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The Race Against The Clock: A New Bill Providing Hope For Children Fighting The Ultimate Battle, Nicholas M. Fiorello Dec 2017

The Race Against The Clock: A New Bill Providing Hope For Children Fighting The Ultimate Battle, Nicholas M. Fiorello

Nova Law Review

Roughly forty-three children are diagnosed with cancer daily.. Approximately 1190 children are expected to die from pediatric cancer this year in the United States alone—as the disease is the leading cause of death in children and adolescents, ages 1U14, in the country.


El Convenio Fundamental No. 87 De La Organizacion Internacional Del Trabajo-Libertad Sindical En Brasil Y Los Estados Unidos, Jane K. Aparecido Jan 2017

El Convenio Fundamental No. 87 De La Organizacion Internacional Del Trabajo-Libertad Sindical En Brasil Y Los Estados Unidos, Jane K. Aparecido

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Esta pieza se trata de cómo dos países económica y socialmente distintos interpretan y tratan con los convenios de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) en sus respectivos sistemas legales. el Convenio No. 87, la cual trata sobre la libertad sindical y la protección del derecho de sindicación, servirá como la base para esta discusión y la comparación necesaria.


The Fundamental Convention No. 87 Of The International Labour Organization– Union's Freedom Of Association In Brazil And In The United States, Jane K. Aparecido Jan 2017

The Fundamental Convention No. 87 Of The International Labour Organization– Union's Freedom Of Association In Brazil And In The United States, Jane K. Aparecido

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This piece is about how two economically and socially different countries interpret and deal with the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) conventions in their respective legal systems. Convention No. 87, regarding the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise, will serve as the basis for the discussion and comparison.


Tiroteos Maivos Y Los Motivos De Los Agresores: Una Comparacion De Los Estados Unidos Y Naciones Extranjeras, Vanessa Terrades Jan 2017

Tiroteos Maivos Y Los Motivos De Los Agresores: Una Comparacion De Los Estados Unidos Y Naciones Extranjeras, Vanessa Terrades

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Cuarenta y nueve cuerpos estaban tirados en el suelo sin vida, mientras muchos otros estaban acostados al lado de ellos cubiertos en sangre, pretendiendo estar muertos para poder salvarse del hombre armado que abrió fuego en la discoteca


Mass Shootings And Offenders' Motives: A Comparison Of The United States And Foreign Nations, Vanessa Terrades Jan 2017

Mass Shootings And Offenders' Motives: A Comparison Of The United States And Foreign Nations, Vanessa Terrades

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Forty-nine bodies laid lifelessly on the ground while many others laid beside them, covered in blood, pretending to be dead to save their lives from the gunman who opened fire in the night club.1 That was the scene at Pulse Night Club on June 11, 2016, which turned the enjoyment at a nightclub into a nightmare


Calling Space Traffic Control, Danielle Miller Jan 2017

Calling Space Traffic Control, Danielle Miller

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The space environment (at least where the Earth’s orbits are concerned) is increasingly congested. As a natural result, collisions between space objects are becoming more likely and much more disastrous.


Alternation Denied: Africa's Presidential 30+ Club, Tom Syring Jan 2017

Alternation Denied: Africa's Presidential 30+ Club, Tom Syring

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Africa is changing rapidly and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular represents the region with the fastest growing population in the world, abounding with young people yearning for opportunities and change.


Extreme Secularism Vs. Religious Radicalism: The Case Of The French Burkini, Mohamed Abdelaal Jan 2017

Extreme Secularism Vs. Religious Radicalism: The Case Of The French Burkini, Mohamed Abdelaal

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The French theory of Laïcité, or assertive secularism, has rapidly developed to become a significant part of the French constitutional legacy, which subsequently brought out what should have been expected: conflicts between the right to self-determination, local culture, religious freedom, and the state interest in curbing radicalism and extremism


Secularismo Extremo Vs. Radicalismo Religioso: El Caso Del Burkini Frances, Mohamed Abdelaal Jan 2017

Secularismo Extremo Vs. Radicalismo Religioso: El Caso Del Burkini Frances, Mohamed Abdelaal

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

La teoría francesa de Laicidad, ó secularismo asertivo, rápidamente ha llegado a ser una parte importante del legado constitucional francés, un legado el cual ha logrado demostrar lo que se había de esperar: conflictos entre el derecho a la autodeterminación, la cultura local, la libertad religiosa, y el interés del estado en reprimir el radicalismo y el extremismo


Where Are We Today In The International Fight Against Overseas Corruption: An Historical Perspective, And Two Problems Going Forward, Frederick T. Davis Jan 2017

Where Are We Today In The International Fight Against Overseas Corruption: An Historical Perspective, And Two Problems Going Forward, Frederick T. Davis

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The goal of my comments is to take a step back and begin with an historical perspective on the collective, international effort to fight corruption, and then to suggest two problems that effort faces today.


Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2017

Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2017

Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


From Suppression To Secession: Kurds, Human Rights And The Right To Self-Determination In Turkey, Rez Gardi Jan 2017

From Suppression To Secession: Kurds, Human Rights And The Right To Self-Determination In Turkey, Rez Gardi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Are Latin American Institutions Innovating?, Dyala' Jime'nez Figueres Jan 2017

Are Latin American Institutions Innovating?, Dyala' Jime'nez Figueres

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Innovation means moving ahead of one’s time, anticipating future needs and creating solutions for those needs. Applied to international arbitration, innovation usually comes by offering new services to the users that will benefit them in terms of predictability, efficiency and effectiveness


Above The Law? Innovating Legal Response To Build A More Accountable U.N.: Where Is The U.N. Now?, Bruce Rashkow Jan 2017

Above The Law? Innovating Legal Response To Build A More Accountable U.N.: Where Is The U.N. Now?, Bruce Rashkow

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This is an issue that has come under increasing scrutiny amid allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by United Nations (U.N.) personnel, including peacekeeping forces, and allegations that peacekeepers introduced cholera to Haiti


Caracteristicas Principales De La Ley Peru Ana De Arbitraje, Cecilia O'Neill De La Fuente, Jose' Luis Repetto Deville Jan 2017

Caracteristicas Principales De La Ley Peru Ana De Arbitraje, Cecilia O'Neill De La Fuente, Jose' Luis Repetto Deville

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Dos pilares fundamentales hacen posible que agentes privados acumulen grandes riquezas: la ley de contratos y los derechos de propiedad. Pero sin la protección del Estado es imposible mantener el crecimiento económico, así que cada Estado debe proteger, respetar, y poner en vigor estas leyes fundamentales.


Decisions That Declared Laws Unconstitutional And Their Impact On Japanese Families, Yuichiro Tsuji Jan 2017

Decisions That Declared Laws Unconstitutional And Their Impact On Japanese Families, Yuichiro Tsuji

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Study Of Migrants' Access To Healthcare: Similarities And Differences Between England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, And The United States, Paula Castaneda Restrepo Jan 2017

A Comparative Study Of Migrants' Access To Healthcare: Similarities And Differences Between England, Germany, Italy, Spain, Canada, And The United States, Paula Castaneda Restrepo

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Public Trials And Trial Broadcasting As Combating Tools For Judicial Corruption In Afghanistan, Hijratullah Ekhtyar Jan 2017

Public Trials And Trial Broadcasting As Combating Tools For Judicial Corruption In Afghanistan, Hijratullah Ekhtyar

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


A Comparative Analysis Of The Juvenile Death Penalty In The United States, Saudi Arabia, Iran, And China: Will It Be Abolished?, Nicholas J. Meyer Jan 2017

A Comparative Analysis Of The Juvenile Death Penalty In The United States, Saudi Arabia, Iran, And China: Will It Be Abolished?, Nicholas J. Meyer

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


An Overview Of Justice In The Former Yugoslavia And Reflections For Accountability In Syria, Professor Jennifer Trahan Jan 2017

An Overview Of Justice In The Former Yugoslavia And Reflections For Accountability In Syria, Professor Jennifer Trahan

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This article provides an overview of justice for crimes perpetrated in the former Yugoslavia during the wars in the 1990s.


Main Features Of Arbitration In Peru, Cecilia O'Neill De La Fuente, Jose' Luis Repetto Deville Jan 2017

Main Features Of Arbitration In Peru, Cecilia O'Neill De La Fuente, Jose' Luis Repetto Deville

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Sustained economic growth cannot be achieved if the State does not protect two fundamental pillars that allow private agents to create wealth: contracts and property rights


Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2017

Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

No abstract provided.


Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Journal Of International And Comparative Law Jan 2017

Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Journal Of International And Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The ILSA Journal & Comparative Law is housed at nova Southeastern University's Shepard Broad College of Law in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and is an International Law Students Association (ILSA) publication.


Examining The Impacts Of Current Malpractice Frameworks And Emtala On Emergency Medicine, Sai Balasubramanian Jan 2017

Examining The Impacts Of Current Malpractice Frameworks And Emtala On Emergency Medicine, Sai Balasubramanian

Nova Law Review

Emergency medicine is a relatively new medical specialty, and has

gained popularity in the last decade for both its irreplaceable role in the

healthcare system, as well as the numerous social, legal, and administrative

developments that have emerged as a result of the field’s exponential

growth.1 Emergency medicine is defined by the American College of

Emergency Physicians (“ACEP”) as “the medical specialty dedicated to the

diagnosis and treatment of unforeseen illness or injury.”


From Street Photography To Face Recognition: Distinguishing Between The Right To Be Seen And The Right To Be Recognized, Claudia Cuador Jan 2017

From Street Photography To Face Recognition: Distinguishing Between The Right To Be Seen And The Right To Be Recognized, Claudia Cuador

Nova Law Review

“‘Critical eyes are sizing you up right now. Keep your face fresh,

firm, fit,’ threatened the manufacturers of Williams’ Shaving Cream.”1 Such

holds true in the streets of today’s society, as technology advances with

incredible speed


Intentional Grounding: How The Ncaa And Nfl Have Engaged In Practices That Unreasonably Restrain The Football Player Labor Market, Stephen O. Ayeni Jr. Jan 2017

Intentional Grounding: How The Ncaa And Nfl Have Engaged In Practices That Unreasonably Restrain The Football Player Labor Market, Stephen O. Ayeni Jr.

Nova Law Review

Young athletes often dream of becoming the next star in their

respective sports.1 A select few go on to realize that dream and become

professional athletes.2 Within this group of superb athletes, there are a rare

few who almost seem as though they were meant for the game, showing

flashes of greatness at a young age


Nova Law Review Full Issue Jan 2017

Nova Law Review Full Issue

Nova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Introduction To Regulating Innovation In Healthcare: Protecting The Public Or Stifling Progress?, Kathy L. Cerminara, Marilyn Uzdavines Jan 2017

Introduction To Regulating Innovation In Healthcare: Protecting The Public Or Stifling Progress?, Kathy L. Cerminara, Marilyn Uzdavines

Nova Law Review

Growing up seeing flames leaping and smoke billowing out of the smokestacks of steel mills along the river, children of southwestern Pennsylvania in the 1960s tended to develop one of two attitudes toward regulation in general.


Going Under The Hood: The Winners And Losers Of Florida's Transportation Network Companies Law, Carlos Ibarcena Jan 2017

Going Under The Hood: The Winners And Losers Of Florida's Transportation Network Companies Law, Carlos Ibarcena

Nova Law Review

Florida House Bill 221 was signed into law on May 9, 2017.1 With the enactment of the Bill, Florida joins forty-six other states, and the District of Columbia, in enacting statewide legislation to legalize and regulate transportation network companies (“TNC”), such as Uber and Lyft.