Vol. 139 No. 5 “[W]here there is a legal right, there is also a legal remedy . . . .” Although Blackstone’s maxim has led to efforts to redress constitutional violations, courts...
Vol. 139 No. 3 Courts often consult entrenched, preratification sources such as Blackstone’s Commentaries and The Digest of Justinian when rendering decisions in common law actions. These authorities...
Vol. 138 No. 7 In Waste, Property, and Useless Things, Professor Meredith Render takes aim at an important social problem — the voluminous (and often hazardous) waste produced by our seemingly insatiable consumption of the latest electronic gadgets. This phenomenon is part of a much larger solid-waste problem that human beings need to address if we are to achieve a more sustainable future for our species and our planet.
Vol. 138 No. 5 How should the law respond to intentionally useless objects that are constructed from scarce materials and thrust into an overcrowded world? Approximately sixty million tons of electronic waste, or “e-waste” — for example, discarded iPhones, refrigerators, desktop computers — is produced each year.
The first principle of insurance reflects the fundamental lesson of the tragic California fires: you can’t get something for nothing. If expected losses from...
Vol. 138 No. 3 Introduction When visitors enter the Grand Mosque (est. 1396 CE) — the center of communal Friday Prayers — of Bursa, Türkiye, they are greeted by a strange sight....
Vol. 138 No. 1 The opioid epidemic has devastated communities across the United States, causing a massive public health disaster, hundreds of thousands of deaths, and immense social...
Vol. 137 No. 4 Abstract For nearly two centuries, the law has allowed servitudes that “run with” real property while with few exceptions refusing to permit servitudes attached...
Vol. 137 No. 3 Introduction Renewable energy credits (RECs) are tradeable assets that allow a party to claim that it uses electricity produced from renewable resources. Governments and...
