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Coverage And Medical Necessity Determinations: U.S. Managed Care Treatment Decisions Versus German Administration Rulemaking, Ursula Weide Jan 2002

Coverage And Medical Necessity Determinations: U.S. Managed Care Treatment Decisions Versus German Administration Rulemaking, Ursula Weide

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Efforts at health care cost containment are common to all industrialized nations.


Litigation In The Consumer Interest, Geraint Howells, Rhoda James Jan 2002

Litigation In The Consumer Interest, Geraint Howells, Rhoda James

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The identification of the consumer as a discrete party, entitled to specific legal rights, is a product of the latter half of the twentieth century. Looking back on the last four decades, one can now clearly detect a trend for special legislation protecting the interests of consumers.


Social Cubism And Social Conflict: Analysis And Resolution, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter, Jessica Senehi Jan 2002

Social Cubism And Social Conflict: Analysis And Resolution, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter, Jessica Senehi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

With the collapse of Communism and the Cold War geopolitical order, three interrelated tendencies surfaced; the growing disempowerment of ideologies based on modem rationality,' the formation of a new transnational order with an integrated financial system, standards of production and consumption; and, the relative decline of the centralized nation state, and modem territorial sovereignty


Cubismo Social: Seis Fuerzas Sociales Sobre Politicas En Irlanda Del Norte Y Quebec, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter Jan 2002

Cubismo Social: Seis Fuerzas Sociales Sobre Politicas En Irlanda Del Norte Y Quebec, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Los estudios de poliftica ethnoterritorial tipicamente examinan estructuras polfticas y econ6micas para acentuar los intereses que compiten de grupos, o usar una aproximaci6n psicoanalftica de acentuar fuerzas psicol6gicas y culturales.


The Political Economy Of Violence And Insecurity In The Borderlands Of Nothernkenya: A Social Cubism Perspective, Joshia Osamba Jan 2002

The Political Economy Of Violence And Insecurity In The Borderlands Of Nothernkenya: A Social Cubism Perspective, Joshia Osamba

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since the 1980s, conflicts and violence involving pastoral communities in the borderlands of northern Kenya have become endemic.


The Plight Of The Street Children Of Latin America Who Are Addicted To Sniffing Glue, And The Role And Responsibilities Of Transnational Corporations, Charmaine J. Comprosky Jan 2002

The Plight Of The Street Children Of Latin America Who Are Addicted To Sniffing Glue, And The Role And Responsibilities Of Transnational Corporations, Charmaine J. Comprosky

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A great concern for the international community is protecting the rights of children around the world.'


Complexity As A Shock Absorder: The Belgian Social Cube, Neal Alan Carter Jan 2002

Complexity As A Shock Absorder: The Belgian Social Cube, Neal Alan Carter

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Throughout its history, Belgium has been a complex political and social entity. The King of the Belgians was told in an official report that 'there are no Belgians.'


U.S. Drug Court: A Building Block For Canada, Lisa Strauss Jan 2002

U.S. Drug Court: A Building Block For Canada, Lisa Strauss

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since the establishment of the first drug treatment court in Dade County, Florida, United States in 1989, these specialized courts have become a rapidly expanding alternative to traditional law enforcement.


Sanctions Against Non-State Actors For Violations Of International Law, Jordan J. Paust Jan 2002

Sanctions Against Non-State Actors For Violations Of International Law, Jordan J. Paust

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Numerous forms of non-state actor conduct in violation of treaty- based and customary international law have been subject to criminal and civil sanctions in various international and domestic fora for centuries.


Social Cubism: Six Social Forces Of Ethnopolitical Conflict In Northern Ireland And Quebec, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter Jan 2002

Social Cubism: Six Social Forces Of Ethnopolitical Conflict In Northern Ireland And Quebec, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Studies of ethnoterritorial politics typically either examine political and economic structures to emphasize the competing interests of groups….


The Legality Of Nato's Intervention In Yugoslavia In 1999: Implications For The Progressive Development Of International Law, Jeffrey S. Morton Jan 2002

The Legality Of Nato's Intervention In Yugoslavia In 1999: Implications For The Progressive Development Of International Law, Jeffrey S. Morton

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

NATO's intervention in Yugoslavia in 1999 in response to violations of human rights raises a number of legal and moral questions concerning the right of states to respond to humanitarian disasters.


Social Cubism: A Comprehensive Look At The Causes Of Conflict In Sri Lanka, S. I. Keethaponcalan Jan 2002

Social Cubism: A Comprehensive Look At The Causes Of Conflict In Sri Lanka, S. I. Keethaponcalan

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The conflict between the ethnic Sinhalese and the Tamils in Sri Lanka is one of the prominent ethnic problems in the world today.


Transnational Accountability And The Politics Of Shame, James N. Rosenau Jan 2002

Transnational Accountability And The Politics Of Shame, James N. Rosenau

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since my work on world affairs is sensitive to the legal dimensions of the course of events, it is an especial pleasure to participate for the first time in a meeting of the International Law Association.


Cubismo Social Y Conflicto Social: Analisis Y Resolucion, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter, Jessica Senehi Jan 2002

Cubismo Social Y Conflicto Social: Analisis Y Resolucion, Sean Byrne, Neal Carter, Jessica Senehi

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Con el colapso del comunismo y del orden geopolftico de la Guerra Frfa, surgieron tres tendencias ligadas a la perdida del poder de las ideologfas basadas en la racionalidad moderna;' la formaci6n de un nuevo orden transnacional con un sistema financiero integral, patrones de producci6n y de consumo; la deca- dencia relativa de estados centralizados y una soberanfa territorial moderna.


Cross-Cultural Arbitration: Do The Differences Between Cultures Still Influence International Commercial Arbitration Despite Harmonization?, Lara M. Pair Jan 2002

Cross-Cultural Arbitration: Do The Differences Between Cultures Still Influence International Commercial Arbitration Despite Harmonization?, Lara M. Pair

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Imagine an International Commercial Arbitration hearing. Imagine how the procedure of your International Commercial Arbitration works.


Gramm-Leach-Bliley: The Effect Of Interim Rulings On German Banks, Sarah Smith Jan 2002

Gramm-Leach-Bliley: The Effect Of Interim Rulings On German Banks, Sarah Smith

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1933, the Glass-Steagall Act created a "complete divorcement" between commercial and investment banking.'


A Conceptual Framework For A Multifactor, Multi-Level Analysis Of The Origins Of Workplace Violence, Bini Litwin Jan 2002

A Conceptual Framework For A Multifactor, Multi-Level Analysis Of The Origins Of Workplace Violence, Bini Litwin

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Violence is an issue that is often chronicled throughout the world, with media stories depicting violence in the home, streets, schools and workplace.


The Use Of Social Cubism In The Analysis Of Community Conflicts, Juudith Mckay Jan 2002

The Use Of Social Cubism In The Analysis Of Community Conflicts, Juudith Mckay

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The theory of Social Cubism, a theory originally designed for the analysis of international ethnoterritorial conflict…


The Special Court For Sierra Leone: Establishing A New Approach To International Criminal Justice, John Cerone Jan 2002

The Special Court For Sierra Leone: Establishing A New Approach To International Criminal Justice, John Cerone

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The proposed Special Court for Sierra Leone is sometimes referred to as a national/international hybrid entity.


Intervention In Kosovo: Legal? Effective?, H. B. Mccullough Jan 2001

Intervention In Kosovo: Legal? Effective?, H. B. Mccullough

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A retrospective look at the 1999 war in Kosovo is in order


Why Barayagwiza Is Boycotting His Trial At The Ictr: Lessons In Balancing Due Process Rights And Politics, Mercedeh Momeni Jan 2001

Why Barayagwiza Is Boycotting His Trial At The Ictr: Lessons In Balancing Due Process Rights And Politics, Mercedeh Momeni

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

On October 23, 2000, an eagerly anticipated joint trial, dubbed "the media trial," began at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR or Tribunal), in Arusha, Tanzania.'


The International Legal Adjudication Of The Crime Of Genocide, Jeffrey S. Morton Jan 2001

The International Legal Adjudication Of The Crime Of Genocide, Jeffrey S. Morton

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Andreopoulos notes that no crime matches genocide in the moral opprobrium that it generates.


Teaching The Laws Of War: Much Too Important To Be Left To Military Academies?, Ivana Shearer Jan 2001

Teaching The Laws Of War: Much Too Important To Be Left To Military Academies?, Ivana Shearer

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I have an uneasy feeling about the title of this panel. If it implies that there is widespread ignorance in the general community, and in civilian law schools in particular, and that this ignorance ought to be redressed, then my answer is yes.


A Pope, Two Presidents And A Prime Minister, Ivana Shearer Jan 2001

A Pope, Two Presidents And A Prime Minister, Ivana Shearer

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The modem history-the tragic history-of the people of East Timor can be said to have begun in 1493


The Enforcement Of The Fourth Geneva Convention In The Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including Jerusalem, Hussein A. Hassouna Jan 2001

The Enforcement Of The Fourth Geneva Convention In The Occupied Palestinian Territory, Including Jerusalem, Hussein A. Hassouna

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This article expresses a timely and most important subject. It concerns the implementation of international humanitarian law, that branch of law that has recently assumed an ever-growing prominence, as an expression of our generation's ideal of the rule of law in international relations.


The "Victim" Requirement, The Fourth Instance Formula And The Notion Of "Person" In The Individual Complaint Procedure Of The Inter-American Human Rights System, Diego Rodriquez Pinzon Jan 2001

The "Victim" Requirement, The Fourth Instance Formula And The Notion Of "Person" In The Individual Complaint Procedure Of The Inter-American Human Rights System, Diego Rodriquez Pinzon

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The question of admissibility of human rights petitions involves a broad field of legal issues, which include exhaustion of domestic remedies, duplication of procedures and other technical procedural matters.


The Impact Of Civil Society On The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund And The World Trade Organization: The Case Of The World Bank, Sabine Schlemmer-Schulte Jan 2001

The Impact Of Civil Society On The World Bank, The International Monetary Fund And The World Trade Organization: The Case Of The World Bank, Sabine Schlemmer-Schulte

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Since the 1980s, the international community has both in theory and in practice called for reform of the development process.


The Increasing Role Of Interest Groups In Investment Transactions Involving International Financial Institutions, Mark Kantor Jan 2001

The Increasing Role Of Interest Groups In Investment Transactions Involving International Financial Institutions, Mark Kantor

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

I would like to welcome you to our panel on the Increasing Role of Interest Groups in Investment Transactions Involving International Financial Institutions.


Torture Of Terrorists In Israel: The United Nations And The Supreme Court Of Israel Pave The Way For Human Rights To Trump Communitarianism, Jason S. Greenberg Jan 2001

Torture Of Terrorists In Israel: The United Nations And The Supreme Court Of Israel Pave The Way For Human Rights To Trump Communitarianism, Jason S. Greenberg

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The General Security Service of Israel, also known as the Shin Bet, investigates individuals suspected of being involved with crimes against Israel's security.


Air Rage: Is It A Global Problem? What Proactive Measures Can Be Taken To Reduce Air Rage, And Whether The Tokyo Convention Should Be Amended To Ensure Prosectuion Of Air Rage Offenders?, Margaret P. Fogg Jan 2001

Air Rage: Is It A Global Problem? What Proactive Measures Can Be Taken To Reduce Air Rage, And Whether The Tokyo Convention Should Be Amended To Ensure Prosectuion Of Air Rage Offenders?, Margaret P. Fogg

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Air rage is a fairly recent phenomenon gaining domestic and international scrutiny in an area of increasing importance and interest to the traveling public