Argues that all rhetoric has an ethical dimension and analyzes legal arguments using criteria for "universal" argumentation from C. Perelman. Suggests: (1) practical success can result from universal argumentation; (2) specificity of the law, precedent, and legal status of conflicting values affect preferences for arguments; and (3)…

Explores use of psychological autopsies to clarify intention in suicide. Compares clinical experience with courtroom experience. Discusses the "decriminalization" of suicide and insurance concerns, mental disorders, and intention to commit suicide. Notes that capacity to have the intent to commit suicide is lost due to mental disorders only under…

Intended for special education teacher educators, the article examines legal and ethical limits on the authority of a higher education faculty to make demands upon and influence students. Special considerations for trainers of special education under P.L. 94-142 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are also noted. (CL)

Explores sources of legal rights for students and personnel in private colleges and universities. Presents cases to illustrate the ways that federal courts have addressed campus due-process concerns at institutions accredited by the North Central Association. Concludes that due-process protections are generally lacking. (LAL)

Gives a brief account of recent developments in matrimonial law related to divorce, custody, and visitation to the children of divorcing couples. Discusses the development of mediation, its organizational structure, and its place within the context of the legal system of the United Kingdom. Outlines the principles of conciliation. (Author/ABL)

Offers comprehensive guidelines on interviewing young children (five years of age and under) about alleged sexual abuse incidents using anatomical dolls in the interviewing process, and also highlights current legal issues on the use of these dolls in sexual abuse investigations. (BB)

Describes 11 regulatory traps that can result in fraud and abuse charges. The traps are admissions process, ability to benefit, inability to document attendance, satisfactory academic progress, fictitious students, false eligibility, misstated needs, misuse of funds by students, theft and misuse of funds, lender kickbacks, and loan defaults.…

Analyzes three central problems which adversely affect use, development, and perfection of cryonic suspension of individuals: the extent to which a physician may be guilty of malpractice in assisting with a suspension; the need for a recognition of suspension; and the present effect of the law's anachronistic treatment of estate devolution upon a…

Argues that, properly understood, divorce mediation represents a rejection of a legal model of divorce and a substitution of a mental health model, and shows how such a model would be applied to the disputes between separating and divorcing couples. (Author/MCF)

Widows and divorcees appear to be confronted with a number of similar problems. Their reactions to being single again, sometimes quite suddenly, are frequently based, however, on a different sequence of events. The similarities and differences of the two statuses are discussed as they are affected by legal issues and in terms of the implications…

Concludes that the juvenile justice system is becoming more open but that most states still limit both press and public access. (FL)

Drawing on legal, historical, and qualitative research, this book explores the way in which academic work has become property and shows how that process is shaking the foundations of the university, the professorate, and intellectual property law. Following an introduction, the chapters are: (1) Building an Epistemic Regime; (2) An Uncommon…

The Religion and Media Interest Group section of the proceedings contains the following 4 selected papers: "'Where All Things Are Pure and of Good Report': The Doctrinal Theology, Religious Practice, and Media Manipulation of the Christian Science Church" (Douglas J. Swanson); "Religion and Topoi in the News: An Analysis of the…

School administrators are advised to get legal authorization now for as much maneuvering room as can be worked out with vendors of heating fuels and gasoline for school buses. Safeguards for saving gasoline and anti-freeze are outlined. (Author/MF)

Discusses: (1) the existing broadcast arrangements for major college football, (2) the historical forces that have culminated in the current pattern of major college football programming, and (3) the economic implications of the broadcasting of those games. Then explores the potential impact of cable television (CATV) on major college football…