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Taking The Measure Of Nations: Testing The Global Norm Of Territorial Integrity, Timothy W. Waters
Taking The Measure Of Nations: Testing The Global Norm Of Territorial Integrity, Timothy W. Waters
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What Could Be Gained In Translation: Legal Language And Lawyer-Linguists In A Globalized World, Samantha Hargitt
What Could Be Gained In Translation: Legal Language And Lawyer-Linguists In A Globalized World, Samantha Hargitt
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Translation and interpretation have long played a vital role in many legal contexts, from providing equal rights to defendants to facilitating mutual understanding among the members of the United Nations. Legal language, though, is incredibly complex and even faithfully equivalent translations can fail to meet the high standards required for operation in international legal contexts, where a lack of understanding over a single term could mean the difference between a material and non-material breach in a treaty or transnational contract. Branches of linguistics, such as comparative legal linguistics and forensic linguistics, study the characteristics and functions of legal language across …
Transnational Legal Practice (United States), Laurel S. Terry
Transnational Legal Practice (United States), Laurel S. Terry
Faculty Scholarly Works
This article covers three years of Transnational Legal Practice developments in the U.S. (It is the companion article to 47 Int’l Lawyer 485 (2013) which discusses transnational legal practice developments outside of the U.S.) This article begins by briefly reviewing the uncertainty about the future of U.S. legal education and legal services. The next section discusses the proposals and changes that emanated from the ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20, which was tasked with evaluating what changes were needed in light of globalization and technology developments. The third section of this article discusses the Uniform Bar Exam and its implications for …
The Transnational Corporation In History: Lessons For Today?, Janet Mclean
The Transnational Corporation In History: Lessons For Today?, Janet Mclean
Indiana Law Journal
This is the revised text of the George P. Smith, II Lecture delivered at Indiana University School of Law- Bloomington on April 4, 2003.
Forum Non Conveniens And The Foreign Forum: A Defense Perspective, C. Ryan Reetz, Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga
Forum Non Conveniens And The Foreign Forum: A Defense Perspective, C. Ryan Reetz, Pedro J. Martinez-Fraga
University of Miami Inter-American Law Review
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Globalization And Governance: The Prospects For Democracy, Sir David Williams David Q. C.
Globalization And Governance: The Prospects For Democracy, Sir David Williams David Q. C.
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Globalization and Governance: The Prospects for Democracy, Symposium
Women And Globalization: The Failure And Postmodern Possibilities Of International Law, Barbara Stark
Women And Globalization: The Failure And Postmodern Possibilities Of International Law, Barbara Stark
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
This Article examines the role of international law, particularly human rights law, as it relates to the process of globalization and its effects on women. Initially, the Article sets the stage by describing the course of globalization and the dramatic impact it has had on the world economy. The Author next examines the multiple and contradictory consequences of globalization for women.
The Article approaches this analysis from two perspectives. First, from a 'classic perspective," the Author contends that international law is the only legal system with the potential to regulate the principal agents of globalization--multinational corporations, banks and investment firms, …