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Measuring Normlessness In The Workplace: A Study Of Organizational Anomie In The Academic Setting, Tayo Glenn Switzer

Antioch University Dissertations & Theses

The dissertation explores leadership and change by examining normlessness in the workplace through a multi-layered study of anomie theory, anomie research in the workplace, and organizational and business management theory. The research validates a quantitative survey designed to measure the level of normlessness experienced by workgroups within an organizational context. The survey reflects a set of six normative aspects that when disrupted produce organizational anomie—a state of normlessness that leads to an increase in worker resistance and a reduction in worker consent. The audience studied in this dissertation is associate professors at a large Midwestern research university. Data were gathered …

Effective Single-Parent Training Group Program: Three System Studies, Harold E. Briggs, Keva M. Miller, Edwin Roberto Orellana, Adam C. Briggs, Wendell H. Cox

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Objective: This study highlights Dr. Elsie Pinkston and colleagues’ research on the effectiveness of behavior parent training and examines the application of single-parent training group (SPG) programs to three parent–child dyads exposed to distressed family circumstances. Methods: Single-system evaluation designs were conducted with two single birth parents, one single foster parent, and each parent’s three respective children, in an effort to appraise the results of a SPG program.

Results: Two of the three parent–child dyads benefited from the SPG. Results suggested that there were changes in parent reinforcement and attention behaviors and children’s noncompliance behaviors.

Conclusion: Behavioral improvements in …

A Tragedy Of The Anticommons: The Economic Inefficiencies Of Space Law, Benjamin David Landry

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Establishing An International Organ Exchange Through The General Agreement On Trade In Services, Kiran Sheffrin

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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The Devil's Advocate: Using Neuroscientific Evidence In International Criminal Trials?, Adam B. Shniderman

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Danger At 700,000 Feet: Why The United States Needs To Develop A Kinetic Anti-Satellite Missile Technology Test-Ban Treaty, Jesse Oppenheim

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Andrew P. Vance Memorial Writing Competition Winner: Two And A Half Hurdles Between Eurozone Debts And U.S. Courts: How Recent Distressed Foreign Deals Could Soon Be Unwound Domestically, Timothy S. Springer

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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The Dressmaker's Dilemma: Sexual Abuse, Corporate Accountability, And The Convention For The Elimination Of All Forms Of Discrimination Against Migrant Women In Jordan's Qualified Industrial Zones, Nura Skaden

Brooklyn Journal of International Law

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Common Materials Turned Deadly: How Much Does America Have To Monitor To Prevent Further Acts Of Terrorism?, Dori Persky

American University National Security Law Brief

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All Other Breaches: State Practice And The Geneva Conventions’ Nebulous Class Of Less Discussed Prohibitions, Jesse Medlong

Michigan Journal of International Law

With respect to the protections afforded by the Geneva Conventions, a great deal of ink has been spilled in recent years over the two-tiered system of tribunals employed by the United States in its prosecution of enemy combatants in the “war on terror.” Less discussed, though, is the wholly separate two-tiered system for sorting violators of the Geneva Conventions that emerges from the very text of those agreements. This stratification is a function of the Conventions’ distinction between those who commit “grave breaches” and those who merely commit “acts contrary to the provisions of the present convention” or “all other …

A Discursive Approach To Female Circumcision: Why The United Nations Should Drop The One-Sided Conversation In Favor Of The Vagina Dialogues, Kathleen Bradshaw

North Carolina Journal of International Law

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Universal Jurisdiction Over Operation Of A Pirate Ship: The Legality Of The Evolving Piracy Definition In Regional Prosecutions, Samuel Shnider

North Carolina Journal of International Law

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The Rule Of Law, Constitutional Reform, And The Death Penalty In The Gambia, Andrew Novak

Richmond Journal of Global Law & Business

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International Law For American Courts: Why The “American Laws For American Courts” Movement Is A Violation Of The United States Constitution And Universal Human Rights, Maria Surdokas

University of Baltimore Journal of International Law

In recent years, the “American Laws for American Courts” movement has swept across the country in an attempt to ban international law from U.S. state courts. This article specifically examines the Oklahoma Save Our State Amendment and the Arizona Foreign Decisions Act. In doing so, it addresses both the constitutional and policy problems with these attempts, observing that what the states have been trying to do is neither legal nor practical. It analyzes the inability of individual states to unilaterally avoid compliance with the United States’ international law obligations. It notes the absurdity in outlawing international law in order to …

Comments: At The Intersection Of National Interests And International Law: Why American Interests Should Assume The Right Of Way, Clark Smith

University of Baltimore Journal of International Law

Following the interwar period and disastrous results of an isolationist foreign policy, the United States changed course coming out of the Second World War. Assuming the global leadership role, the U.S. led the international effort to design and build the international institutions and organizations that would ensure and manage the global recovery from the war that ravaged the world’s economy, deter future wars by providing checks on and a balance of power, and that would ensure, to some degree, international systems based on rule of law. Pursuit of U.S. interests should, when possible, be carried out within that international legal …

After The Revolution: Egypt's Changing Forms Of Corruption, M. Patrick Yingling, Mohamed A. Arafa

University of Baltimore Journal of International Law

Egypt’s revolution of January 25, 2011 was impelled by a desire to eliminate “conventional corruption,” a particular kind of corruption that occurs when government officials illegally abuse public office for private gain. Illegal quid pro quo transactions, including acts of bribery, are prominent examples of conventional corruption. This form of corruption is to be contrasted with “unconventional corruption,” a form of corruption that has (thus far) been absent in Egypt. Unconventional corruption occurs when elected officials put personal campaign finances ahead of the public interest without engaging in a quid pro quo transaction. These different forms, conventional and unconventional corruption, …

Comments: Stuck Between A Rock And A Hard Place: Does Lebanon Have A Responsibility To Respect Syrian Refugees?, Robert Demirji

University of Baltimore Journal of International Law

This comment looks at the current crisis in Syria and its effect on Lebanon. This comment first looks at the recent history of Lebanon stemming from the entrance of Palestinians into Lebanon after their deportation of Israel to Lebanon today. Thereafter, this comment looks at the evolution of the responsibility to protect doctrine from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to the 2005 World Summit Outcome Report to the 2009 Secretary General Report on Responsibility to Protect. This comment addresses the role of both Lebanon and the international community in its responsibility to protect Syrian refugees. This comment concludes with …

Depoliticizing Sovereign Wealth Funds Through International Arbitration, Meg Lippincott

Chicago Journal of International Law

Since their inception in the 1950s, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have dramatically expanded with the purpose of investing government revenue and maximizing returns for states with surplus funds. While SWF investments benefit their sovereign owners and can bring stability and growth to the economies the) invest in, concerns about the use of investments for political gains and about the defense of national security have led to calls for regulation of SWF investment worldwide. But rather than entangle these investments in a series of varied and complex domestic law solutions, this Comment argues that SWF investment can be effectively monitored through …

George P. Smith, Ii's Law And Bioethics - Intersections Along The Mortal Ciol, Michael Donald Kirby The Honourable

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

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Some Legal Considerations For E.U. Based Mnes Contemplating High-Risk Foreign Direct Investments In The Energy Sector After Kiobel V. Royal Dutch Petroleum And Chevron Corporation V. Naranjo, Jeffrey A. Van Detta

South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business

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Constitutional Provisions Making Sharia "A" Or "The" Chief Source Of Legislation: Where Did They Come From? What Do They Mean? Do They Matter?, Clark B. Lombardi

American University International Law Review

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State Obligations Concerning Indigenous Peoples' Rights To Their Ancestral Lands: Lex Imperfecta?, Jernej Letnar Cernic

American University International Law Review

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Canadian V. American Defamation Law: What Can We Learn From Hyperlinks, Mitchell Drucker

Canada-United States Law Journal

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International Financial Instability And The Financial Stability Board, G. A. Walker

The International Lawyer

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Europe, Marie Tedesco Scott, Samantha Munroe, Nikolas De Bremaeker, Patrick Del Duca, Wojciech Baginski, Michal Bernaczyk, Sofie Bille-Steenberg, Trevor Bridges, Alexander Darraby, Emma Doherty, Pat English, Anders Etgen Reitz, Maryna Ilchuk, Florian S. Jörg, Manfred Ketzer, Virginia Keyder, Rikke Line Lyngaae Rasmussen, Oline Nowicki, Wolfram Rehbock, Elena Sabkova, Marc Shelley, Richard Silberstein, Irene Siurana Sieiro, Stefano M. Viola, Anne Wagner-Findeisen, Larry White, Michal Zolubak

The International Lawyer

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A Political Economy Approach To Reforming The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Matthew C. Turk

Northwestern Journal of International Law & Business

Prohibitions against transnational bribery suffer from a paradoxical problem of simultaneous over- and under-enforcement. On the “supply-side,” U.S. enforcement against bribery through the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is increasingly over-aggressive, while enforcement by other developed economies is nearly non-existent. On the “demand-side,” governments of developing economies where bribes take place often have neither an interest in nor the capacity to rein in their corrupt officials. In light of these shortcomings, this Article proposes reforming the FCPA as follows. First, the SEC should cease paying profits disgorged by corporate defendants into the U.S. Treasury. Second, disgorgements should instead be transferred …

Not So Safe Haven: Reducing Tax Evasion By Regulation Correspondent Banks Operating In The United States, Michael A. Berger

Journal of International Business and Law

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Punishing The Pen With The Sword?: Colombia's New, Extreme, And Ineffective Punishment For Plagiarism, David Cromwell

Washington International Law Journal

The Colombian Supreme Court of Justice recently sentenced a professor to two years in prison for plagiarizing a student’s thesis, an extreme punishment by both comparative and Colombian standards. Despite its severity and global ramifications, the decision has received little attention within the English-speaking legal community. This comment provides an overdue analysis of the case and clarifies the current state of Colombian copyright law, both on the books and on the ground. The comment argues that while the case has clarified that plagiarism is a crime in Colombia, addressing academic plagiarism through criminal punishment will likely do little to deter …

Banking Union And Single Market: Conflict Or Companionship?, Rose Lastra

Fordham International Law Journal

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Global Warming Heats Up The American-Canadian Relationship: Resolving The Status Of The Northwest Passage Under International Law, William Y. Kim

Canada-United States Law Journal

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