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Proposing A Treaty On The Prevention Of International Corrupt Payments: Cloning The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Is Not The Answer, Stephen Muffler

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The taking of a bribe or gratuity, should be punished with as severe penalties as the defrauding of the State.

- William Penn'

If all statesmen shared this ideology, there would be no need for this article. However, a glance at current business journals and news agencies shows the great necessity to address global corrupt practices in today's transnational business environment.

Privatization At The Crossroad Of Latvia's Economic Reform, Sandra Berzups

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Latvia regained its independence from the former Soviet Union in August 1991. Since then, it has begun the slow and arduous path of replacing the centrally-planned, socialist system with an economic structure based on free-market principles. Latvia began this transition "in a difficult environment characterized by macroeconomic imbalances inherited from four decades of central planning and disruptions caused by a sharp contraction of trade with Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union."

Developing A Global Right To Know, Gary Rischitelli

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

This paper reviews "right-to-know" acts and examines the policy and methods used to implement them. It introduces two of the better known right-to-know schemes, the United States Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)' and the European Community's Seveso Directive.

Success And Failure Components Of Global Environmental Cooperation: The Making Of International Environmental Law, Gary L. Scott, Anthony D. Lott, Geoffrey M. Reynolds

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As this quotation suggests, international environmental problems have taken center stage since the end of the cold war, capturing the attention of scholars and diplomats alike. The number of scholarly articles devoted to the environment, particularly those focusing on international environmental problems, has increased dramatically in the past few years.

Redefining Freedom Of Speech Under International Space Law: The Need For Bilateral Communications Alliances To Resolve The Debate Between The "Free Flow Of Information" And "Prior Consent" Schools Of Thought, Albert N. Delzeit, Robin M. Wahl

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has a dilemma. Imagine the Utopian States' positions a $236 million satellite system in the geosynchronous orbit to broadcast Utopian programming into Atlantis. Atlantis is outraged. Atlantis believes that Utopian programming not only destroys the cultural identity of Atlantis, but also advocates the overthrow of the Atlantian government. Despite protests by Atlantis, the Utopian States assert that international freedom of speech protects the broadcast.

The Efficacy Of International Environmental Law: A Personal Reflection, Francis D. P. Situma

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Chapter 38 of the Agenda 21' adopted by the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development at Rio de Janeiro in June 1992 emphasizes the need for an enhanced and strengthened role of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in the further development of international environmental law.

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.