Mission
Public Contract Law Journal, the quarterly scholarly publication of the ABA Public Contract Law Section, is committed to the publication articles that present analysis and insight into issues affecting the broad scope of public contract law and procurement at the federal, state, and municipal levels. The Journal stands within the legal community as a focal point for the examination of timely legal issues confronting the public contract community.

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Current Issue

Public Contract Law Journal Volume 37 Number 2 Winter 2008 Articles The European Space Agency's Procurement System: A Critical Assessment Ioannis Petrou Jumping the (Un)Constitutional Gun?: Constitutional Questions in the Application of the UCMJ to Contractors Kara M. Sacilotto Combating Small-Dollar Fraud Through a Reinvigorated Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act Michael Davidson The Legal Theory of Competitive Bidding for Government Contracts Omer Dekel Editor's Note: A Response to Omer Dekel's "Legal Theory of Competitive Bidding" Christopher R. Yukins Raising the Hue . . . and Crying: Do False Claims Act Qui Tam Relators Act Under Color of Federal Law? Isaac B. Rosenberg Royalty Robbery: How Statutory Supremacy and the Christian Doctrine Require Oil Companies to Pay Royalties on Leases Missing the Deep Water Royalty Relief Price Threshold CLause Emily Heersink Contractor Patent Bandits: Preventing the Government from Avoiding 28 U.S.C. Section 1498 Liability for Its Contractors' Unauthorized Use of Patented Material by Outsourcing One or More Steps of the Process Abroad Christine Hlavka

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