Topic
Accountability
254 published works
Sentencing Law and Policy
“No Accountability: Why are bad prosecutors so rarely punished?”
Main October 28, 2009"No Accountability: Why are bad prosecutors so rarely punished?" The title of this post is the headline of this important column by Radley Balko at Reason. Here…
Business of Law
Former BigLaw Insider Poses Challenge For BigLaw Leaders: Hold Yourselves Accountable
By Patrick Lamb
Accountability and law firm leadership (actually, management more accurately describes what goes on at most firms) are words rarely used in the same sentence, paragraph or conversation. I decried the…
PropertyProf Blog
Lavine on Transparency and Accountability in New York’s Industrial Development Agencies
By propertyprof
Amy Lavine (Albany) has posted Getting Past the Prisoners' Dilemma: Transparency and Accountability Reforms to Improve New York's Industrial Development Agencies on SSRN. Here's the abstract:This paper discusses the pros…
Pension Risk Matters
Financial History Can Be a Good Teacher
In response to "Quandary of Transparency" (April 7, 2009) by guest blogger Doug Miles, Ms. Maryls Appleton agrees that the past can be a good teacher, but only if we are…
Securities Law Prof Blog
GAO Releases Testimony on TARP Transparency and Accountability Issues
The United States Government Accountability Office released Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, on the TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM: Status of Efforts…
Marler Blog
Marler – Peanut Butter Quote of the Day
Manufacturers, such as Kellogg, can also be held accountable under the law, Marler said. "One thing that's great about the American justice system is that it's a great way of…
International Law Prof Blog
Holding Civilian Contractors Liable for Their Actions in Iraq
Aaron Zelinsky, a second year student at Yale Law School (and a regular reader of International Law Prof Blog), has shared with us a great piece he wrote for the…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“How Prosecutor Elections Fail Us”
Main February 17, 2009"How Prosecutor Elections Fail Us"The title of this post is the title of this new piece on SSRN from Professor Ron Wright. I heard Ron present this…
Privacy & Information Security Law Blog
Obama’s Themes of Responsibility and Accountability Resonate for Privacy
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership provides the following thoughts on the Obama Administration's views on privacy: The themes of President Obama’s inaugural address not only conveyed a strong…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Prosecutorial Regulation Versus Prosecutorial Accountability”
Main December 13, 2008"Prosecutorial Regulation Versus Prosecutorial Accountability"The title of this post is the title of an important new paper from Stephanos Bibas now avaialble here via SSRN. Here is…