University of Minnesota Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series Vol. 22 No. 5 for October 2024

October 14, 2024

The University of Minnesota Law School Legal Studies Research Paper Series highlights recent faculty scholarship published on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN). The works collected for the October 2024 series include scholarly research from several Minnesota Law faculty covering a wide range of legal topics. Professor Brian Bix has written "John Gardner on the Scope of Legal Positivism" in Analisi e Diritto (2024), which explores legal theory, providing a nuanced analysis of positivism's boundaries. Professor Matthew Bodie (with co-author Grant Hayden) proposes a novel "Democratic Participation Model for Corporate Governance," in Minnesota Law Review (2025). Professor Alexander Boni-Saenz's "The Right to Fail," published in the Oklahoma Law Review (2024), examines legal and philosophical aspects of autonomy. Professor June Carbone addresses gender dynamics in corporate governance in her work "Women and Corporate Governance: Time Horizons and Stakeholder Analysis," forthcoming in the Chicago-Kent Law Review. Professor Kristin E. Hickman continues her significant contributions to understanding tax law debates with two papers: "Counterpoint: Tax Exceptionalism from Notice-and-Comment Rulemaking Procedures Is Bad Policy and Bad Law" in TaxTimes (Winter-Spring 2024) and "Anticipating A New Modern Skidmore Standard" forthcoming in Duke Law Journal Online (2025). Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin's upcoming piece, "The Rise of Counter-Terrorism and the Demise of Human Rights," forthcoming in Emory International Law Review, delves into the global intersection of security and human rights.