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Symposium Address: The Role Of Lawyers In The Wto, James Bacchus
Symposium Address: The Role Of Lawyers In The Wto, James Bacchus
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
A final point I would make to students who are here today and about to go out into the legal world would be this: I have noticed that what I do is a bit controversial in some places. Why is that so?
It is because the world is changing and because, understandably, people have apprehensions about change. It is also because there is very little understanding of what it is that we are doing in Geneva. Consciously, and intentionally, I have spent my first years on the Appellate Body in silence. Vanderbilt is one of the few places where I …
The Economic Implications Of The Reunification Of Hong Kong With China, Edwin L.-C. Lai
The Economic Implications Of The Reunification Of Hong Kong With China, Edwin L.-C. Lai
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Professor Lai presented this essay at the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law Symposium 1997: Hong Kong's Reintegration into the People's Republic of China. Professor Lai has updated his work since Hong Kong and China reunified. The author questions whether Hong Kong will really be able to remain an independent economic entity while also being a dependent political entity under the unprecedented "one country, two systems" concept.
In this essay, the author identifies the conditions under which Hong Kong's economy can prosper, both in the short term and the long term. After reviewing Hong Kong's recent economic performance, the author assesses …
International Transactions In A Cold Climate; Or Whatever Became Of The Law Merchant?, Henry Harfield
International Transactions In A Cold Climate; Or Whatever Became Of The Law Merchant?, Henry Harfield
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
International trade can be conducted only under the rule of law. There is no rule of law that governs international trade. These statements form a paradox, and the beginning of two possible syllogisms. One construction is that since there is no rule of law governing international trade, and international trade is dependent upon the rule of law, international trade must perish. The other and more hopeful construction is that international trade does exist, it must exist, and because it is dependent upon the rule of law, a rule of law must be devised.
I believe in the latter formulation, but …