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Intellectual Property Rights And The Gatt: United States Goals In The Uruguay Round, Mark L. Damschroder

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The pursuit of protection of IP rights is a valuable goal both for the United States and the rest of the world community. Such rights promote creativity and the advancement of knowledge, as well as fuel the domestic economy and improve the position of the United States vis-a-vis the other trading nations of the world. With the growing interdependence of the global economy, there is no time like the present to lay the foundation for a system of dispute settlement of such trade matters. Economic interdependence will continue to increase, and the problems of international trade in, and piracy of, …

Books Received, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

TREATY INTERPRETATION: THEORY AND REALITY

By Edward Slavko Yambrusic

Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 1987. Pp.xi, 298. $28.50 hardcover, $15.75 softcover.

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WORLD TRADE RIVALRY: TRADE EQUITY AND COMPETING INDUSTRIAL POLICIES

By William A. Lovett

Lexington, Massachusetts: D.C. Heath, 1987. Pp. xxxv, 260. $35.00.

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A COMPENDIUM OF STATE STATUTES AND INTERNATIONAL TREATIES IN TRUST AND ESTATE LAW: A REFERENCE AND REFERRAL GUIDE FOR PRACTICING ATTORNEYS: THEORY AND REALITY

By M. Henner

Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1985. Pp. xii, 279. $55.00.

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MIDDLE EAST LEGAL SYSTEMS

By Sayed Hassan Amin

Glasgow:Royston Limited, 1985. Pp. xv, 419.

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GRENADA: A …

Case Digest, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Picketing Outside Foreign Embassies is Protected Speech Under the First Amendment and Restrictions on this Speech Must Serve a Compelling Government Interest and be Narrowly Tailored to the Specific Situation--Boos v. Barry, 108S.Ct. 1157 (1988).

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Notions of Comity and the Act of State Doctrine Preclude U.S. Federal Courts from Exercising Jurisdiction over the Actions of Foreign Corporations when Those Actions Constitute a Violation of U.S. Antitrust Laws but are Protected by Legislation in a Foreign Country--O.N.E. Shipping Ltd. v. Flota Mercante Grancolombiana, S.A., 830 F.2d 449 (2d Cir.1987).

Foreign Securities Offerings In The United States: The Impact Of Sec Clearance Of Denationalized French Stock Issues, John T. Vogel

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

In response to the growing internationalization of financial markets and the internal deregulation of foreign national securities structures, the United States Government, through the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission), has entertained suggestions and has implemented measures to facilitate the flow of capital across United States borders. The world financial community has generally applauded these actions, but has nonetheless continued the call for more reform and liberalization of capital markets. The ideas behind the voices of reform have appeal: less federal regulation means more corporate access to international capital, more opportunities for investors, and a more efficient allocation of …

Amending United States Antidumping Laws To Create A Viable Private Right Of Action: Must Fair Trade Be Free?, Douglas J. Varga

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

This Note examines the practice of dumping in the context of recent developments in existing United States trade law and explores the potential for an effective, meaningful remedy for adversely affected domestic interests. While the discussion focuses primarily on the private right of action presently found in the 1916 Antidumping Act (1916 Act), the Note also addresses the administrative remedy contained in the 1921 Antidumping Act (1921 Act) in order to both establish a background for the legal structure of trade remedies in general and to identify the differences between the two laws. Part II considers the practice of predatory …