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The Security Council and the Use of Force Theory and Reality - A Need for Change?

Jeremy I. Levitt
Book Chapter

This book addresses the authority of the UN Security Council to regulate the use of force. In particular, it examines the question of whether the present composition, functions, and powers of the Security Council are adequate to meet recent demands, such as the need perceived by states to use force in cases of humanitarian emergency and pre-emptive action in response to international terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Is the Security Council still well positioned today to deal with these demands and challenges? In seeking a response, the book analyzes both Charter law and Security Council practice. It addresses not only the hotly debated recent crises concerning Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq, but also resolutions dealing with the use of force by peacekeeping operations. A number of issues relating to the right of self-defence are analyzed, as are the emerging new roles of NATO and the African Union. Separate chapters of the book are devoted to the current discussion concerning the reform of the Security Council. A particular feature of the book is the interaction between academics and practitioners as well as between theory and reality.
Evolution of Deadly Conflict in Liberia: From "Paternaltarianism" to State Collapse

Jeremy I. Levitt
Book

This book represents the first attempt to holistically document and analyze the causes of deadly conflict in Liberia from its founding to the present. It reconstructs and examines the root, operational, and catalytic causes of eighteen internal deadly conflicts that transpired in Liberia between 1822 and 2003, including the 1980 coup d’e'tat against the Tolbert regime and the Great War (1989–2003). Levitt examines a continuum of circular causation among the state of affairs that led to the founding of the Liberian State, the evolution of settler authoritarianism and nationalism, and internal conflict. The book has three major objectives: 1.) to determine the historical causes of deadly conflict in Liberia, in particular, the underlining historical phenomena responsible for birthing the Great War; 2.) to present an alternative framework to comprehend and examine the aged conflict dynamic between settler and indigenous Liberians, and within Liberian society itself; and 3.) to produce the first comprehensive study of deadly conflict in Liberia.

This interdisciplinary book spans the fields of political science, history, international law, and peace and conflict studies.
Entertainment Law: Cases and Materials on Film, Television, and Music

William D. Henslee
Book

This law school casebook provides insight into the entertainment industry and teaches law students how to protect the rights of entertainers. Leading directors, screenwriters, musicians, artists, and several others discuss the impact of the law or social issues on their work. The book also includes essays submitted by experts on particular cases, such as the OJ Simpson trial and the New Kids on the Block litigation and features chapters on “Globalization of The Entertainment Industry” and “The Devil Media Made Me Do It”—claims of industry responsibility for tortious and violent behavior.
Theater Law: Cases and Materials

William D. Henslee
Book Chapter

Although normally thought of in terms of its creative and artistic values, staging a play or musical involves numerous legal relationships and obligations. Accordingly, this casebook provides the first comprehensive overview of the law governing the theater industry. Among the subjects examined are the history of the theater; the practice of theater law; the creative rights of playwrights; the financial rights of producers and investors; the employment rights of directors, performers, and crew members; and the attendance rights of audiences. While principally concerned with Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, the final two chapters focus on road tours and amateur theater groups.

The casebook's 104 principal readings use the battles fought over some of Broadway's biggest shows to spark student interest and promote classroom discussion. The line-up includes such hits asAnnie, Bus Stop, Cats, Guys and Dolls, Jekyll & Hyde, Jesus Christ Superstar, Miss Saigon, My Fair Lady, Rent, South Pacific, The King and I, The Music Man, The Phantom of the Opera, The Producers,The Sound of Music, and Urinetown. Also taking turns are such notable figures as Jackie Mason, Ann Miller, Rosie O'Donnell, Eugene O'Neill, Lynn Redgrave, Neil Simon, Cicely Tyson, and Tennessee Williams.

Supplementing the principal readings are 145 notes, 28 problems, and nine appendices. While the notes and problems help students sharpen their grasp of the underlying concepts, the appendices reproduce the essential contracts used by theater lawyers. Because the chapters have been written in "stand-alone" fashion, instructors are able to rearrange them to fit their interests and time requirements.

Jarvis, Chaikelson, Corcos, Edmonds, Garon, Ghosh, Henslee, Kende, Palmer, Schultz, Scordato, and White have avoided "squib" cases, used both legal and non-legal materials, and included numerous references to secondary sources. The result is a highly-engaging work that supports both survey courses and seminars and fills the gap left by entertainment law casebooks, which tend to focus on movies and television. At the same time, it provides instructors with an opportunity to bolster their students' understanding of such fields as anti-trust law, arbitration, contracts, First Amendment law, labor and employment law, professional responsibility, and torts.
Africa: Selected Documents on Constitutive, Conflict and Security, Humanitarian, and Judicial Issues

Jeremy I. Levitt
Book

At a time when the international community is focusing on the difficult problems of conflict and development in the nations of the African continent, this volume presents an important collection of current and essential documents. It provides a ready reference to often hard-to-find documents and statutes for scholars, researchers, and policy makers working on issues involving the people and nations of Africa.
Goldstein v. California: Sound, Fury, and Significance

Robert H. Abrams
Book Chapter

Some cases in the Supreme Court involve controversies of enormous immediate importance with little potential for effecting doctrinal constitutional change. Other cases seem of minimal moment, but call into question basic doctrinal issues whose resolution might have broad and serious effects. Goldstein v. California falls into the second category. The obvious and dramatic limitation that Goldstein places on the scope of the Copyright Act may have obscured its more subtle revisions of constitutional doctrine in other areas. For Goldstein not only defines the spheres of federal and state competence for copyright legislation; it also reinterprets precedents on preemption and supremacy principles that forebode substantial revision of these basic areas.