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Pro Bono Publico Meets Droits De L'Homme: Speaking A New Legal Language, Stephen A. Rosenbaum
Pro Bono Publico Meets Droits De L'Homme: Speaking A New Legal Language, Stephen A. Rosenbaum
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In this Article, the author examines ways that legal aid advocacy organizations in the U.S. can utilize international human rights doctrine and procedures to advance the interests of poor and marginalized Americans in domestic and foreign venues. This is a sympathetic account of some of the efforts undertaken by legal services lawyers in this burgeoning field of law. The first section briefly describes the history and structure of the quasi-public legal aid programs funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). Section two details practical reasons why attorneys may want to look to international instruments or forums to achieve their clients' …
Is The Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act Potentially Unconstitutional? If So, Should The Texas Cure Be Adopted Elsewhere?, Jon H. Sylvester, Richard J. Graving
Is The Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act Potentially Unconstitutional? If So, Should The Texas Cure Be Adopted Elsewhere?, Jon H. Sylvester, Richard J. Graving
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Recent political events of historic and global proportion afford a wealth of challenge and opportunity for international legal practice. The breakup of the former Soviet Union, the reunification of Germany, and, in general, the collapse of command-style central planning as a viable approach to economic organization seem certain to expedite globalization of markets and increase the volume of international business transactions. An increase in transactions means an increase in disputes. While arbitration is generally considered the preferred device for resolving transnational business disputes, litigation is frequently unavoidable, either as a substitute for arbitration or as a consequence of it. As …