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The New Adventures Of The Common Law, Damien P. Horigan

Pace International Law Review Online Companion

One of the arguably unexpected legal developments during the first decade of this century has been the emergence of new common law jurisdictions in a region with a very different legal heritage – the Arabian Peninsula. These young jurisdictions have been created specifically to foster the growth of new hubs for banking and finance. This article will examine these new adventures of the common law.

An International Perspective On Battling The Bulge: Japan's Anti-Obesity Legislation And Its Potential Impact On Waistlines Around The World, Christin Lawler

San Diego International Law Journal

This Comment identifies six factors which my be analyzed to predict the outcome of Japan's new "Metabo" legislation: (1) the compelling need for anti-obesity legislation; (2) the broad authority vested in Japanese physicians and medical policymakers; (3) the Japanese cultural emphasis on harmony; (4) the structure of the Japanese Constitution; (5) the legislation's enforcement mechanisms; and (6) the costs of the program. This Comment predicts that although the cost of implementing the program could pose a serious impediment to initiating the anti-obesity campaign on a national scale, the new legislation is likely to succeed in decreasing Japanese obesity.

The International Review | 2009 Fall, Michael Rhee

The International Review Newsletter

The legal implications of the “torture memos”: To prosecute or not?

Using international law to combat uncooperative tax havens

Global efforts to hold corporations accountable: Past efforts and current initiatives

Reform of the UN internal justice system: Meeting the expectations of its own standards

Human trafficking: What role for international law for a still growing problem?

An international right to any name?

An independent Supreme Court for the United Kingdom

Swine flu, pandemics, and international law

Global efforts to stop organ trafficking

Uneven progress in global efforts to fight bribery

Are Taliban fighters obeying the laws of war?

United States …

Poodles And Bulldogs: The United States, Britain, And The International Rule Of Law, Philippe Sands

Indiana Law Journal

Addison C. Harris Lecture

Afghanistan And The Nature Of Conflict, Charles Garraway

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Terrorism And Afghanistan, Yoram Dinstein

International Law Studies

No abstract provided.

Peace From Below: Recent Steps Taken Along The Track-Two Diplomacy Path, Michael Thomas Kuchinsky

Human Rights & Human Welfare

A review of:

Peacemakers in Action: Profiles of Religion in Conflict Resolution. Edited by David Little. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007.

and

Peace Out of Reach: Middle Eastern Travels and the Search for Reconciliation. By Stephen Eric Bronner. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2007.

Gender Strategy Is Not Luxury For International Courts Symposium: Prosecuting Sexual And Gender-Based Crimes Before International/Ized Criminal Courts, Patricia Viseur Sellers

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law

No abstract provided.

Taking Stock Of The Human Rights Agenda Sixty Years On, Mary Robinson

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Revisiting The Sec's Memoranda Of Understanding: A Fresh Look, Eduard H. Cadmus

Fordham International Law Journal

In attempting to understand the effectiveness of the Security and Exchange Commission's ("SEC") Memoranda of Understanding ("MOU"), this Note proceeds in three parts. Part I examines the structure of the global marketplace and evaluates the prospects for cooperation. Part II looks at the U.S. court system's approach to extraterritorial jurisdiction and reviews some representative MOUs. Part III concludes that MOUs are primed for success as an information exchange framework, though an evaluation of their effectiveness should be carried out by the SEC or another body with access to confidential files obtained from foreign regulators.

Eu Competition Policy In The Financial Crisis: Extraordinary Measures, Michael Reynolds, Sarah Macrory, Michelle Chowdhury

Fordham International Law Journal

This Article reviews the framework of competition law in the European Union ("UN"), specifically in relation to state aid, mergers, and cartel enforcement. In each case it considers how the European Commission's ("Commission") response can and has adapted existing procedures to pressing circumstances while maintaining rigidity in the application of legal principles.

If At First You Don't Succeed: Vote, Vote Again: Analyzing The Second Referendum Phenomenon In Eu Treaty Change, Gráinne De Búrca

Fordham International Law Journal

The aim of this Essay is to probe the causes of the European Union's ("EU") second-referendum practice with a view to better understand what strikes many observers as a procedurally bizarre and democratically dubious exercise. It is not the intention of this Essay to offer any justification for the practice, but rather to explain the factors specific to the EU which have contributed to its recurrence.