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Technological Convergence And Competition On The Edge - „Emerging Markets“ And Their Regulation, Andrea Stazi

Andrea Stazi

Technological convergence, on the one hand, tends to point out new roles - and sometimes also markets - for the players in the communications industry, producing the segmentation of different functions and phases in the value chain. On the other hand, technological convergence could bring forth numerous specific antitrust issues, such as an increase in the market power of the suppliers of more appealing services or contents, or a premature foreclosure of the new market due to leveraging of the power maintained by a company in another market. A topic of particular interest, till now quite neglected by legal doctrine, …

Nova Law Review-Volume 32-2007-2008, Matthew T. Moore, Anthony M. Stella, Sara M. Sandler, Jonah M. Levine, Yeemee Chan, Matthew B. Criscuolo, Alison Longley, Nicholas Seidule, Jennifer Sniffen, Stephanie Marie Suarez

Law Review Mastheads

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Litigating Canada-U.S. Transboundary Harm, Austen L. Parrish, Shi-Ling Hsu

Austen L. Parrish

This Article joins a spirited debate ongoing among international law scholars. Numerous articles have debated the changing nature of interna-tional law and relations: the impact of globalization, the decline of territorial-sovereignty, the ever important role that non-state actors play, and the growing use of domestic laws to solve transboundary problems. That scholarship, however, often speaks only in general theoretical terms, and has largely ignored how these changes are playing out in countries outside the United States in way that impact American interests. This Article picks up where that scholarship leaves off. It examines one of the perennial challenges for international …

Ilsa Journal Of International And Comparative Law-Volume 14-2007-2008, Jennifer Lucas Keesler, Rachel Perez, Joanne Torrey, David Ehrlich, Lazaro Vazquez, Vanessa Serrano, Michelle Santos, Joshua Kon, Gabriela Prado, Jessica Reyes, Brooke Guenot, Kaivon Yazdani

ILSA Journal Mastheads

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Whistleblowing And The Employee’S Obligations Under The Contract Of Employment: A Critique Of Nigeria’S Position, Ibrahim Sule

Ibrahim Sule

Whistle-blowing as an emerging phenomenon may be defined as “passing on information from a conviction that it should be passed on despite (not because of) the embarrassment it could cause to those implicated” . It has recently been broadly defined as “a culture that encourages the challenge of inappropriate behavior at all levels” , ranging from financial scandal, corruption or mismanagement to health and safety issues in the workplace. Whistleblowing is both “a risky business” and a helpful practice. It is a risky business because of the dangers, the detriment and threats awaiting an employee who reveals wrongdoing in the …

The Arbitration Clause In Context: How Contract Terms Do (And Do Not) Define The Process, W. Mark C. Weidemaier

W. Mark C. Weidemaier

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Federalism And Accountability: State Attorneys General, Regulatory Litigation, And The New Federalism, Timothy L. Meyer

Timothy Meyer

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The Regulation Of Xenotransplantation In The Uk After Ukxira: Legal And Ethical Issues’, Laura Williamson, Marie Fox, Sheila Mclean

Dr Laura Williamson

Xenotransplantation - the transfer of living tissue between species - has long been heralded as a potential solution to the severe organ shortage crisis experienced by the United Kingdom and other `developed' nations. However, the significant risks which accompany this biotechnology led the United Kingdom to adopt a cautious approach to its regulation, with the establishment of a non-departmental public body - UKXIRA - to oversee the development of this technology on a national basis. In December 2006 UKXIRA was quietly disbanded and replaced with revised guidance, which entrusts the regulation of xenotransplantation largely to research ethics committees. In this …

English Reforms To Judicial Selection: Comparative Lessons For American States?, Judith L. Maute

Judith L. Maute

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Law Enforcement Responses To Trafficking In Persons: Challenges And Emerging Good Practice, Fiona M. David Ms

Fiona David

In recent years, the Australian Government has committed significant resources to combating trafficking in persons. Within this larger anti-trafficking effort, the community sector, law enforcement, prosecutors, health professionals and members of the community all have an important role to play. As each sector comes to terms with the reality of trafficking in Australia, it is important that emerging challenges and possible solutions are identified. This paper focuses on the challenges that may confront law enforcement officials in any country in their efforts to detect trafficking, identify victims, investigate offences and contribute to the successful prosecution of offenders. Drawing on international …

Arbitration And The Individuation Critique, W. Mark C. Weidemaier

W. Mark C. Weidemaier

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Scholarship Advice For New Law Professors In The Electronic Age, Nancy Levit

Faculty Works

The article suggests that the legal academy is in a time of transition between promotion and tenure rules based on traditional methods of publication and contemporary electronic and interdisciplinary possibilities for publication. While a number of articles contain recommendations for newer law professors about the process of scholarship, most of those articles are between five and twenty years old and do not address publishing in the age of blogs, expedited reviews, electronic submissions, and open-access databases.

The substance and length of what law professors write, the formats in which they do so, and the fora in which they publish are …

Lawyering In The 21st Century: A Capstone Course On The Law And Ethics Of Lawyering, Judith L. Maute

Judith L. Maute

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The Presence Of Absence Of Personal Identity: Everyday Conditions Of Practicing Law, Matilda Arvidsson

Dr Matilda Arvidsson

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The Fundamentals Of Teaching Sports Law, Adam Epstein

Adam Epstein

The article lays out the fundamentals of teaching a successful Sports Law course including the subject areas of Sports Agency, Sports Contracts, Sports Torts, Sports Crimes, Title IX Issues, Disabilities in Sports, the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs), and so on.

Exploration Of Minimum Age Employment Policies In Professional Sports, Adam Epstein

Adam Epstein

The purpose of the paper is to explore the minimum age policies of the Big Four sports leagues in the United States (NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL), and discuss the history of their policies. Emphasis is given to the legal battles waged by Spencer Haywood (NBA) and Maurice Clarett (NFL). A discussion of other sports and their minimum age policies is presented as well. The study and history of relevant antitrust law is incorporated as well.

Michigan High Schools Now In Sync, Adam Epstein

Adam Epstein

A discussion of the important case involving a decade of litigation involving the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and its insistence that the six girls' sports seasons that did not coincide with the boys' seasons was legal. However, the MHSAA lost its case and high school sports seasons changed beginning fall 2007 to comply with the federal gender-equity law known as Title IX.