PUBLICATIONS
COLE: COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: BRAZIL AND THE UNITED STATES,
2d. ed., Vandeplas Publishing (2008).
“Binding Precedent in the United States with Comment Concerning Amendment 45 of Brazil’s
Constitution,” written for presentation in November, 2007 and subsequent publication by the
TRIBUNAL REGIONAL FEDERAL DA 3a REGIÃO.
“Regulation of the Internet in the American Legal Culture,” O Direito na Sociedade da
Informação, Editora Atlas, S.A., 2006.
COLE: COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: BRASIL AND THE UNITED STATES,
Samford University Press (2006).
“Os Promotores Públicos E Os Juízes No Sistema Federal Dos Estados Unidos Em Comparação
Aos Sistemas Judiciais Estaduais [Prosecutors and Judges in the Federal System of the United
States Compared to a State Prosecutorial and Judicial System],” Ano. XIX, No. 27, Revista do
Curso de Direito do Centro Universitário das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas 5 (Law Review
of the FMU Law School) (2005) (Published in 2006).
“The Reality of Binding Precedent in America,” published in “Revista NOMOS do Curso de
Mestrado em Directo da UFC”, Vol. 23/2004, Fortaleza, Brazil (2005).
“An Independent Judiciary and the War on Terror,” published in the August ADDENDUM of
the Alabama State Bar Association (2004).
“Direitos Humanos Nos Estados Unidos Da America [Human Rights in the United States of
America],” 50 Anos De Direitos Humanos, Themis Livaria E Editora, 134, Sao Paulo, Brazil
(2003).
“America’s Response to Terrorism: Have Individual Liberties Been Unduly Diminished?”
presented during the week of March 24, 2003, published in English and Portuguese in the
Revista de
Faculdade de Direito das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas (Law Review of FMU Law School),
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“Sovereign Immunity and the Civil Liability of the Federal Government in the United States of
America,” published in a book entitled CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS JUDICIARIOS DO CJF, a
publication of the Federal Judiciary of Brazil (2003).
“Common-Law Marriage in the United States,” published by the Federal University, Niteroi,
Brazil (2002).
“A Proteçao Das Liberdades Individuais Nos Estados Unidos Ante E Após 11 De Setembro De
2001. [Individual Liberty Protection in the United States Before and After the September 11
Terrorist Attack on America],” Ano XVI, No. 24, Revista da Faculdade de Direito das Faculades
Metropolitanas Unidas 111 (Law Review of the FMU Law School) (2002), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“A Series of Lectures Treating the American Legal Culture,” Tribunal Regional Federal Da 3a
Regiao, São Paulo, Brazil (2000).
“Judicial Reform in Alabama: A Reflection,” 60 Alabama Lawyer 185 (1999).
CICLO DE PALESTRAS SOBRE DIREITO CONSTITUTIONAL AMERICANO (1999) [A
Series of Lectures on American Constitutional Law], published in book form by the Tribunal
Regional Federal Da 3a Regiao, São Paulo, Brazil.
“Precedente Judicial A Experiência Americana, Anuário De Palestras 14 (1998) [Judicial
Precedent: The American Experience],” 1998 Anuario De Palestras, Escola de Magistratura,
Tribunal Regional Federal Da 2a Regiao, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1999).
“A Separacão Dos Poderes E A Independência Do Poder Judiciário Nos Estados Unidos Da
America 132 (1998) [Separation of Powers and Judicial Independence in the United States],”
1998 Anuario De Palestras, Escola de Magistratura, Tribunal Regional Federal Da 2a Regiao,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“Stare Decisis Na Cultural Juridica Dos Estados Unidos. O Sistema De Precedente Vinculante
Do Common Law [Stare Decisis in the Legal Culture of the United States],” Ano 87, 752 Revista
Dos Tribunais 11 (1998).
BREWER AND COLE: ALABAMA CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, 2d. ed., Samford University
Press (1997).
“O Devido Processo Legal Na Cultura Juridica Dos Estados Unidos: Passado, Presente E Futuro
[Due Process of Law in the United States Legal Culture: Past, Present and Future],” Ano 16 –
Numero 56 – Revista Da Associacao Dos Juizes Federais Do Brazil 33 (1997), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“Direitos Humanos E a Pena De Morte Na Cultura Juridicia Norte Americana [The Death
Penalty in the North American Legal Culture],” No. 10 (15) Revista De Faculdade De Direito
Das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas 45 (1996), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“A Estrutura Organizacional Judiciaria No Direito Americano E No Direito Brasileiro [The
Organizational Structure of the Judiciary in America and Brazil],” with Josefina Maria de
Santana & Maria Cristina Zucchi, No. 10 (14) Revista De Faculdade De Direito Das Faculdades
Metropolitanas Unidas 45 (1996), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“Reforma Constitucional Na Cultural Legal Americana [Constitutional Reform in the American
Legal Culture],” No. 9 (12) Revista De Faculdade De Direito Das Faculdades Metropolitanas
Unidas 257 (1995), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“O Papel Do Judiciario Na Sociedade Contemporanea [The Role of the Judiciary in
Contemporary Society],” No. 9 (11), Revista De Faculdade De Direito Das Faculdade
Metropolitanas Unidas (1994), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“Disposicoes Para Procedimentos Probatorios, Normas De Processo Civil Nas Varas Federais
Dos Estados Unidos [Due Process of Law for Civil Proceedings in Federal Courts of the United
States],” No. 8 (9) Revista De Faculdade De Direito Das Faculdades Metropolitanas Unidas
(1994), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
BREWER AND COLE: ALABAMA CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, Samford University Press
(1992).
"The Voting Rights Act and the Election of Judges: Analysis and Comment," 14 American
Journal of Trial Advocacy 1 (1990).
"Judicial Independence in the United States Federal Courts," 13 Journal of the Legal Profession
183 (1988).
Research Papers Presented to The International Meeting - Brazil and the United States of
America, March 6-19, 1988. The four papers presented were:
"Judicial Education for State Judges and Justices in the United States and Suggestions for
Organization and Implementation of A Judicial Education Program for Brazil;"
"Financing of State Courts in the United States;"
"Judicial Independence in the Federal Courts of the United States of America;" and
"Court Organization in the Federal and State Courts of the United States."
All four of these papers have been published by the Associacao Paulista De Magistrados,
Săo Paulo, Brazil.
"Constitutional Interpretation:
(1987).
A Bicentennial Reflection," 19 Cumberland Law Review 1
"Constitutional Materials to be Used for Resource Purposes by Members of the Alabama Bar
Association," prepared for the Alabama State Bar Association Task Force regarding the
Bicentenary of the United States Constitution, April, 1987.
"Report of the Arkansas Cost of the Judiciary Study Commission," State of Arkansas, Judicial
Department (1986).
Book Review: Underwood, A Guide To Federal Discovery Rules (Second Edition). 9 American
Journal of Trial Advocacy 177 (1985).
"Final Report: Arkansas Fundamental Court Improvement Project," National Center for State
Courts, Project Consultant (1981).
"Calendar Management and Judge Rotation in North Carolina: Final Report," with G. Davis,
National Center for State Courts (1978).
Rules of Administration for Trial Courts of Alabama, Proposed, (1976). These rules were
adopted by the Supreme Court of Alabama, with amendments, in October, 1976.
"Comprehensive and Long-Range Planning for Judicial Systems," Handbook for State Planning
Agency Court Specialists, with Dr. R. W. Tobin (1976).
"Report of the Advisory Committee on Judicial Article Implementation," State of Alabama
Advisory Commission on Judicial Article Implementation (1975).
Implementation Legislation for Alabama's Judicial Article, Principal Author (1975).
"Discipline, Removal or Exoneration of Alabama Jurists," 5 Cumberland-Samford Law Review
214 (1974).
BENCH MANUAL FOR PROBATE JUDGES, State of Alabama Department of Court
Management, with L. Gwaltney (1974).
"Judicial Inquiry Commission: Successor to Judicial Commission," 35 Alabama Lawyer 289
(1974).
"Judicial Reform in Alabama: A Survey," 4 Cumberland-Samford Law Review 41 (1973).
ALABAMA COURTS MASTER PLAN, State of Alabama Department of Court Management,
Principal Author (1973).
"Judicial Commission of Alabama: Procedural Rules," 34 Alabama Lawyer 80 (1973).
"The Nadir of Due Process: An Analysis of the Involuntary Civil Commitment Procedure in
Alabama," 3 Cumberland-Samford Law Review 8 (1972).