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The Role Of The Multilateral Investment Fund (Mif) In The Promotion Of Foreign Private Investments In The Latin American And Caribbean Region, Francesco Seatzu Jan 2015

The Role Of The Multilateral Investment Fund (Mif) In The Promotion Of Foreign Private Investments In The Latin American And Caribbean Region, Francesco Seatzu

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Today few would deny that foreign private investments, like workers' remittances, constitute fundamental instruments for strengthening and expanding the economies of developing countries in Africa, Asia and notably in the Latin American and Caribbean region.


The Anti-Shari'a Movement And Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment-Unconstitutional Discrimination Or Homeland Security?, Robert E. Michael Jan 2012

The Anti-Shari'a Movement And Oklahoma's Save Our State Amendment-Unconstitutional Discrimination Or Homeland Security?, Robert E. Michael

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Legislation by statute or state constitutional amendment prohibiting the application in state courts of an ill defined "Shariah Law" and/or "international law" has passed or is in the process in over twenty states.'


The Future Relationship Between A New Adminstration And The International Court Of Justice, Thomas M. Franck Jan 2009

The Future Relationship Between A New Adminstration And The International Court Of Justice, Thomas M. Franck

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

If the democrats recapture the White House and win half a dozen more seats in the Senate, it will be time to rethink and redevelop the U.S. relationship with international law.


Evaluating Imf Crisis Prevention As A Matter Of Global Justice, Frank J. Garcia Jan 2008

Evaluating Imf Crisis Prevention As A Matter Of Global Justice, Frank J. Garcia

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The previous speaker, Jonathan Fried, masterfully outlined the International Monetary Fund (Fund or IMF)'s recent policy reform efforts, in particular its shift towards crisis prevention, as only an IMF Executive Director could.'


Taxonomies Of International Peacekeeping: An Alternative Narrative, Ralph Wilde Jan 2003

Taxonomies Of International Peacekeeping: An Alternative Narrative, Ralph Wilde

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The taxonomies of "peacekeeping" utilized within academic and policy discourse provide a framework for comparison across (usually United Nations -conducted) peace operations.


The Skewed Responsibility Narrative Of The "Failed States" Concept, Ralph Wilde Jan 2003

The Skewed Responsibility Narrative Of The "Failed States" Concept, Ralph Wilde

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The "failed state" concept, which came to prominence in academic and policy discourse in the early 1990's with the publication of David Helman and Steven Ratner's 1991 article Saving Failed States,' continues to enjoy widespread currency as a way of denoting situations where the governmental infrastructure in a state has broken down to a considerable degree.


Revisiting The United States Application Of Punitive Damages: Separating Myth From Reality, Patrick S. Ryan Jan 2003

Revisiting The United States Application Of Punitive Damages: Separating Myth From Reality, Patrick S. Ryan

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The application of punitive damages in the United States is widely misunderstood by European jurists.


International Application Of The National Environmental Policy Act, Wayne J. Carrol Jan 1997

International Application Of The National Environmental Policy Act, Wayne J. Carrol

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1969, Congress passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)' with the objective of causing governmental agencies to consider environmental impact in their decision-making. Questions arose early regarding who had standing to initiate judicial review under the Act, and what the proper scope was for consideration of environmental effects of agency actions.