Yale Law Journal: Volume 122, Number 1 - October 2012

Download or read book Yale Law Journal: Volume 122, Number 1 - October 2012 written by Yale Law Journal and published by Quid Pro Books. This book was released on 2012-11-06 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the world's leading law journals is available in ebook formats. This issue of The Yale Law Journal (the first issue of Volume 122, academic year 2012-2013) features new articles and essays on legal theory, tort law, criminal defense representation, statutory interpretation, "branding" of celebrities and artists, and other areas of interest. Contributors include such noted scholars as Ariel Porat & Eric Posner (on the concept of aggregation in decision-making over many fields of law), Victoria Nourse (on using legislative history in statutory interpretation), and James Anderson & Paul Heaton (on effectiveness of defense counsel in murder cases). The issue also features student contributions on rights of identity and branding, sales tax, and international statutory interpretation. Quality formatting includes linked notes and an active Table of Contents (including linked Tables of Contents for individual articles and essays), as well as active URLs in notes and properly presented tables.