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View all collectionsOn September 18-19, 2014, leaders in philanthropy from diverse backgrounds—including legal scholars, economists, political scientists, historians and foundation and nonprofit leaders—convened at Boston College Law School for a historic meeting to assess whether the current rules governing philanthro...
Boston College Law Review is Boston College Law School's flagship scholarly publication. The Review, ranked in the top 25 law journals by Washington & Lee, publishes eight issues each year featuring articles and essays by prominent authors addressing legal issues of national interest. In addit...
Boston College Law Library collects the publications of Law School faculty, and, when possible, makes them available through this collection. Organized by year and tagged with authors and subject areas, this resource reflects the school and the library’s commitment to open access while at the same t...
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View all additionsBefore the Civil War and emancipation, millions of human beings were enslaved across the United States. Most of these people lived on farms and plantations across the southern part of the nation. Scholars have tended to think of slavery as a form of private despotism—oppression undertaken under the ...
In 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, leaving many individuals anxious about the future of their privacy rights. With millions of people using period-tracking apps, there is a massive amount of sensitive data at stake, in...
The COVID-19 pandemic ignited a shadow pandemic of violence within homes, as lockdowns caused incidents of domestic abuse to grow exponentially across the globe. Batterers abuse their partners both emotionally and physically, and some even force their partners to commit crimes. Nevertheless, when la...