Dr Johnson defined gallimaufry as
1. A hoch-poch …
2. Any inconsistent or ridiculous medley. …
Here’s another hoch-poch, or hotch-potch (though, of course, not a hotchpot) of links relevant to the themes of this blog that have caught my eye over the last while, including: unjust enrichment, research integrity, breach of contract, slavery, good samaritans, and privacy. …
Dr Johnson defined gallimaufry as
1. A hoch-poch …
2. Any inconsistent or ridiculous medley. …
Here’s a hoch-poch, or hotch-potch (though, of course, not a hotchpot) of links relevant to the themes of this blog that have caught my eye over the last while:
First, an Article 10 Right of Reply? considers the various routes to a legally enforceable right to reply to inaccurate information in the same medium where the original statements were published. In this post, Andrea Martin argued that such a development is neither necessary nor desirable, but that a voluntary scheme operated by broadcast media would have a lot to recommend it.
Second, the Irish judiciary has signalled support for setting up a judicial council, a development anticipated by the ICCL in 2007 which I welcomed at the time.
Third, Slate recently published No More Bullet Points, No More Clip Art (h/t Oisín, offline) arguing that “PowerPoint isn’t evil if you learn how to use it”. But so many people fail to learn how to use it that I have no doubt that my antipathy will continue.
Fourth, a story in the Independent on Plagiarism and PhDs: how to deal with copying says that it “may seem counter-intuitive but postgraduates are more likely to commit plagiarism than undergraduates”.…
The Oxford Standard for Citation Of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA) is fast establishing itself as the UK’s standard system of legal citation. It is at present undergoing revision, and the Editors welcome comments and suggestions by email before the end of the month.
It is important to disclose sources (not least to avoid charges of plagiarism), in as complete a fashion as will allow a reader to find the source easily. Systematic citation methods allow for accurate, comprehensive and consistent citation of references such as cases, statutes, books, articles, and so on; and, in the legal context, they will also provide valuable information about a case, such as when it was decided, the level of decision, and so on. There are many possible citation systems, of which Harvard maintains a very useful list of paper-based resources.
However, one citation system stands out, and this is one situation where you really can judge a book by its cover: the Standard System of American Legal Citation is universally called The Bluebook, because of the colour (or, I suppose, the color) of its cover (pictured right; see its wikipedia page). It was first published in 1926 (pdf); it is now in its eighteenth edition; and Peter Martin’s online Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (Cornell Legal Information Institute) is based on it.…
On the eternal question of what constitutes plagiarism, via Critical Mass, a post that speaks for itself:
Welcome to the desert of the real
I know you ask yourself constantly: “What does plagiarism look like in the age of simulacrum?” Now we know:
In 2007, after several high-profile plagiarism scandals, Southern Illinois University released a 17-page report on how to deal with the issue. The report includes a lengthy definition of plagiarism, explaining exactly what does and does not merit the dreaded “p” word.
One problem: That definition appears to have been plagiarized.
The 139-word definition used in the report is nearly identical to the definition adopted by Indiana University in 2005. …
… Now if I were a clever postmodernist, I would have just posted Margaret Soltan’s analogous post here in lieu of my own. But I’m not that clever …
Read more here.
Bonus links: A cheat, moi? That’s unfair (Times Higher; hat tip Ninth Level Ireland) | Can law students get away with plagiarism? | The Morality of Plagiarism | Plagiarism is Plagiarism or Why Readily Available Online Information Changes Nothing | What do you do about plagiarism | What do you do about plagiarism | Students turn to web plagiarism | Study shows ‘plagiarism epidemic’.…
Part V of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1994 (also here) governs qualifying for admission as a solicitor in Ireland. Amending section 24 of the Solicitors Act, 1954 (also here), section 40 of the 1994 Act provides that
a person shall not be admitted as a solicitor unless
…
(e) he has satisfied the Society [ie, the Law Society of Ireland] that he is a fit and proper person to be admitted as a solicitor.
In the Australian state of Victoria, the equivalent legislation [section 1.2.6 of the Legal Profession Act, 2004] requires that the person be “currently of good fame and character”. Moreover, in both Ireland and Vitoria, there is elaborate machinery to strike a solicitor off for alleged misconduct. I learn from The Legal Soapbox (an entertaining Australian blawg, and one of my favourites) that the Victoria provisions have recently featured in case which is a cautionary tale for all students wishing one day to be admitted to practice as solicitors. …
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