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A European Solution To America’S Basketball Problem: Reforming Amateur Basketball In The United States, Jaimie K. Mcfarlin, Joshua Lee
A European Solution To America’S Basketball Problem: Reforming Amateur Basketball In The United States, Jaimie K. Mcfarlin, Joshua Lee
Jaimie K. McFarlin
The system of amateur and collegiate basketball in America is flawed, as every year, thousands of young men and women pursue their basketball dreams under the shadow of a multi-million dollar, predatory business model. Integral to telling the history of the NCAA and AAU organizations are recruiting horror stories and other examples of young talents who were taken advantage of by unscrupulous actors, both of which continue today. The commercialization and professionalization of amateur basketball has fed an ecosystem of exploitation in which private actors and institutions capitalize on the American mantra of "amateurism." The European system of amateur athletics …
The Military Response To Criminal Violent Extremist Groups: Aligning Use Of Force Presumptions With Threat Reality, Geoffrey S. Corn
The Military Response To Criminal Violent Extremist Groups: Aligning Use Of Force Presumptions With Threat Reality, Geoffrey S. Corn
Geoffrey S. Corn
Debates over the permissible authority to use force against emerging non-state threats are consistently dictated by a binary legal paradigm: either armed conflict is recognized permitting status based targeting or law enforcement conduct based use of force norms must be respected. This paradigm has driven an expansion of the threats characterized by states as falling within the scope of non-international armed conflicts, a trend that has produced substantial controversy. At the same time, in many states organized criminal groups are creating unprecedented challenges to government authority by utilizing widespread and indiscriminate violence to sow the seeds of chaos and demonstrate …
Returning To Fundamentals: Principles Of International Law Applicable To The Resolution Of Sovereign Debt Crises, Alice De Jonge Dr
Returning To Fundamentals: Principles Of International Law Applicable To The Resolution Of Sovereign Debt Crises, Alice De Jonge Dr
Alice de Jonge Dr
This paper explores the international law principles relevant to situations of sovereign bankruptcy. The paper argues for these principles to be kept in mind during debate over the handling of situations of actual or pending sovereign debt such as the EU is now experiencing with Greece.
Returning To Fundamentals: Principles Of International Law Applicable To Sovereign Debt Crises, Alice De Jonge Dr
Returning To Fundamentals: Principles Of International Law Applicable To Sovereign Debt Crises, Alice De Jonge Dr
Alice de Jonge Dr
The paper explores modern intenational law principles applicable to situations of soverign debt crises and the manner in which such crises should be resolved.
Moral Hazard Within The Greek Economic Crisis: An Analysis Of European Union Law Effectiveness In Dealing With The Greek Economic Crisis, Juan Castro, Juan Castro
Moral Hazard Within The Greek Economic Crisis: An Analysis Of European Union Law Effectiveness In Dealing With The Greek Economic Crisis, Juan Castro, Juan Castro
Juan Castro
In this paper I will present the historical background of the current Greek economic crisis. I will delve into the causes of the fiscal and current-account deficits since Greece’s euro entry in 2001. In addition to the economic and financial information provided, I will also present cultural aspects and differences between Greece and its surrounding neighbors, primarily Germany, and how moral hazard has exacerbated the conflict. Further I will discuss the legality of the countermeasures and solutions presented and how these encroach upon European Union law treaties. Lastly I will conclude that in order for Greece and Germany to stabilize …
Dropped In Tripoli; Exploded In New York: Assessing The Collateral Consequences Of Nato’S [Mi]Sleading Intervention In Libya, Eberechi Ifeonu
Dropped In Tripoli; Exploded In New York: Assessing The Collateral Consequences Of Nato’S [Mi]Sleading Intervention In Libya, Eberechi Ifeonu
Eberechi Ifeonu
Few days after the bloodied former Libyan President, Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi was arrested and hurled into a steaming vehicle and subsequently killed by his captors – an image that not only became an instant hit on YouTube but nearly bested that of the pop sensation, Justin Bieber – NATO announced the end of its “humanitarian mission” in Libya. While the mood in the African region, at best, was that of subdued resignation, in the West, there was a palpable air of accomplishment as leaders and the media celebrated what was regarded as the epiphany of a renewed commitment by the …