British Jewish history within the framework of British history 1840 - 1995

This essay is a context statement in critical defence of my submission for the degree of Ph.D by Published Works in keeping with the requirements of MIddlesex University as laid down in the Guidance Notes dated April 1996. The underlying theme of the submission is that my published works serve to illustrate my belief that it is imperative to locate British Jewish history within the broader framework of British history. Thus, I have not limited my research and writing to one issue, event or section of British Jewish society, rather I have sought to develop a historiographical style which exemplifies the way in which individuals, groups and events, within and beyond the framework of Anglo-Jewry, interface and interact. Historical phenomena do not occur in a vacuum and it is imperative to understand what is taking place beyond the perimeters of ethinicity in order to fully comprehend both immigrant and receiving societies' actions and responses. In my most recent works I have taken this one stage further with the recognition that, in what is increasingly a multi-ethnic society, it is vital both to locate British Jewish history within that of the wider British immigrant/settler experience and to see it as a constituent of specific communities in order that comparisons and contrasts can be made and, where possible, lessons learnt

Panel Remarks on Liability: Liability for Refusing to Use Agricultural Biotechnology

Good afternoon. I’m very pleased to be here. I appreciate the offer and the invitation from the Richmond Journal of Law & Technology to speak at this conference. This final panel is really about liability issues related to genetically modified foods or transgenic crops. Now I just want to quickly introduce these three people, and I’m going to start on my far side with Rachel Lattimore. Rachel Lattimore is a lawyer with the firm of Arent Fox in Washington D.C., and she is going to focus her talk – and we’ve sort of agreed among ourselves so we don’t step on each other’s toes – she’s going to focus her talk really in one sense on corn and the issues about the coexistence between transgenic crops and organic crops. Don Uchtmann, who is next to me, is a professor in the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois, and he has done a lot of work in the area of StarLink. He is really going to talk about the impact of StarLink and the legal liability that has arisen out of StarLink. I’m Drew Kershen from the University of Oklahoma College of Law, and I’m going to talk about the liability for not using genetically modified organisms

SEC v. Panuwat: The Federal Pursuit of Shadow Trading

In 2021, the SEC filed a complaint against a biopharmaceutical executive, Matthew Panuwat, for trading on material non-public information in violation of both the federal securities laws and his employer’s company policies. However, because the subject of the confidential information was not his employer, but a similarly situated peer company, Panuwat’s conduct constitutes “shadow trading.” The SEC’s enforcement, and the Northern District of California’s subsequent approval, indicate that company insiders may face liability for shadow trading. However, as written, the SEC arguably bases its attachment of federal liability on the company policies that Panuwat was bound by and violated. This Note argues that such enforcement of company policies should be avoided by drawing parallels to Van Buren v. United States. Instead, shadow trading should be pursued via misappropriation theory, breaches of company policies should be treated as breaches of contract, and companies should enact effective compliance programs

Mediation Response Unit Shows Potential as an Alternative 911 Response

In May 2022, the City of Dayton, Ohio formally launched a new pilot program that sends trained mediators to respond to low emergency 911 calls to de-escalate non-violent conflicts and mediate disputes among community members. This new initiative, called the Mediation Response Unit (MRU), is the first of its kind in the nation as it sends mediation teams to respond to calls without a co-response by police. The idea for the MRU came about through discussions among a Community Engagement Working Group that was formed in 2020 to implement police reforms in the City. The MRU states that its goals are “to work on improving community police relations, provide alternatives to police response in our community . . . and allow officers more time to take higher emergent calls. ”Some examples of the types of calls the Unit responds to are noise complaints, neighbor disputes, loitering, and other low-level disturbances. The services are performed over the phone, or in-person when necessary, and provide the parties with resource connections as well as follow-up case management. During its first months of operation, the MRU has shown promising early success and positive community reception. As of August 2022, the MRU has logged over 400 calls for service and plans to continue its growth. In an interview with The Mediate.com Podcast, Mediation Response Coordinator, Raven Cruz Loaiza, expressed hope that other cities across the country would be able to adopt this model of alternative response in the near future. This post was originally published on the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution website on February 23, 2023. The original post can be accessed via the Archived Link button above