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Keeping Secrets: The Case For A North American Trade Secret Agreement, Jonathan K. Heath Jun 2016

Keeping Secrets: The Case For A North American Trade Secret Agreement, Jonathan K. Heath

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

In this paper, I attempt to give an overview of the statutory trade secret protections available in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and suggest a solution to the problem of inadequate and confusing trade secret legislation: an international agreement between the NAFTA signatories criminalizing the theft of trade secrets.


Who's Preparing For The Pecuniary Downside Of The Merger? Economy: The Imperative In The Reunification Of North And South Korea, Paul Stewart Kim Jun 2016

Who's Preparing For The Pecuniary Downside Of The Merger? Economy: The Imperative In The Reunification Of North And South Korea, Paul Stewart Kim

The Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship & the Law

This Comment views the North and South Korea's reunification process in light of economic principles and policies. This Comment broadly summarizes the role/need of foreign investors in North Korea for the preparation of the reunification. First, this Comment briefly reviews the History of North and South Korea. Second, this Comment scrutinizes North Korea-its economic history, current economy, and predicted future. Third, this Comment will link economy and reunification, will explain why reunification is more than political, and will describe why the past­proposed plan on reunification economy and why it has not succeeded. Reunification has exceedingly difficult issues arising out of …


Stopping The Madman: Lessons From The Kaesong Industrial Complex, Sei Hee Park Feb 2016

Stopping The Madman: Lessons From The Kaesong Industrial Complex, Sei Hee Park

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

Section I briefly introduces the Kaesong Industrial Complex, and its closure and reopening. Section II looks at the history of North and South Korea that has set up the current tension between the nations. Section III highlights the significance of the KIC to the two Koreas' relationship. Section IV then explores North Korea's behavior over the years, intertwining discussion of Thomas Schelling's "Madman Theory" to describe North Korea's growing unpredictability and irrationality. Section V provides suggestions for how South Korea can appease North Korea's erratic behavior, as exemplified by their actions during the KIC negotiations. Section VI concludes.


Korea's "Bali Bali" Growth In International Arbitration, Grant L. Kim Feb 2016

Korea's "Bali Bali" Growth In International Arbitration, Grant L. Kim

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards In Korea: With Focus On The U.S. Matters, Yong-Beum Jahng, Ryul Kim Feb 2016

The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Arbitral Awards In Korea: With Focus On The U.S. Matters, Yong-Beum Jahng, Ryul Kim

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

No abstract provided.


A Bellwether To Korea's New Frontier In Investor-State Dispute Settlement?: The Moscow Convention And Lee Jong Baek V. Kyrgyz Republic, Joongi Kim Feb 2016

A Bellwether To Korea's New Frontier In Investor-State Dispute Settlement?: The Moscow Convention And Lee Jong Baek V. Kyrgyz Republic, Joongi Kim

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

This article will first seek to provide an overview of the state of play of Korea’s ISDS regime. It will discuss the historic nature of the recent cases that have contributed to a critical mass of ISDS actions involving the Korean state as the respondent and Korean investors as claimants. The article will then provide analysis of the Moscow Convention with particular focus concerning its special provisions. After examining the Lee Jong Baek Award, it then explores the potential ramification of the recent cases to Korea’s ISDS policy. It suggests that these cases may represent a tipping point in Korea-related …


Surveying The Landscape Of Conflict Management, Tom Stipanowich, J. Kwang Ho Lim, E. Y. Park, Beomsu Kim, Joongi Kim Feb 2016

Surveying The Landscape Of Conflict Management, Tom Stipanowich, J. Kwang Ho Lim, E. Y. Park, Beomsu Kim, Joongi Kim

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

No abstract provided.


The Emergence Of Mediation In Korean Communities, Peter Robinson, J. Youngjin Lee, J. Kwang Ho Lim, Ryul Kim Feb 2016

The Emergence Of Mediation In Korean Communities, Peter Robinson, J. Youngjin Lee, J. Kwang Ho Lim, Ryul Kim

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Korean Perspectives On Trade And Investment Multilateral Agreements And Dispute Resolution, Lucy Reed, E. Y. Park, Joongi Kim, Beomsu Kim, Kevin Kim Feb 2016

Korean Perspectives On Trade And Investment Multilateral Agreements And Dispute Resolution, Lucy Reed, E. Y. Park, Joongi Kim, Beomsu Kim, Kevin Kim

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Korea's Emerging Importance In The Practice Of International Commercial Arbitration, Jack J. Coe, E Y. Park, Grant Kim, Kevin Kim Feb 2016

Korea's Emerging Importance In The Practice Of International Commercial Arbitration, Jack J. Coe, E Y. Park, Grant Kim, Kevin Kim

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Designing A Court-Annexed Mediation Program For Civil Cases In Brazil: Challenges And Opportunities, Fernando Vieira Luiz Feb 2016

Designing A Court-Annexed Mediation Program For Civil Cases In Brazil: Challenges And Opportunities, Fernando Vieira Luiz

Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal

In this article, I demonstrate that mediation is an important form of dispute resolution, displaying benefits when compared with adjudication. I try to refine what mediation is by contrasting it with judicial settlement conferences and conciliation. Regarding the ongoing process in Brazil, I state that every society should adapt a mediation program that is attainable for its social-economic and cultural reality. Criticizing the current Brazilian policies, I present the positive and negative aspects of the Resolution No. 125 of the National Council of Justice (CNJ), analyzing a possible program design feasible for the country, focusing on the issues of funding, …