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The Sunset Of "Quality Control" In Modern Trademark Licensing, Irene Calboli Dec 2007

The Sunset Of "Quality Control" In Modern Trademark Licensing, Irene Calboli

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Historically, based on the premise that trademark protection is about consumer welfare, trademark law has allowed trademark licensing only as long as licensors control the quality of the products bearing the licensed marks. Ever since its adoption, however, this rule has been difficult to enforce because it hinges on a concept that is ambiguous and difficult to frame in a legal context: quality control. Unsurprisingly, the consequence has been inconsistent case law and much uncertainty as to what represents valid licensing. In addition, in the past decades, courts have proven increasingly reticent to strictly apply this rule and have declared …


Norming "Moderation" In An "Iconic Target": Public Policy And The Regulation Of Religious Anxieties In Singapore, Eugene K. B. Tan Dec 2007

Norming "Moderation" In An "Iconic Target": Public Policy And The Regulation Of Religious Anxieties In Singapore, Eugene K. B. Tan

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The maintenance of a “moderate mainstream” Muslim community as a bulwark against the fraying of harmonious ethnic relations has become a key governance concern post-September 11. In light of the global concern—and often paranoia—with diasporic Islam, Islamic religious institutions and civil society have been portrayed in the popular media as hotbeds of radicalism, promoters of hatred, and recruiters for a “conflict of civilization” between the Muslim world and the modern world. Having declared itself a terrorist's “iconic target,” Singapore has taken a broad-based community approach in advancing inter-religious tolerance, including a subtle initiative to include the “Muslim civil society” in …


The Japanization Of American Corporate Governance? Evidence Of The Never-Ending History For Corporate Law, Dan W. Puchniak Dec 2007

The Japanization Of American Corporate Governance? Evidence Of The Never-Ending History For Corporate Law, Dan W. Puchniak

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The debate over corporate governance convergence has been heated for years and has created a cottage industry of experts. It is premised on the false assumption that American corporate governance has reached the end of its evolution by adopting a shareholder primacy and dispersed shareholding governance model. This article demonstrates that American corporate governance continues to evolve and that as such the convergence debate is fundamentally flawed and not worth fixing. The point of this article is simple: there is no endpoint corporate governance model. There is no optimally efficient American model. There is no optimally efficient Japanese model. To …


Lawyers And Great Expectations In Pakistan, Shubhankar Dam Nov 2007

Lawyers And Great Expectations In Pakistan, Shubhankar Dam

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No abstract provided.


The Singapore Academy Of Law Annual Lecture 2007: Australia’S Contribution To The Development Of The Common Law, Delivered By The Honourable Murray Gleeson Ac, Chief Justice Of Australia, Yihan Goh, Nathaniel Khng Nov 2007

The Singapore Academy Of Law Annual Lecture 2007: Australia’S Contribution To The Development Of The Common Law, Delivered By The Honourable Murray Gleeson Ac, Chief Justice Of Australia, Yihan Goh, Nathaniel Khng

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Giving Voice To The Religious, Seow Hon Tan Oct 2007

Giving Voice To The Religious, Seow Hon Tan

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The relevance of moral values endorsed by religious persons in public decision-making has often been debated. The issue comes to the fore again in relation to the debate on Section 377A of the Penal Code dealing with acts of gross indecency between males. With the flourishing of diverse viewpoints that is a natural consequence of a liberal democratic society, and with greater participation by an increasingly sophisticated citizenry online and in the media, particularly in a nation in which those without religious affiliations make up only 15 per cent of the population, the ground rules of public discourse must be …


Giving Voice To The Religious, Seow Hon Tan Oct 2007

Giving Voice To The Religious, Seow Hon Tan

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The relevance of moral values endorsed by religious persons in public decision-making has often been debated. The issue comes to the fore again in relation to the debate on Section 377A of the Penal Code dealing with acts of gross indecency between males. With the flourishing of diverse viewpoints that is a natural consequence of a liberal democratic society, and with greater participation by an increasingly sophisticated citizenry online and in the media, particularly in a nation in which those without religious affiliations make up only 15 per cent of the population, the ground rules of public discourse must be …


Norming "Moderation'' In An "Iconic Target'': Public Policy And The Regulation Of Religious Anxieties In Singapore, Eugene K. B. Tan Oct 2007

Norming "Moderation'' In An "Iconic Target'': Public Policy And The Regulation Of Religious Anxieties In Singapore, Eugene K. B. Tan

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The proposed research will examine Singapore’s response to terrorism post September 11, in particular the maintenance of a “moderate mainstream” Muslim community as a bulwark against the fraying of harmonious ethnic relations. In light of the global concern—and often paranoia—with diasporic Islam, Islamic religious institutions and civil society have been portrayed in the popular media as hotbeds of radicalism, promoters of hatred, and recruiters for a ‘conflict of civilization’ between the Muslim world and the modern world. Islamist attacks in Madrid and London have since brought increased urgency to the question of how to contain or moderate Islamic radicalism among …


Taking Stock Of The Creative Commons Experiment: Monitoring The Use Of Creative Commons Licenses And Evaluating Its Implications For The Future Of Creative Commons And For Copyright Law, Giorgos Cheliotis, Warren B. Chik, Ankit Guglani, Giri Kumar Tayi Sep 2007

Taking Stock Of The Creative Commons Experiment: Monitoring The Use Of Creative Commons Licenses And Evaluating Its Implications For The Future Of Creative Commons And For Copyright Law, Giorgos Cheliotis, Warren B. Chik, Ankit Guglani, Giri Kumar Tayi

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We provide an analysis of the use of Creative Commons (CC) licenses, an approach to licens-ing creative works which has become very popular among authors who wish to promote more liberal sharing and use of their work. We provide data demonstrating the popularity of CC, ex-amine which specific license types within the CC framework are most popular, and then iden-tify contributing factors for the relative popularity of some of the license types. This includes in-dividual author incentives, the consistency and aims of the online communities which adopt CC as a licensing model, the underlying medium (text, photography, audio, video or …


The Mighty Pen, The Almighty Dollar, And The Holy Hammer And Sickle: An Examination Of The Conflict Between Trade Liberalization And Domestic Cultural Policy With Special Regard To The Recent Dispute Between The Us And China On Restrictions On Certain Cultural Products, Shuchao Henry Gao Sep 2007

The Mighty Pen, The Almighty Dollar, And The Holy Hammer And Sickle: An Examination Of The Conflict Between Trade Liberalization And Domestic Cultural Policy With Special Regard To The Recent Dispute Between The Us And China On Restrictions On Certain Cultural Products, Shuchao Henry Gao

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The relationship between trade and culture has long been a hot topic in the debate on the conflicts between free trade and non-trade values. The recent case brought by the United States against China in the WTO on the measures affecting trading rights and distribution services for certain publications and audiovisual entertainment products is regarded by many as the latest example of the conflict. This article argues, however, that this case is more about the conflict between economic liberalization and political control. Applying the legal rules under the WTO Agreements and public international law, this paper concludes that the United …


Redefining Marriage: Where To Draw The Line?, Seow Hon Tan Jul 2007

Redefining Marriage: Where To Draw The Line?, Seow Hon Tan

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No abstract provided.


Redefining Marriage: Where To Draw The Line?, Seow Hon Tan Jul 2007

Redefining Marriage: Where To Draw The Line?, Seow Hon Tan

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No abstract provided.


Mediation Und Rugby 'Downunder', Nadja Alexander Jul 2007

Mediation Und Rugby 'Downunder', Nadja Alexander

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No abstract provided.


License To Share: The Ugly Side Of Creative Capitalism And The Irony Of The Commons, Warren B. Chik Jul 2007

License To Share: The Ugly Side Of Creative Capitalism And The Irony Of The Commons, Warren B. Chik

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In the real world, capitalism has largely influenced the development of the copyright regime as it exists today. However, the emergence of a cyberspace society requires us to revisit communitarian values in the light of the unique features of virtual interaction and the changing expectations and attitudes towards the control and use of creative works. As copyright legal and technological protections continue to expand, private initiatives through creative licensing provide some relief to their restrictions.


Juries Reborn, Mark Findlay Jul 2007

Juries Reborn, Mark Findlay

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In most states and territories in Australia the impact of the jury on criminal justice is being systematically and radically eroded by the expansion of summary jurisdiction.


Misunderstanding Corruption And Community: Comparative Politics Of Corruption Regulation In The Pacific, Mark Findlay Jun 2007

Misunderstanding Corruption And Community: Comparative Politics Of Corruption Regulation In The Pacific, Mark Findlay

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This paper will take as its empirical foundation the author’s experience of corruption and regulation in small Pacific island states. The argument is that notions of corruption and strategies for its regulation suitable for modernized societies, which lack cultural specificity and community engagement, may in fact stimulate corruption relationships in transitional cultures. The other consequence of the imposition of inappropriate definitions and regulation strategies is a profound misunderstanding of communities of dependence. In fact, corruption control can misconstrue and exacerbate economic and political dependence environments, fostering the conditions for corruption which accompany socio-economic development. Two remedies are suggested. First, corruption …


The Right Of Access To Justice: Judicial Discourse In Singapore And Malaysia, Gary Chan Apr 2007

The Right Of Access To Justice: Judicial Discourse In Singapore And Malaysia, Gary Chan

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This is an essay on judicial discourse in Singapore and Malaysia pertaining to the nature and scope of the right of access to justice, including access to justice for the poor. We will examine the statements and pronouncements by the Singapore and Malaysia judiciary in case precedents and extra-judicial statements. Some of the issues explored include the legal status of this right of access to justice (namely, whether it is a right enshrined in the constitution or merely a right derived from the common law and whether it is qualified by economic and other interests) and the associated rights of …


Cyber-Trespass And 'Unauthorized Access' As Legal Mechanisms Of Access Control: Lessons From The Us Experience, Mary W. S. Wong Mar 2007

Cyber-Trespass And 'Unauthorized Access' As Legal Mechanisms Of Access Control: Lessons From The Us Experience, Mary W. S. Wong

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The common law doctrine of trespass to chattels has recently been revived and applied by courts in the United States (US) to cover intrusions (in the form of electronic signals) to computer systems connected to the Internet. These cases represent judicial recognition of the need to protect certain unwanted intrusions in cyberspace, though the principles developed therewith are remarkably expansive. As such, they overlap with the concept of ‘unauthorized access’ under computer misuse legislation in the US and elsewhere. This overlap has yet to be judicially acknowledged. Since the US, the United Kingdom and other common law countries not only …


Emerging International Criminal Justice, Mark Findlay, Clare Mclean Mar 2007

Emerging International Criminal Justice, Mark Findlay, Clare Mclean

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International criminal justice is sufficiently well established to merit an overview of its origins and institutional development. This paper starts out by identifying the institutional indicia of international criminal justice and their close connection to the development of international human rights protections. Underlying these structural and process signposts is some controversy regarding their motivations. Has formal international criminal justice emerged in response to novel and genuine concerns for the safety of humanity, or is it a manifestation of global governance priorities in post conflict scenarios, regional and international?


Terrorism And Relative Justice, Mark Findlay Feb 2007

Terrorism And Relative Justice, Mark Findlay

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Terrorist violence and violent justice responses have much in common. While contextually dependant, both forms of violence lay claim to contested legitimacies. The relationships between terrorism and justice responses require both theoretical and empirical examination if the prospects for controlling the violence they perpetrate is to be sharpened.


In Defence Of The Supreme Court: A Conservative View, Shubhankar Dam Jan 2007

In Defence Of The Supreme Court: A Conservative View, Shubhankar Dam

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No abstract provided.


The Supreme Court And The Hamiltonian Dilemma, Shubhankar Dam Jan 2007

The Supreme Court And The Hamiltonian Dilemma, Shubhankar Dam

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No abstract provided.


Pakistani Supreme Court And Constitutional Space, Shubhankar Dam Jan 2007

Pakistani Supreme Court And Constitutional Space, Shubhankar Dam

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No abstract provided.


The Constitutionality Of The President To Hold Another Office Act, 2004: A View From India, Shubhankar Dam Jan 2007

The Constitutionality Of The President To Hold Another Office Act, 2004: A View From India, Shubhankar Dam

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No abstract provided.


Reactions To Indefinite Preventive Detention: An Analysis Of How The Singapore, United Kingdom And American Judiciary Give Voice To The Law In The Face Of (Counter) Terrorism, Eunice Chua Jan 2007

Reactions To Indefinite Preventive Detention: An Analysis Of How The Singapore, United Kingdom And American Judiciary Give Voice To The Law In The Face Of (Counter) Terrorism, Eunice Chua

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[A] mid the clash of arms, the laws are not silent" - and it is up to judges to give voiceto the law. Acts of terrorism have not ceased since 11 September 2001 and news offresh attacks or foiled attempts continues to surface regularly. It is not surprising thatin order to preserve the nation state, governments have used legislative tools to deterand punish terrorism, including the tool of indefinite preventive detention. In thisarticle, I analyse the pieces of legislation providing for indefinite preventive detentionin Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as the judicial responseto them. Adopting …


Taming The Dragon: China's Experience In The Wto Dispute Settlement System, Henry Gao Jan 2007

Taming The Dragon: China's Experience In The Wto Dispute Settlement System, Henry Gao

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To many observers, a major challenge raised by China's accession to the WTO is whether the WTO dispute settlement system could cope with China, one of the major traders in the world with an economy that is halfway between a planned economy and a market economy. In this article, the author tries to answer this question by reviewing China's experience in the WTO dispute settlement system. Historically, the senior leadership in China attached disproportionate importance to the WTO dispute settlement system and preferred to avoid using the system. Thus, in the first four cases in which China was sued or …


Contract Law, Chee Ho Tham, Pearlie Koh, Pey Woan Lee Jan 2007

Contract Law, Chee Ho Tham, Pearlie Koh, Pey Woan Lee

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No abstract provided.


Phishing With A Poisoned Bait, Warren B. Chik Jan 2007

Phishing With A Poisoned Bait, Warren B. Chik

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This article discusses the problem of dealing with electronic fraud and identity theft under the current Singapore criminal law.


China's Participation In The Wto: A Lawyer's Perspective, Henry Gao Jan 2007

China's Participation In The Wto: A Lawyer's Perspective, Henry Gao

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On 10 November 2001, China finally acceded to the World Trade Organization (WTO) after a marathon negotiation spanning 15 years. China's membership in the WTO raises interesting questions for both the WTO and China. For the WTO, the question is how to deal with China?a huge country of growing importance as a major global exporter and importer but is still in economic transition. For China, the question is how to implement the numerous obligations in the WTO accession package. This paper sets out by reviewing China's experience in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the WTO. It …


The Crimson Logic Case: When Is A Judgment Not A Judgment?, S. Chandra Mohan Jan 2007

The Crimson Logic Case: When Is A Judgment Not A Judgment?, S. Chandra Mohan

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After a 62-day trial, which concluded on 29 December 2006, all four defendants in the CrimsonLogic case1 were acquitted. The accused were the CEO, Financial Controller, Vice-President of the Trade & Logistics Business Unit and Corporate Counsel of CrimsonLogic, an IT systems provider. They were charged, on one count, with engaging in a conspiracy to pay a bribe of $35,000 to Mathias Tan, an IT manager of the supermarket Carrefour, as an inducement for Tan to recommend the award of an IT contract to CrimsonLogic. In acquitting the defendants, the trial judge declared that there was a 'serious doubt' as …