Mentoring is widely acknowledged to be important in career success, yet may be lacking for female and minority law professors, contributing to disparities in retention and promotion of diverse faculty. This Article presents the results of a unique diversity mentoring program conducted at one law...

Since only mid-2011, states have increasingly authorized their shippers to hire private armed guards to protect them as they travel through pirate-infested waters. Estimates indicate that in 2011, the percentage of ships employing armed guards rose from approximately 10% to upwards of 50%....

States continue to abuse human rights and commit mass atrocities even though for the past several decades they have overwhelmingly ratified a host of international human rights treaties. This Article seeks to explain this phenomenon and suggests that where treaty enforcement mechanisms are too...

Although family law requires parents to support their minor children, the question of post-majority support – or child support for adult children – is entirely different. Some states permit this type of child support, while others do not. Those affected by this divergence in approaches...

The position of women and children at the heart of international commercial surrogacy requires a careful consideration of this market. In undertaking it, this Article considers the rights, interests, and obligations of the parties to a surrogacy, as well as the various opportunity costs of...

This encyclopedic entry considers wills law, covering basic topics from testamentary formalities to will contests. This entry also considers will substitutes and living wills, but focuses on wills as a cornerstone of estate planning

This 2005 paper evaluates the Lisbon Strategy that aimed to transform the European Union into the world’s most dynamic and competitive economy between the years 2000 and 2010. The paper notes that the European Union is not meeting the strategy’s goals due to a sluggish internal market, lack...

Despite the increase in cohabitation around the world, legal responses remain limited, particularly in the last several years. Yet, there are universal issues at the end of a cohabitation, particularly related to the property division between the cohabitants. This article will survey the recent...