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Collective Harms Under The Alien Tort Statute: A Cautionary Note On Class Actions, Catharine A. Mackinnon Jan 2000

Collective Harms Under The Alien Tort Statute: A Cautionary Note On Class Actions, Catharine A. Mackinnon

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A small but increasing number of class actions for mass human rights violations are being brought under the Alien Tort Statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1350.


Human Rights, Environment And Development In South Asia: The Importance Of International Human Rights Law, Clarence J. Dias Jan 2000

Human Rights, Environment And Development In South Asia: The Importance Of International Human Rights Law, Clarence J. Dias

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

At first blush, development would appear to be the prime vehicle for promoting realization of human rights such as the right to an adequate standard of living; rights of education, food, and housing; the right to work; and the right to social security.


The New Accessions To The European Union From The Central And Eastern Eurpoean Countries: The Strategy Of Accession And Its Implications On The Environmental European Community Policy, Mar Campins Eritja, Andreu Olesti Rayo Jan 2000

The New Accessions To The European Union From The Central And Eastern Eurpoean Countries: The Strategy Of Accession And Its Implications On The Environmental European Community Policy, Mar Campins Eritja, Andreu Olesti Rayo

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Beginning in the early 1990's, and coinciding with the current situation created in Europe by the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the changing circumstances within the world context, especially in the European ambit, have caused certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe (hereinafter "CEEC' s") to request accession to the European Union.


A Case In Exploitation: Elian Gonzalez, Should He Stay Or Should He Go?, Erin Deady Jan 2000

A Case In Exploitation: Elian Gonzalez, Should He Stay Or Should He Go?, Erin Deady

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

By now we have all heard the issues framed. A young five-year-old boy is found clinging to a life raft after two days at sea adrift.


The Cocaine Cartel's Best Kept Secret…The Black Market Peso Exchange; The Going Is Good, But For How Long, And At What Price?, Michael C. Greenberg Jan 2000

The Cocaine Cartel's Best Kept Secret…The Black Market Peso Exchange; The Going Is Good, But For How Long, And At What Price?, Michael C. Greenberg

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The date is July 2, 1991, piled upon rectangular tables are stacks of United States dollars.


Lessons From Kosovo: Towards A Multiple Track System Of Human Rights Protection, James D. Wilets Jan 2000

Lessons From Kosovo: Towards A Multiple Track System Of Human Rights Protection, James D. Wilets

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The NATO intervention in Kosovo has raised questions regarding the authority of regional security bodies such as NATO to enforce universally recognized human rights norms without authorization from the United Nations.


A Critical Analysis Of The International Child Support Enforcement Provisions Of The Social Security Act: The (In)Ability Of States To Enter Into Agreements With Foreign Nations, Chelsea P. Ferrette Jan 2000

A Critical Analysis Of The International Child Support Enforcement Provisions Of The Social Security Act: The (In)Ability Of States To Enter Into Agreements With Foreign Nations, Chelsea P. Ferrette

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A man and a woman get married. After a number of years they have kids. A few years later, they get a divorce. The divorce decree is issued in Israel, where the wife resides, yet the ex-husband resides in Chicago.'


The Pinochet Case In Spain, Antoni Pigrau Sole' Jan 2000

The Pinochet Case In Spain, Antoni Pigrau Sole'

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The London arrest of the senator and retired general, Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, on October 16, 1998, at the request of Spanish judge, Baltasar Garz6n, (the judge of the Fifth Central Court of Instruction of the National Court), and the steps taken thus far by the British and Spanish courts since the arrest have had, and will continue to have, undisputed transcendence.


Las Nuevas Adhesiones A La Union Europea De Los Paises De Europa Central Y Oriental: La Estrategia De Adhesion Y Sus Implicaciones En El Ambito De La Politica Comunitaria Ambiental, Mar Campins Eritja, Andreu Olesti Rayo Jan 2000

Las Nuevas Adhesiones A La Union Europea De Los Paises De Europa Central Y Oriental: La Estrategia De Adhesion Y Sus Implicaciones En El Ambito De La Politica Comunitaria Ambiental, Mar Campins Eritja, Andreu Olesti Rayo

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

A partir de la dcada de los afilos noventa y coincidiendo con la nueva situaci6n creada en Europa por la desintegraci6n de la Uni6n Sovi~tica, el canbio de circunstancias en el contexto mundial, especialmente en el Anbito europeo, ha comportado que determinados Paises de Europa Central y Oriental (desde ahora, PECO's) hayan solicitado su adhesi6n a la Uni6n Europea.


Lecciones De Kosovo: Hacia Una Trayectoria Multiple En La Proteccion De Los Derechos Humanos, Jim Wilets Jan 2000

Lecciones De Kosovo: Hacia Una Trayectoria Multiple En La Proteccion De Los Derechos Humanos, Jim Wilets

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

La intervenci6n de la NATO en Kosovo ha creado dudas con respecto a la autoridad de los cuerpos regionales de seguridad como la NATO para hacer cumplir las normas de los derechos humanos reconocidas universalmente sin la autoridad de las Naciones Unidas.


El Proceso A Pinochet En Espana, Antoni Pigrau Sole' Jan 2000

El Proceso A Pinochet En Espana, Antoni Pigrau Sole'

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

La detenci6n en Londres del senador y general retirado Augusto Pinochet Ugarte, el 16 de octubre de 1998, a petici6n de un juez espafiol - el titular del Juzgado Central de Instrucci6n No. 5 de la Audiencia Nacional, Baltasar Garz6n, y los pasos que los tribunales britAnicos y espafioles han ido dando despu~s, ha tenido, y tendri, en el futuro, una trascendencia indudable.


El Secreto Mas Guardado De Los Carteles De La Cocaina…El Intercanbio Del Peso En El Marcado Negro; El Negocio Es Bueno, Pero Ἱpor Cuanto Tiempo, Y A Que' Precio?, Michael C. Greenberg Jan 2000

El Secreto Mas Guardado De Los Carteles De La Cocaina…El Intercanbio Del Peso En El Marcado Negro; El Negocio Es Bueno, Pero Ἱpor Cuanto Tiempo, Y A Que' Precio?, Michael C. Greenberg

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

La fecha es el 2 de julio de 1991, amontonadas sobre las mesas rectangulares se encuentran pilas de d6lares.


Un Caso De Explotacion: Elia'n Gonzalez, Ἱdebe De Permanecer O Debe De Regresar?, Erin Deady Jan 2000

Un Caso De Explotacion: Elia'n Gonzalez, Ἱdebe De Permanecer O Debe De Regresar?, Erin Deady

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Por ahora todos hemos ofdo los asuntos formulados. Un nifto de cinco aflos de edad fue encontrado reteniendose a una balsa por su vida despuds de dos dfas en el mar.


The Digital Signature: The Next Step In Its Evolution, Alcolya J. Lester Jan 2000

The Digital Signature: The Next Step In Its Evolution, Alcolya J. Lester

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As we approach the end of the first year of the new millenium, we see a rapid growth in the enactment and evolution of legislation regarding the use and validity of digital signatures in countries throughout the world.


Alternative Dispute Resolution In Cyberspace: There Is More On The Line, Than Just Getting "Online", Rachel I. Turner Jan 2000

Alternative Dispute Resolution In Cyberspace: There Is More On The Line, Than Just Getting "Online", Rachel I. Turner

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

The potential plaintiff is in Dallas, the potential defendant in Tiruporur, and the mediator in Hong Kong? They never leave their home cities.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2000

Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

International insolvencies have proliferated in the past decade, but the law of international insolvency has not kept pace.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2000

Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

Beginning in the early 1990's, and coinciding with the current situation created in Europe by the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the changing circumstances within the world context, especially in the European ambit, have caused certain countries of Central and Eastern Europe (hereinafter "CEEC' s") to request accession to the European Union.


Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law Jan 2000

Isla Journal Of International And Comparative Law, Ilsa Journal Of International & Comparative Law

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

As international commerce continues to increase in online volume, so to will disputes arising out of that online commerce.


Continuing Payment Of One's Debt To Society: The German Model Of Felon Disenfranchisement As An Alternative, Nora V. Demleitner Jan 2000

Continuing Payment Of One's Debt To Society: The German Model Of Felon Disenfranchisement As An Alternative, Nora V. Demleitner

Scholarly Articles

None available.


Self-Determination Of The Peoples Of Quebec Under International Law, Johan D. Van Der Vyver Jan 2000

Self-Determination Of The Peoples Of Quebec Under International Law, Johan D. Van Der Vyver

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Antarctic Ice Sheet: Rise And Demise?, Sherwood Willing Wise Jr. Jan 2000

The Antarctic Ice Sheet: Rise And Demise?, Sherwood Willing Wise Jr.

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Forum Non Conveniens Checkmated? - The Emergence Of Retaliatory Legislation, Winston Anderson Jan 2000

Forum Non Conveniens Checkmated? - The Emergence Of Retaliatory Legislation, Winston Anderson

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


At The Crossroads Of Environmental And Human Rights Standards: Aguinda V. Texaco, Inc. Using The Alien Tort Claims Act To Hold Multinational Corporate Violators Of International Laws Accountable In U.S. Courts, Lisa Lambert Jan 2000

At The Crossroads Of Environmental And Human Rights Standards: Aguinda V. Texaco, Inc. Using The Alien Tort Claims Act To Hold Multinational Corporate Violators Of International Laws Accountable In U.S. Courts, Lisa Lambert

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


The Posse Is Coming To Town…Maybe: The Role Of United States Non-Governmental Organizations In Software Anti-Piracy Initiatives As China Seeks Wto Accession, Serri E. Miller Jan 2000

The Posse Is Coming To Town…Maybe: The Role Of United States Non-Governmental Organizations In Software Anti-Piracy Initiatives As China Seeks Wto Accession, Serri E. Miller

ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law

In 1999, worldwide financial losses to business software piracy were estimated at $12 billion.


Dos Visiones Norteamericanas De La Jurisdicción De La Unión Europea, Richard T. Stith Jan 2000

Dos Visiones Norteamericanas De La Jurisdicción De La Unión Europea, Richard T. Stith

Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.


Protection Against Trademark Dilution In The U.K. And Canada: Inexorable Trend Or Will Tradition Triumph, David S. Welkowitz Jan 2000

Protection Against Trademark Dilution In The U.K. And Canada: Inexorable Trend Or Will Tradition Triumph, David S. Welkowitz

UC Law SF International Law Review

This Article addresses the trend toward increasing protection of trademarks in the context of non-confusion. Specifically, this Article analyzes this dynamic as it is occurring in the United Kingdom and Canada. It opens with a brief discussion of trademark protection outside the context of trademark confusion. It then proceeds to an in-depth analysis of trademark dilution in the United Kingdom and Canada, with special attention paid to comparative analysis. By analyzing this trend as it is occurring in these countries, the author provides useful insight into not only what is happening in these countries, but also the implications these developments …


Overcoming Apathetic Internationalism To Generate Hemispheric Benefits: Analysis Of And Arguments For Recent Secured Transactions Laws In Mexico, Hale S. Sheppard Jan 2000

Overcoming Apathetic Internationalism To Generate Hemispheric Benefits: Analysis Of And Arguments For Recent Secured Transactions Laws In Mexico, Hale S. Sheppard

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Negotiating In The Shadow Of Outlaws:* A Problem-Solving Paradigm For Unconventional Opponents, Stephanie R. Nicolas Jan 2000

Negotiating In The Shadow Of Outlaws:* A Problem-Solving Paradigm For Unconventional Opponents, Stephanie R. Nicolas

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Climage Change: The Next Dimension, Lakshman Guruswamy Jan 2000

Climage Change: The Next Dimension, Lakshman Guruswamy

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.


Contractual Architecture For The Kyoto Protocol: From Soft And Hard Laws To Concrete Commitments, Ibibia L. Worika, Thomas Wälde Jan 2000

Contractual Architecture For The Kyoto Protocol: From Soft And Hard Laws To Concrete Commitments, Ibibia L. Worika, Thomas Wälde

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.