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This article considers the extent to which civil and criminal law in Singapore deters the unlawful removal of cultural objects from the possession of private owners, art galleries and museums, or from archaeological sites, and provides redress to victims. Given Singapore's position as the crossroads of Asia, the law must be able to cope with the flow of objects in and out of the country. The law is currently deficient as it is not tailored to deal with issues concerning cultural heritage, and needs to be reformed in several respects. There are sound reasons for a modern State like Singapore …

At the end of August 2003, representatives of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia ceased negotiating over a water apportionment formula for an interstate compact governing the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint ("ACF') River Basin ("the Basin" or "the River Basin"). The negotiations began in 1998 after the states stepped back from ongoing litigation. They ended with the probability of future litigation, which might involve the doctrine of equitable apportionment in federal courts and could invoke the original jurisdiction of the United States Supreme Court. The negotiations were the meat of a litigation sandwich. A panel discussed the reasons for the negotiations' failure at the meeting …