It is up to the coming Johannesburg Summit to bridge this gap with renewed political will, practical steps and partnerships t...   MORE>>

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During the past ten years of democracy in South Africa, administrative law, and administrative justice, has become increasingly important in the realm of environmental law. It is correctly observed in this regard that the effectiveness of environmental law not so much relates to th...   MORE>>

Constitutional Principle VI, of the constitutional principles negotiated at the Multi-Party negotiating process in the early 1990s and annexed to the Interim Constitution, provided that:

There shall be a separation of powers between the legislature, executive and judiciary, with appropriate check...   MORE>>

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The preamble of the South African Constitution contains the commitment to, amongst other things, establish a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights, lay the foundations for a democratic and open society in which government is based on the wi...   MORE>>

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Procurement is generally described as the function of purchasing goods and services from an outside body. In South Africa, public sector procurement or government procurement is estimated to amount to approximately 14% of gross domestic product (GDP). In the United Kingdom, it is e...   MORE>>