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September | October 2002
Corporate Affairs: Lincoln Caplan SCENES A PENNY SAVED By John Swansburg Disney teaches kids a lesson. EFFECTIVE COMMAND By Susan Benesch Salvadoran generals on trial. In Florida. THE DISOBEDIENT DOZEN By Josh Saunders Juries that think for themselves. AFTER THE RAINBOW By Megan Twohey Peace, love, and a mess on federal land. SATIRE MCGRUFF, THE CRIME-FIGHTING DOG How not to take a bite out of crime. ARGUMENT GO DUTCH By Tom Geoghegan The untapped promise of the International Criminal Court: It's the perfect forum for trying terrorists. THE O.J. EFFECT By Wendy Davis Since the Simpson trial, juries have been reluctant to acquit celebrities. Michael Skakel found out the hard way that the burden of proof has shifted. |
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FEATURES RWANDAN GHOSTS By Victor Peskin After the genocide, an international tribunal is failing to sort the criminals from the victims. ALSO: Ruti Teitel on National Sovereignty RADIO HATE By Dina Temple-Raston Rwandan media executives are on trial for inciting genocide. Their case will pressure international courts to crack down on free speech. KISS & TELL By Amy Benfer Prosecutors in California are asking the professionals who treat teenage girls to disregard the confidentiality of patients and help go after statutory rapists. REVIEWS PRACTICE THE HOURS By Niki Kuckes The short, unhappy history of how lawyers bill their clients. ACADEMY THE BLOOD-MONEY MYTH By Tom Baker Personal-injury plaintiffs and their lawyers will stop at nothing in their callous pursuit of money. Or so the stereotype goes. RULE OF LAW MONSOON IN A TEACUP By Ratna Kapur In India, arranged marriages are uncontroversial. In Britain, they're causing a stir. SATIRE THE CASE OF THE SWITCHED SUIT By Lloyd Dangle REFORM SMOG & MIRRORS By Alec Appelbaum Corporate lawyers suddenly have a crucial role to play in the effort to thwart climate change. PRACTICE PROSAIC JUSTICE By Anthony Sebok In America, legal advocates for slavery reparations are relying on the cold logic of property law, not the moral force of human rights. STORIES GENRE ART ON TRIAL: AN ODD BIRD Stéphanie Giry on the 1927 trial that redefined the meaning of art. DISPATCH BUSTING CHOPS Katherine Marsh on who gets to decide what's kosher. EXCAVATION THE DEMON OF ANDERSONVILLE Carolyn Kleiner on the Confederate soldier who ran the Civil War's deadliest prison. EXHIBIT WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION Back to Top |
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