Boston College Law Library collects the publications of Law School faculty, and, when possible, makes them available through this collection. Organized by year and tagged with authors and subject areas, this resource reflects the school and the library’s commitment to open access while at the same time serving as a valuable institutional record.
Submissions from 2011
Tethering the FCC: The Case Against Chevron Deference for Jurisdictional Claims, Daniel A. Lyons
A Legitimate Interest in Promoting the Progress of Science: Constitutional Constraints on Copyright Laws, David S. Olson
The Free Speech Rights of Off-Duty Government Employees, Mary-Rose Papandrea
The Publication of National Security Information in the Digital Age, Mary-Rose Papandrea
Impairment, Discrimination, and the Legal Construction of Disability in the European Union and the United States, Vlad F. Perju
New Governance and Rights-Claims, Vlad F. Perju
The Exxon Valdez Resurfaces in the Gulf of Mexico ... and the Hazards of “Megasystem Centripetal Di-Polarity”, Zygmunt J.B. Plater
Re-Evaluating the Emerging Standard of Review for Matching Rights in Control Transactions, Brian J.M. Quinn
Shareholder Lawsuits, Status Quo Bias, and Adoption of the Exclusive Forum Provision, Brian J.M. Quinn
The Islamic Rule of Lenity, Intisar A. Rabb
Indeterminacy and the Law of Restitution, James S. Rogers
Early Scholarship Offers and the NCAA, Alfred C. Yen
Early Scholarship Offers and the NCAA, Alfred C. Yen
Submissions from 2010
Constitutional Handcuffs, Richard Albert
Presidential Values in Parliamentary Democracies, Richard Albert
Education for the Law: Reflective Education for the Law, Filippa M. Anzalone
Taxation and Non-Discrimination: A Reconsideration, Hugh J. Ault and Jacques Sasseville
The Child as a Person: A Reaction to Elizabeth Bartholet’s International Adoption: The Human Rights Position, Paulo D. Barrozo
Expounding the Law: Law and Judicial Duty, Mary Sarah Bilder
James Madison, Law Student and Demi-Lawyer, Mary Sarah Bilder
“A More Majestic Conception:” the Importance of Judicial Integrity in Preserving the Exclusionary Rule, Robert M. Bloom and David H. Fentin
"Counter-Counter Terrorism via Lawsuit" - the Bivens Impasse, George D. Brown
Australian Capital Territory Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Research Project Report, Hilary Charlesworth, Andrew Byrnes, Renuka Thilagaratnam, and Katharine G. Young
Avoiding the Avoidable: Why State Laws Need to Protect Kids from Airbags, Mary Ann Chirba
Drawing Lines in Shifting Sands: The U.S. Supreme Court's Mixed Messages on ERISA Preemption Imperil Health Care Reform, Mary Ann Chirba
ERISA Preemption of State “Play or Pay” Mandates: How PPACA Clouds an Already Confusing Picture, Mary Ann Chirba
Keep Charity Charitable, Brian D. Galle
The AMT's Silver Lining, Brian D. Galle
Three Takes on Global Justice, Frank J. Garcia
Conference on Privacy and Internet Access to Court Files, Panel Two: Should There Be Remote Public Access to Court Filings in Immigration Cases?, Robert Hinkle, David McCraw, Daniel Kanstroom, and Eleanor Acer
Doctorado Académico en Derecho, ¿Un vehículo para los transplantes jurídicos?, Gail J. Hupper
Back to Basics: Why Financial Regulatory Overhaul is Overrated, Renee M. Jones
Corporate Governance and Accountability, Renee M. Jones
Will the SEC Survive Financial Regulatory Reform?, Renee M. Jones
Red Mass: 2009 Homily, Gregory A. Kalscheur S.J.
Legal Ethics, Torture, and the “Task of the Good Lawyer:” Mukasey Agonistes, Daniel Kanstroom
Family Solidarity Versus Social Solidarity in the United States, Sanford N. Katz
Toward a Defense of Fair Use Enablement, or How U.S. Copyright Law is Hurting My Daughter, Joseph P. Liu
For MSNBC, Comcast Represents Not a Threat, But an Opportunity, Daniel A. Lyons
In re Preserving the Open Internet: Reply Comments of Professor Daniel A. Lyons, Daniel A. Lyons
Technology Convergence and Federalism: Who Should Decide the Future of Telecommunications Regulation?, Daniel A. Lyons
The Coming Fifth Amendment Challenge to Net Neutrality Regulation, Daniel A. Lyons
Virtual Takings: The Coming Fifth Amendment Challenge to Net Neutrality Regulation, Daniel A. Lyons
Dawn of the Dead? A Discussion of Immortality and the Law: The Rising Power of the American Dead, Ray D. Madoff
What Leona Helmsley Can Teach Us About the Charitable Deduction, Ray D. Madoff
Law and Lawyers in the U.S.: The Hero-Villain Dichotomy, Judith A. McMorrow
Professional Responsibility in an Uncertain Profession: Legal Ethics in China, Judith A. McMorrow
The Moral Responsibility of the Corporate Lawyer, Judith A. McMorrow and Luke M. Scheuer
First Amendment Based Copyright Misuse, David S. Olson
Cosmopolitanism and Constitutional Self-Government, Vlad F. Perju
Learning From Disasters: Twenty-One Years After the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Will Reactions to the Deepwater Horizon Blowout Finally Address the Systemic Flaws Revealed in Alaska?, Zygmunt J.B. Plater
Setting It Straight: A Thirtieth Anniversary Gathering in Memory of the Little Tennessee River and its Valley, Zygmunt J.B. Plater
Asset Specificity and Transaction Structures: A Case Study of @Home Corporation, Brian J.M. Quinn
Normalizing Match Rights, Brian J.M. Quinn
Optionality in Merger Agreements, Brian J.M. Quinn
Farmers, Middlemen, and the New Rule of Law Movement, Brian J.M. Quinn and Anh T.T. Vu
Islamic Legal Maxims as Substantive Canons of Construction: Ḥudūd-Avoidance in Cases of Doubt, Intisar A. Rabb
The Promise of International Tax Scholarship and its Implications for Research Design, Theory and Methodology, Diane M. Ring
Who is Making International Tax Policy? International Organizations as Power Players in a High Stakes World, Diane M. Ring
Gender Matters in Juvenile Justice, Francine Sherman and Meda Chesney-Lind
Note, A Free Pass for Foreign Firms? An Assessment of SEC and Private Enforcement Against Foreign Issuers, Natalya Shnitser
Counseling Community Groups, Paul R. Tremblay
Langdell and the Invention of Legal Doctrine, Catharine P. Wells
A Preliminary First Amendment Analysis of Legislation Treating News Aggregation as Copyright Infringement, Alfred C. Yen
A Preliminary First Amendment Analysis of Leglisation Treating News Aggregation as Copyright Infringement, Alfred C. Yen
Submissions from 2009
Nonconstitutional Amendments, Richard Albert
The Fusion of Presidentialism and Parliamentarism, Richard Albert
Border Searches in the Age of Terrorism, Robert M. Bloom
An Iconic Social Activist, Mark S. Brodin
The Estate tax Non-Gap: Why Repeal a "Voluntary Tax?, Paul L. Caron and James R. Repetti
"Just Like Little Dogs": The Law Should Speak with Veracity and Respect, Scott T. FitzGibbon
Hidden Taxes, Brian D. Galle
Laboratories of Democracy? Policy Innovation in Decentralized Governments, Brian D. Galle and Joseph K. Leahy
A Methodology for Mentoring Writing in Law Practice: Using Textual Clues to Provide Effective and Efficient Feedback, Jane Kent Gionfriddo, Daniel Barnett, and E. Joan Blum
Corporate Law and the Rhetoric of Choice, Kent Greenfield
Specific Intent and the Purposeful Narrowing of Victim Protection Under the Convention Against Torture, Mary Holper
Massachusetts Health Passport Project Evaluation Final Report, Francine Jacobs, Rachel Oliveri, Jessica Greenstone, and Claudia Miranda-Julian
Legitimacy and Corporate Law: The Case for Regulatory Redundancy, Renee M. Jones
Conscience and Citizenship: The Primacy of Conscience for Catholics in Public Life, Gregory A. Kalscheur S.J.
Prophetic Discourse in the Public Square, M. Cathleen Kaveny
Public Use, Public Choice and the Urban Growth Machine: Competing Political Economies of Takings Law, Daniel A. Lyons
How Public is Private Philanthropy?, Ray D. Madoff
Securitization and Systemic Risk Amid Deregulation and Regulatory Failure, Patricia A. McCoy, Andrey D. Pavlov, and Susan M. Wachter
Hello BLAW: Bloomberg Law, the Newcomer in Legal Research, Meets Academic Users, Mary Ann Neary and George D. Wilson
First Amendment Interests and Copyright Accommodations, David S. Olson
Taking the Utilitarian Basis for Patent Law Seriously: The Case for Restricting Patentable Subject Matter, David S. Olson
A Comment on "Legisprudence", Vlad F. Perju
Reason and Authority in the European Court of Justice, Vlad F. Perju
Review of The Migration of Constitutional Ideas, Sujit Choudhry, ed., Vlad F. Perju
The Failure of Private Ordering and the Financial Crisis of 2008, Brian J.M. Quinn
Democracy, Sovereignty and Tax Competition: The Role of Tax Sovereignty in Shaping Tax Cooperation, Diane M. Ring
Catholic Social Teaching and Global Migration: Bridging the Paradox of Universal Human Rights and Territorial Self-Determination, Vincent D. Rougeau
Reforming the Legal Profession through Faith-Based Service Learning for Law Students: Notre Dame's 'Just Communities' Project, Vincent D. Rougeau
Reframing the Response: Girls in the Juvenile Justice System and Domestic Violence, Francine Sherman
Shadow Lawyering: Nonlawyer Practice within Law Firms, Paul R. Tremblay
International Trade Law: CLI Background Paper No. 10, David A. Wirth
Make Trade Rules Attuned to the Ecological Needs and Interests of Future Generations: CLI Recommendation No. 15, David A. Wirth
The International Organization for Standardization: Private Voluntary Standards as Swords and Shields, David A. Wirth
A First Amendment Perspective on the Construction of Third Party Copyright Liability, Alfred C. Yen