Diversifying State Supreme Courts

Why do some states diversify their supreme courts sooner than others? Using original data on the first black and female state supreme court justices, I contend that political and institutional pressures influence when states diversify their high courts. The results suggest that selection systems, institutions affecting turnover, and the appointment of political minorities to the United States Supreme Court are associated with states seating their first black and female justices. The findings have implications for our understanding of the political and institutional circumstances that promote judicial diversity.     

再论医患关系是民事法律关系中的合同关系

医患关系的法律属性直接关系到处理医疗纠纷有关法律的立法基调，那么它到底是一种什么性质的关系呢。现在学说界主要有三种观点，一种是认为属于行政法的范畴；另一种认为是民法的范畴。还有的认为是一种独立于民法与行政法之外的调整斜向的医事法律关系的法律体系。本人认为，医患关系就其法律关系的属性和其本质来看，仍然属于民事法律关系中的合同关系。     

再论医患关系是民事法律关系中的合同关系

医患关系的法律属性直接关系到处理医疗纠纷有关法律的立法基调 ,那么它到底是一种什么性质的关系呢。现在学说界主要有三种观点 ,一种是认为属于行政法的范畴 ①;另一种认为是民法的范畴 ②。还有的认为是一种独立于民法与行政法之外的调整斜向的医事法律关系的法律体系。③本人认为 ,医患关系就其法律关系的属性和其本质来看 ,仍然属于民事法律关系中的合同关系。一、医患关系符合民事法律关系的三个基本特征有的学者反对将医患关系归纳为民事法律关系 ,主要是认为它不符合民事法律关系必须具备的三个基本特征。那么 ,是否是如此呢 ?本人…     

重合同 守信用 促发展 防风险——从银行业务视域解读《合同法司法解释二》

《合同法司法解释二》的出台，对于银行业务存在较大的影响。本文从合同在银行业务中的作用、签字盖章、格式条款、担保登记、偿债顺序、违约责任等方面进行研究，利用其规定有利地促进业务发展，同时采取切实可行风险防控措施，保护银行合法权益．     

Indian Health Service; contract health services--PHS. Final rule

This is a final rule clarifying the regulations governing receipt of contract health services from the Indian Health Service (IHS). Under this rule, IHS is specifically designated as payor of last resort for persons defined as eligible for IHS contract health services notwithstanding any State or local law to the contrary.     

Absolute liability in contract

Kingship, Law and Society: Criminal Justice in the Reign of Henry V. Edward Powell. Oxford. 1989. Clarendon Press, xii + 319 pp. (incl. index). £35.00 cased.

Sir Henry Maine: A Study of Victorian Jurisprudence. R.C.J. Cocks. Cambridge. 1988. Cambridge University Press, viii + 224 pp. (incl. index). £25/$49.50 cased.

The Birth of the English Common Law (2nd ed). R. C. Van Caenegem. Cambridge. 1988. Cambridge University Press, xviii + 160 pp. (incl. index). £27.50/ $39.50 cased, £9.50/$13.95 limp.

Inventing the Industrial Revolution. The English Patent System 1660–1800. Christine Macleod. Cambridge. 1988. Cambridge University Press, xii + 302 pp. £25 cased.

The Constitutional Jurisprudence of the Federal Republic of Germany. D.P. KOMMERS. Duke University Press. 1990. xxxvi + 590 pp. (incl. index). £29.25 paperback.

Sokrates. Johannes Irmscher. (3rd ed.) Leipzig. 1989. Verlag Phillip Reclam jr. 120 pp. (inch index).

The Welsh Laws. T.M. Charles‐Edwards. Cardiff. 1990. The University of Wales Press for the Welsh Arts Council. 106pp. £3.50 limp.