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Good Offices As A Peaceful Means Of Settling Regional Differences, Sompong Sucharitkul

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Much has been written about the various methods of pacific settlement of disputes specifically mentioned above. But very little literature can be found on "other peaceful means of their own choice." It is the purpose of this modest essay thus to supplement to some extent the missing link by an effort to throw some light on one of the pacific procedures not enumerated in the Charter, but is nonetheless growing in usefulness and popularity over the recent years. The present study will therefore be concentrated upon the procedure of "Good Offices" as a peaceful means of adjusting regional differences. As …

The American Doctrine Of Sovereign Immunity: An Historical Analysis, Daniel T. Murphy

Law Faculty Publications

Although more than one hundred and fifty years old, the case vivifying the concept of sovereign immunity, The Schooner Exchange v. M cFaddon, is still repeatedly referred to in judicial opinions. Significantly, it is cited not for purposes of distinction or historical perspective, but rather, is employed as a present underpinning for sovereign immunity, even though the political and social circumstances of today differ considerably from those existing in 1812.

Subsequent cases, however, while often justifying the conclusions reached by references to Marshall's discussion in The Schooner Exchange, have intertwined into the concept of sovereign immunity notions distinct from Chief …

The Truth-In-Negotiations Act – An Examination Of Defective Pricing In Government Contracts, Michael J. Graetz

Faculty Scholarship

Charges of excessive profitmaking on government contracts have issued from the Senate floor and the nation's press and have provided the impetus for recent congressional investigations and proposals for remedial legislation. Profiteering by government contractors is a problem of potentially enormous dimensions since purchases by the federal government total more than seventy-seven billion dollars – over ten per cent of the gross national product. Because the greatest part of these purchases are made by the Department of Defense, congressional action aimed at minimizing excessive profits has focused upon Defense Department procurement activities under the Armed Services Procurement Act (ASPA).

Weather Modification: Law And Administration, James N. Corbridge Jr., Raphael J. Moses

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