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China's New Vat System, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 619 (1995), Xiangyuan Jiang, Jack Huang

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

Nationalism, Ethnic Strife And Human Rights, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 769 (1995), Elena Bonner

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

The General Agreement: From Tariffs And Trade To Sustainable Development, Mark Anthony Drumbl

Scholarly Articles

In order to deal adequately with the immense environmental problems we face, it is not sufficient to clean up past mistakes. We must also restructure traditional trade practices to curtail future environmental harms. This article is an attempt to offer ideas as to how such a restructuring could take place.

Environmental degradation is increasingly becoming an issue of global security. Water depletion, air pollution, deforestation, soil erosion, and the possibility of rising sea levels in overcrowded regions are all phenomena that may prompt mass migrations. This, in turn, might incite group conflicts. In this regard, environmentally related issues could constitute …

Prohibition Of Obscene Imports In The United Kingdom-A Violation Of Article 36 Of The Treaty Establishing The European Community?, Chase G. Mcclister

Penn State International Law Review (1982 - 2011)

No abstract provided.

Expropriation: United States Claimants' Rights And The Future Of Cuba, Robert E. Freer Jr.

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Justice On Trial: The Efficacy Of The International Criminal Tribunal For Rwanda, Melissa Gordon

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

There can be no peace without justice, no justice without law, and no meaningful law without a court to decide what is just and lawful under any given circumstance. The process of codification, adjudication and enforcement is as vital to a tranquil international community as it is to any independent national state.

-Benjamin B. Ferencz'"

The success of the Yugoslavian and Rwandan War Crimes Tribunals will determine the future of international criminal law. Whether the Tribunals are able to command the attention and respect of the world remains to be seen.

Watching Czechs Look West, Norman Silber

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

"I prefer the way we live in my home of Krevitsonitze," the Czech factory computer engineer named Dzhenek told me. Together we flew toward Prague, conversing in broken English and pitiful Czech with the aid of a bilingual dictionary. Dzhenek was going home after four months spent in Pennsylvania, where he had been part of a team installing his Czech company's first American export: a giant computer-directed lathe in a machine-tools factory.

A Violation Of Jus Cogens Norms As An Implicit Waiver Of Immunity Under The Federal Sovereign Immunities Act, Thora A. Johnson

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Matusevitch V. Telnikoff: The First Amendment Travels Abroad, Preventing Recognition And Enforcement Of A British Libel Judgment, Rachel B. Korsower

Maryland Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

A Tort Only In Violation Of The Law Of Nations, Joseph Modeste Sweeney

UC Law SF International Law Review

The fourth clause of Section 9 of the Judiciary Act of 1789 grants to the federal courts jurisdiction over "a tort only in violation of the law of nations or a treaty of the United States." In the celebrated case of Filartiga v. Pena-Irala, the Second Circuit interpreted this clause as a grant of jurisdiction over any tort in violation of international law committed anywhere in the world. In reaching this conclusion, however, the court did not address the significance of the word "only" or the historical meaning of the word "tort."

This Article delves into the history, law, treaties, …

Japan, Regulatory Compliance, And The Wisdom Of Extraterritorial Social Controls, William S. Laufer, Iwao Taka

UC Law SF International Law Review

United States trade policy allows for a host of extraterritorial initiatives designed to force regulatory reform and corporate compliance in Japan. In this Article, it is argued that such reform and compliance is better achieved by extraterritorial support of the informal, consensual nature of Japanese administrative regulation. Extraterritorial initiatives should promote rather than undermine corporate and industry self-regulation. This position is supported by evidence that the alliances and relations underwriting the socio-cultural environment in Japan can ensure effective corporate self-regulation and compliance if supported.

The Drug Testing Project In International Sports: Dilemmas In An Expanding Regulatory Regime, James B. Jacobs, Bruce Samuels

UC Law SF International Law Review

Over the past two decades testing for performance enhancing drugs has become central to the legitimacy of international sport. A constant battle exists between athletes and coaches seeking to enhance performance at almost any cost and sporting authorities that deem the use of performance enhancing drugs illegal. As more methods of enhancement are discovered, the list of banned substances continues to grow, making enforcement more complex. Recently various sporting bodies, realizing that competition testing is ineffective in detecting the most commonly used drugs, have begun monitoring elite athletes year round and testing them around the world on short notice. For …

Foreign Sovereign Immunity And Saudi Arabia V. Nelson: A Practical Guide, Danny A. Hoek

UC Law SF International Law Review

In any federal judicial proceeding in the United States involving a foreign government or an entity controlled by a foreign government, it is vital to first determine whether that government or entity will be afforded immunity from prosecution under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. If the government or entity qualifies for immunity, they must waive their immunity for the court to have jurisdiction over them.

Prior to 1976, there was considerable turmoil within the United States government over how to distinguish those entities that qualified for immunity from those that did not. Congress responded to this turmoil with the passage …

Foreign Multinational Enterprises Operating In The United States Seek Sanctuary From Title Vii Employment Discrimination Charges In Treaties Of Friendship, Commerce, And Navigation, Christine Neylon O'Brien, Gerald A. Madek, Margo E. K. Reder

UC Law SF International Law Review

Where foreign multinational enterprises do business in the United States through locally incorporated subsidiaries, the employer's equal employment opportunity obligations under the U.S. laws may be tempered by international commercial treaties that permit foreign employers to freely choose key personnel such as accountants, technical experts, executives, attorneys, agents and other specialists. While the free choice exemption contained in the many bilateral treaties of friendship, commerce and navigation to which the United States is signatory protects the economic and legal interests of foreign investors, it allows foreign-owned companies to prefer their own nationals, which may disadvantage U.S. nationals. Because employment patterns …

Individual Versus Society: The Cultural Dynamics Of Criminalizing Suicide, Benjamin P. Fay

UC Law SF International Law Review

Various societies try to deal with the problem of suicide by criminalizing assisted suicide, attempted suicide, and sometimes even suicide itself. In the United States, suicide and attempted suicide are generally no longer criminalized. However, many states are grappling with the question of whether to criminalize assisted suicide. This Note examines suicide laws in two very different cultures, England and India, in order to determine whether there is a common lesson to be learned. The author concludes that the resolution of the question of whether to criminalize suicide or attempted suicide involves weighing the individual's interest in self-determination against the …

Two Steps Back: British Lessons For American Fair Lending Reform, Steven Kalar

UC Law SF International Law Review

This Note suggests that the dramatic reform of American fair lending law now contemplated by Congress would replicate the ineffective British model for preventing loan discrimination. The Note begins with an examination of the problem of lending discrimination in the United States, and surveys legislation adopted in the last thirty years which addresses the problem. It then considers the more poorly documented phenomenon of loan discrimination in the United Kingdom, and reviews the limited British legislation and enforcement measures available to combat such discrimination. The Note discusses three reform proposals considered by the 104th Congress: (1) removal of the "pattern …

China On The Horizon: Exploring Current Legal Issues, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 639 (1995), Preston M. Torbert

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Constitutional Court: A Bulgarian Response To Obsolescent Law, David A. Levy

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Post-Cold War Era: Renewed Hope For International Law In The Inter-American System, Andrés Franco

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Warranties Against Infringement In The Sale Of Goods: A Comparison Of U.C.C. § 2-312(3) And Article 42 Of The U.N. Convention On Contracts For The International Sale Of Goods, Joseph J. Schwerha Iv

Michigan Journal of International Law

Gone are the days of simple sales contracts. Today's corporate lawyers must have not only a substantial understanding of basic commercial law, but also of the related intellectual property law. Because of the shrinking global economy, such knowledge must rise to an international level.

To Dream The Impossible Dream: Globalization And Harmonization Of Environmental Laws, 20 N.C. J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 205 (1995), Alberto Bernabe

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

Planned Constitution Never Got Written, But Israel Still Got Constitutional Law, Marcia R. Gelpe

Faculty Scholarship

Israel's development of constitutional law without a written constitution presents a fascinating picture of how a system, unable to develop a constitution in the usual manner, has developed one in another manner. It shows how innovative lawmaking can be - and sometimes must be - to maintain a democratic political system.

Self-Determination In The Post-Cold War Era: A New Internal Focus?, Gregory H. Fox

Michigan Journal of International Law

Review of International Monitoring of Plebiscites, Referenda and National Elections: Self-Determination and Transition to Democracy by Yves Beigbeder

An Introduction To Foreign Investment Laws In The People's Republic Of China, 28 J. Marshall L. Rev. 471 (1995), John Zhengdong Huang

UIC Law Review

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Authors' Moral Rights In Non-European Nations: International Agreements, Economics, Mannu Bhandari, And The Dead Sea Scrolls, Jeffrey M. Dine

Michigan Journal of International Law

This note undertakes to examine authors' moral rights in non-European countries. Section I will provide a brief comparative description of moral rights. Section II will discuss the treatment of moral rights in the Berne convention and the TRIPS agreement. Section III will then examine moral rights law in India and Israel, and two important cases from these nations, Mannu Bhandari v. Kala Vikas Pictures from India, and Qimron v. Shanks, from Israel. Mannu Bhandari deals with an author's moral right in the film adaptation of her work, Qimron with the moral rights of a scholar in the reconstruction of one …

The Limits Of Product Liability Reform Within A Consumer Expectation Model: A Comparison Of Approaches Taken By The United States And The European Union, John G. Culhane

UC Law SF International Law Review

During the past several decades, product liability law has sustained dramatic growth in the United States, but has noticeably lagged in the European Union. Against these quite different backdrops both American and European product liability initiatives have recently arisen. In the United States, the Model Uniform Product Liability Act (MUPLA) has served as a template for the enactment of individual state legislation, while the nations of the European Union have, through their own legislative processes, been implementing the Union's Product Liability Directive (the Directive).

This Article begins by undertaking a historical and analytical study of American and European product law …

Proposition 187 And International Human Rights Law: Illegal Discrimination In The Right To Education, Stephen Knight

UC Law SF International Law Review

In November 1994, California voters approved Proposition 187, which would deny basic social services such as education and health care to persons determined by state authorities to be in the country in violation of federal immigration laws. Enforcement of the proposition has been stayed pending the resolution of numerous lawsuits. The education provisions, in particular, are being challenged as violations of federal and state guarantees of equal protection, of state and federal privacy rights, and of international law.

This Note contends that the total denial of education to a class of persons in the United States is inconsistent with international …

Foreign Private Investment In Palestine: An Analysis Of The Law On The Encouragement Of Investment In Palestine, David P. Fidler

Articles by Maurer Faculty

This Article analyzes the Investment Law and its prospects for encouraging foreign businesses to invest in Gaza and the West Bank (collectively, "Palestinian Territories"). A brief analysis of the importance of foreign private investment to the peace process between Israel and the Palestinian Liberation Organization, and the progress made towards attracting such investment in Gaza and the West Bank since the September 1993 signing of the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements, serves as a prelude to a detailed examination of the text of the Investment Law. The author then compares the Investment Law to the latest international practices …

The Provision Of Utility Services In A Unified Europe, Klaus Sommerlad, Peter Scherer

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.

Righting Old Wrongs: A Survey Of Restitution Schemes For Possible Application To A Democratic Cuba, Nicolás J. Gutiérrez Jr.

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.