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Books Received, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Taxation in the People's Republic of China

By Jinyan Li

New York, New York: Praeger Publishers, 1991. Pp. 208. $49.95.

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Liberating the Law: Creating Popular Justice in Mozambique

By Albie Sachs and Gita Honwana Welch

Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey: Zed Books, 1990. Pp. 132. $55.00.

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International Fugitives: A New Role for the International Court of Justice

By Barbara M. Yarnold

New York, New York: Praeger Publishers, 1991. Pp. 168. $37.95.

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Effective Lobbying in the European Community

By James N. Gardner

Boston, Massachusetts: Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers,1991. Pp. xix, 162. $45.00.

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European Human Rights Law

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Finding Harmony Amidst Disagreement Over Extradition, Jurisdiction, The Role Of Human Rights, And Issues Of Extraterritoriality Under International Criminal Law, Christopher L. Blakesley

Scholarly Works

This Article examines extradition and jurisdiction over extraterritorial crime, focusing on the relationship between jurisdiction and extradition in the broader context of human rights law. The authors challenge what they argue are chimerical, although strongly held beliefs in the incompatibility of European and United States criminal justice systems and extradition practices. They argue that cooperation in matters of international criminal law may be enhanced, while protection of human rights is promoted. The authors establish this possibility by breaking down the barriers to understanding that stem from the divergent European versus Anglo-American modes of analysis.

The authors first analyze the five …