Note from the Editor

• Jurisdiction: Alaska,United States
• Publication year: 2007
• Citation: Vol. 24

§ 24 Alaska L. Rev. 00. NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

Alaska Law Review
Volume 24, No. 2, November 2007
Cited: 24 Alaska L. Rev. 00

NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

The staff of the Alaska Law Review is pleased to present our December 2007 issue. We are proud to be publishing these six pieces, which we hope will be of both academic and practical interest to varied sectors of the Alaska legal community. The Article by Julie Lurman and Sanford P. Rabinowitch argues that Alaska's Intensive Management statute is preempted by federal law and its mandate cannot legally be implemented on National Park Service lands. Next, the Article by Angela Greene addresses the dilemma faced by non-offending parents in child custody cases and argues for the adoption of laws that better protect the interests of non-offending parents. Through an examination of corporate and trust law, as well as an indepth look at Alaska Native Corporations and the Bishop Estate, Douglas M. Branson, in his Article, explores the question of whether the choice of legal form still matters. The Comments by Beth Goldstein Lewis Trimmer reviews the definition of "sexual relationship" within the context of Alaska's domestic violence laws and argues that the Alaska Legislature should take steps to better define the term. Richard Allen, in his Note, addresses the repercussions of the holding in Cooper v. District Court for the Office of Victims' Rights, considers several possible roles for the Office that are still legal after that ruling, and ultimately concludes that the Alaska Legislature should take steps to better clarify the Office's role in defending victims' rights. Finally, the Note by Brianne Schwanitz addresses...