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Happy Golden Anniversary, St. Mary's Law Journal!, Stephen M. Sheppard
Happy Golden Anniversary, St. Mary's Law Journal!, Stephen M. Sheppard
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Half a century ago, a handful of dedicated St. Mary's law students and faculty begat a premiere experience in legal education, the St. Mary's Law Journal. As the Journal marks its 50th anniversary, it continues to represent the diligence, imagination, practicality, and sheer effort of our faculty and students,
Developing Countries And International Economic Law: The Case Of Burma, Vincent R. Johnson
Developing Countries And International Economic Law: The Case Of Burma, Vincent R. Johnson
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Roughly a quarter of a century ago, developing countries, in large numbers, signed on to the 1994 revision of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade3 ("GKTT 1994") and to membership in its umbrella institution, the World Trade Organization ("WTO"). Notwithstanding their erstwhile reluctance to do business with and compete against developed countries that in many instances had been colonial oppressors, they took on substantial obligations under the WTO agreements. Developing countries did so, in part, because they feared being left behind economically in a world where free trade prospered.