2002-03 Projects

The senior research program at Northwestern Law is made possible through the generosity of the Owen L. Coon Foundation and other donors, who provide funds to cover expenses of empirical research projects. Below is a list of the most recent projects and faculty supervisors:

2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09

2002-03 Senior Research Projects

Supervising Faculty	Student	Project Topic
Allen	Jarvill, Jaimica	The Changing role of the U.S. Military in Domestic Affairs Since 9/11.
Allen	Lively, Sarah A.	Proof Paradoxes.
Allen	Mace, M. Kristy	The Theory of the Fifth Amendment.
Bennett	Schillaci, Jacques L.	Passing the Buck: How & Why Judges Give Interpretive Authority to Non-Judicial Actors.
Brooks, Richard	Frost, Joseph	An Analysis of the Payday Loan Industry.
Brooks, Richard	Watkins, Joycelynn	Optimal Organizational Form for Women-Owned & Minority-Owned Businesses.
Calabresi	Nee, Laurence	The Unitary Executive During the Third Half Century.
Calabresi	Oldham, Jeff	Separation of Church & State in Western Law / Life Tenure Reconsidered: A Proposal to Limit the Tenure of Supreme Court Justices.
Cassel	Trent, Rebecca	Accountability for Gross Human Rights Violations in the U.S.: A Comparative Civil & Criminal Analysis.
Coin	Vizas, Jill	Assessing the Role of Police in Public Schools.
D'Amato	Colangelo, Anthony	Trials in Absentia as International Criminal Procedure.
Dana	Marquez, David M.	Water Law in the Independent San Fernando Valley.
Dana	Moore, Peter	I Want My MP3: Toward a Fair Use Doctrine for the Digital Age.
Dana	Scott, Christian	The Portland Solution: The Success and Consequences of Urban Growth Boundaries and Other Anti-Sprawl Legislation.
Diamond	Nelson, Richard Alexander	Sociopolitical Bias in International Arbitration Involving Developing Countries.
Dykstra	Yeh, Daniel I.	The Regulations of Exchange - Traded Funds.
Elson	McKenna, Edward	Shoring Up IOLTA: Potential Solutions to Legal Services Funding.
Francis	Strickler, Matthew A.	The Structure and Management of Corporate Assets.
George	Berger, Jeffrey	Review studies of judicial hierarchy; collect data on Supreme Court citation of lower federal courts and treatment of lower court precedent.
George	Diez, Tatiana	Cultural Effects on Settlement Rates.
Geraghty	Kim, Joo Hui	The Prejudice Prong of Strickland: Quest for a Reliable Approach.
Hammer	Feinberg, David J.	Current Trends in Bankruptcy Law: Favoring Creditor Obligations.
Hammer	Mintzer, Ari D.	Teaching Bankruptcy Law in the 21st Century.
Heinz	Lee, Grace S.	Ethnographic Study Based on Interviews with First, Second, and Third Year JD Students at Northwestern University.
Huestis	Perry, April	Analysis of United States v. Arnaout.
Huestis	Shaw, Blair Jamal	Issues Surrounding Racial Profiling While Investigating the Application of Current Legal Standards.
Knuepfer	Valenta, Marcel	A Comparison Between the ABA Model Asset and Share Purchase Agreement and Agreements Used in Germany for an Asset and Share Purchase Deal.
Lindgren	McCloud, Francis Gant	Gun Ownership in Early America.
Lindgren	Mutrie, James	Further Inquiry into Bellesiles' Sources.
Lindgren	Semisch, Mark A.	Generational Differences in Views.
McGinnis	Kness, John F.	The Constitutionality of State Restrictions on School Vouchers.
McGinnis	White, Christopher	The Framers and Free Trade: The Legal Foundations of Trade Policy in Colonial America.
Musin	Spencer-Mork, Nathaniel	The Emergence of ShareHolder Litigation in Russia.
Priest	Ralph, Sarah	Chancery Courts and Corerture: Beginnings of a Separate Legal Identity for Married Women in the United States.
Redish	Mathews, Andrew	Analysis of Current State of First Amendment Protection of Lies and What It Teaches About McCarthy Era.
Rubinowitz	Chambliss, Candace	The Dislocation of Children in Two of Chicago's Public Housing Residences.
Rubinowitz	Coleman, Christoper E.	Legal Mobilization and Social Movements: Synergy and non-synergy.
Rubinowitz	Collins, Joel	Comparative Law Study of Special Education in Japan and U.S.
Rubinowitz	Neal, Kristine	Opinions on Juvenile Domestic Violence: A Study of High School Students in the United States and South Africa.
Rubinowitz	Prepas, Sarah	Opinions on Juvenile Domestic Violence: A Study of High School Students in the United States and South Africa.
Rubinowitz	Rosenthal, Heath J.	Why the Supreme Court Should Strike Down State Anti-Sodomy Laws.
Ruder	Chan, Jeffrey Siu-Yuen	Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley Act on the Corporate Governance of NYSE-Listed Foreign Companies.
Ruder	Sun, Yuji	An Analysis of the New Rules Proposed by the SC pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Ruder	Sycz, Arek	An Analysis of the New Rules Proposed by the SC pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Schub	Briscoe, Jamenda A.	The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: A Comparative Analysis of the Restorative Justice Model in the Juvenile System.
Schub	Rucker, Bredale	BARJ: Obstacles and Visions.
Schwoch	Sun, Chuan	Internet Domain Name Policy Study.
Silver	Sarich, Sanya	Judicial Reform in Bosnia and Herzegorina: International and Domestic Reform Efforts.
Sitkoff	Corsico, Jonathan	Regulatory Competition in Trust law: In What Direction is the Race?
Speta	Rowles, Katherine	Neighborhood Networks.
Yuracko	Marks, Anna	Feminism and Fear of Crime.