The Gaza Strip and West Bank Palestinian Territories are currently under the authority of two different Palestinian governments. Gaza has Hamas, and the West Bank is under the jurisdiction of Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, head of the mainstream Fatah party. Palestinian...

This article discusses the potentiality of a Truth and Reconciliation (TRC) for the Holyland - Palestine and Israel. At some point, peace may come to the region and the independent state of Palestine may sit by side with Israel. At that time, the Palestinians may wish to come to terms with the...

This article is the second in which Dean Wing explores the notion of secularism in different societies. The first was Critical Race Feminism Lifts the Veil?: Muslim Women, France and the Headscarf Ban, 39 U.C. Davis Law Review 745 (2006) (with Monica Nigh Smith). The article abstracted here...

The purpose of this article is to discuss the current status of one resilient group of women - Palestinians. Their economic and social development has been hindered by disparate treatment in all facets of their lives from both internal and external factors involving the intertwining of customary...

This article examines the role of the banks in the Enron fiasco. By documenting the emails and other internal communications at the banks, the article provides a thorough description of the complicit role the banks played. Further, the article describes the SEC settlements designed to address...

The idea that there is a tension between antitrust and the intellectual property laws is readily exaggerated. The tension that exists results mainly from our uncertainty about the optimal amount and scope of IP protection. In general, antitrust draws clearer lines than intellectual property law...

Davis v. Davis appears in many property books as well as some casebooks about family law. It features property rights in unique goods, and stimulates discussion about whether embryos should be the subject of court decisions, much less market transactions. Davis touches on ideas of...

Would you like a Fitbit with that insurance policy? It seems, perhaps, like a strange question for a policyholder to hear. Yet this, and similar questions, are increasingly common due to a trend in insurer wellness programs. Health and life insurance companies are offering policyholders wellness...