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The End Of Software Piracy In Eastern Europe? A Positive Outlook With International Help, Allison M. Collisson Mar 2004

The End Of Software Piracy In Eastern Europe? A Positive Outlook With International Help, Allison M. Collisson

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Russia's 'Dictatorship Of Law' And The European Court Of Human Rights, Jeffrey D. Kahn Jan 2004

Russia's 'Dictatorship Of Law' And The European Court Of Human Rights, Jeffrey D. Kahn

Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters

This article is an adaptation of a lecture given at St. Antony's College, Oxford on 5 July 2003 in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the Centre for Russian and East European Studies at Oxford University. The author evaluates the effect of the European Convention on Human Rights on Russian law and politics. Russia has been a signatory to the Convention for five years. The author argues that the full power of the Convention as a force for reform in Russia was unanticipated at the time of Russia's accession. Nevertheless, the Convention has been the catalyst for substantial reforms, especially …


Legal Regulation Of Sports Agents' Activity In The Russian Federation, Mikhail Loukine Jan 2004

Legal Regulation Of Sports Agents' Activity In The Russian Federation, Mikhail Loukine

Marquette Sports Law Review

No abstract provided.


Curbing Reliance On Abortion In Russia, Meghan Stewart Jan 2004

Curbing Reliance On Abortion In Russia, Meghan Stewart

Human Rights Brief

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The Caspian Dispute: Is A Doctrinal Analysis Too Late Or Can We Turn Back The Hands Of Time, Houman Afshar Jan 2004

The Caspian Dispute: Is A Doctrinal Analysis Too Late Or Can We Turn Back The Hands Of Time, Houman Afshar

NYLS Law Review

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Domestic And External Debt: The Doomed Quest For Equal Treatment, Anna Gelpern, Brad Setser Jan 2004

Domestic And External Debt: The Doomed Quest For Equal Treatment, Anna Gelpern, Brad Setser

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

Until recently, governments borrowed from domestic residents and foreign investors using very different instruments. Residents bought "domestic debt" - paper denominated in local currency and governed by domestic law. Foreign investors preferred "external debt", which offered foreign currency and foreign law. Because there was virtually no overlap between resident and nonresident holdings, it mattered little that lawyers and economists defined domestic and external debt differently: lawyers focused on features such as governing law and jurisdiction, economists on the holder's residence and currency of denomination. The legal and economic definitions of domestic and external debt were effectively bundled: "domestic debt" meant …


Law's Signal: A Cueing Theory Of Law In Market Transition, Robert B. Ahdieh Jan 2004

Law's Signal: A Cueing Theory Of Law In Market Transition, Robert B. Ahdieh

Faculty Scholarship

Securities markets are commonly assumed to spring forth at the intersection of an adequate supply of, and a healthy demand for, investment capital. In recent years, however, seemingly failed market transitions - the failure of new markets to emerge and of existing markets to evolve - have called this assumption into question. From the developed economies of Germany and Japan to the developing countries of central and eastern Europe, securities markets have exhibited some inability to take root. The failure of U.S. securities markets, and particularly the New York Stock Exchange, to make greater use of computerized trading, communications, and …