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Participants in the "Tort Law and the Public Interest" Assembly found that
tort adjudication can be unpredictable, protracted, and costly with uneven
compensation. They supported voluntary alternatives to tort litigation,
including mediation and arbitration but were sharply divided over caps o...
Past Projects
Thanks to personal computers and the Internet, the potential to copy and
circulate works of art--from music and journalism to rock videos and feature
films--is a given. In 2002 The American Assembly sought to engage in the
discussion about this unprecedented situation and the arguments for a...
The participants in this Assembly, drawn from government, law, and academic
backgrounds, convened to discuss the health of the American constitutional
structure. Participants found the structure to be sound, but were mindful
of the fact that the United States faced increasingly compex probl...
This 1972 Assembly examined challenges and new approaches to the criminal
justice system in America. The resulting report focused on the need to
address the wider social and economic inequalities that contribute to crime,
the divisiveness of racial and ethnic conflict in America, and the
...
Publications
This 1972 Assembly examined challenges and new approaches to the criminal
justice system in America. The resulting report focused on the need to
address the wider social and economic inequalities that contribute to crime,
the divisiveness of racial and ethnic conflict in America, and the
...
Participants in the "Tort Law and the Public Interest" Assembly found that
tort adjudication can be unpredictable, protracted, and costly with uneven
compensation. They supported voluntary alternatives to tort litigation,
including mediation and arbitration but were sharply divided over caps ...
Is it possible for the United States to sell innovative, competitive
products, services, and technologies in the domestic and global markets
wihtout sacrificing consumer safety? Is tort law--expecially product
liability, medical malpractice, and corporate officer liability--performing
its p...
The participants in this Assembly, drawn from government, law, and academic
backgrounds, gathered to discuss the health of the American constitutional
structure. Participants found the structure to be sound, but were mindful
of the fact that the United States faced increasingly compex probl...
Since the 1987 inception of the Constitution, the social and economic fabric
of the United States has been vastly transformed, as has the role of the
United States in global affairs. Is the government created centuries ago in
Philadelphia still workable today? Is the separation of powers bet...
