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From The Big Apple To Big Ben: An Insight Into Menu Labeling, Liza M. Escapa Lima Jan 2011

From The Big Apple To Big Ben: An Insight Into Menu Labeling, Liza M. Escapa Lima

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Imagine looking around and recognizing that you are much heavier than your fellow peers.


Italian Constitutional And Cassation Courts: When The Right To Die Of An Unconscious Patient Raises Serious Institutional Conflicts Between State Powers, Gianluca Gentili, Tania Groppi Jan 2011

Italian Constitutional And Cassation Courts: When The Right To Die Of An Unconscious Patient Raises Serious Institutional Conflicts Between State Powers, Gianluca Gentili, Tania Groppi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

On February 9, 2009, the death of a young woman who had lain in a permanent vegetative state (PVS) for seventeen years brought an end to an unprecedented conflict between institutional powers in Italy.


A Comparative Analysis Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act And The U.K. Bribery Act, And The Practical Implications Of Both On International Business, Sharifa G. Hunter Jan 2011

A Comparative Analysis Of The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act And The U.K. Bribery Act, And The Practical Implications Of Both On International Business, Sharifa G. Hunter

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Prior to 1977, bribery was considered legal in many countries worldwide.!


The Unidroit Principles Of International Commercial Contracts: An Overview Of Their Utility And The Role They Have Played In Reforming Domestic Contract Law Around The World, Christine M. Whited Jan 2011

The Unidroit Principles Of International Commercial Contracts: An Overview Of Their Utility And The Role They Have Played In Reforming Domestic Contract Law Around The World, Christine M. Whited

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Efforts to promote the unification of private substantive law took off in the latter part of the 20th century due to globalization, which rapidly increased the volume of international trade.


The 2011 Philip C. Jessup International Law, The State Of Ardenia, The State Of Rigalia Jan 2011

The 2011 Philip C. Jessup International Law, The State Of Ardenia, The State Of Rigalia

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The State of Ardenia filed this case against the State of Rigalia before the International Court of Justice pursuant to Article 36(2) of the Statute of the Court on May 5, 2010


An Analysis Of China's Human Rights Policies In Tibet: China's Compliance With The Mandates Of International Law Regarding Civil And Political Rights, Richard Klein Jan 2011

An Analysis Of China's Human Rights Policies In Tibet: China's Compliance With The Mandates Of International Law Regarding Civil And Political Rights, Richard Klein

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Tibet is commonly viewed in the West as having been a "Shangri- La"-a utopia unspoiled by industrialization, commercialization, or pollution.


The 2011 Philip C. Jessup International Law, The State Of Ardenia, The State Of Rigalia Jan 2011

The 2011 Philip C. Jessup International Law, The State Of Ardenia, The State Of Rigalia

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The State of Rigalia and the State of Ardenia submit the present dispute concerning the Zetian Provinces to the International Court of Justice by Special Agreement, dated 5 May 2010, pursuant to article 40(1) of the Statute of the International Court ofJustice.


Gender Dimorphism In The United States Legal System: A "Post-Feminist" And Comparative Critique, Jim Wilets Jan 2011

Gender Dimorphism In The United States Legal System: A "Post-Feminist" And Comparative Critique, Jim Wilets

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In the last three decades, there has been extensive jurisprudential literature positing that the structure, values, and processes of the American legal and educational system, focusing heavily on adversarial battle among parties in court, and competition in law school, are fundamentally "male- centered.


Law In Isolation: The Legal History Of Pitcairn Island, 1900-2010, Michael O. Eshleman Jan 2011

Law In Isolation: The Legal History Of Pitcairn Island, 1900-2010, Michael O. Eshleman

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

"Mis-ter Chris-tian!" is a bark echoing through the decades, a byword for insubordination, thanks to Charles Laughton's signature-and quite fanciful-performance as Captain William Bligh, R.N., commander of the Royal Navy's Bounty