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Lawrence Lessig's Dystopian Vision 劳伦斯·莱西格的反乌托邦愿景

IF 2.6 2区社会学

Virginia Law Review Pub Date : 2004-12-01 DOI: 10.2307/1515645

J. Mahoney

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引用次数: 3

Toward a Controlling Shareholder Safe Harbor 迈向控股股东的安全港

IF 2.6 2区社会学

Virginia Law Review Pub Date : 2004-12-01 DOI: 10.2307/1515644

Steve Haas

引用次数: 7

Common Law Disclosure Duties and the Sin of Omission: Testing the Meta-theories 普通法披露义务与不作为之罪:元理论检验

IF 2.6 2区社会学

Virginia Law Review Pub Date : 2004-11-01 DOI: 10.2139/SSRN.614501

K. Krawiec, K. Zeiler

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引用次数: 12

The Limited Domain of the Law 法律的有限领域

IF 2.6 2区社会学

Virginia Law Review Pub Date : 2004-11-01 DOI: 10.2307/1515650

F. Schauer

引用次数: 45

A Law and Norms Critique of the Constitutional Law of Defamation 宪法诽谤法的法律与规范批判

IF 2.6 2区社会学

Virginia Law Review Pub Date : 2004-11-01 DOI: 10.2307/1515652

M. Passaportis

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引用次数: 2

The Road Not Taken in Brown: Recognizing the Dual Harm of Segregation 布朗案未走的路:认识到种族隔离的双重危害

IF 2.6 2区社会学

Virginia Law Review Pub Date : 2004-10-01 DOI: 10.2307/3202405

Kevin D. Brown

引用次数: 0

Time, Change, and the Constitution 时间、变革和宪法

IF 2.6 2区社会学

Virginia Law Review Pub Date : 2004-10-01 DOI: 10.2307/3202406

John Harrison

引用次数: 1

"Brown" at 50 “布朗”50岁