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Trade, Empires, And Subjects--China-Africa Trade, Uche E. Ofodile
Trade, Empires, And Subjects--China-Africa Trade, Uche E. Ofodile
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Since 2000, the interest of the People's Republic of China (China) in Africa has grown steadily. Trade between China and Africa has grown exponentially. China-Africa trade volume increased from $10 billion to $18 billion between 2000 and 2003. In 2005, total trade between Africa and China surged to $40 billion, and in 2006 China-Africa trade was valued at $55.5 billion. A third of China's crude oil imports come from Africa. In the West, reaction to China's involvement in Africa has bordered on suspicion and paranoia. Policy makers and analysts are concerned that China could gain control over Africa's vast and …
Whose Child Is This?: Genetic Analysis And Family Reunification Immigration In France, Tera R. Murdock
Whose Child Is This?: Genetic Analysis And Family Reunification Immigration In France, Tera R. Murdock
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In an attempt to limit fraudulent family reunification immigration and control how many migrants enter its borders, France statutorily implemented the use of DNA testing in family reunification immigration in late 2007. Where an immigrating child possesses suspicious documentation, and the child is seeking to reunite with his or her mother in France, the statute provides for voluntary DNA testing to establish that the child has a biological connection with the mother. The requirement of proof of a biological link between family members is diametrically opposed to family recognition policies that apply to French citizens, which emphasize the establishment of …