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Switzerland & The International Trade In Art & Antiquities, Michele Kunitz
Switzerland & The International Trade In Art & Antiquities, Michele Kunitz
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Recently, Switzerland has proposed a law that would significantly tighten its regulation of the antiquities trade. The draft law seeks to comport Swiss law with the broad goals of international conventions on the protection and transfer of cultural property. However, given Switzerland's past reluctance to curtail the illicit trade in antiquities, it remains unclear whether this measure will pass or if passed, whether the law would be adequately enforced. The primary aim of this Comment is to detail the history of international law as it pertains to cultural property and draw attention to the Swiss role in fostering the illicit …
Trade And Environment: How Should Wto Panels Review Environmental Regulations Under Gatt Articles Iii And Xx, Kazumochi Kometani
Trade And Environment: How Should Wto Panels Review Environmental Regulations Under Gatt Articles Iii And Xx, Kazumochi Kometani
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The article discusses a GATT/WTO panel report that the author disagrees with and it lays out the proposals that he would implement to modify the report.
Worker Rights In The Post-1992 European Communities: What "Social Europe" Means To United States-Based Multinational Employers, Donald C. Jr. Dowling
Worker Rights In The Post-1992 European Communities: What "Social Europe" Means To United States-Based Multinational Employers, Donald C. Jr. Dowling
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
The United States media have extensively covered the trade angle of the European Communities [EC] program to create a "single market" by the end of 1992. The media coverage has spotlighted the benefits the EC market will offer multinational corporations, such as the market's "economies of scale" and its 320 million consumer block. By now this 1992 news has sunk in, and many United States corporations are assessing how they might exploit the soon-to-be unified EC market.
The Treaty With Poland Concerning Business And Economic Relations: Does It Provide More Incentive To The American Investor?, Todd Ewing
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Among the reformed East European countries now embracing democratic notions, Poland has been the most aggressive in the effort to reach full-fledged democracy. These efforts are reflected by Poland's recent amendments to its foreign investment law and, most recently, the signing of a treaty with the United States in hopes of attracting American investors. This article briefly examines the role and content of this treaty in the context of the overall United States treaty program and, more importantly, determines whether the Treaty has the potential to stimulate U.S. investment above and beyond the incentives now in place under the foreign …
State Trading: Its Nature And International Treatment, Edmond M. Ianni
State Trading: Its Nature And International Treatment, Edmond M. Ianni
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
At least six considerations compel a review of the international practice of state trading. First, state trading is practiced widely throughout the world and embraces at least one quarter of world trade. From a domestic perspective, United States trade with state trading countries continues to grow and, therefore, is directly relevant to the United States national interest. Second, increasing international economic interdependence has augmented the role of state trading in international trade by the inducements of economic necessity and efficiency. Third, recent Eastern European trends toward greater private economic autonomy have facilitated trade relations between free market countries and state …
United States Trade Policy Toward Foreign Commodity Markets: A Critique, John V. Rainbolt
United States Trade Policy Toward Foreign Commodity Markets: A Critique, John V. Rainbolt
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
New trading instruments and a concommitant increase in volume in United States future markets during the past decade has overshadowed somewhat a parallel market expansion involving foreign commodity exchanges serving an expanded United States and international customer base.
Exports, Banking And Antitrust: The Export Trading Company Act - A Modest Tool For Export Promotion, George E. Garvey
Exports, Banking And Antitrust: The Export Trading Company Act - A Modest Tool For Export Promotion, George E. Garvey
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
There is an almost universally held perceptoin that expanded export trade is essential to a robust United States economy. President Carter, for example, stated in a report to Congress that export expansion is critical to the health of our economy. Huge balance of payments deficits in recent years, the increasingly successfuly and visible penetration of United States markets by foreign producers, and substantial unemployment in basic industry have all fuedl this concern. These conditions have led naturally to a two-pronged response by the public and members of Congress: first, the call for greater protection against foreign competition; and second, a …
Appellations Of Origin: The Continuing Controversey, Lori E. Simon
Appellations Of Origin: The Continuing Controversey, Lori E. Simon
Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business
Appellations of origin (appellations d'origine) are geographical denominations that indicate a product's origin, as well as particular distinctive and renowned qualities associated with the location. Because of the singularity of these titles, the disparity in national laws, and the potential for infringement of the rights associated with the names, protection of appeallations of origin continues to be a controversial topic in international trade law. The debate over protection of appellations of origin primarily stems from conflicting national economic interests and divergent fundamental conceptions of the purpose of protecting trade names. It is entangled further by cultural, linguistic, and historical differences …