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Full-Text Articles in Law
Regime Shifting Of Ip Law Making And Enforcement From The Wto To The International Investment Regime, James T. Gathii, Cynthia M. Ho
Regime Shifting Of Ip Law Making And Enforcement From The Wto To The International Investment Regime, James T. Gathii, Cynthia M. Ho
James T Gathii
No abstract provided.
Henry J. Richardson Iii: The Father Of Black Traditions Of International Law, James T. Gathii
Henry J. Richardson Iii: The Father Of Black Traditions Of International Law, James T. Gathii
James T Gathii
No abstract provided.
Backlash Against International Courts In West, East And Southern Africa: Causes And Consequences, Karen J. Alter, James T. Gathii, Laurence R. Helfer
Backlash Against International Courts In West, East And Southern Africa: Causes And Consequences, Karen J. Alter, James T. Gathii, Laurence R. Helfer
James T Gathii
This paper discusses three credible attempts by African governments to restrict the jurisdiction of three similarly-situated sub-regional courts in response to politically controversial rulings. In West Africa, when the ECOWAS Court upheld allegations of torture by opposition journalists in the Gambia, that country’s political leaders sought to restrict the Court’s power to review human rights complaints. The other member states ultimately defeated the Gambia’s proposal. In East Africa, Kenya failed in its efforts to eliminate the EACJ and to remove some of its judges after a decision challenging an election to a sub-regional legislature. However, the member states agreed to …
The Variation In The Use Of Sub-Regional Integration Courts Between Business And Human Rights Actors: The Case Of The East African Court Of Justice, James T. Gathii
The Variation In The Use Of Sub-Regional Integration Courts Between Business And Human Rights Actors: The Case Of The East African Court Of Justice, James T. Gathii
James T Gathii
No abstract provided.
Strength In Intellectual Property Protection And Foreign Direct Investment Flows In Least Developed Countries, James T. Gathii
Strength In Intellectual Property Protection And Foreign Direct Investment Flows In Least Developed Countries, James T. Gathii
James T Gathii
No abstract provided.
Saving The Serengeti: Africa's New International Judicial Environmentalism, James T. Gathii
Saving The Serengeti: Africa's New International Judicial Environmentalism, James T. Gathii
James T Gathii
This Article analyzes recent environmental law decisions of Africa's fledgling international courts. In 2014, for example, the East African Court of Justice stopped the government of Tanzania from building a road across Serengeti National Park because of its potential adverse environmental impacts. Decisions like these have inaugurated a new era of enhanced environmental judicial protection in Africa. This expansion into environmental law decision-making by Africa's international trade courts contrasts with other international courts that are designed to specialize on one issue area such as human rights or international trade, but not both. By contrast, Africa's international courts are simultaneously pushing …