How laws affect the perception of norms: empirical evidence from the lockdown. Roberto Galbiati ([email protected]), Emeric Henry, Nicolas Jacquemet ([email protected]) and Max Lobeck. Published: September 24, 2021, PLOS One. Abstract: “Laws not only affect behavior due to changes in material payoffs, but they may also change the perception individuals have of societal norms, either by… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2022
How Legal Scholarship Can Reveal the Difference Between the Law as Written and the Law as Applied
Slaw, Amelia Landenberger: “Is there one piece of legal scholarship which you read years ago that sticks with you? For me it was an article about how a person’s right to legal name changes can be hindered by clerks who may misstate the law or a person’s options. The article is called Changing Name Changing:… Continue Reading
New Series of CRS Reports on Constitutional Analysis
LSB10675| The Modes of Constitutional Analysis: An Introduction (Part 1) Brandon J. Murrill Dec 29, 2021: “This Legal Sidebar Post is the first in a nine-part series that discusses certain “methods” or “modes” of analysis that the Supreme Court has employed to determine the meaning of a provision within the Constitution. (For additional background on… Continue Reading
GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset – Modes of Acquisition of Citizenship
British Academy – Global Citizenship Observatory: “GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset – Modes of Acquisition of Citizenship – The GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset includes information on the different ways in which citizenship can be acquired and lost across the world. The Dataset is organized around a comprehensive typology of modes of acquisition and loss of citizenship, which outlines,… Continue Reading
1 in 3 Americans say violence against government can be justified, citing fears of political schism, pandemic
“The Post-UMD poll, coming a year after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, marks the largest share of Americans to hold that view since the question was first asked more than two decades ago. The findings represent the largest share to feel that way since the question has been asked in various polls in… Continue Reading
Unlocking the secrets of the world’s oldest computer
BBC: A hundred and twenty years ago, divers discovered a shipwreck off the island of Antikythera in Greece. What they found changed our understanding of human history. The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism has captured the imagination of archaeologists, mathematicians, and scientists ever since. Now, using the latest 3D x-ray and modelling technology, experts are unravelling the… Continue Reading
