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Becky L. Jacobs

Associate Professor of Law
B.S, 1983, Florida Institute of Technology, summa cum laude
J.D., 1987, University of Georgia, summa cum laude
Becky Jacobs


Publications

Published / Placed Scholarship:

Community Mediation and the Use of Volunteers, ___ Nev. L.J. ___ (2010).

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt: How Arbitration Expectancy Bias May Limit Access to Justice, ___ Me. L. Rev. ___ (2009).

Pugh’s Lawn Landscape Company, Inc. v. Jaycon Development Corporation: The Court of Appeals of Tennessee Limits Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards, 11 Transactions: Tenn. J. Bus. L. 199 (2009).

Teaching and Learning Negotiation in a Simulated Environment, 18 Widener L.J. 91 (2008).

Pareto Negativity: The Enemy of My Enemy is Not Necessarily My Friend – Latin Leadership, Coalition Building, and Predatory Globalization
, 20 St. Thomas  L. Rev. 593 (2008).

A Lexical Examination and (Unscientific) Survey of Expanded Clinical Experiences in U.S. Law Schools
, 75 Tenn. L. Rev. 343 (2008).

The Post-Apartheid City in the New South Africa: A Constitutional Triomf?, 18 Pace Int. L.J. 407 (2006).

Brazil's Agricultural Trade War: Success and Failure on the Southern Route to Antarctica, 36 U. Miami Inter-Am. L. Rev. 167 (2005),

PMS HAHAcronym: Perpetuating Male Superiority, 14 Texas J. Women & L. 1 (2004).

Policy and Praxis: A Role for LatCrit Institutional-Class Analysis in Latin American Judicial Reform, 16 Fla. J. Int. L. 601 (2004).

Pesification and Economic Crisis in Argentina: The Moral Hazard Posed by a Political Supreme Court, 34 U. Miami Inter.-Am. L. Rev. 391 (2003).

Basic Brownfields, 12 U. Ky. J. Nat. Resources & Envtl. L. 265 (1996-1997).

Beckett & Jacobs, The Storm Water Regulatory Scheme: Washing an Industry Down the Drain?, 10 U. Ky. J. Nat. Resources & Envtl. L. 307 (1994-1995).

Works in Progress/Planned Projects:

Mother Earth and Her Daughters: The Importance of Environmental Law to Women's Health

Dominion, Democracy, and Self-Determination: How the MST is Transforming Brazil’s Landscape

The New Religion of NAFTA/CAFTA/FTAA: Deifying Commerce, Defying Constitutions

The Art and Architecture of Justice/Injustice (The Look of Law)

Cross-Cultural ADR Experiences

Study Abroad: A Critical Component of Legal Education NAMA – Forgotten But Not Gone in the WTO

Oil Leasing and Production – Best Practices for National Bidding