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Recent Decisions, John J. Curry, Jr., Dan T. Carter, Melissa Gallivan, James A. Delanis

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

ANTITRUST--Import Restrictions--Import Ban Ordered as Equitable Relief for Violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act Must Not Discriminate Against Foreign Producers or Reduce Competition

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European Communities--Restrictive Trade Practices--Patent Licensing Agreements that Restrict Competition between Member States Without Improving Production or Distribution or Promoting Technical or Economic Progress Violate Article 85

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JURISDICTION--CONTINENTAL SHELF--ABANDONED VESSEL SALVAGED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE UNITED STATES CONTINENTAL SHELF BEYOND TERRITORIAL WATERS IS NOT UNDER JURISDICTION OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

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IMMIGRATION--A STATE MAY PROHIBIT THE EMPLOYMENT OF ILLEGAL ALIENS

Recent Decisions, John E. Drake, Heidi A. Rohrbach, John R. Hellinger, Elizabeth G. Browning

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

CHOICE OF LAW--WRONGFUL DEATH--GOVERNMENTAL-INTEREST ANALYSIS DETERMINES LAW APPLICABLE TO MEASURE OF DAMAGES IN CLAIMS ARISING FROM FOREIGN Air CRASH

John Edison Drake

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EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES--FREE MOVEMENT OF WORKERS--COURT OF JUSTICE SETS GUIDELINES FOR USE BY MEMBER STATES OF THE PUBLIC POLICY EXCEPTION IN ARTICLE 48

Heidi A. Rohrbach

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TAX TREATIES--UNITED STATES MAY USE THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SUMMONING AUTHORITY TO OBTAIN DOMESTIC INFORMATION SOLELY TO AID A FOREIGN DOMESTIC TAX INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO A TAX TREATY

John R. Hellinger

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TREATY INTERPRETATION--WARSAW CONVENTION-- PASSENGERS UNDERGOING SEARCH PREREQUISITE TO BOARDING ARE ENGAGED IN OPERATIONS OF EMBARKING

Elizabeth Graeme Browning

Citizen Access To Judicial Review Of Administrative Action In A Transnational And Federal Context, Eric Stein, Joseph Vining

Articles

In an international legal order dominated by states, the individual citizen is generally viewed as lacking international legal personality. It is true with little exception that an individual cannot appear in an international forum, political or judicial, to press his rights. Despite the dramatically increased emphasis upon international protection of basic human rights, individuals have been given access to international dispute-settlement machinery in only a few isolated instances within the United Nations system, and on a regional level pursuant to the European Convention on Human Rights. The Paris Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the Rome …

A Mental Patient's Right To Vote: An Analysis Of The Wild Case, Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article is an analysis of the Wild case that was heard on 15 June 1976 by Judge Lloyd Jones of the County Court, Warrington.

In order to vote, the person's name must appear on the register of electors as a resident of a particular locality. Any place where the elector legitimately resides (even a hostel, a general hospital or a university) may be used as an address which qualifies a person for entry onto the register. The one exception is found in section 4(3) of the Representation of the People Act 1949, as amended by the Mental Health Act, …