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International Commercial Courts In The United States And Australia: Possible, Probable, Preferable?, S. I. Strong

Faculty Articles

As worldwide interest in international commercial courts grows, questions arise as to whether individual nations can or should seek to compete in the “litigation market” by developing their own cross-border business courts. This essay compares the prospects of the United States and Australia in this regard, focusing on whether it is possible (Section II), probable (Section III), and preferable (Section IV) for one or both of these two federalized, common law nations to develop an international commercial court as part of their national judicial systems. The inquiry is particularly intriguing given that one country (the United States) has had a …

Venezuela Undermines Gold Miner Crystallex's Attempts To Recover On Its Icsid Award, Sam Wesson

Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Case For American Muslim Arbitration, Rabea Benhalim

Publications

This Article advocates for the creation of Muslim arbitral tribunals in the United States. These tribunals would better meet the needs of American Muslims, who currently bring their religious disputes to informal forums that lack transparency. Particularly problematic, these existing forums often apply legal precedent developed in majority-Muslim nations, without taking into consideration the changed circumstances of Muslim living as minorities in the United States. These interpretations of Islamic law can have especially negative impacts on women. American Muslim arbitration tribunals offer the potential to correct these inadequacies. Furthermore, a new arbitral system could better meet the needs of sophisticated …

Commercial Arbitration: Germany And The United States, Jill I. Gross, Christian Duve

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

Arbitration has deep roots in the legal cultures of the United States and Germany--and is still an important option for resolving disputes in both countries today. As far back as Colonial times, US merchants used arbitration to settle industry disputes, and in the early 19th century, American stockbrokers resolved intra-industry disputes through arbitration at the New York Stock Exchange. In Germany, a country with a civil law rather than a common law tradition, commercial arbitration has been practiced for centuries: the first draft of the German Code of Civil Procedure from 1877 included a section establishing the legal foundations of …

Prospects For Satisfactory Dispute Resolution Of Private Commercial Disputes Under The North American Free Trade Agreement, Jonathan I. Miller

Pepperdine Law Review

No abstract provided.

Interstate Gas Pipeline Ratemaking And Contract Implications, Henry E. Brown

Natural Gas Symposium: Contract Solutions for the Future of Regulatory Environment (March 24-25)

61 pages.

Contains references.

Contains 7 attachments.

Off-System Sales: Will They Ever Return?, Paul F. O'Konski

Natural Gas Symposium: Contract Solutions for the Future of Regulatory Environment (March 24-25)

5 pages.

Section 311 And 312 Of The Natural Gas Policy Act Of 1978 And Hinshaw Pipelines, Lauren Eaton

Natural Gas Symposium: Contract Solutions for the Future of Regulatory Environment (March 24-25)

5 pages.

The Natural Gas Industry In Transition, Ruth A. Maurer

Natural Gas Symposium: Contract Solutions for the Future of Regulatory Environment (March 24-25)

10 pages (includes illustrations).

Drafting And Interpreting Sensitive Gas Purchase Contract Provisions, William D. Watson

Natural Gas Symposium: Contract Solutions for the Future of Regulatory Environment (March 24-25)

8 pages.

Off-System Sales – Will They Ever Return? (The Interstate Side), Robert C. Mchugh

Natural Gas Symposium: Contract Solutions for the Future of Regulatory Environment (March 24-25)

27 pages (includes illustrations).

Contains 2 pages of references.

Contains 1 attachment.

Legislative Prospects For Wellhead Pricing Of Natural Gas, Richard G. Morgan

Natural Gas Symposium: Contract Solutions for the Future of Regulatory Environment (March 24-25)

162 pages.

Contains 16 attachments.