The European Union, State-Sponsored Gambling, And Private Gambling Services: Time For Harmonization?, 2014 University of Georgia School of Law
The European Union, State-Sponsored Gambling, And Private Gambling Services: Time For Harmonization?, Matthew W. Mauldin
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
A Difficult Situation Made Harder: A Parent's Choice Between Civil Remedies And Criminal Charges In International Child Abduction, 2014 University of Georgia School of Law
A Difficult Situation Made Harder: A Parent's Choice Between Civil Remedies And Criminal Charges In International Child Abduction, Donyale N. Leslie
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Nuclear Chain Reaction: Why Economic Sanctions Are Not Worth The Public Costs, 2014 Hamline University
Nuclear Chain Reaction: Why Economic Sanctions Are Not Worth The Public Costs, Nicholas C.W. Wolfe
Nicholas A Wolfe
International economic sanctions frequently violate human rights in targeted states and rarely achieve their objectives. However, many hail economic sanctions as an important nonviolent tool for coercing and persuading change. In November 2013, the Islamic Republic of Iran negotiated a temporary agreement with major world powers regarding Iran’s nuclear program. The United States’ media and politicians have repeatedly and incorrectly attributed Iran’s willingness to negotiate to the effectiveness of economic sanctions.
Politicians primarily focus on immediate domestic effects and enact sanctions without a thorough understanding of the long-term effects on the United States economy and the public within a targeted …
Looking To The Practices Of Transnational Corporations To Protect The Global Environment: A New Theory Of Custom In International Environmental Law, 2014 California Western School of Law
Looking To The Practices Of Transnational Corporations To Protect The Global Environment: A New Theory Of Custom In International Environmental Law, Matthew Thurmer
Matthew A Thurmer Mr.
To a large extent, international environmental law has been unsuccessful. As a result, new and creative thinking is needed to protect the global environment. This paper, in particular, considers an approach to customary international law that is based on the practices of transnational corporations (TNCs) rather than the practices of states. Of course, many TNCs are harming the Earth. Thus, the state must regulate these multinational companies to establish practices that are environmentally sound. If enough states pass and enforce such laws, then at some point a rule of custom will arise that can protect the global environment.
Governing For The Corporations: History And Analysis Of U.S. Promotion Of Foreign Investment, 2014 American University Washington College of Law
Governing For The Corporations: History And Analysis Of U.S. Promotion Of Foreign Investment, Michael R. Miller
Michael R Miller
This paper explores and analyzes U.S. government support for foreign investors, especially major oil companies.
Throughout the 20th Century the US government has repeatedly used its international political influence to benefit US corporate activities abroad. The US government and others assumed initially that this was in the larger interests of the United States because US companies would represent and promote the United States’ policy agenda.
However, US corporate activities abroad over the last century seem to indicate this assumption was flawed. In numerous examples, US corporations have either ignored or thwarted the stated interests of the US government. At first …
The Urban Situation: Cities’ Place In Decentralized Government Frameworks, 2014 American University Washington College of Law
The Urban Situation: Cities’ Place In Decentralized Government Frameworks, Michael R. Miller
Michael R Miller
This article compares how several developing, emerging market, and former socialist countries' laws classify or rank city governments in relation both to other tiers of subnational government (e.g., state-, province-, and county-level governments) and to other cities. It primarily focuses on the laws of Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Egypt, Iran, Morocco, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Russia, Poland, and Kazakhstan.
The Ciudades Modelo Project: Testing The Legality Of Paul Romer’S Charter Cities Concept By Analyzing The Constitutionality Of The Honduran Zones For Employment And Economic Development, 2014 American University Washington College of Law
The Ciudades Modelo Project: Testing The Legality Of Paul Romer’S Charter Cities Concept By Analyzing The Constitutionality Of The Honduran Zones For Employment And Economic Development, Michael R. Miller
Michael R Miller
Over the last several years, the Honduran government has been aggressively advancing a "model cities" project that it argues will provide options for its citizens to escape the extreme violence in their country without migrating to the U.S. The model cities, which are formally called "Zones for Employment and Economic Development" ("ZEDEs"), are purported to be autonomously governed areas that will attract foreign investment and compete for residents by establishing safer communities and better managed institutions governed by the rule of law.
The ZEDEs trace their origin to a concept formulated by development economist Paul Romer, who proposed the idea …
Legal And Institutional Remedies For Middle East States Wishing To Develop And Increase Foreign Direct Investment, 2014 University of Utah
Legal And Institutional Remedies For Middle East States Wishing To Develop And Increase Foreign Direct Investment, Griffin Weaver
Griffin Weaver
The cost to overhaul a legal system is astronomical. For example, before and after the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1980’s several states received billions of dollars in loans to help change their “legal systems” and make them more western friendly. A couple of these states were West Germany and Japan, which received roughly 1.5 billion and 2.4 billion USD in loans. Considering most of this money was given in the 1950’s, the value today is probably three times or more those amounts. Without this aid both states would have been unable to make the changes to their …
Virus Sharing, Genetic Sequencing, And Global Health Security, 2014 Georgetown University Law Center
Virus Sharing, Genetic Sequencing, And Global Health Security, Lawrence O. Gostin, Alexandra Phelan, Michael A. Stoto, John D. Kraemer, K. Srinath Reddy
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
The WHO’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework was a milestone global agreement designed to promote the international sharing of biological samples to develop vaccines, while that ensuring poorer countries would have access to those vaccines. Since the PIP Framework was negotiated, scientists have developed the capacity to use genetic sequencing data (GSD) to develop synthetic viruses rapidly for product development of life-saving technologies in a time-sensitive global emergency—threatening to unravel the Framework. Access to GSD may also have major implications for biosecurity, biosafety, and intellectual property (IP).
By rendering the physical transfer of viruses antiquated, GSD may also undermine the …
To Comply Or Not To Comply? Brazil's Relationship With The Hague Convention On The Civil Aspects Of International Child Abduction, 2014 University of Georgia School of Law
To Comply Or Not To Comply? Brazil's Relationship With The Hague Convention On The Civil Aspects Of International Child Abduction, Amanda M. Waide
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Three's A Crowd: Examining Georgia's Options In The Tri-State Water Wars Under Principles Of International Law, 2014 University of Georgia School of Law
Three's A Crowd: Examining Georgia's Options In The Tri-State Water Wars Under Principles Of International Law, Eva M. Lamanna
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Evading Promises: The Promise Of Equality Under U.S. Disability Law And How The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Can Help, 2014 University of Georgia School of Law
Evading Promises: The Promise Of Equality Under U.S. Disability Law And How The United Nations Convention On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities Can Help, Rachel H. Hinckley
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The World Health Organization's Framework Convention On Tobacco Control: An Analysis Of Guidelines Adopted By The Conference Of The Parties, 2014 University of Tulsa College of Law
The World Health Organization's Framework Convention On Tobacco Control: An Analysis Of Guidelines Adopted By The Conference Of The Parties, Sam F. Halabi
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Defining The Battlefield In Contemporary Conflict And Counterterrorism: Understanding The Parameters Of The Zone Of Combat, 2014 Emory University School of Law
Defining The Battlefield In Contemporary Conflict And Counterterrorism: Understanding The Parameters Of The Zone Of Combat, Laurie R. Blank
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
"Disillusioned Words Like Bullets Bark": Incitement To Genocide, Music, And The Trial Of Simon Bikindi, 2014 University of Georgia School of Law
"Disillusioned Words Like Bullets Bark": Incitement To Genocide, Music, And The Trial Of Simon Bikindi, Robert H. Snyder
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Amending The Philippines' Laws Governing Foreign Property Ownership: The Extent To Which Mexican Law Can Serve As A Workable Template?, 2014 University of Georgia School of Law
Amending The Philippines' Laws Governing Foreign Property Ownership: The Extent To Which Mexican Law Can Serve As A Workable Template?, Joanna Smith
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Voice Over Internet Protocol: An International Approach To Regulation, 2014 University of Georgia School of Law
Voice Over Internet Protocol: An International Approach To Regulation, Jimar Sanders
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Central American Free Trade Agreement And The Environment, 2014 University of Georgia School of Law
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Central American Free Trade Agreement And The Environment, Nathaniel Hemmerick Hunt
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
The State Of International Law: Some Reflections On The Judgment Of The International Court Of Justice In The Genocide Case And On The Contributions Of Professor Louis Sohn, 2014 Department of International Law & Human Rights of the University for Peace
The State Of International Law: Some Reflections On The Judgment Of The International Court Of Justice In The Genocide Case And On The Contributions Of Professor Louis Sohn, Gudmundur Eiriksson
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.
Spain's Expanded Universal Jurisdiction To Prosecute Human Rights Abuses In Latin America, China, And Beyond, 2014 Office of the Appellate Defender of New York City
Spain's Expanded Universal Jurisdiction To Prosecute Human Rights Abuses In Latin America, China, And Beyond, Mugambi Jouet
Georgia Journal of International & Comparative Law
No abstract provided.