US Attorney General's Department of Justice policy on Cypres doctrine in Federal Courts of the United States

Academic Paper from the year 2018 in the subject Law - Comparative Legal Systems, Comparative Law, , language: English, abstract: The paper addresses the US Attorney-General's Department of Justice policy on the application of Cy Pres doctrine in the federal courts of the United States of America. The primary objective of this study is to establish the frequency with which Cy Pres occurs at the state level. Within the framework of the primary objective, this research seeks: (a) to identify and analyze the statutes, regulations, or policies in each state that provide for or prohibit Cy Pres; and (b) to identify and discuss the significant case law dealing with Cy Pres, that exists in each state.

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Prof Dr. Milton Owuor, holds a doctorate in international criminal law. He is Member of International Law Association. He is the Founder Director of ICR Justice Center; Chair of the Expert Professorial Discourse Panel (ICR Justice Center at https://www.icrjustice.org/index.php/about-us/). He also lecturers in international law, international criminal law, constitutional law, and international human rights law at STADIO School of Law. He was called to the Bar to practice as an Advocate in 1995. He won the prestigious HHM Merit Prize for being the Best Law Student -academic year 1989/90. He has published widely within the realm of legal academia. His doctoral research entitled The International Criminal Court and Positive Complementarity: Legal and institutional framework makes far reaching recommendations for the restructuring and reform of the secretariat of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court.