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The Rule Of Law And Ethical Integrity: Does Haiti Need A Code Of Legal Ethics?, Kate Bloch, Roxane Edmond-Dimanche

University of Hawai'i Law Review

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The Rule of Law and Ethical Integrity: Does Haiti Need a Code of Legal Ethics?

When concerns about impunity and devastating poverty are facts of life, as they are in Haiti, lawyers face enormous obstacles in their efforts to uphold the rule of law and protect human rights. At the heart of many of these obstacles lie ethical challenges. For example, bribery of judicial officials is a crime and undermines the rule of law. But, what if a lawyer understands that pre-trial detention in the local prison generally involves grievous violations of inmates’ basic human rights, and bribery represents …

The Beginning Of The End Of Internet Freedom, Dawn C. Nunziato

Georgetown Journal of International Law

It was long assumed that the Internet would bring about greater opportunities for free expression than any other medium. In recent years, however, the Internet has increasingly become a tool of censorship, as scores of countries around the world have imposed nationwide filtering regimes to block their citizens’ access to various types of Internet speech that they deem harmful. Instead of trending toward greater freedom, the Internet is now trending toward greater censorship and control, as many countries – including democracies such as the United Kingdom -- are seeking to exercise greater and greater control over this medium. Today, more …

Perceptions And Reality: The Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards In China, Julian Ku, Roger Alford, Bei Xiao

UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal

This Article represents the most recent comprehensive effort to assess China’s record in the enforcement of arbitration awards issued outside of China. This Article fills two gaps in academic literature on China’s treatment of foreign arbitral awards. First, unlike studies that rely mainly on anecdotal evidence, this study reviews and analyzes the reasoning of leading Chinese judicial opinions interpreting and applying China’s obligations under the New York Convention. Second, unlike prior empirical studies of Chinese courts’ enforcement rates, this study also surveys global arbitration practitioners to find out information about their experiences enforcing foreign arbitral awards in China.

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