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Nationbuilding 101: Reductionism In Property, Liberty, And Corporate Governance, O. L. Reed
Nationbuilding 101: Reductionism In Property, Liberty, And Corporate Governance, O. L. Reed
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In this Article, Professor Reed re-examines the importance of property as a formal legal institution. He continues by arguing that central to creating property is the right to exclude others from resources acquired without force, theft, or fraud. In countries where this right has been firmly established, per capita income far exceeds that of countries lacking a strong right to exclude. Professor Reed then asserts the importance to nation builders of appreciating the virtual semantic equivalence of the terms "property" and "liberty." Finally, he argues that both the specific and broad senses of corporate governance can be reduced to property …
Multilateral Management As A Fair Solution To The Spratly Disputes, Wei Cui
Multilateral Management As A Fair Solution To The Spratly Disputes, Wei Cui
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The Spratlys are a scattered group of islands in the South China Sea over which China, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei have made conflicting jurisdictional claims. Although there has been significant academic discussion of this dispute, the Author argues that much of it is hampered by a discourse obsessed with the regional balance of power and security-related strategies that are only tenuously related to each nation's specific legal claims in the Spratlys. In this Article, the Author suggests that a more productive approach to the Spratly disputes is one focused on finding a solution that is "fair" to all …