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The Threat Of Border Security On Indigenous Free Passage Rights In North America, Joshua J. Tonra
The Threat Of Border Security On Indigenous Free Passage Rights In North America, Joshua J. Tonra
Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce
This note will examine the development and current state of passage rights under United States (Part I), Canadian (Part II), and Mexican law (Part 111). Part IV of this note will then critically explore the current state of the law as it affects two tribes whose homelands are bisected by the United States' borders with its neighbors: the Mohawk Nation, along the U.S.-Canada border; and the Tohono O'odham, on the U.S.-Mexico border. The Note will conclude with an examination of a number of possible changes to border policies affecting the indigenous nations, and a proposal for a unified policy for …
Mexico's New Foreign Investment Regulations: A Legal Analysis, J. H. Kepner Jr.
Mexico's New Foreign Investment Regulations: A Legal Analysis, J. H. Kepner Jr.
Syracuse Journal of International Law and Commerce
new Regulations seem to open Mexico up for foreign investment, they cause potential legal problems of which an investor must be aware. The Regulations are vague and confusing in many areas, and the Mexican government exercises great discretion in interpreting many of its provisions. Moreover, the Regulations, as they are written, appear to violate certain provisions of Mexico's Constitution. 7 If so, a potential investor may one day find, that though he followed the Regulations to the letter, he nonetheless violated Mexican law. This could have serious ramifications for both himself and his investment.