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The United States Export Control Laws And Regulations, Minzhi He
The United States Export Control Laws And Regulations, Minzhi He
LLM Theses and Essays
The current system of United States export controls began with the Export Control Act of 1949. Following World War II, Congress passed this legislation to establish a strategic embargo against communist nations in an attempt to control trade to further the national security and foreign policy interests of the West. In 1969, Congress reformed the export control laws by passing the Export Administration Act of 1969 – which contained no inherent limits. However, the increasing tension between the U.S. business interests and the national security and foreign policy interests made Congress once again alter the legislation and the Export Administration …
The Earth As Eggshell Victim: A Global Perspective On Domestic Regulation, Alfred C. Aman
The Earth As Eggshell Victim: A Global Perspective On Domestic Regulation, Alfred C. Aman
Articles by Maurer Faculty
In the now famous case of Vosburg v. Putney, the Wisconsin Court enunciated the common law doctrine since known as the "eggshell skull" or "thin skull" rule: you take your victim as you find him. The thin skull rule is a productive starting point for a dialogue on the place of law in any effort to control (or reverse) the cumulative damage to the planet's ecosystem. Any such dialogue requires a global perspective that fuses international and domestic approaches to law. Environmental law must assess not only the level of assault against the earth, but also the risk of the …