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International Law In The Obama Administration's Pivot To Asia: The China Seas Disputes, The Trans- Pacific Partnership, Rivalry With The Prc, And Status Quo Legal Norms In U.S. Foreign Policy, Jacques Delisle
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The Obama administration’s “pivot” or “rebalance” to Asia has shaped the Obama administration’s impact on international law. The pivot or rebalance has been primarily about regional security in East Asia (principally, the challenges of coping with a rising and more assertive China—particularly in the context of disputes over the South China Sea—and resulting concerns among regional states), and secondarily about U.S. economic relations with the region (including, as a centerpiece, the Trans-Pacific Partnership). In both areas, the Obama administration has made international law more significant as an element of U.S. foreign policy and has sought to present the U.S. as …
Let My People Go!, Kenneth Lasson
Let My People Go!, Kenneth Lasson
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This short article discusses the continued imprisonment of Jonathan Pollard for spying for Israel, as well as that of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, imprisoned by Hamas. Also discussed are the inequalities of the negotiations for their release, leaving Israel and the U.S. in a bad light.
Pollard Languishes, Kenneth Lasson
Passover And Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
Passover And Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
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Sounds Of Silence, Kenneth Lasson
It's Time To Be Fair To Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
It's Time To Be Fair To Jonathan Pollard, Kenneth Lasson
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Conflicts In The Regulation Of Hostile Business Takeovers In The United State And The European Union, Barbara Ann White
Conflicts In The Regulation Of Hostile Business Takeovers In The United State And The European Union, Barbara Ann White
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This essay focuses on hostile business takeovers to illustrate the significance that cultural differences among nations can play in developing a harmonized European Union law. After 12 years of development, the EU Directive regulating hostile takeovers, to everyone’s surprise, was voted down in the EU Parliament in 2001. The EU Parliament consists of the member nations and the movement to defeat the Directive was led by Germany, which had just suffered a brutal hostile takeover of its largest company by British raiders.
The “harmonization” efforts within the EU (i.e., establishing uniform laws among the member nations) mirrors the federalism movement …
Pollard Treated Unfairly, Kenneth Lasson
Pollard Treated Unfairly, Kenneth Lasson
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Why Clinton Should Pardon Pollard – Now, Kenneth Lasson
Why Clinton Should Pardon Pollard – Now, Kenneth Lasson
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Ax-Grinding Politics Leads To Unequal Justice, Kenneth Lasson
Ax-Grinding Politics Leads To Unequal Justice, Kenneth Lasson
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Pollard And Priorities, Kenneth Lasson
Long Overdue, Kenneth Lasson