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Fda's Consideration Of Codex Alimentarius Standards In Light Of International Trade Agreements, Lucinda Sikes

Lucinda Sikes

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How Much Does Law Matter - Labor Law, Competition, And Waterfront Labor Relations In Rotterdam And U.S. Ports, Robert Kagan

Robert Kagan

In both the Netherlands & the US, law has helped rationalize the hiring of port labor & provide dockworkers greater security. However, US longshoremen have captured a larger share of the productivity gains flowing from the mechanization of cargo handling than have Dutch dockworkers. At the same time, the constraints imposed by US longshore unions have made container terminals in the US less efficient & more costly to users, as compared to Rotterdam terminals. These differences can in part be explained by US labor law, which encourages a more adversarial, self-seeking union posture than does the labor law structure in …

Incentivizing Corporate America To Eradicate Transnational Bribery Worldwide: Federal Transparency And Voluntary Disclosure Under The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Peter R. Reilly

Peter R. Reilly

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U.S. Should Not Worry About Chinese Leaders Meeting With Tech Titans, Peter K. Yu

Peter K. Yu

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Trade And Environment: An Environmentalist View, Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Naomi Roht-Arriaza

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Precaution, Participation And The "Greening" Of International Trade Law, Naomi Roht-Arriaza

Naomi Roht-Arriaza

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Corporate Social Responsibility For Enforcement Of Labor Rights: Are There More Effective Alternatives?, Barbara Fick

Barbara Fick

Professor Fick's presentation begins at 2:08:36 of the video, and ends at 3:05:27.

The Social Foundations Of World Trade, Sungjoon Cho

Sungjoon Cho

The Complicated Relationship: A Snapshot Of The U.S.-Mexico Border, James Cooper

James M. Cooper

This report will detail some of the major issues concerning the U.S.-Mexico border and the interconnected nature of the problems. It first examines the violence between narcotraficantes, that which has resulted in the crackdown against them by the Mexican Government through mobilization of the military. The resulting violence and kidnappings have brought about minimal confidence in civilian authorities, the administration of justice, and democratic governance. This report discusses the resulting public insecurity that has afflicted Mexico in the last few years. This report explores the economic contours along the U.S. border, and the reactions of the U.S. Government to what …

The North American Free Trade Agreement And Its Legacy On The Resolution Of Intellectual Property Disputes, James Cooper

James M. Cooper

This essay focuses on NAFTA and the contributions that this regional trade pact made to protect IPR and settle intellectual property (IP) disputes. It also explores the legacy of NAFTA in the context of the eventual WTO, and the rights provided by the TRIPS Agreement that was concluded as part of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations. Section II provides a brief historical background on how NAFTA fit into the world as countries began aligning themselves by creating various trade agreements. Section III surveys the provisions and legacy of NAFTA with respect to …

Why International Catch Shares Won't Save Ocean Biodiversity, Holly Doremus

Holly Doremus

Skepticism about the efficacy and efficiency of regulatory approaches has produced a wave of enthusiasm for market-based strategies for dealing with environmental conflicts. In the fisheries context, the most prominent of these strategies is the use of “catch shares,” which assign specific proportions of the total allowable catch to individuals who are then free to trade them with others. Catch shares are now in wide use domestically within many nations, and there are increasing calls for implementation of internationally tradable catch shares. Based on a review of theory, empirical evidence, and two contexts in which catch shares have been proposed, …

The Dynamic Of Institutional Discrepancies And Growing Contradiction Within The International Economic Order, Chantal Thomas

Chantal Thomas

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Challenges For Democracy And Trade: The Case Of The United States, Chantal Thomas

Chantal Thomas

Predominant political theory holds that legislators are protectionist regarding international trade because susceptibility to minority interest groups leads them to vote in ways that protect domestic industries at the expense of free trade. Because free trade is widely regarded as beneficial to the majority, the protectionist tendency of the legislature is believed to be a disservice to most Americans. These two theories have led to policies that restrict the role of the legislature in the formulation of trade policy, specifically, the creation of the fast track framework for trade policy legislation that exists today. This Essay challenges these two theories, …

Reforming The International Investment Regime: Lessons From International Trade Law, Frank Garcia, Lindita Ciko, Apurv Gaurav

Frank J. Garcia