Scholars are divided over whether a victim s rights persist when an agent permissibly responds to an emergency. According to the prevailing view the moral force of rights is not extinguished by moral permissibility and the agent, therefore, has a duty to compensate the victim. According to another influential view permissibility does erase the moral force of rights and the agent, therefore, can...

Doubtless the Braiidon bill, introduced in the last Missouri legislature, and quoted from in the letter from its author which was published in the last issue of the VISITOR, has attracted considerable attention from readers. Its two notable features appear to be the sworn list of taxable property and the provision relative to stamping notes and bonds. The first named feature differs but little ...

Within the current legislative landscape in Ontario, survivors of sexual harassment are treated differently than assault and misconduct with respect to when they can advance a legal claim against their perpetrators. Under sections 16(1)(h) 16(1)(h.1) Ontario Limitations Act, able file civil whenever choose do so. s 34(1) Human Rights Code, must human rights complaint within one year experienced...