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Integrating Investment Treaty Conflict And Dispute Systems Design, Susan Franck Nov 2007

Integrating Investment Treaty Conflict And Dispute Systems Design, Susan Franck

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

With the debate on the renewal of the Trade Promotion Authority Act, the proper terms of investment treaties - including dispute resolution provisions - have become an issue of public scrutiny. In a so-called litigation explosion, investors resolve disputes against host governments through international arbitration mechanisms in investment treaties; and there is little evidence of reliance on other processes like mediation. This escalation has lead to a teething period where parties and non-parties have expressed divergent views as to the efficacy, efficiency and fairness of the dispute resolution process. With billions of dollars and sovereignty at stake, the dispute resolution …


Nepa And Climate Change: Much Needed Guidance For Transboundary Environmental Impacts, Ayako Sato Jan 2007

Nepa And Climate Change: Much Needed Guidance For Transboundary Environmental Impacts, Ayako Sato

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Legal And Policy Frameworks For Renewable Energy To Mitigate Climate Change, Xiaodong Wang Jan 2007

Legal And Policy Frameworks For Renewable Energy To Mitigate Climate Change, Xiaodong Wang

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Evolving Scope Of Significant Effects On The Environment: The National Environmental Policy Act And Climate Change, Chris Mcchesney Jan 2007

The Evolving Scope Of Significant Effects On The Environment: The National Environmental Policy Act And Climate Change, Chris Mcchesney

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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The Global Warming Case: Massachusetts V. Environmental Protection Agency , Meryl Eschen Mills Jan 2007

The Global Warming Case: Massachusetts V. Environmental Protection Agency , Meryl Eschen Mills

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Green Mountain Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep V. Crombie, Addie Haughey Jan 2007

Green Mountain Chrysler Plymouth Dodge Jeep V. Crombie, Addie Haughey

Sustainable Development Law & Policy

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Negligence In The Air: The Duty Of Care In Climate Change Litigation, David Hunter, James Salzman Jan 2007

Negligence In The Air: The Duty Of Care In Climate Change Litigation, David Hunter, James Salzman

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

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Progressive Lawyering In Politically Depressing Times, Susan Carle Jan 2007

Progressive Lawyering In Politically Depressing Times, Susan Carle

Articles in Law Reviews & Other Academic Journals

INTRODUCTION: Susan Sturm's important work offers a ray of optimism in a contemporary political climate most people of progressive inclinations find somewhat depressing. Sturm examines new models for bringing about institutional re- form without extensive management from legislatures or courts. As Sturm recognizes, resort to litigation as a strategy for increasing gender parity in employment is not a promising option these days, for several sets of reasons. First, as Sturm has explained in an earlier pathbreaking article, judicial decrees are not well suited to addressing "second generation" problems of structural reform of institutions, such as eliminating manifestations of race and …