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Chilean Consumer Protection Standards And The United Nations Guidelines On Consumer Protection: A Comparative Study Revealing Regional Conflicts, Robert Vaughn
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The Persistent Nation State And The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Mark L. Movsesian
The Persistent Nation State And The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, Mark L. Movsesian
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One hears a great deal these days about the decline of the nation state. The concept of a sovereign country whose inhabitants share a common ancestry or culture is said to be obsolescent, if not already obsolete. Several factors, apparently, are responsible: the creation of supranational institutions like the European Union and the World Trade Organization; the growing influence of nongovernmental organizations; the emergence of a new global economy; and the formation of a worldwide consumer culture, to name just a few. The law, it is argued, must adapt.
The decline of the nation state is, of course, the premise …