Liberalism and Judicial Authority

In Dworkin\u27s Rights Thesis, the. ideal judge who decides a hard case must determine whether the asserted right exists under the Constitution. The author criticizes this thesis by first contrasting it with an alternative model of adjudication in which the weighing of competing interests is decisive. He then demonstrates that no model is adequate to cover the complexity of hard cases. The hard case requires the exercise of judgment. The individual Justice makes a judgment based upon all the relevant factors which must be addressed in order to carry out the administration of justice. The content of the judgment cannot be determined in advance. It is indeterminate, yet has a moral quality and is not arbitrary

Book Review

EXPERIMENTAL JURISPRUDENCE AND THE SCIENSTATE. By Frederick K. Beutel. Bielefeld, West Germany: Gieseking, 1975. Pp. 404. Cloth, $34.00; Paperback,$29.00

Indochina: Some Lingering Issues of Law and Policy

One consequence of the winding down of the Vietnam War has been a lessening of interest in the legal issues raised by the conflict. But there are some recent reminders of the relevance of law to this great tragedy. The decision of the Supreme Court in Gillette v. United States dramatically illustrates how the human conscience remains tortured by the war. Within Indochina, two major military operations: the Cambodian incursion, and the movement of troops into Laos, have posed new questions of law and policy for international lawyers

An Analysis of Some Factors Affecting Attendance at Booker T. Washington School in Galveston, Texas

The purpose of this study is to seek some of the contributing factors that are affecting the attendance at Booker T. Washington School in Galveston, Texas. a. To Identify and classify the factors for the improvement of attendance. In the public schools of Galveston, Pupils who are absent four days In four consecutive weeks without unavoidable excuses or causes are to be reported by the principals to the director of public school attendance. 1 There have been 54 cases of non-attendance reported from Booker T. Washington School during the school year 1941-42; these chronic cases are included in the average membership stated in Table I. After extracting 54 less chronic cases of non-attendance from Booker T. Washington School during the school year 1941-42, the two groups of chronic and less chronic cases are compared for determining some of the contributing factors which cause non-attendance. The total number of cases of non-attendance included in the study are 108

A Study of Intercollegiate Soccer Data In The United States From 1905 to 1961

While there have been several studies completed on the history of soccer in this country, the absence of complete and accurate records was frequently noted when attempting to trace various coaching and collegiate achievements in the sport. Therefore the general purpose of this study was: (1) to compile and record from the existing sources) as accurately and completely as was possible, an inclusive record of Intercollegiate soccer statistics in this country; (2) to study and analyze this data and to ascertain what implications, trends and conclusions) if any, could be drawn from this information. The desired information was gathered essentially from the NCAA Soccer Guides, the North American Soccer Guides) Soccer Journal, various newspaper articles and from correspondence and interviews with retired coaches and charter members of the National Soccer Coaches Association. The assembled information was presented in tabular form, leaving blank the years and areas where data was unobtainable. The first thirteen tables showed the specific findings of the study and the final three tables illustrated certain comparisons and conclusions. The specific findings of the study were: (1) A complete list of National Championship teams for the years 1905 to 1961 was reconstructed. (2) A list of annual champions and the year of organization for twenty-one collegiate soccer conferences was compiled. (3) All-American teams from 1909-1910 to 1961 were obtained with the exception of the 1919 team list. There was no All-American team in 1918. (4) The names of the officers of the three national college soccer organizations that existed during the period 1905 to 1961 were reconstructed. The names of the officers of the Intercollegiate Association Football League for 1905 through 1913 and 1918 through 1920 were not obtainable. (5) A list of Honor Award recipients of the National Soccer Coaches Association from 1942 through 1961 was compiled. (6) There were thirty college coaches who had coached soccer for twenty years or longer during the period from 1905 to 1961. (7) There were eighteen winstreaks of twenty or more consecutive soccer victories or ties during the years 1905 to 1961. (8) Eleven Olympic berths were earned by college players during the years 1924 to 1960