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Towards Zero Net Presence, Terence Lau
Towards Zero Net Presence, Terence Lau
Terence Lau
The rise of social networking has connected us in ways unthinkable a few years ago, but has also raised alarming questions regarding the right to be left alone. More and more, Americans are discovering that information traditionally considered private is moving into the public domain, sometimes with startling implications for their personal lives. Part I of this Article reviews the problem of Internet intrusion into personal privacy. The Internet is especially remarkable for its three central features: reach, speed and permanence. These features make the Internet unlike any other media in existence, and makes protecting privacy extremely difficult. Part II …
Distinguishing Fiction From Reality: The Asean Free Trade Area And Implications For The Global Auto Industry, Terence Lau
Distinguishing Fiction From Reality: The Asean Free Trade Area And Implications For The Global Auto Industry, Terence Lau
Terence Lau
This Article explores the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement ("AFTA") and its implications for the regional and global auto industry. Section I of this article provides a brief history of ASEAN and its attempts to integrate regionally. It outlines the reasons for regional economic integration, and traces the current literature in this area. Section II provides an overview of the current auto industry in each of the major auto-producing countries in ASEAN: Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia. It will also explain Malaysia's protected auto industry and Malaysia's attempts to delay implementation of AFTA, and its neighboring countries' reactions. Section III …
Triggering Parent Company Liability Under United States Sanctions Regimes: The Troubling Implications Of Prohibiting Approval And Facilitation, Terence Lau
Terence Lau
This article examines three issues surrounding the liability of U.S.-based companies with foreign subsidiaries or affiliates incorporated in countries where trade with U.S.-sanctioned countries is permissible. First, the article examines the statutory bases for economic trade sanctions and the OFAC-issued implementing regulations, namely the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) and the International Emergency Economic Powers ACT (IEEPA) and how these statutes grant extraterritorial authority to OFAC. Second, the article explores regulations promulgated by OFAC that prohibit parent company "approval" or "facilitation" of transactions by such affiliates or subsidiaries, and how such regulations indirectly extend the reach of U.S. sanctions …
A Preliminary Inquiry Into The Attitudes Toward Work That Should Be Fostered By Socially Responsible Employers, Terence Lau, William Wines
A Preliminary Inquiry Into The Attitudes Toward Work That Should Be Fostered By Socially Responsible Employers, Terence Lau, William Wines
Terence Lau
Part I of this paper traces the evolution of modern attitudes toward work. Part II traces the jurisprudence of attitudes towards work as reflected in the common and statutory law. Finally, Part III attempts to sketch the outlines of an attitude toward work that should be embraced beneficially by socially responsible employers.