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Micro-Meso-Macro Comparative Law: An Essay On The Methodology Of Comparative Law, Alessandro Romano Dec 2016

Micro-Meso-Macro Comparative Law: An Essay On The Methodology Of Comparative Law, Alessandro Romano

Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law

There are strong analogies between the quest for a methodology of comparative law and the broader debate on the epistemology of social and natural sciences. In this vein, after having explored the dispute between holists and reductionists, I argue that the dichotomy between micro and macro comparative law ought to be abandoned. Building on the insights of social theory, I introduce a specific framework to bridge the two levels of enquiry through a meso analysis. This framework is applied to investigate the robustness of the findings of the legal origin theory.


Reigning In A Rogue: Achieving And Drafting A North Korean Nuclear Deal, James Williams Dec 2016

Reigning In A Rogue: Achieving And Drafting A North Korean Nuclear Deal, James Williams

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No abstract provided.


Global Protection Of Free Speech Rights For American Journalists: Admirable Or Overkill?, Kelsey Bates Dec 2016

Global Protection Of Free Speech Rights For American Journalists: Admirable Or Overkill?, Kelsey Bates

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No abstract provided.


Piercing The Corporate Veil Us Lessons From Romania And Slovakia, Alexandra Horvathova, Catalin Gabriel Stanescu Dec 2016

Piercing The Corporate Veil Us Lessons From Romania And Slovakia, Alexandra Horvathova, Catalin Gabriel Stanescu

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This article describes and analyzes the doctrine of piercing the corporate veil in various jurisdictions across the world. First, it introduces the development and history of this doctrine in the United States - the jurisdiction, which has nurtured this legal concept for several centuries. Second, it analyzes its possible implementation within two chosen jurisdictions in Central and Eastern Europe: Romania and Slovakia. The authors’ aim is to assess their home jurisdictions and examine whether these jurisdictions apply the doctrine, if so, then in which form and to what extent. The authors analyze different areas of their respective legal systems - …


Effects Of Settlement Between A Local Company And A Host State In A Bilateral Investment Treaty Claim Of Foreign Shareholders Arising From The Same Conduct, Gonzalo Vial May 2016

Effects Of Settlement Between A Local Company And A Host State In A Bilateral Investment Treaty Claim Of Foreign Shareholders Arising From The Same Conduct, Gonzalo Vial

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No abstract provided.


Entrenchment Illusion: The Curious Case Of Egypt’S Constitutional Entrenchment Clause, Mohamed Abdelaal May 2016

Entrenchment Illusion: The Curious Case Of Egypt’S Constitutional Entrenchment Clause, Mohamed Abdelaal

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No abstract provided.


Establishing A Deposit Insurance System In China: A Long-Awaited Move Toward Deepening Financial Reform, Yi Zhou May 2016

Establishing A Deposit Insurance System In China: A Long-Awaited Move Toward Deepening Financial Reform, Yi Zhou

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No abstract provided.


Controversy: New Technology For War: The Legality Of Drone-Based Targeted Killings Under International Law, Dalia D. Labrador May 2016

Controversy: New Technology For War: The Legality Of Drone-Based Targeted Killings Under International Law, Dalia D. Labrador

Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Case: Philippines V. China: The South China Sea Finally Meets International Law, Hung Pham May 2016

Case: Philippines V. China: The South China Sea Finally Meets International Law, Hung Pham

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No abstract provided.


The History Of The Subsidiarity Principle In The Hague Convention On Intercountry Adoption, Chad Turner Jan 2016

The History Of The Subsidiarity Principle In The Hague Convention On Intercountry Adoption, Chad Turner

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No abstract provided.


Importance Of Politics In The Reform Of Capital Markets: Case Study Of The Egyptian Capital Market, Avnita Lakhani Jan 2016

Importance Of Politics In The Reform Of Capital Markets: Case Study Of The Egyptian Capital Market, Avnita Lakhani

Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Controversy: A New Definition Of A War Criminal, Jennifer Snyder Jan 2016

Controversy: A New Definition Of A War Criminal, Jennifer Snyder

Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Imposing Company Ownership Transparency Requirements: Opportunities For Effective Governance Of Equity Capital Markets Or Constraints On Corporate Performance, Mohamed Okasha Abdelaal Jan 2016

Imposing Company Ownership Transparency Requirements: Opportunities For Effective Governance Of Equity Capital Markets Or Constraints On Corporate Performance, Mohamed Okasha Abdelaal

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No abstract provided.


Legalization Of Marijuana And The Conflict With International Drug Control Treaties, Biju Panicker Jan 2016

Legalization Of Marijuana And The Conflict With International Drug Control Treaties, Biju Panicker

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No abstract provided.


Conceptualizing The Schmittian Exception In The European Union, Luca Siliquini-Cinelli, Beatrice Schutte May 2015

Conceptualizing The Schmittian Exception In The European Union, Luca Siliquini-Cinelli, Beatrice Schutte

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No abstract provided.


Nafta: Testing Ricardo’S Theory Of Comparative Advantage, Bruce D. Fisher May 2015

Nafta: Testing Ricardo’S Theory Of Comparative Advantage, Bruce D. Fisher

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No abstract provided.


British Cures For American Foreclosure Woes, Nicholas Krebs May 2015

British Cures For American Foreclosure Woes, Nicholas Krebs

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No abstract provided.


Italy, Mexico, And The Legal Framework For Clientelism, Christopher L. Henry May 2015

Italy, Mexico, And The Legal Framework For Clientelism, Christopher L. Henry

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No abstract provided.


Case: Trout Point Lodge, Ltd. V. Handshoe, Kelsey Bates May 2015

Case: Trout Point Lodge, Ltd. V. Handshoe, Kelsey Bates

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No abstract provided.


Google V. Spain: A Right To Be Forgotten?, Ignacio Cofone Jan 2015

Google V. Spain: A Right To Be Forgotten?, Ignacio Cofone

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No abstract provided.


Expansive Rights: Fdr’S Proposed “Economic” Bill Of Rights Memorialized In The International Covenant On Economic, Social, And Cultural Rights, But With Little Impact In The United States, Patrick J. Austin Jan 2015

Expansive Rights: Fdr’S Proposed “Economic” Bill Of Rights Memorialized In The International Covenant On Economic, Social, And Cultural Rights, But With Little Impact In The United States, Patrick J. Austin

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No abstract provided.


Controversy: Gay Rights In India: Matter Of Naz Foundation Decision, Nick Brankle Jan 2015

Controversy: Gay Rights In India: Matter Of Naz Foundation Decision, Nick Brankle

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No abstract provided.


Comparative Analysis Of The Chinese And Indian Fdi Regimes, Ajay Sharma Jan 2015

Comparative Analysis Of The Chinese And Indian Fdi Regimes, Ajay Sharma

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No abstract provided.


Controversy: The Truck Stops Here: The Impending Mexico-Us Trucking Dispute, Ryan Hynes Jan 2015

Controversy: The Truck Stops Here: The Impending Mexico-Us Trucking Dispute, Ryan Hynes

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No abstract provided.


Case: International Criminal Court Prosecutor V. Bosco Ntaganda, Anna Kuniewicz Jan 2015

Case: International Criminal Court Prosecutor V. Bosco Ntaganda, Anna Kuniewicz

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No abstract provided.


Fair Trade In A Wal-Mart World: What Does Globalization Portend For The Triple Bottom Line?, Linda L. Barkacs, Craig B. Barkacs Jan 2014

Fair Trade In A Wal-Mart World: What Does Globalization Portend For The Triple Bottom Line?, Linda L. Barkacs, Craig B. Barkacs

Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


The Parties To The Nauru Agreement’S Vessel Day Scheme: Accounting For The Rare Success Of An International Agreement, Lauren D. Bernadett Jan 2014

The Parties To The Nauru Agreement’S Vessel Day Scheme: Accounting For The Rare Success Of An International Agreement, Lauren D. Bernadett

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No abstract provided.


Rationalising International Law Rules On Self-Defence: The Pin-Prick Doctrine, Abhimanyu George Jain Jan 2014

Rationalising International Law Rules On Self-Defence: The Pin-Prick Doctrine, Abhimanyu George Jain

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No abstract provided.


(Start To) Look Out Below!: Creating A Court To Review Targeted Attacks On United States Citizens, Daniel Bower Jan 2014

(Start To) Look Out Below!: Creating A Court To Review Targeted Attacks On United States Citizens, Daniel Bower

Chicago-Kent Journal of International and Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Gross V. Switzerland And Right To Die Jurisprudence In The European Court Of Human Rights, Stephen Brown Jan 2014

Gross V. Switzerland And Right To Die Jurisprudence In The European Court Of Human Rights, Stephen Brown

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No abstract provided.