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Treasure Ships, Tropical Fish, And Spanish Galleons: Protecting Natural And Cultural Resourses In The New Marine National Monuments, John F. Johnson Jan 2010

Treasure Ships, Tropical Fish, And Spanish Galleons: Protecting Natural And Cultural Resourses In The New Marine National Monuments, John F. Johnson

John F Johnson III

President George W. Bush, during the last days of his presidency, created three maritime national monuments in the South Pacific in order to protect the unique environment as well as the cultural treasures. The President only has the authority to establish these monuments, and protect the cultural resources, if the United States “owned or controlled” the land and water. A determination about the United States’ ownership or control requires looking both to national and international law. Ultimately, the United States can only directly protect cultural resources in half the territory of each monument. Yet, since the United States can protect …


Contracting On Standard Forms For International Sales Of Goods, Angelo Giampietro Avv. Jan 2010

Contracting On Standard Forms For International Sales Of Goods, Angelo Giampietro Avv.

Angelo Giampietro Avv.

In the international sales of goods adopting standard form contract and Incoterms can result in an advantageous manner of contracting. We will try to critically consider the extent to which it can facilitate parties to such agreements. First of all, because standard form contract is a result of experience and legal expertise in the field, which include events that can happen, leading to reasonable solutions, the use facilitate trading ensuring predictability, consistency, and increased efficiency in business relations; saving time and money in negotiating efforts and drafting individual contracts. It is the application of the principle of freedom of contract …