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Commentary To The Recommended Principles And Guidelines On Human Rights And Human Trafficking, Anne T. Gallagher

Anne T Gallagher

Improving The Effectiveness Of The International Law Of Human Trafficking: A Vision For The Future Of The Us Trafficking In Persons Reports, Anne T. Gallagher

Anne T Gallagher

In 2000, the United States Congress passed the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act requiring its State Department to issue annual Trafficking in Persons Reports (TIP Reports) describing “the nature and extent of severe forms of trafficking in persons” and assessing governmental efforts across the world to combat such trafficking against criteria established by US law. This article examines the opportunities and risks presented by the TIP Reports, tracing their evolution over the past decade and considering their impact on the behavior of states. In looking to the future, the article focuses on how this influential unilateral compliance mechanism …

United States – Definitive Anti-Dumping And Countervailing Duties On Certain Products From China, Sungjoon Cho

Sungjoon Cho

No abstract provided.

Strategic Enforcement, Alex Stein, Margaret H. Lemos

Alex Stein

Doctrine and scholarship recognize two basic models of enforcing the law: the comprehensive model, under which law-enforcers try to apprehend and punish every violator within the bounds of feasibility; and the randomized model, under which law enforcers economize their efforts by apprehending a small number of violators and heightening their penalties so as to make violations unattractive. This Article supplements this list of options by developing a strategic model of law enforcement. Under this model, law enforcers concentrate their effort on the worst, or most rampant, violators at a given point in time while leaving all others unpunished. This enforcement …

Constitutional Democracy And Women Structures Of Opportunity, Carlos Luiz Strapazzon

Carlos Luiz Strapazzon

This article is concerned to the concept of political inclusion. The first part investigates the relations between democracy and inclusion from a contemporary theoretical framework. The second part presents an unprecedented organization of electoral data from around the world, as well as results of local, state and federal elections in Brazil during the 90's in order to discuss its impacts on female political empowerment. The last part discusses the shortage of women inclusion. It aims to provide clarification to some challenges to brazilian democracy political system and the right of equal consideration of interests.

China’S Development Of International Economic Law And Wto Legal Capacity Building, Pasha L. Hsieh

Pasha L. HSIEH

No abstract provided.

Judicial Case Management: Caught In The Crossfire, Steven S. Gensler

Steven S. Gensler

No abstract provided.

Secret Bancaire Et Entraide Internationale En Matière Fiscale: Le Fait Du Prince, Fabien Liegeois

Dr. Fabien LIEGEOIS

No abstract provided.

Revisões Constitucionais Inconstitucionais?, Paulo Ferreira Da Cunha

Paulo Ferreira da Cunha

Algumas propostas de revisão constitucional parecem ignorar que tal procedimento está constitucionalizado, e que há regras para o fazer, assim como vários limites a respeitar. Só podem ser consideradas iniciativas de divulgação de ideários políticos porque, se por absurdo fossem por diante, acabariam por constituir revisões constitucionais inconstitucionais. Um dos pontos mais nevráligicos da polémica (não só portuguesa) sobre as mutações constitucionais é o Estado Social. Sobre ele se gerou um amplo consenso na Constituinte, que persiste e até talvez se haja aprofundado na sociedade de hoje. Ele faz intrinsecamente parte do programa da Constituição vigente, pelo que revê-la de …

Visões E Revisões Constitucionais, Paulo Ferreira Da Cunha

Paulo Ferreira da Cunha

Os tempos actuais são apesar de tudo excelentes para reflectir sobre o vero alcance das normas. E sobretudo das normas generosas da nossa Constituição democrática e social. Não se pense que a Constituição é milagrosa. As crises, como aquela em que nos encontramos, colocam-lhe desafios sérios, e é a força das coisas, dos factos, e não o normativo dos textos, quem impera normalmente.

Brief Remarks On Intersocietal Responsibility And Canada’S Honour In The Case Of Angelica Choc V. Hudbay Minerals Inc., Craig M. Scott

Craig M. Scott

How Do You Spell M-U-R-K-O-W-S-K-I? Part I: The Question Of Assistance To The Voter, Chad W. Flanders

Chad W. Flanders, J.D.

The 2010 race for the Alaska Senate now seems to be over. After losing in the Republican Party Primary to Tea Party-backed candidate Joe Miller, Senator Lisa Murkowski staged a write-in candidacy and, bucking both U.S. and Alaska history, won the general election. Although much attention has been paid to Miller’s post-election challenges to Murkowski write-in ballots, a major election law question was at issue prior to the election: to what extent can poll workers assist voters who need help in voting for a write-in candidate? After Murkowski declared her write-in candidacy, the Alaska Division of Elections distributed a list …

Gêneros Textuais E Práticas Discursivas Jurídicas: A Arquitetura De Uma Petição Inicial, Marcia Terezinha Jerônimo Oliveira Cruz

Marcia Terezinha Jerônimo Oliveira Cruz

O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a Petição Inicial enquanto gênero textual. A importância do estudo se justifica no fato de a Petição Inicial se constituir na peça inaugural de toda demanda na esfera cível, de procedimento ordinário. A pesquisa baseou-se em levantamento bibliográfico composto do conceito de gênero textual proposto por Koch (2005) e Marcuschi (2008) e na concepção teórica e método sóciosemiótico de Ruqayia Hasan explicitados por Motta-Roth e Heberle (2005). Do ponto de vista jurídico, o estudo se fundamentou no Código de Processo Civil Brasileiro e na concepção de linguagem jurídica de Bittar (2006). O procedimento analítico …

The Use Of Tenant Screening Reports And Tenant Blacklisting—2011, Gerald Lebovits

Hon. Gerald Lebovits

No abstract provided.

Unconstitutionality And Procedural Defects. A Problem Solved?, Sergio Verdugo Sverdugor@Udd.Cl

Sergio Verdugo R.

The debate related to the capacity of the Chilean action of unconstitutionality for reviewing the procedural defects of the statutes in the law making process, existing when this action was in the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, still should remain. The author, after critically reviewing the reaction of the legal academia to the constitutional amendment of 2005, discovers that the decisions of the current Constitutional Court are contradictory. Then, he proposes a frame for finding a solution, which begins analyzing the scope of the action of unconstitutionality and the concrete judicial review, and ends with possible alternative solutions

New Federal Rules For Pending Cases, M. Anderson Berry, Caroline N. Mitchell

M. Anderson Berry

On Dec. 1, 2010, changes to Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) extended work-product protection to discovery of draft reports by testifying experts and, with three exceptions, to communications between those experts and retaining attorneys. The amendments also require attorneys relying on experts who will provide testimony - but who are not required to provide a full expert report - to disclose the subject matter of the planned testimony and summarize the facts and opinions that the expert expects to offer.

What is not clear is whether this "attorney-expert work-product doctrine" applies to draft reports and …

The Responsibility Gap: The Cia, Covert Actions And Violations Of International Law, Angela Huddleston

Angela Huddleston

Throughout the course of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the United States of America has committed covert actions in virtually every major region in the world, particularly during the Cold War. These actions are not without their repercussions and have often led to massive violations of international law and human rights. Yet the US is not held responsible for its actions due to legal deficiencies that allow it to breach some of the most basic rules of international law without accountability. This paper examines the obligations of international law concerning covert actions before turning to state responsibility and highlighting the …

The Uncertain State Of Employee Nonsolicitation Clauses In California, Elena K. Kouvabina

Elena K Kouvabina

Employee nonsolicitation clauses continue to be a common feature of employment agreements in California. While Section 16600 of the California Business and Professions Code prohibits contractual restraints on the practice of a lawful profession, trade or business, in 1985, the California Court of Appeal held that employee nonsolicitation clauses do not violate Section 16600 because they do not significantly affect employees’ ability to engage in a lawful profession, trade or business. In a recent decision, however, the California Supreme Court pronounced that Section 16600 is violated even if a covenant does not completely preclude one from engaging in a lawful …

Directors In The Dock: An Analysis In The Light Of Maksud Sayid Case, Jitendra Soni

Jitendra Soni

No abstract provided.

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The 2010 Report By The Un Special Representative On Business And Human Rights, Jernej Letnar Cernic

Jernej Letnar Černič

The relationship between human rights law and business has emerged in recent years as one of the most topical to be discussed and put on the agenda almost worldwide. The activities of corporations in this globalized environment have often served as the catalyst for human rights violations; due to the lack of institutional protection, some corporations are able to exploit regulatory lacunae and the lack of human rights protection. On 9 April 2010 Professor John Ruggie, the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary General on human rights and transnational corporations and other business enterprises, submitted his fifth Report under …

Anti-Corruption Colonialism, A Policy Discourse Analysis Of International Anti-Corruption Projects, Francisco J. Concepción

Francisco J Concepción

This paper explores the policy discourse attached to anti-corruption law at the international arena and the colonial dimension of that discourse. The discussion will guide us to a new approach on anti-corruption policy and to develop a critical actitude towards the official international discourse on this matter.

How A Changing Nation Is Fueling The Rise Of Trade Secret Litigation, David S. Almeling

David S. Almeling

Reports of pilfered trade secrets have grown increasingly common, and as recent studies demonstrate, trade secret litigation is on the rise. A 2010 study of the federal courts shows that trade secret litigation has grown exponentially while litigation in general has decreased. And a 2011 study of state courts shows that trade secret litigation is increasing at a faster rate than the rate of litigation in general. This essay asks: Why? Why is trade secret litigation more prevalent than ever? This essay posits — for the first time — explanations for the fact that trade secrets are increasingly important to …

Transfer Pricing And Irc Section 482, Dorothy M. Hong

Dorothy M Hong

Description of recent flux in tax treaties and case laws relating to transfer pricing helpful to those companies doing business with companies based in South Korea complying with IRC Sec. 482.

When Juveniles Face Questioning, Tamar R. Birckhead

Tamar R Birckhead

This op-ed argues that the age of a suspect should be considered when evaluating whether the questioning was custodial, thereby triggering the right to Miranda warnings.

Transfer Pricing And Irc Section 482, Dorothy M. Hong

Dorothy M Hong

Description of the current flux situation with regard to development of tax treaties and case laws relevant to transfer pricing regulations for companies either doing business in or with those based in South Korea complying with IRC Sec. 482.

A Contribution To Simple Recursive Forecasting Model, Kyayima Muteba

Kyayima Muteba

We forecast inflation as a learning (linear) process with optimal learning gain (best forecast) obtained by minimizing the Mean Square Error (MSE) as a function of the constant gain. Our results show that the forecast fits well the true observations and captures well theirs fluctuations

Las Insuficiencias Del Common Law Angloamericano, Juan Javier Del Granado

Juan Javier del Granado

Los latinoamericanos sufrimos de una especie de fetichismo por el ordenamiento jurídico del país del norte. El propósito de este curso de derecho privado será desmenuzar el sistema del common law, para hacer más evidentes los alcances de su derecho de bienes, obligaciones e intermediación financiera y comercial, así como también las limitaciones de este sistema jurídico. Cabe destacar que el common law, entre todos los sistemas de derecho privado surgidos del continente europeo, es el que en mayor medida conserva las formas del derecho feudal por sus orígenes, con alguna influencia del derecho canónico y del ius commune europeo …

Disputes Related To Healthcare Across National Boundaries: The Potential For Arbitration, Deth Sao

Deth Sao

Trade in international health services has the potential to play a leading role in the global economy, but its rapid growth is impeded by legal barriers. Advances in technology and cross-border movement of people and health services create legal ambiguities and uncertainties for businesses and consumers involved in transnational medical malpractice disputes. Existing legal protections and remedies afforded by traditional judicial frameworks are unable to resolve the following challenges: (1) assertion of personal jurisdiction; (2) choice of forum and law considerations; (3) appropriate theories of liability for injuries and damages arising from innovations in medical care and delivery of health …

Globalization And The Theory Of International Law, Frank Garcia

Frank J. Garcia

No abstract provided.

Nondiscrimination Norms In Cyberspace, Daniel Lyons

Daniel Lyons

Conducted faculty brown bag discussion on work-in-progress regarding nondiscrimination norms in telecommunications law.