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2008

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The Paradox Of Thailand's 1997 "People's Constitution": Be Careful What You Wish For, Erik Martinez Kuhonta Jan 2008

The Paradox Of Thailand's 1997 "People's Constitution": Be Careful What You Wish For, Erik Martinez Kuhonta

Erik Kuhonta

No abstract provided.

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A Research Note On The Middle Class And Democracy In Thailand, Erik Martinez Kuhonta Jan 2008

A Research Note On The Middle Class And Democracy In Thailand, Erik Martinez Kuhonta

Erik Kuhonta

No abstract provided.

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Climate Change And Carbon Sequestration: Assessing A Liability Regime For Long-Term Storage Of Carbon Dioxide, Alexandra B. Klass, Elizabeth J. Wilson Jan 2008

Climate Change And Carbon Sequestration: Assessing A Liability Regime For Long-Term Storage Of Carbon Dioxide, Alexandra B. Klass, Elizabeth J. Wilson

Alexandra B. Klass

As the nation struggles with how to address climate change, one of the most significant questions is how to reduce increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. One promising technology is carbon capture and sequestration (“CCS”), which consists of capturing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and industrial sources and sequestering them in deep geologic formations for long periods of time. Areas for potential CO2 sequestration include oil and gas fields, saline aquifers, and coal seams. As Congress and the private sector begin to spend billions of dollars to research and deploy this technology, there has been insufficient attention …

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Presidential Candidate Selection In Uruguay 1942-2004, Daniel Buquet, Daniel Chasquetti Jan 2008

Presidential Candidate Selection In Uruguay 1942-2004, Daniel Buquet, Daniel Chasquetti

Daniel Chasquetti

This article deals with the presidential candidates’ selection process in both before and after the constitutional reform of 1997. Given the peculiar characteristics of the electoral Uruguayan system, the process of the candidates’ selection will be discussed at two levels: the parties’ selection and the party internal fractions. This work will account for the institutional variables which affect the candidates’ selection process and the political consequences of the selection of presidential candidates’ type. In the first instance, we have two questions to answer: I) How do the fractions select their candidates?, and II) How do the parties select their candidates? …

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The Clockwork Commune, Bright B. Simons Jan 2008

The Clockwork Commune, Bright B. Simons

Bright B Simons

This paper accepts the thesis that technology is not value-free. It then focuses on technology’s form as being institutional in nature and characteristic. On that basis, it argues that technology “absorbs the surrounding ethos and regurgitate pieces of the normative pattern back into the social kaleidoscope of choices, and by thus doing influence the thrust of liberty.” Hence, rather than the real danger lying in runaway technologies that deepen the process of surveillance and control, and thus curtail liberty, it resides, instead, in the possibility that technology’s role could be usurped to justify otherwise unjustifiable redefinitions of the rights of …

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Basic Legal Concepts In Anti-Corruption: Defining Jurisdiction, Civil Remedies, And Damages In The Case Of Albania, Bryane Michael Jan 2008

Basic Legal Concepts In Anti-Corruption: Defining Jurisdiction, Civil Remedies, And Damages In The Case Of Albania, Bryane Michael

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

This article describes the basic legal concepts involved in an anti-corruption programme. The article provides an easy-to-understand glossary of legal terms and provides most of the legal logic behind the legislative reforms occurring in Albania (among other places).

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Konceptet Ligjore Bazë Të Anti-Korrupsionit: Përcaktimi I Juridiksionit, Zgjidhjet Civile Dhe Dëmshpërblimet - Rasti I Shqipërisë, Bryane Michael Jan 2008

Konceptet Ligjore Bazë Të Anti-Korrupsionit: Përcaktimi I Juridiksionit, Zgjidhjet Civile Dhe Dëmshpërblimet - Rasti I Shqipërisë, Bryane Michael

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

Ndonëse për më shumë se 10 vjet organizatat ndërkomëtare, të tilla si Organizata për Bashkëpunim Ekonomik dhe Zhvillim (OECD), Këshilli i Evropës (KE) dhe Kombet e Bashkuara (OKB) e kanë ndihmuar Shquipërinë në mënyrë të tillë që ajo të adoptojë masa ligjore për të luftuar korrupsionin, fushatat antikorrupsion shpesh nuk kanë pasur rezultatet e dëshirurara për reduktimin e korrupsionit. Ky artikull shqyrton konceptet ligjore bazë të antikorrupsionit në përgjithësi duke i apiluar më pas këto koncepte në rastin e Shquipërise në vecanti. Qëllimi është ofrimi i një guide praktike, të frymëzuar nga literatura akademike në fushën e antikorrupsionit, për zyratrët …

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Anti-Corruption Law In Local Government: Legal Issues Related To Ordinance- Design And Municipal-Level Anti-Corruption Agencies In Macedonia, Bryane Michael Jan 2008

Anti-Corruption Law In Local Government: Legal Issues Related To Ordinance- Design And Municipal-Level Anti-Corruption Agencies In Macedonia, Bryane Michael

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

Macedonian municipalities should pass anti-corruption ordinances in order to reduce corruption. The paper reviews the legal issues involved in drafting such ordinances and provides legal advisors to local councils with the legal and economic analysis needed to tackle some of the more difficult and detailed questions. The most important issue revolves around the creation of a model ordinance which Macedonian municipalities (or the Association of Units of Local Self-Government of the Republic of Macedonia) could adopt in order to set-up and run municipal-level anti-corruption agencies. The location of such agencies as well as their competencies (to monitor conflicts of interests, …

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Anti-Corruption Law: Corporate Defences, Imputed Liability And Claim Fustration, Bryane Michael Jan 2008

Anti-Corruption Law: Corporate Defences, Imputed Liability And Claim Fustration, Bryane Michael

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

This presentation discusses many of the legal issues involved in corruption cases involving multi-national companies operating in developing countries. The use of internal investigation in a corporate defence discussed and illustrated with examples.

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When Eu Law Meets Arabic Law: Assessment Of Anti-Corruption Law In Morocco And Some Proposed Amendments, Bryane Michael, Abdelaziz Nouaydi Jan 2008

When Eu Law Meets Arabic Law: Assessment Of Anti-Corruption Law In Morocco And Some Proposed Amendments, Bryane Michael, Abdelaziz Nouaydi

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

This article reviews the present state of the adoption of anti-corruption legal provisions usually adopted in EU (or candidate) countries in Morocco. Morocco lags behind many countries in its adoption of anti-corruption legislation and the recently established Central Agency of the Prevention of Corruption is unlikely to succeed in speeding up the adoption of these measures. English language translations of a number of Moroccan anti-corruption legal instruments are presented and amendments to these legal instruments are recommended (based on international best practice) in order to increase the likely effectiveness of Moroccan law enforcement institutions in fighting corruption.

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When And Why ‘Law’ And ‘Reality’ Coincide? De Jure And De Facto Judicial Independence In Chile And Mexico, Julio Ríos-Figueroa, Andrea Pozas-Loyo Jan 2008

When And Why ‘Law’ And ‘Reality’ Coincide? De Jure And De Facto Judicial Independence In Chile And Mexico, Julio Ríos-Figueroa, Andrea Pozas-Loyo

Julio Ríos-Figueroa

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Beyond Sovereignty? The State After The Failure Of Sovereignty, Eric A. Engle Jan 2008

Beyond Sovereignty? The State After The Failure Of Sovereignty, Eric A. Engle

Eric A. Engle

Sovereign state power, absolute and unlimited, was to guarantee the lives and property of citizens. Instead, States became vectors for mass violence. The realist/atomist model of sovereignty failed to preserve peace and instead led to global wars of mass destruction. The same technological progress which makes human extinction possible also makes global governance possible through nearly instant global communication and travel. The possibility for global governance confronts the reality of an archaic and inapt juridical concept. Sovereignty must be reconceptualized and understood as a relative and partial power shared at multiple levels in an intensively networked world rather than in …

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The Fake Revolution: Understanding Legal Realism, Eric A. Engle Jan 2008

The Fake Revolution: Understanding Legal Realism, Eric A. Engle

Eric A. Engle

Abstract: Legal interpretation in the United States changed dramatically between 1930 and 1950. The Great Depression and World War II unleashed radical critique (particularly prior to the war). Legal realism proposed radical new methods of legal interpretation to try to meet the challenges of global depression and global war. The new legal methods proposed by realism at first seemed to indicate a new legal order. In fact, they only preserved the old order, protecting it from fundamental change. Thus, the same problem, cyclical economic downturn triggering war for resources and market share recurred in Vietnam. Just as the depression and …

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Libertarianism, Karl Widerquist Jan 2008

Libertarianism, Karl Widerquist

Karl Widerquist

This is an encyclopedia entry on libertarianism covering right-libertarianism, left-libertarianism, and libertarian socialism.

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Research In The Biotech Age: Can Informational Privacy Compete?, Wilhelm Peekhaus Jan 2008

Research In The Biotech Age: Can Informational Privacy Compete?, Wilhelm Peekhaus

Wilhelm Peekhaus

This paper examines the privacy of personal medical information in the health research context. Arguing that biomedical research in Canada has been caught up in the government’s broader neo-liberal policy agenda that has positioned biotechnology as a strategic driver of economic growth, the author discusses the tension between informational privacy and the need for medical information for research purposes. Consideration is given to the debate about whether privacy for medical information serves or hinders the ‘public good’ in respect of medical research, and to discussions of informed consent as an element of ‘fair information practices’ designed to safeguard the privacy …

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Personal Health Information In Canada: A Comparison Of Citizen Expectations And Legislation, Wilhelm Peekhaus Jan 2008

Personal Health Information In Canada: A Comparison Of Citizen Expectations And Legislation, Wilhelm Peekhaus

Wilhelm Peekhaus

This paper explores whether the Canadian legislative protections in place to safeguard medical privacy meet the expectations of Canadians. An overview of current governance systems designed to protect the privacy of personal health information at both the federal and provincial levels is first presented. This is followed by an empirical analysis of the results of a public opinion survey conducted to determine Canadian attitudes about medical privacy, particularly genetic privacy. The analysis highlights areas where legislation and public opinion converge and diverge.

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Gender Politics In The Dominican Republic: Advances For Women, Ambivalence From Men, Jana Morgan, Rosario Espinal, Jonathan Hartlyn Jan 2008

Gender Politics In The Dominican Republic: Advances For Women, Ambivalence From Men, Jana Morgan, Rosario Espinal, Jonathan Hartlyn

Jana Morgan

A considerable body of research has analyzed the influence of the women’s movement, changes in women’s political representation, and policies promoting women’s interests in the developing world. However, we know comparatively less about the degree to which the attitudes and behaviors of the mass public mirror these national patterns. This article explores the evolution of gender differences in citizens’ political interest, civic engagement, and support for women in politics in the Dominican Republic over 1994–2004, a period important for the country’s democratization as well as one of significant changes in gender-related discourse and policies. We find evidence of a shift …

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China- Tibet Conflict, Allen Gnanam Jan 2008

China- Tibet Conflict, Allen Gnanam

Allen Gnanam

China- Tibet tensions are continually growing, as Tibetans are protesting for total independence from China, despite condemnation from their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, who is only seeking a sense of autonomy for Tibet (Sinder, 2008). As Tibetan protests are becoming violent and aggressive, the Dalai Lama has also threatened to resign as Tibet’s government in exile (Sinder, 2008), however, his rhetoric is not being exposed to the Tibetan people, due to government censorship in China. Therefore the Dalai Lama, an exiled institutional entrepreneur, has to find new methods that will enable his influential message, to be received by the …

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