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Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
JAPANESE CRIMINAL JUSTICE
By A. Didrick Castberg
New York, New York: Praeger Publishers, 1990. Pp. 153. $42.95.
THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
By David P. Forsythe
Lexington, Massachusetts; Lexington Books, 1991. Pp. 209.$34.00.
FEDERAL COURTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS PARADIGM By Kenneth C. Randall
Durham, North Carolina; Duke University Press. 1990. Pp. 295. $45.00.
ROMAN LAW AND COMPARATIVE LAW
By Alan Watson
Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1991. Pp. 328. $50.00
THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND FOREIGN POLICY
By Victoria Marie Kraft
New York, New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. Pp. 185. $45.00.
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Books Received
GOOD FAITH IN ENGLISH LAW
By J.F. O'Connor
Brookfield, Vermont: Dartmouth Publishing Company, 1990. Pp. 148.
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LAW AND ISLAM IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Edited by Daisy Hilse Dwyer
New York, New York: Bergin & Garvey, 1990. Pp. 168.
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INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES REGULATION
By Norman S. Poser
Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1991. Pp. 799.
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COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL FEDERALISM
Edited by MarkTushnet
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1990. Pp. 157.
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ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AND U.S. TRADE
By Michael P. Melloy
Boston, Massachusetts: Little, Brown and Company, 1990. Pp. 752.
Customary Law In Namibia: What Should Be Done?, Lynn Berat, Robert J. Gordon
Customary Law In Namibia: What Should Be Done?, Lynn Berat, Robert J. Gordon
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In this Article, the authors discuss Namibia's dual legal system, inherited from the previous South African regime, in light of the new government's goal of national reconciliation. After a brief introduction, the authors in Part II address customary law on a theoretical level. They point out that the customary law emerging in Namibia during the colonial era was not a reflection of a true communal tradition, but rather was a tool used to control resources and to redistribute power.
In Part III, the authors review the history of the colonial system in Namibia. The German colonial authorities divided Namibia into …
Case Digest, Law Review Staff
Case Digest, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ABROAD BY UNITED STATES PHYSICIAN IN CONNECTION WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE REGULATIONS GOVERNING TORT CLAIMS PROVIDED FOR AN INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURE FOLLOWED BY AGENCY DECISION--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOLDS NO CONSTITUTIONAL OBLIGATIONS TO EVALUATE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIM ON THE MERITS AND IN ACCORD WITH MINIMAL DUE PROCESS. Tarpeh-Doe v. United States, 904 F.2d719 (D.C. Cir. 1990).
THE FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT DOES NOT CREATE AN IMPLIED PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION THAT KENTUCKY TOBACCO GROWERS COULD USE TO RECOVER DAMAGES FROM COMPANIES THAT ALLEGEDLY ENGAGED IN CORRUPT PRACTICES TO THE DETRIMENT OF GROWERS. THE ACT OF STATE DOCTRINE, HOWEVER, DOES …