Description

The April 2014 issue of The Yale Law Journal (Vol. 123, No. 6) features new articles and essays on law and legal theory by internationally recognized scholars. An extensive Feature explores the idea of Federalism as the New Nationalism, with contributions by Jessica Bulman-Pozen ("From Sovereignty and Process to Administration and Politics: The Afterlife of American Federalism"), Heather Gerken ("An Overview," "The Loyal Opposition"), Abbe Gluck ("Our [National] Federalism"), Alison LaCroix ("The Shadow Powers of Article I"), and Cristina Rodriguez ("Negotiating Conflict Through Federalism: Institutional and Popular Perspectives").

The issue serves, in effect, as a new and detailed book on new concepts and practices of U.S. federalism. In addition, the issue includes these contributions from scholars and students:
Article, "The Power to Threaten War," by Matthew C. Waxman
Essay, "Five to Four: Why Do Bare Majorities Rule on Courts?" by Jeremy Waldron
Note, "Dignity as a Value in Agency Cost-Benefit Analysis," by Rachel Bayefsky
Note, "Early Release in International Criminal Law," by Jonathan Choi
Note, "Ex Ante Review of Leveraged Buyouts," by Laura Femino
Comment, "Innocent Abroad? Morrison, Vilar, and the Extraterritorial Application of the Exchange Act," by Daniel Herz-Roiphe