University of Pennsylvania Law Review articles from December 2000

University of Pennsylvania Law Review archives from December 2000

Treaties, human rights, and conditional consent.
December 1, 2000... INTRODUCTION Article II of the Constitution grants the President the "Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties, provided two thirds of the Senators present concur."(1) When the President obtains the...

A new copyright order: why national courts should create global norms.
December 1, 2000... INTRODUCTION A pervasive sentiment expressed by copyright scholars and by policymakers in the field is the need for international solutions to figure prominently in the reform and evolution of present law.(1) The need to develop...

The new value exception to the absolute priority rule after In re 203 N. Lasalle Street Partnership: what should bankruptcy courts do, and how can congress help?
December 1, 2000... INTRODUCTION A company files for bankruptcy when it is no longer viable in its present condition. When a company files for bankruptcy under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code (the "Code"), the company's assets are generally sold off in a...

The prospective effects of modifying existing law to accommodate preemptive self-defense by battered women.
December 1, 2000... INTRODUCTION The acceptance of violence between private citizens in a free society, while morally repugnant, is seemingly necessary. The coexistence of laws punishing for murder and absolving absolutely for self-defense points to a tension...